Help with the maker or model please

[Daniel parker]

Anyone got any idea of the model
Or maker please, very good quality especially the seams on the shoulders, wonderful colour and patina, thanks

 

[Steve27752]

Welcome to VLJ, I am sure that someone will be able to help.
In the meantime why not post a bit about yourself here?
http://www.vintageleatherjackets.org/forums/member-bios.21/

 

[Roughwear]

Welcome to VLJ. Your sheepskin jacket dates to the 1960s. Clix zips were often used on jackets made in the 1960s and 1970s. These British-made jackets often appear for sale on Ebay and are sometimes described as RAF flying jackets, which they are not.

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

Pride & Clark ?

 

[johnwayne]

Crikey Ken, that's going back but remind me, where was that place?

 

[Roughwear]

This is typical of the jackets sold by Pride and Clarke along with the chestnut Irvin style jackets with vinyl trim. I wonder who actually made their sheepskin jackets?

http://www.prideandclarkelondon.com/

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

This is typical of the jackets sold by Pride and Clarke along with the chestnut Irvin style jackets with vinyl trim. I wonder who actually made their sheepskin jackets?

http://www.prideandclarkelondon.com/

Judging by the quality of the work, and I've handled loads of these, I think we can be sure that no original WW2 Irvin makers were involved!!!

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

Crikey Ken, that's going back but remind me, where was that place?

Brixton, London

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

Coincidentally These jackets get a mention in the text of one of the articles on file for our next Aero Magaizine featuring British Clothing of the 20th Century

Here's the snippet...........

"As the nation found its feet again, rationing finally came to an end in 1954 coinciding with the release of the decade’s seminal sound track, Billy Haley’s Rock Around The Clock and the use of the word “Teenagers”, a new term to describe ……well, teenagers?.... which by then had found its way into the everyday British vocabulary even though the term had been first coined by Life Magazine in 1944.


The first of the cults emerged, Teddy Boys, who sported “Duck’s Arse” haircuts and dressed in the style of Edwardian rogues and Rockers, whose dress was inspired by The Wild One and the RAF.


Those who could find one wore an old WW2 Irvin, those who wanted the look but couldn’t find such a jacket went to Pride & Clark in Brixton who produced a rough copy. The Bike Jacket market was served by the likes of Mascot, Lewis Leathers and, of course, Rivetts who manufactured their own classic “Highwayman” which, some 30 years later, was to be the inspiration for Aero’s legendary Highwayman, an Americanised version of the original British 1950’s Rocker’s jacket.


These jackets were teamed up with Military Surplus white roll necks left over from WW2, Sheepskin lined bike boots inspired by the RAF Flying Boots and a pair of jeans, a much sought after style statement, and if these could be Levis, then so much the better."

Still needs an edit it's a first draft

 

[Pilot]

Coincidentally These jackets get a mention in the text of one of the articles on file for our next Aero Magaizine featuring British Clothing of the 20th Century

Here's the snippet...........

"As the nation found its feet again, rationing finally came to an end in 1954 coinciding with the release of the decade’s seminal sound track, Billy Haley’s Rock Around The Clock and the use of the word “Teenagers”, a new term to describe ……well, teenagers?.... which by then had found its way into the everyday British vocabulary even though the term had been first coined by Life Magazine in 1944.


The first of the cults emerged, Teddy Boys, who sported “Duck’s Arse” haircuts and dressed in the style of Edwardian rogues and Rockers, whose dress was inspired by The Wild One and the RAF.


Those who could find one wore an old WW2 Irvin, those who wanted the look but couldn’t find such a jacket went to Pride & Clark in Brixton who produced a rough copy. The Bike Jacket market was served by the likes of Mascot, Lewis Leathers and, of course, Rivetts who manufactured their own classic “Highwayman” which, some 30 years later, was to be the inspiration for Aero’s legendary Highwayman, an Americanised version of the original British 1950’s Rocker’s jacket.


These jackets were teamed up with Military Surplus white roll necks left over from WW2, Sheepskin lined bike boots inspired by the RAF Flying Boots and a pair of jeans, a much sought after style statement, and if these could be Levis, then so much the better."

Still needs an edit it's a first draft

Nicely writen!