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Ja Dubow 27798 (Platon) A-2 jacket review and pics
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Brettafett
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Dang Grant! It looks fantastic! Perfect fit.
Silver Surfer
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perfecto!
Changeling
Active Member
These jackets are among the best available and I was hoping to buy one, but I need 20.5 inches in the shoulder and the largest size, 48 has a 19.5 inch shoulder, so sadly I will not be able to get one after all.
Brettafett
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Yes, I guess thats the trade off with these. Great jackets, great price, but... Std sizes, no customisation, non-returnable and would the Dubow pattern work for you.
Changeling
Active Member
If the shoulder was wider I think the fit would work. I read on Goodwears site that the Dubow has wider upper sleeves, that more than makes up for a narrower back panel . Platon said the sleeve on the 48 was 26.25 and although I would prefer 26.5 there is little difference. Goodwear also say about the Dubow that it is one of the most comfortable A2`s to wear.
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Brettafett
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Yes. I tend to be broad-shouldered and trim waist, so was initially nervous of the pattern, but have to say, my jacket is really comfortable. And its wearing in beautifully as it relaxes and moulds to my shape.
I normally wear a 40, with 18" shoulders, my Dubow is a 42 with 17.5 to 17.75 shoulders and its actually fine. I have ample room to move and arm rotation is pretty good.
There 'feels' like a teeny bit more width in the waist than I'm used too, but this 'perception' is due to the pattern and also the waist knit not quite as tight as some other A-2s I've owned (an original WW2 jacket I owned was exactly like this...). Often the waist knit feels tight, bunching up/creases the leather where it attaches at the back panel, on these Dubows its less so, the leather on the back panel is not so bunched up as other repros. Not a better or worse thing, just the way this one is built. All in all, its an accurate as you'll get repro of the Dubow 27798 contract as you will find.
I normally wear a 40, with 18" shoulders, my Dubow is a 42 with 17.5 to 17.75 shoulders and its actually fine. I have ample room to move and arm rotation is pretty good.
There 'feels' like a teeny bit more width in the waist than I'm used too, but this 'perception' is due to the pattern and also the waist knit not quite as tight as some other A-2s I've owned (an original WW2 jacket I owned was exactly like this...). Often the waist knit feels tight, bunching up/creases the leather where it attaches at the back panel, on these Dubows its less so, the leather on the back panel is not so bunched up as other repros. Not a better or worse thing, just the way this one is built. All in all, its an accurate as you'll get repro of the Dubow 27798 contract as you will find.
Brettafett
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Well, yes certainly... AVI's are great jackets, also based on original jackets, but not in the same league as these. My Dubow is as good as any ELC or GW I have owned.
But price doesn't incl postage, std sizes and non-returnable. Also, the pattern is not for everyone. Well worth the gamble imo.
The AVI's are sub-400 Euros, incl postage, with discount for orders outside of EU and easy returns... Still a good prospect.
MeachamLake
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Very impressed with the jackets from everything I've seen so far. What a shame that Platon won't do longer sizes. ELC and Aero are pretty much the only options for me still.
Dany McDonald
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Hi,
Since some of you have already made contact, what are the measurements for size 40 and 42....?
Cant find them on the website....
Thank you.
Dany
Since some of you have already made contact, what are the measurements for size 40 and 42....?
Cant find them on the website....
Thank you.
Dany
zoomer
Well-Known Member
1. We don't have to layer under.Brett
I think the jacket looks great on you with or without a sweater or long sleeve shirt. I think we tend to wear these jackets to tightly. ( I know here we go again). I’ve said this before but look at the photos of the guys in briefing rooms and around aircraft. In the winter time they are wearing long underwear , long sleeve shirts, sweaters and flight suits under these jackets.
Of course they look trim fitting with all those cloths. Now I know people will post trim fitting pictures of guys wearing jackets in the summer however the guys are still wearing long sleeved shirts which take up some room. I know we like A2 jackets to look trim with a t shirt but military men didn’t typically wear them with t shirts. Just my 2 cents worth
2. For most of us an A-2 is not just a handsome, rugged casual garment. (It is that for me...plus a talisman of history...but I am far from typical.) Many choose it as a kind of badge...it carries a message that goes beyond "I kinda like planes." We want to feel it SAYS something about us...and typically that means a garment that is a little exclusive. One that will NOT forgive just any old body type. That flatters us mentally as well as visually.
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Micawber
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Hi,
Since some of you have already made contact, what are the measurements for size 40 and 42....?
Cant find them on the website....
Thank you.
Dany
Click on the yellow label / tag at the top of the page, just of centre to the right, that will open a pop up window with sizes.
Dany McDonald
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yeah I saw that, too basic. looking for shoulder, p2p, length and sleeve...
Dany
Dany
stanier
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I think that looks the dogs reproductive bits, and the often criticised pocket flaps look fine to my eye! Very nice and how could it be improved?
Micawber
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Ah, well it would have been useful to explain that's what you were after
I know several have posted the measurements of their Platon Dubow's in the past, I did for the 44" I bought. You will probably find them by searching toward the end of the one or two mammoth threads that deal with these jackets. Hope that is of more help.
Dany McDonald
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yeah, I did ask for measurements though...size is different...
anyways thank you for the tip, I will search the forum on Plato's incredible Dubow!
anyways thank you for the tip, I will search the forum on Plato's incredible Dubow!
Technonut2112
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Hi,
Since some of you have already made contact, what are the measurements for size 40 and 42....?
Cant find them on the website....
Thank you.
Dany
Here's the measurements for offered sizes:
size 40
pit to pit 21.5
shoulders 17.5
back 24.25
sleeve 25.25
size 42
pit to pit 22.5
shoulders 18
back 24.5
sleeve 25.5
size 44
pit to pit: 23.5
shoulders: 18.5
back: 24.75
sleeve: 25.75
Size 46
pit to pit 24.5
shoulders 19
back 25
sleeve 26
Size 48
pit to pit 25.5
shoulders 19.5
back 25.25
sleeve 26.25
