BaggyPants said:I'd wear an original in the blink of an eye, if I could find a nice one to fit a 6ft 2in bloke with a 46 inch chest. It's all right for you skinny short arsed wretches, but finding a big one is fairly tricky. I'll keep looking, but I can't see it happening that soon lol Until then, the Eastman '42 pattern suits me fine
BaggyPants said:I'd wear an original in the blink of an eye, if I could find a nice one to fit a 6ft 2in bloke with a 46 inch chest. It's all right for you skinny short arsed wretches, but finding a big one is fairly tricky. I'll keep looking, but I can't see it happening that soon lol Until then, the Eastman '42 pattern suits me fine
I have one with the original invoice.BaggyPants said:I found this today, from Flight International, 17th December 1977:
So, 33 years ago, the £490 Aviation Leathercraft Irvin copy was £108 uncluding postage! That's inflation for you
aswatland said:This has been discussed several times before. Quite simply yellow hooded Irvins will not sell in the numbers conventional ones do and thus for commercial reasons no manufacturer makes them. Most people would not wish to walk down their local high street sporting a yellow hooded jacket! Yes, you can wear them with the hood turned into a collar, but it tends to look lumpy and clumsy.
There are plenty of CC originals out there for those keen to buy one. In general they rarely sell for the same price as a conventional Irvin in similar condition, which speaks volumes. I have owned several such jackets, but have always ended up selling them as they do not have the appeal of the conventional Irvin. Each to his own though.
Perhaps the answer is the Irvin with the snap on collar or yellow hood.
irvinsuit said:My view is that it's all down to personal taste and I cannot believe that it would be such a big inconvenience for manufacturers to offer hooded Irvins.
irvinsuit said:My view is that it's all down to personal taste and I cannot believe that it would be such a big inconvenience for manufacturers to offer hooded Irvins.
During the war many Irvins were produced without collars or hoods only to have these added later or by a different production facility, therefore it is a time proven solution. If I wasn't skint at the moment I'd probably be asking Will at Aeroleather for a hooded Irvin with the body made from Merino skins and the hood made from a longer fur fleece to give that late war cobbled together look. It's all down to individual taste and not being skint
aswatland said:I would suggest you talk to Gary Eastman and Will at Aero for their views on making a CC jacket. I'm still not sure there is sufficient demand out there for anything other than a few custom jobs.
I am interested to know more about the production of Wartime Irvins. Were they produced by several people on a production line, which seems likely or did one person make the entire jacket? Do you have any information on this?
aswatland said:I would suggest you talk to Gary Eastman and Will at Aero for their views on making a CC jacket. I'm still not sure there is sufficient demand out there for anything other than a few custom jobs.
I am interested to know more about the production of Wartime Irvins. Were they produced by several people on a production line, which seems likely or did one person make the entire jacket? Do you have any information on this?