Yeah ….. This is a bit crazy !!

[B-Man2]

Think about what you could own for this price. A couple of originals, a couple of GWs or ELCs …. Or … you could own this !

RRL Ralph Lauren Brown Shearling Flight Pilot Military Jacket Men XXL 2XL | eBay

Constructed from cowhide with a black-over-brown hue. Collar made from shearling sourced from the United Kingdom. Inspired by flight jackets. Fully lined with Japanese twill. Custom label in the interior.

www.ebay.com

 

[Pa12]

Think about what you could own for this price. A couple of originals, a couple of GWs or ELCs …. Or … you could own this !

RRL Ralph Lauren Brown Shearling Flight Pilot Military Jacket Men XXL 2XL | eBay

Constructed from cowhide with a black-over-brown hue. Collar made from shearling sourced from the United Kingdom. Inspired by flight jackets. Fully lined with Japanese twill. Custom label in the interior.

www.ebay.com

Jesus. 10k gold hardware?

 

[B-Man2]

Jesus. 10k gold hardware?

I guarantee that someone … nobody here I suspect … but someone with jump on this ..

 

[Pa12]

No doubt. Some people judge quality by price and boast about it. While that’s usually true, to a point. And nowhere near “that” point.

 

[Dumpster D]

 

[ButteMT61]

RRL stuff is cool. It's well made, and it's often inspired by jackets we here love.
Their prices however are insane, and it's the lovely 10% at the top who buy it. And they do, year after year.
Who knows, if I pissed gold coins, maybe I would too.
As it is, I piss pennies, so no!

 

[leper-colony]

The purple label stuff is $$$$$.

 

[ludospeed]

RRL = Rolls Royce Limited
Maybe a secret brand from the luxury brand car. ?..

 

[tibor]

It does look nice… very well done distressing that looks reasonably natural. That said, oof. $2600. The other doubt is it will look like this if you don’t wear it too much, but looks like it will look like an old mall jacket in short order with regular wear. That finish will probably wear away quickly on the cowhide.

 

[B-Man2]

I’m wondering where this is made?
If I had to guess … it would be outside of the U.S. in a third world country with low labor costs and low overhead .

 

[ButteMT61]

I do have an older RRL jacket that is patterned after the N-1. I will see where it's made and post back later...

 

[bn1966]

Look at the other items he has for sale $$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[917_k]

I’m wondering where this is made?
If I had to guess … it would be outside of the U.S. in a third world country with low labor costs and low overhead .

Yes, though they’re cheeky about it and simply state ‘imported’. RRL is basically Americana and military inspired clothing for wealthy posers. Makes you realise how reasonable the pricing is from Eastman etc.

£2000 for their A-1 style jacket:

Leather Bomber Jacket for Men | Ralph Lauren® UK

Discover the Leather Bomber Jacket for men from Ralph Lauren today. Explore our latest collection today.

www.ralphlauren.co.uk

 

[ButteMT61]

I do have an older RRL jacket that is patterned after the N-1. I will see where it's made and post back later...

Welp, she's from Cheena. I was hoping not...

 

[entertainment]

Some photos show a label and others don't!
When I was more into workwear, lots of people liked RRL. But most of it was made in China rather than Japan or the States.

 

[entertainment]

Yes, though they’re cheeky about it and simply state ‘imported’. RRL is basically Americana and military inspired clothing for wealthy posers. Makes you realise how reasonable the pricing is from Eastman etc.

£2000 for their A-1 style jacket:

Leather Bomber Jacket for Men | Ralph Lauren® UK

Discover the Leather Bomber Jacket for men from Ralph Lauren today. Explore our latest collection today.

www.ralphlauren.co.uk

I always found it incredibly ironic that RL was selling Americana that was almost never made in the USA.

 

[B-Man2]

Welp, she's from Cheena. I was hoping not...View attachment 140391

So …. The potential buyer is paying $2600.US for a Chinese repro G-1 or M-442a , that could be purchased from 5 Star or AVI for about $350.00 . That right there is reason enough to join VLJ and learn about repro jackets .

 

[MikeyB-17]

Yeah but if you got that much money you probably won’t give a monkey’s whether it’s authentic or not. Again, this isn’t aimed at the likes of us. It’s for fashion victims who don’t care what they spend.
The other jackets on that page are quite intriguing. There’s a B-3 which has been customised with an extra pocket, and repair patches just like you see on old shearling jackets. They’ve obviously got access to originals. There’s another cloth job labelled ‘A-2’ which is a cross between an AL-1, a B-15 and I dunno what else. Interesting, just silly money.

 

[mulceber]

So …. The potential buyer is paying $2600.US for a Chinese repro G-1 or M-442a , that could be purchased from 5 Star or AVI for about $350.00 . That right there is reason enough to join VLJ and learn about repro jackets .

I can just see the sales pitch - "Join the VLJ, you'll save thousands of dollars on bad jackets...so that you can spend thousands of dollars on good ones!"

 

[Shanghai-Mayne]

I’m wondering where this is made?
If I had to guess … it would be outside of the U.S. in a third world country with low labor costs and low overhead .

If made in china, those skilled workers get good pay. Other workers who did Japanese outsource contracts get less pay (but still good). Japanese NHK made a documentary about the subject.