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Aviator Shearling jackets, b3, b6: Simmons Bilt vs Aero vs Eastman
I have dealt with Aero, superb service.- Daze
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What is the Hot Water Treatment and How to do it for Flying Jackets?
I love the jacket, and what i should have been looking for was the warm water treatment or hand-hot . Found it in the repro irvin thread. Just damping the inside shearling to let it curl tighter. Then I'll be able to move my arms again 8)- Daze
- Post #14
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What is the Hot Water Treatment and How to do it for Flying Jackets?
Thanks for the fast response, and i certainly wouldn't dunk a b3 in a hot bath, but I have definitely seen someone talking about it and wool fleeces in one of the flying jacket or irvin threads, not the hot water soaking or shaping thing, it was about the wool pile only. Or if not hot water, how...- Daze
- Post #3
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What is the Hot Water Treatment and How to do it for Flying Jackets?
What is the Hot Water Treatment and How to do it for Flying Jackets? I've seen it mentioned but not sure how it's done, I have a pair of jackets, Irvin and B3 copies and they are both incredible bulky, so would like to shrink the pile a bit- Daze
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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D. Lewis, white summer flight suit?
Please do NOT use replicators, Sanjay the Thief Suri took 210 quid off me, for a tunic and boots, sent me the wrong tunic which then cost me 38 pounds to send back, and then pretended to not know of my order, due to the time involved and his deliberate prevarication i can't get my cash back, so... -
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ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets
Just as an aside for those poor people amongst us, Soldier of Fortune are now doing a replica irvin, probably similar to WPG but no clue- Daze
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Hat Shops in London?
Bates do a Poet? oooh I GOT to see one Checked the website, nice shape to it too;) -
The full-dress "Boiled Shirt"
Actually any decent shirt maker should be able to copy your existing shirt. Secondly Marcella is for Waistcoats and black tie shirts , Plain, stiff front detached collar for white tie , along with proper court shoes, not patent leather oxfords great site as usual 8)- Daze
- Post #23
- Forum: General Attire & Accoutrements
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Re-enactors amongst us
Hi, there are many re-enactors among us so I thought i'd better let people know about Replicaters.com , this is an email i sent to them recently, the allegation in it can be proven, will be happy to send copies to moderators Dear Sanjay Suri, I am guessing that you think I'm just a... -
Is it a bowler... or a homburg..? Or something else...?
http://www.darcyclothing.com/shop/hats/high-crown-derby-bowler-hat-ha113.html Not quite, but close 8) http://www.tophatfancydress.co.uk/accessories.php?category_id=12 has something if you feel like recovering a cheap thing :P -
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dunn and co fedora about to go on ebay
hi ppl Mate of mine is going to list a dunn and co trilby/fedora on Ebay in the next week or so , it's a 7 1/8 uk , 58 cm and it's absolutely gorgous black velvet, i wish to all hells it fit me ! i will announce it here when i'ts available . as i told him that he HAS to make it available to...- Daze
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- Forum: Classifieds
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A Rare Beauty: 7 3/8 Long Oval Stetson Open Road - 1950's
all i can say is what a beautiful hat- Daze
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- Forum: Classifieds
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The nicest comment I ever heard
Local guy who repairs clothing actually telling some Swiss customer that I was a famous English actor, just because I was wearing my vintage Lock Fedora , She ofc didn't have a clue who I was supposed to be,poor girl, but then again neither did I, I just smiled and ran away, He often tells me I... -
Hat Shops in London?
can always try bates http://www.bates-hats.co.uk They're one of the good old names too -
The Bowler or Derby Hat
Those pictures of Bowlers are fantastic, i own dunn & co normal and lightweight both, wonderful hats, but for my money, the hardest of all to find is an original pre war Lock and Co bowler, they have a different shape when looked at from the front and back, and are definately a 'hard' hat, and... -
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Facial Hair or Goatee in wwII?
this might be interesting http://www.wwiireenacting.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=63327 -
In Kent in UK? New Years Eve if not UK pls ignore unless visiting
http://www.bygonedaysramsgate.com/#/contact-us/4532896219 just so you know, this is NOT some advertising freak thing, it's just letting people know about an event that I happen to be involved in. there is NO FINANCIAL GAIN to myself or anyone else, it's a non profit organisation If... -
Akubra on Ebay
Just thought you guys might find this interesting http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-Akubra-Coober-Pedy-AUSTRALIA-MADE-Felt-Hat-57cm-/280589529960?pt=Men_s_Accessories_UK&hash=item4154707368#ht_2456wt_888 compared with... -
Reason to not trust sellers rather than hatters
LOL I wasn't quoting anything as gospel , just pointing out a discrepancy between a 'sellers' claims as opposed to the hatters 8) thanks lots for the IndyGear link, it's very interesting stuff ( the bits about HJ not Indy ) -
Reason to not trust sellers rather than hatters
this is about Indiana Jones , so feel free to switch off now http://www.theraider.net/information/indy_gear/fedora.php sounds pretty good http://www.swaineadeney.co.uk/products/poet_hat/index.html This seems to suggest otherwise, bearing in mind that Herbert Johnson don't sell this...
