ALL REPRO R.A.F. Irvin type jackets

[PADDY]

Thank you gents. This will be my last post. The reason can be found in the now closed "Loungers that you miss"-thread in the Observation Bar.
Stay calm and carry on. Se you at the VLJ Forum.
Ciao.

Welcome back Søren. Merry Xmas to you and your loved ones too chum.

Regards, Paddy

 

[Styla Manacho]

Gone. Admin.

 

[aswatland]

hi there, we are the free customization hand made leather jacket company .. you can see many design of leather jacket that fit's your body..!

But as you don't appear to supply Irvins, I think you have posted in the wrong place. There is a section for merchants.

 

[Overlymanlystyle]

OK I am very very sorry if this has been discussed throughout the discussion but 111 pages is quite a lot to go through... Has anyone bought or even tried on the Irvine from The Few?

The price is insane but it looks really legit... Especially knowing the prestige of that brand.
You can check the jacket here.

 

[kowalski]

+ _ 1300 GBp , oh shit !! it a very large amount for Raf Irvin jacket
The FEW MFG it manufacturing in Japan??

 

[Smithy]

OK I am very very sorry if this has been discussed throughout the discussion but 111 pages is quite a lot to go through... Has anyone bought or even tried on the Irvine from The Few?

The price is insane but it looks really legit... Especially knowing the prestige of that brand.
You can check the jacket here.

If you want a top of the line Irvin repro, Jon (Ace's High) is your man. Or get an ELC and replace the zippers with originals or repro hardware if you can. Either option will cost you less than one from The Few. Just my 2c worth.

 

[aswatland]

The Few make some excellent jackets. However their Irvin is not one of them. It is not an accurate repro in terms of the zips, finish and label. For far less money you can buy a decent wearable original, an ELC or Ace's High jacket, which are both accurate reproductions.

 

[Sloan1874]

Or an Aero

 

[Overlymanlystyle]

Perfect!!! Thanks guys!

I'm wearing a B-2 from Buzz Rickson's at the moment but it's not warm enough... I understand why they switched to the B-3 rapidly...

Is the Irvine warm?

 

[aswatland]

Yes the IRVIN is warm. Of course the thickness of the fleece varied a lot on originals as on modern repros.

 

[Overlymanlystyle]

Ok cool I really appreciate the info. I'll look into that.

 

[Overlymanlystyle]

aswatland you seem to be very knowledgeable regarding this model, I'm very new to it and looking at Ace's High's website. I see they have three models, which one would you recommend? (very wide question I know but...)

 

[aswatland]

This winter I have been wearing this Irvin on a regular basis. This one is sufficiently large to wear a suit jacket underneath it. I'm sure you guys will be able to identify the maker from these photos!

 

[kowalski]

Mr aswatland , wery nice jacket!!!! just wonderful :eusa_clap .. zip original DOT

 

[Smithy]

Early ELC with original hardware Andrew?

 

[aswatland]

Now that wasn't too difficult to work out from the pictures Tim!

 

[Smithy]

Looks perfect Andrew. A tad more wear and you'll think it was made in the 30s!

 

[Sloan1874]

Certainly in lovely condition.

 

[PADDY]

Nice touch with that belt addition Andrew..!

 

[aswatland]

Thanks Paddy. It's a very comfortable jacket to wear and IMO nicer than the current ELC 1940 jacket.