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  1. Edward

    Help identifying Lewis Leather jacket

    Back in the day the British motorcycle leathers industry was surprisingly big, with some eighty plus brands at its peak as memory serves. They were always on borrowed time, though: the affordable motor car became a thing for the masses by the Sixties and gradually replaced the motorcycle as...
  2. Edward

    Jim Green Boots

    Useful to know. I'll keep an eye on Amazon.com; they seem to do the best when it comes to shipping and taxes covered up front. Thanks.
  3. Edward

    Jim Green Boots

    That's useful, thank-you. I'd seen the lasts but didn't have a clear idea of how they translated. Interesting the widest one is also snug (presumably lower).
  4. Edward

    Star Trek

    Very good. I saw the first three or four episodes on a plane a year or two ago, and enjoyed it very much. When we're done with Netflix for a few years (which will be after the next and final series of Stranger Things and Squid Games), I'll transfer that over to Paramount and see the rest. The...
  5. Edward

    Jim Green Boots

    I love the toeshape on these. Very 30s design to my eye - big, round toebox with plenty of room. At a time it would have been a norm to have "work boots" that could be made to look respectable as they might have been the only footwear the owner had, so had to do double duty for work and home...
  7. Edward

    the danger of thrifting

    I like the principle of supporting smaller, local brands - as much as anything due to environmental impact; I like the idea of reducing airmiles. In theory, anyhow. In reality, I often have to settle for what I can afford. Money no object, I'd love to walk into Henry Poole and have half a dozen...
  8. Edward

    Help Choosing: Thedi Memphis vs A-2 Rough Wear (Eastman) vs ELMC Californian

    Yes. As an only jacket, I'd go for one of the half belts, but with a brown and a black version of the ELMC already, the A2 offers something different. I don't think an A2 really stands out any more than any other leather jacket - assuming it's plain and not patched up or painted. I doubt the...
  9. Edward

    What was the last TV show you watched?

    Three series of particular note that I watched during February. A Thousand Blows (Disney Plus)https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21874900/. Produced by Stephen Knight (of Peaky Blinders fame), this is a show set in 1880s London. A work of historical fiction which takes real characters, among them the...
  10. Edward

    B-3 Eastman or R.A.F. 1942 Eastman.

    Bad choice of words, maybe. What I mean is it's very light, much more so than I'd expected, and I was originally a bit worried by that, thinking in terms of durability (I like a bit of heft to my jackets). It is, however, fifteen odd years old now, has been worn a lot, and while I've not treated...
  11. Edward

    B-3 Eastman or R.A.F. 1942 Eastman.

    Eastman aren't a brand on my radar any longer owing to price as much as anything, but in terms of B3... I have an ELC 42 pattern I bought used about fifteen years ago, and a Lost World B3. I find them both about the same in terms of utility. The B3 feels significantly more robust, the Irvin very...
  13. Edward

    Red Wing Iron Ranger Sole and Heel Repairs

    I have a couple of local independents as well as a Timpson I'd trust with most of my footwear, but these I'll probably send directly to one of the places that specialises in RedWings.
  14. Edward

    Debut novel by Ken Calder

    I've seen a photo of an actress in a hat of that very distinctive (I think early 50s?) design. Can't find the imagine online now, but memory insists it was Hepburn, in role in one of her films. Facially, the male is giving me Deforrest Kelly vibes.
  15. Edward

    ANJ-4 overkill for UK weather?

    I don't know who is buying Eastman these days. They make a nice jacket, certainly, but since they repositioned themselves in the market some years ago with prices in line with the very most expensive of the Japanese stuff, they cut me out certainly.
  16. Edward

    Debut novel by Ken Calder

    Excellent! Really pleased to hear Ken's in better health - and excited to see this come out. I interviewed Ken for The Chap (Ken was a real sport and did it by email as the week we'd planned to put it together I lost my voice which made a telephone interview impossible) a few years ago, and he's...
  17. Edward

    ANJ-4 overkill for UK weather?

    This is one of those highly subjective things that will depend on the combination of local climate and you. Lots of folks here will queue up to tell you shearlings are "too warm" above or below certain temperatures, or not suited to certain places. All I can say is a B3 and an Irvin are very...
  19. Edward

    Akubra Overload

    It looks very much like a territory - does it have the two large vent holes on each side? If not, I wonder was the Territory a vented replacement for this? Is it unlined? The Territory in black looks great (makes me think of the late Terry Pratchett). I've been tempted by one of those for a...
  20. Edward

    Movie With Great Fedora Scenes

    Seeing this has popped up again... Indiana Jones for me. So, so many great scenes where the hat is a central focus. The one that perhaps tickled me the most of all of them, however, was in Temple. The point where, after seeing the Thugee sacrifice, Indy swings down to take the Sankara stone...
  21. Edward

    House slippers

    Those look nice. I'm tempted to try a pair of these from ebay, and maybe add a nicer, cushioned insole...
  22. Edward

    How to remove painted graphics on leather jacket

    I remember my dad doing this to remove the gold logo on an old leather briefcase back in the 80s. Would have been my go-to for the Lewis logo, though Impressed how effective it was on that back artwork!
  23. Edward

    Red Wing Iron Ranger Sole and Heel Repairs

    Good call - I'd figured the cork bed might have shifted, but not considered wear on the otherside of the sole itself. I think I will go for the full think. Thanks. Now I just have to figure who I'm gonig to use...

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