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Little-known little guys
Those field jackets - the M41 and the Minnesota - look very, very nice. An M41 in A2-weight seal horsehide... Or the Minnesota without the bi-swing and with buttons... Interesting. Very interesting.- pipvh
- Post #7
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Goatskin Cafe' Racer
Langlitz, of course - http://www.langlitz.com/crescent. Aero will make one, I'm sure. What about Pegasus?- pipvh
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Non-invasive shoulder pad modification?
Couple of horrific shots taken with my laptop...- pipvh
- Post #7
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Non-invasive shoulder pad modification?
The laproscopic approach did occur to me but at the moment I think I can live with the shoulders. They aren't as exaggerated as I thought and any mods can wait for the reline which will happen at some point (to the sleeves at least: the body has a really amazing wool tartan that I've never seen...- pipvh
- Post #5
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Your Ultimate A2
Well, if I'm being strictly honest, the 'slender' thing might be a little bit, shall we say, aspirational for me as well...- pipvh
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Who makes the best Trench Coat?
I quite like this one - http://uk.burberry.com/store/menswear/trench-coats/london/prod-38484451-waxed-cotton-canvas-car-coat/ - it catches some of the original military intent of the trench coat. But the modern trench is a bit of a loathsome mutation, with all those capes and straps and flaps...- pipvh
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Your Ultimate A2
Like Edward, I'd like something in very dark seal goat (preferably with red knits), but in ELC's new slender configuration. The saggy bulge above the waist knits has always been a deal-breaker for me and A2s...- pipvh
- Post #10
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Non-invasive shoulder pad modification?
I have a late 40s/early 50s Swedish goatskin jacket (L. Bo Persson, Skinnvango, of Malung, Akta Getskinn) which, unfortunately, I can't post pics of at the moment due to an offspring + concrete floor vs camera incident. The jacket is in that fairly sparse Continental 40s style, somewhat like the...- pipvh
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Show us your vintage half-belts
If only it had buttons as well...- pipvh
- Post #43
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Himel Brothers Leather
For what it's worth, I think Himel Brothers has taken a chance and gone for a level of quality and concept - particularly the Heron - which doesn't seem to happen that much outside Japan. I would love a Heron. I can't possibly afford one. That isn't David Himel's fault, it's mine. We're not...- pipvh
- Post #10
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Which would you choose?
Another thumbs-up for the Civil Defence coat. Those were standard issue punk items back in the day and I went through a number of them. Excellent - really heavy, thick and surprisingly well shaped - that's a lot of vintage goodness for $199...- pipvh
- Post #28
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's the real deal with Sam Walker jackets?
I remember Aero jackets in Sam Walker: first just labelled 'Aero,' then Aero with SW, then just SW. I'm pretty sure there was a time when the jackets labelled SW were still made by Aero - they sold Irvins as well. I bought a Highwayman in 1997 but ended up getting it around the corner at...- pipvh
- Post #37
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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The Cap Faction
For any London loungers, The Vintage Showroom on Earlham Street has two or three old French-style flat caps at the moment - one is an almost immaculate grey with leather sweatband (much too small for me, as were they all... curses) from a hatters in Union Street, Plymouth which I'm pretty... -
MEGA vintage, as in 200+ years old,......
I saw some perfectly preserved mid-18th C clothing in Exeter Museum a few weeks ago. They'd been stored in dowry chests and looked - essentially - like modern fakes, except that the level of skill and sheer quality was unlike anything that would be made today. The thing about theatrical...- pipvh
- Post #13
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Vintage belted back shop coat?
Could MC be 'MotorCycle?" It has a certain dispatch-rider look about it.- pipvh
- Post #7
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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London
Portobello Road - the stretch between the Westway and Goldbourne Road has two or three excellent vintage shops (and of course the vintage market under said Westway on Fridays). The area around Paddington Church Street used to have a couple of good ones as well but it's been years since I went up...- pipvh
- Post #16
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Were there no 6'2" people born before the 1950's?
Yeah, the shoulders are the problem for me, with vintage. I'm a vintage-friendly 5'9 1/2 but it's rare to find something that fits me across the shoulders that wasn't cut for someone decidedly overweight... UK vintage, that is. US vintage is a whole different matter.- pipvh
- Post #20
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Vintage Borsalino Homburg- SOLD
Ah - what a shame. I'm looking for exactly that sort of hat, but in a 7 3/8. Looks like an amazing deal, though!- pipvh
- Post #2
- Forum: Classifieds
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Jpeterman leather (motorcycle jacket)
This might not actually be a proper riding jacket (distressed Italian leather sounds a bit 'form over function') but it's in the style of one. British motorcycle police wore something very similar (seriously heavy jackets) in the 70s. SOE operatives in Occupied France, though? Hmm... As someone...- pipvh
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
