5 star Irvin ?

[ausreenactor]

I saw! They looked good to my novice eye. We might even have a Five Star Irvin by Christmas.

Damn Southern Hemisphere!

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Damn Southern Hemisphere!

Pitty to live in such a warm country like you do and never experience the impression of wearing a warm sheepskin jacket on a walk through a snowy landscape (sardonic smile ...)

 

[flyincowboy]

Nope i am quite sure a warm sheepskin could be worn in the Brisbane area any time of the day! Just go to a company who works with frozen goods as well as Paul's ( milkery ) if they still exist And ask to visit their giant fridges . Friend of mine worked there to load trucks trailer with crate of frozen goods...and it was cold enough to wear a sheepskin jacket!

 

[ausreenactor]

Pitty to live in such a warm country like you do and never experience the impression of wearing a warm sheepskin jacket on a walk through a snowy landscape (sardonic smile ...)

'Apocalyptic winter' isn't far of... fingers crossed.

 

[CBI]

there are pics of his first completed Irvin jacket??? on the 5 Satr FB page. The lighting is off I think as the jacket looks dark purple almost!!!! but the shearling looks good and there are lots of positives to be seen.

 

[mulceber]

Yeah, the lighting looks off, and if it were me I would have gone for a medium brown on the reinforcements, but I think he has a good pattern there. I hope the density of the shearling is up to snuff. None of that warmer weather shearling.

 

[D97x7]

I hope Shawn will post some photos in natural light.

 

[Flash Badger]

These were on my FB page today, looks like it’s ready for production.

 

[FreddyF9]

I hope Shawn will post some photos in natural light.

Some time ago, i remember asking him to take pics with natural lighting for another jacket, he said he would but I guess he forgot to do it in the end.

 

[Flash Badger]

Here’s some more. I tidied them up a wee bit. Is the hem a bit wooly? Regardless of that it looks like a winner to my eye.

 

[CBI]

a great start

 

[John Lever]

It looks very dark to me

 

[saucerfiend]

It looks very dark to me

How does the design and sleeve configuration look to you John?

Brian

 

[Chris 55]

How does the design and sleeve configuration look to you John?

Brian

It should be spot on as it's pattern is from a 1940/41 jacket he has of mine.

 

[John Lever]

The shape looks ok but it looks too dark in the photos and perhaps slightly too shiny. Irvins had a different coating to USAAF jackets I believe.

 

[D97x7]

I've been looking forward to this for quite some time but to be honest I'm a bit disappointed by the photographs, as said it just looks too dark to me as well. Think I'll wait until someone shows pictures of it in the wild before making a decision on whether to purchase one or not.

 

[John Lever]

The collar backing and seam strips look almost black.

 

[MikeyB-17]

Shawn is saying on Faecesbook that colours can be custom ordered, so a more russet shade is doable. I’m interested in a closer look at the zips.

 

[Chris 55]

Shawn is saying on Faecesbook that colours can be custom ordered, so a more russet shade is doable. I’m interested in a closer look at the zips.

Here you go

 

[Micawber]

Hmm several shades too dark but lighting is critical and we know from past experience some of the photography is a bit off colour wise.