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The Cap Faction
I'm seriously contemplating a Mister Freedom 'La Deffe' cap - always been a fan of the Apache look - but the price is a bit of an eye-waterer. Are Retro Sport and Zasu a decent alternative fit- and detail-wise, or does it have to be Monsieur Freedom? All the details mentioned further up the... -
NAME that Leather Jacket! Jack London...
I agree with Tony B - looks like a rubber fireman's turnout coat. Something about the seams and the texture doesn't look like leather...- pipvh
- Post #9
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Anyone ride motorcycles?
Injunjack, that is one beautiful motorcycle.- pipvh
- Post #22
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...
Sorry to hear about your bouvier, kyboots. We had two - huge, amazing personalities, the gentlest dogs imaginable. I don't think I could have another breed. To keep on topic, one of them chewed the s**t out of a pair of Red Wing loggers, and I'm presently contemplating a pair of Wesco Bosses...- pipvh
- Post #511
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...
Nice boots, but is that a bouvier on the floor?- pipvh
- Post #509
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Bush Jackets
Just found a photo of my grandfather and some of his friends in India about 1925, dressed for pigsticking. An array of bush jackets: officers'-style tunics; recognizable ancestors of the safari jacket; a rather modern-looking KD hunting jacket with (possibly leather) patches on the shoulders...- pipvh
- Post #237
- Forum: The Great Outdoors
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aero goathide lengths
Interesting. I'd been thinking about asking for a Mariner in black goatskin, but perhaps that wouldn't be possible.- pipvh
- Post #9
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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**NEWS EXTRA**Good Wear flying jackets take vintage authenticity to new heights!!
It's a stunner - fits exactly right. Even a fraction longer or shorter would ruin the look. You've got the fit I've been seeking out for many, many years - enjoy it!- pipvh
- Post #447
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Anyone know much about the J. Crew Millerain Field Jacket? (For motorcycle riding)
You could also find an original Trialmaster on ebay for surprisingly little money. I bought myself a deadstock Sammy Miller with tags for the price I paid for my brand-new Barbour International. They're out there - some people have an insanely inflated idea of what to charge for them, mind you.- pipvh
- Post #19
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Jimi Hendrix Hussar pelisse
I've ALWAYS wanted one of those. You certainly wear it with conviction, mate! Fantastic!!- pipvh
- Post #38
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Vintage Belstaff Trialmaster...help please
£15 for a 1960s Trialmaster? Nice one! re the sticky stuff, you could try lighter fluid, but DEFINITELY do a test first...- pipvh
- Post #2
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Jacket for a lifetime: A2, or some alternative?
Yes, just the hand-warmers alone do that. A thought: if you like the idea of the M-422a/G-1, you'll probably want a 'real' one at some point, so why not get it now? The Eastman Leather repro is excellent, and by all accounts the Good Wear is indistinguishable from a box-fresh jacket from...- pipvh
- Post #22
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Jacket for a lifetime: A2, or some alternative?
Welcome to the forum. If you've come this far, you've had it, basically. Your future is a wardrobe bursting with old, new, repro and original leathers, and there's nothing you can do about it...:) My 2 cents: if you want a Langlitz - and why wouldn't you? - get the style they're famous for...- pipvh
- Post #17
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Help identifying a wool coat
It looks more like a Filson-style wool cruiser. Is that an action back, or a rear pocket? My guess is workwear or hunting, not military. Very cool coat, in any case.- pipvh
- Post #3
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Cloth A-2s
I hear you. But to my eye this doesn't look like a leather jacket done in cloth, it looks like a loose riff on vintage workwear. Do you want a cheap alternative to a leather jacket, or something that looks authentically WW2? What's your budget? For the general style of an A2, there are some...- pipvh
- Post #37
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Cloth A-2s
Honestly, I think it looks pretty ordinary - not having seen it in the flesh, though. Sort of a cross between a Carhartt and an M-421A but without the functionality of the one or the history of the other. The pockets look out of place and the cinches/d-rings are out of proportion. IMHO, of...- pipvh
- Post #34
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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About Original Fliegerjacken Germany
Hi Ingo, Your M-422A looks really nice. Is that made in Germany, or somewhere else? Cheers, Pip- pipvh
- Post #21
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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About Original Fliegerjacken Germany
True, Jan? Crazy... Just goes to show how rubbish the photos on the Aero site really are. Is it their standard jacket or made specially for O.F., do you know? Pip- pipvh
- Post #19
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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About Original Fliegerjacken Germany
Just out of interest, Original Fliegerjacken offer a very nice-looking M-422A. Is it their own product or made by someone else? Anyone know? It's expensive, but cheaper than the Japanese ones, which it somewhat resembles. On the other hand it might be an Eastman, in which case it's almost twice...- pipvh
- Post #17
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Madras Summer Shirts?
I'd love to post some pics - might take a while, though. It's in storage at the moment and will take some serious digging out.- pipvh
- Post #8
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
