MeachamLake
A-List Customer
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- 363
- Location
- North West, UK
Yesterday I decided to take a day out and travel down to London to visit the Eastman pop up shop which is currently on in Shoreditch. I'd been after one of their B-15s for a while, but I was fully expecting to have order custom order a long size. At the very least, the trip would be worth it to go and try on as many styles as possible to keep in mind for future purchases!
Well, the day ended up being a little more expensive than planned...turns out the size 46 B-15 fits my 6"3 frame perfectly. No long size required! I'm delighted with the jacket - it's absolutely fantastic. It's much lighter than I thought it would be, but it's incredibly warm. Furthermore, it looks remarkably contemporary for a jacket designed in the 40s (which the guys in there agreed with!). To my surprise, I've now also found out that the G1 in a size 46R fits me absolutely perfectly and looked superb - so I think I know what my next big purchase is going to be down the line!
I cannot fault the service I received yesterday - all the guys were incredibly friendly and helpful, full of advice and knowledge, and they even threw in a free calendar and Buzz Ricksons catalogue with my purchase, which was awesome. I also popped into the Real McCoys in Covent Garden afterwards and picked up their latest catalogue - although it's more like a book! Tons of cool photos and info in here, albeit more Japanese text than English unfortunately.
If you've got some free time left until Sunday, definitely make the trip down to Shoreditch and pop in to the Eastman shop. Even if you're not after a jacket, there's plenty of other brilliant trinkets and accessories there - the canvas bags in particular are really, really nice.
Well, the day ended up being a little more expensive than planned...turns out the size 46 B-15 fits my 6"3 frame perfectly. No long size required! I'm delighted with the jacket - it's absolutely fantastic. It's much lighter than I thought it would be, but it's incredibly warm. Furthermore, it looks remarkably contemporary for a jacket designed in the 40s (which the guys in there agreed with!). To my surprise, I've now also found out that the G1 in a size 46R fits me absolutely perfectly and looked superb - so I think I know what my next big purchase is going to be down the line!
I cannot fault the service I received yesterday - all the guys were incredibly friendly and helpful, full of advice and knowledge, and they even threw in a free calendar and Buzz Ricksons catalogue with my purchase, which was awesome. I also popped into the Real McCoys in Covent Garden afterwards and picked up their latest catalogue - although it's more like a book! Tons of cool photos and info in here, albeit more Japanese text than English unfortunately.
If you've got some free time left until Sunday, definitely make the trip down to Shoreditch and pop in to the Eastman shop. Even if you're not after a jacket, there's plenty of other brilliant trinkets and accessories there - the canvas bags in particular are really, really nice.
