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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Thanks Meta for the heads up on Eric Brown's book. I had read about it on an earlier post elsewhere on the site. It really does sound good, so I went ahead and ordered a copy on amazon. Should have it soon. Getting back to your Noble House Nachtjager jacket: how does it fit you? If you don't...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Yes they've provided excellent customer support so far. They have an English speaking support person (Nathan) who has cheerfully answered all of my questions without hesitation. They have also offered to make alterations at a reasonable rate if I desire as well. To my knowledge they make the...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Metatron - That's a great old pic and a cool jacket too. It appears to have He 162 jet fighters ("Salamanders") lined up in the background. This means it was close to the end of the war indeed. Plus the exuberant and triumphant smiles so common in earlier Luftwaffe pics are long gone. The young...
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    Have you flown in a vintage aeroplane?

    Flew the Schweizer 233 sailplane many times. She's an oldie but a goodie...
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    Brad Pitt's WWII Tank movie, "FURY"

    Interesting thought. Here's a picture of a famous WWII tanker (Kurt Meyer) who was about 33 years old in this picture. Battle stress is an age accelerator if there ever was one...
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    History Channel Gone Wrong

    Technically speaking, the present is not history. The present is the future's history. The History Channel is more The Present Channel than anything else today. And it's not even a documentary time capsule of what's really happening today because of all the fake "reality" programming. At best...
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    Terms Which Have Disappeared

    Fun thread. Here's a few that come to mind... Brownie - The name for the first cheap and affordable camera widely used by ordinary people (first made by Kodak around 1900). It used to be so common and popular that the name Brownie was synonymous with "my personal camera." “Instamatic” was...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Thanks meta. Yeah I agree with you guys it would be worth it to pony up 20 euro to have the lining filler professionally removed. I have a mall jacket now with a zip out liner and its usability throughout the year would be greatly diminished if the liner was fixed in place. Once I get sized up...
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    One doofus or an annoying trend in socks?

    Looks like the law and finance guys are also getting in on it... http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/fashion-week-wall-street-socks-ferragamo-tie-155920111.html
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    As an update, I've been corresponding with customer support at Noble House in preparation for possibly buying a jacket or two. I asked about the issues you guys have raised. Here's what I've learned so far: Regarding the filling material in the lining: They said it's true, their jackets are...
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    Newbie intro, sizing advice sought...

    Thanks to both of you for the helpful advice. And after re-reading my post, I apologize for its length and wordiness. I was just excited to find this forum and was anxious to get started learning about better clothes. And yes I prefer a slimmer fit, but at this point in my life I don't consider...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Thanks for the heads up metatron. So the filler material under the liner is overly substantive? It detracts from the fit and makes it too warm? Hmm, that's yet another wild card. With the filling out are you sure the jacket will hang properly on the body? I would think that layer of stuffing is...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Stearmen thanks for the link! I had missed that thread before, lots of great reference info in there concerning Luftwaffe attire during the war. Mihai - Thank you again for your terrifically informative response. I feel very fortunate to have someone with such direct and intimate knowledge...
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    Favorite Uniforms

    Why is it that the meanest sons of b*tches are always the best dressed? Here's a rogue's gallery (from an American perspective)...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Checked out the Schott 689 and it looks like a very good candidate too. Appears to be the same jacket as the 641 except with lapel collar. Priced between the Eastman/Lewis grade and Noble, but apparently with Eastman/Lewis type quality. Very tempting...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Thanks for your input mihai. It's great to hear from someone who's actually visited the Noble House store and tried on the actual jackets we're talking about. Sounds like the quality is good to very good, but perhaps not quite up to the Eastman/Lewis/Aero standards of excellence. I think that's...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    Thank you both for your replies, I have found them extremely useful in my research: Edward – I hadn’t heard about the Aero jackets you referred to. I went to their website and took a look at all they had to offer. Looks like many great jackets that come quite close to what I’m looking for. I...
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    One doofus or an annoying trend in socks?

    If that was the context on the meeting/presentation, then I'd have to agree with you. Although on the other hand, one should be careful who they dismiss or assess negatively based on a superficiality like that. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg were/are all good examples of high...
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    One doofus or an annoying trend in socks?

    I was on the London subway last year and saw a guy in business attire (presumably a local) wearing loudly colored/striped socks (although they were matching). He was reading a math book, looked to be a professorial type. I dismissed it as British eccentricity (I'm American and don't pretend to...
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    Luftwaffe style leather jackets vs "rocker" leather jackets?

    I've been looking very closely at the Eastman, Noble House Lufwaffe style jackets along with some of the Lewis motorcycle/rocker/aviation style leather jackets. I like them all and I know they are all good quality. I'm not sure I'm up to paying the Eastman or Lewis prices, however. I can swing...

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