Eastman Fly Weight

[John Lever]

New product ELC an Irvin made from Merino skins. Well it's been a very long time coming and possibly a response to the Aero release. Very early Eastman' s were made from Merino skins and imo are the best ever made, the broken grain series was retro grade.
The photos look very impressive and from them it looks like a great jacket like they were 25 years ago.

 

[Brylcreemer]

Wow. I wish I hadn't seen this - it's beautiful, but the price will be big I expect.

My favourite repro cut-wise, but that broken grain was nasty. This is perfect

 

[Kermit3D]

Much better than the broken grain imho. It is splendid.

 

[John Lever]

Wow. I wish I hadn't seen this - it's beautiful, but the price will be big I expect.

My favourite repro cut-wise, but that broken grain was nasty. This is perfect

1500 gbp

 

[Grant]

I highly doubt this has anything to do with Aero. John, I still prefer the old Eastman Irvin you sold me years ago.

 

[John Lever]

I highly doubt this has anything to do with Aero. John, I still prefer the old Eastman Irvin you sold me years ago.

I wonder why the reversion away from broken grain ?

 

[Otter]

The fleece looks great, just not so keen on the surface finish. Oh, ......and the ticket price !

 

[Grant]

Dunno, but looks like something that would appeal to the ELMC crew.

 

[John Lever]

I think this is a highly significant change

 

[CBI]

looks super!

 

[Micawber]

I don't like jackets where the bulk of it looks old / aged but the trim looks fresh and brand new.

 

[Grant]

Gary's rocking one in the current issue of Clutch. I thought it was an original until I took a closer at the label. Looks better here than in the ad!

 

[Kermit3D]

I don't like jackets where the bulk of it looks old / aged but the trim looks fresh and brand new.

Now that I can see the jacket on my PC screen (I saw it on my phone earlier), I agree, there is a strange aged effect. It looks like a jacket from their ".50CAL" line.

 

[Silver Surfer]

10 on the drool factor

 

[ausreenactor]

Gary's rocking one in the current issue of Clutch. I thought it was an original until I took a closer at the label. Looks better here than in the ad!

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Great looking jacket and a step upwards.

Is Clutch a motorbike magazine Grant?

 

[John Lever]

It does say 'crazed surface finish ' or similar.

 

[John Lever]

IMO no one does patination better than Theo

 

[ausreenactor]

Patination?

 

[Grant]

No, Clutch is a Japanese workwear/vintage lifestyle magazine.

https://clutch-cafe.com/collections/clutch-magazine

 

[bn1966]

I’d stretch to one if I didn’t have an ELC D-1 but in the UK there’s little enough opportunity to wear shearling down south as it is. I had a BOB jacket but moved it on in favour of the D-1, BOB was just too warm for me most of our Winter/Fall. In the market for a RW A-2 just after Xmas & have arranged that I’ll pay Eastmans a visit, will have a look at the ‘fly’ RAF jacket when I’m there.