Oh dear, are we becoming RELEVANT???

[FlakMagnet]

Beardo in the "A1" looks like bootleg Adam Driver

 

[Otter]

I am not turning in to a Relephant.
I'll get my coat

 

[B-Man2]

Ohhhhh!!
You guys are killin me ………

 

[Micawber]

How can you be so sure?

There was actually one spotted one town over from me in early summer.

It was spotted again about 2 towns north, heading toward Wisconsin.

People were putting up goal posts in their backyards to scare it away.

B-dump, bump.

Grab mine too, Steve.

I bet they get tired of all that goal post moving...

Ta dum tsshhh.

 

[Chandler]

I bet they get tired of all that goal post moving...

Nah, they're not sharing -- they all have their own for just such an occasion.

 

[Smithy]

Flying jackets go through cycles where the mainstream fashion boffins (or whatever they're called) get inspired by them and there's a short period where they're all the rage and you see them in the big chain stores. There was a big one in Europe and Oz back in 2008 and 2009 with A-1 and A-2 inspired monstrosities.

It's happening here now too, lots of (especially) teenage and 20-something girls running around in very approximate interpretations of B-3 jackets. H&M and Cubus at the very least here have them.

Funnily enough I walked past some teenager girl who was wearing one at the shops yesterday when I had on my ELC Irvin, hilariously she gave me a look up and down pretty much saying, "Where the fuck did that old fart get that one, it's cooler than mine??!!"

I gave her a wink and a smile which completely threw her off, as she went bright red and buggered off toot sweet in the opposite direction.

ELC 1. Shitty Mall Jacket 0.

 

[Griffon_301]

make that ELC 2 mall jacket 0 ....

had the same experience some days ago
taking a closer look, the quality, difference between let's say an ELC and a cheap mall job are appalling...

 

[mulceber]

The way fashion goes, if it's happening in Europe, it's only a matter of time before it happens here. We might have to start a thread.

 

[Griffon_301]

let's name the thread "irrelevant fashionistas wearing flight jacket inspired cheap mall stuff"
looking forward to seeing first pics

 

[B-Man2]

let's name the thread "irrelevant fashionistas wearing flight jacket inspired cheap mall stuff"
looking forward to seeing first pics

Here ya go Phil !

 

[Chandler]

I've been seeing ads and articles on my news feed for these jackets for a while (yeah, Android tracks your searches -- if not very specifically), but I haven't seen many in "the wild."

Winter's coming, though. Might have to try on the old Avirex B-3 to blend in.

 

[Chandler]

Here ya go Phil !
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Ugh -- those slash handwarmers.

 

[Griffon_301]

OMG!!! is that,... the Hoff?

 

[B-Man2]

OMG!!! is that,... the Hoff?

LOL!’
Even the Hoff has more style than this .

 

[Dumpster D]

Where do I post when someone gives me a compliment on my Flight Jacket? Usually it's an older gent who asks if it's a 'real' one...This time is was a younger kid who said "That's an Awesome Jacket" as I passed by.

 

[Skyhawk]

OMG!!! is that,... the Hoff?

Knight Rider baby!

 

[CBI]

It will be interesting to see. it seems that leather jackets are rather unpopular in my part of the US unless Western inspired. What has really taken off in the past few years is waxed canvas, I think due to the popularity of Yellowstone and The Last of Us. Frankly, I am a HUGE fan of waxed canvas. Perhaps its one thread.

 

[Smithy]

The way fashion goes, if it's happening in Europe, it's only a matter of time before it happens here. We might have to start a thread.

They're getting very popular here now Jan to the point where you'll several on a jaunt round the shops.

 

[Otter]

I remember walking down a street near Glasgow Uni, wearing my Aero A2 that I had patched with the layered leather Nationalist Chinese blood chit on the back. I had the feeling I was being followed and glanced back to find a Chinese student lassie following me, trying to read what is said on my back !

 

[warguy]

Jumping back to the Banana Rpublic store of the 80’s, those were very cool stores and catalogues ( I know I am dating myself) and interest in them (and their wares) seems to be making a come back. If you have a few minutes on your hands, type Safari clothing, or bush jackets, or vintage Banana Republic into your Pinterest and you will see some interesting reading. The old Banana Republic stores used to have mock up safari camps in them, with tan canvas tents, or sometimes a fake jungle or a vintage jeep parked near the entrance, etc. Their catalogues have become quite collectible. I have read that there is some interest growing in “experience” shopping, where there is a customer base now growing weary of ordering everything online and is looking for the ability of walking into a store and experiencing something special. Some say the types of stores like the old Banana Republic might see a resurgence. Who knows, all that is above my pay grade, but those old stores, their catalogues and some of the items they carried sure left a lasting impression on me. I still have a really cool leather and canvas brief bag they produced. It looks a lot like an English Officers WWI mussette bag. I love tan canvas and British tan leather, makes me weak in the knees. I for one agree with some assertions that flight jackets are getting popular again, and I think Masters of the Air is going to provide some tailwind. Just my opinion.