OP of this thread had one for a while.
Terry and Jake took video + photos of a LW Trojan but it was neither of their size so it was more to document the leather and stuff.
Does it have to be M-65 or are you open to other similar field jackets?
There are some great options out there and I can understand the concern about the issues that pop up with vintage, like things that are new in package but still have a musty smell.
Happy to make recommendations based on...
The suit in the photo looks quite nice although my preference is for coats–especially belted back sporting coats like this or a Norfolk–to have a slightly more flared skirt.
But there is a nice hourglass shape here; I believe it's the ventless construction that's restraining it, so to say. I...
The Ridley Thurston Brothers sent me instead when I ordered one of the classic V-shaped leather jackets, because their policy is that for sizes under 44, they think people will like the slim Ridley pattern more... which I discovered well into my order being underway. At that point I didn't want...
I would push back strongly against the suggestion of Suit Supply.
And I think linen is being unfairly dismissed however it is likely irrelevant because one's only suit shouldn't be linen.
I'm not sure what you mean by "well fitted and classy looking". You mention Tom Ford; the brand's standard...
There's been a significant jump in RoW prices too, by a couple of hundred pounds in most cases.
Even the unlined suede jacket that was introduced a few months ago as a more affordable jacket at the 500 pound price point is now nearly 800.
I don't think it would even cost more money, given that he'd have to pay the cost of shipping his Barbour across the world, and a jacket like this would cost quite a bit in leather and patterning. So in this case Goldtop takes the work away and lets him focus on the product.
Five Star is usually very good at duplicating a garment but there are a lot of moving parts here with a jacket this complicated.
I'd suggest going to Goldtop route since they've done the work for you. (They are themselves another of the older British motorcycling brands, revived a few years...
I know many people here have had good experiences. In my case I paid a considerable premium over ordering direct from Aero + got a completely different jacket from what I ordered (by design, not accident, because they're philosophically opposed to people getting the short 50s cut motorcycle...
If you're going to go the Thurston route for Aero, be prepared to push back hard; otherwise they are likely to get you into a much slimmer jacket than you should be in. It's possible they don't do this for Vanson so I can't say.
Not longer as a standard offering (I believe their horsehide supplier was the same tannery that burned down) but special collaborations have featured it. For instance, Butterscotch in LA did a 2mm Horween horsehide jacket with them.
Honestly the heroin-chic Hedi leather jacket look is really passé at this point.
People here will often say things like "unlike you TFLers I'm fashionable and wear SKINNY JEANS" or some other thing that's been out of fashion for a good five years or "unlike you TFLers I'm not obsessed with...
What do you mean by purists? The stuff there just looks bad and I'm not sure what about it registers as dressy to you. If anything it looks even more casual than a motorcycle jacket with the bag shape.
For the price of one of those hideous jackets, you could a number of great things. Forget...
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