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  1. Edward

    The Alden 405 Indy Boot is not a workboot.

    I would be very surprised if the price hadn't been markedly inflated by the discovery of a whole new fan market after 1981.
  2. Edward

    You know you are getting old when:

    I got my first contactless card just a few months ago. I resisted for a long time (I don't think it's as secure, tbh, given it only rarely asks for a pin number instead), but the tech has become so normal here that it became too inconvenient to avoid. I do keep it in my wallet next to an rfid...
  3. Edward

    How to figure out how much to shorten sleeves on leather jacket

    I wouldn't touch them, tbh. They look fine to me. Too long if you want the Joey Ramone look, sure, but look at photos of Joey once the boys were a bit established: soon as he could afford it he had jackets that were long enough for his frame...
  4. Edward

    How to wear a Full length Leather Jacket ?

    They carry that association for some. I'm not sure why; I've never been able to find evidence that the SS actually had any such issued item. Pop culture, I suppose. They were commonly worn by the Gestapo, who never had an issued uniform of their own (though in occupied territories they did I...
  5. Edward

    Help Identifying this Jacket (Korean War?)

    You're very welcome! :-) Enjoy the process of finding the new jacket - do post on here about what you buy if you're happy to share!
  7. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    It's a picture I came to late - didn't see it til I was in my middle thirties. What struck me about it though was just how funny it is in parts. So much more than its origins as a propaganda pic. It's also I think of its time in that there's no way I could see Hollywood greenlighting a pictured...
  8. Edward

    MA-1 recommendations?

    Thanks, much appreciated!
  9. Edward

    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    Fit looks fine to me in terms of width if you want that slightly more relaxed, 1950s look. Though it's definitely too long all around. Looks like you're in a shop I'd love a browse in, though! I do like the artwork. I'd love to have a jacket with some sort of back art or patch. Maybe in...
  10. Edward

    MA-1 recommendations?

    I was afraid that might be the case when I couldn't get a website for them, and lot of places have them coming up "unavailable) including amazon, which would have been the easiest option to buy from alas). I was hoping to buy one in the Spring, but I might jump now if that's the case rather than...
  11. Edward

    MA-1 recommendations?

    I have owned an Alpha Vintage Series L2A. Not issue, but close enough in manufacture to the best of my knowledge (colour difference aside), and a bunch of Harringtons of various brands. I did find the Alpha somewhat warmer because the nylon isn't breathable the way a Harrington would be. And...
  13. Edward

    Help Identifying this Jacket (Korean War?)

    Welcome to TFL! From these images alone, I can't determine any brand - though it's not impossible that someone on here might be able to give you a steer, stranger things have happened! I can say it's a civilian jacket, rather than military issue. That straight yoke across the back doesn't...
  14. Edward

    Real McCoys fell off?

    It's too late in the day and too close to Christmas leave for my old brain to piece it together fully, but the old line about a prophet in his own land springs to mind here. Up until the mid 90s, Lee Jeans had a factory back in the North of Ireland, where I'm originally from, and you could buy a...
  15. Edward

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    It is going to be interesting. I know a lot of smaller businesses here are losing the export trade as they can't manage it. The UK based European distributor for Peison Blues ceased trading in 2022, iirc, due to the challenges already in place.
  16. Edward

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Can't see one on that shot... UK suppliers have them on the wearer's left, just above and to the side of the top button. If you hit the magnifier on the link here you'll see it: https://www.stuartslondon.com/schott-nyc-us-740-peacoat-navy-p8125 These are the 740N, which is being sold over here...
  17. Edward

    Questions About the United States Navy Peacoat

    Doing a bit more digging around, I think it is a Sterlingwear - "The Classic" model - that US Wings have on their website. Not a brand that I can find here in the UK (all the options here seem to be either a more expensive Schott - with an embroidered chest logo - and a much cheaper, six-button...
  19. Edward

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Idly looking at a few bits atm. I'd like some more Winter coat options than I currently have in my wardrobe. A WPG 1916 spec short Mackinaw overcoat is in consideration right now, with a longer term view, potentially, to a Sterlingwear peacoat (The Navigator, specifically) and, perhaps for...
  20. Edward

    The Clint Eastwood Poncho

    My guess would be it was meant to *look* like something heavier, but given the temperatures they were shooting in, a 'costume weight' or at least much lighter item was a lot nicer for Clint to wear. Not unlike the Indy jacket in that regard - lambskin must have been a lot more bearable in both...
  21. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I remember seeing that one as a kid, back in the early eighties, on television. I've seen it a few times since and it always holds up. It feels like such a different era of cinema now. The remake was interesting in the same way remakes of George Romero pictures are interesting: as a comment...
  22. Edward

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I'd rather ask what's wrong with the men using that tech as a bullying tool than suggest the ladies deprive themselves of its benefits because of the behaviour of those men.
  23. Edward

    sterkowski caps

    Thanks, that's helpful to know! :-) Both look great. I imagine they're plenty warm this time of year, too - I've only been to Poland in July, but I know it gets very chilly over there come this time of year!

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