Show Good Wear Leather and JC some love.

[saucerfiend]

Was that steerhide?

 

[mulceber]

Was that steerhide?

Looks like it to me. I think I've seen some early GWs that were steerhide that looked like that.

 

[Pilot]

Looks like it to me. I think I've seen some early GWs that were steerhide that looked like that.

Yup a great steerhide… getting patina just from looking at it .

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Hello all. I've been away from the forum for some time (blame it on work), but here I am again. I just received this Goodwear Doniger. A beauty. I'll post a more detailed review at some point later.

 

[Brettafett]

Gee-pers!

 

[Wz1999]

Lorenzo, the Doniger’s looking damn good. Congrats and enjoy it in good health!

Z

 

[CBI]

amazing Doni!!!!

 

[Lorenzo_l]

Lorenzo, the Doniger’s looking damn good. Congrats and enjoy it in good health!

Z

Thanks for the kind words, Zhi. This ones is a keeper.

 

[Flightengineer]

Lorenzo, it's real piece of art

 

[Nickb123]

Just fabulous. The Doniger’s one I especially miss having sold mine. Hang onto it!

 

[blackrat2]

Great drape on the Doni…very nice

 

[London Cabbie]

A few that have passed through me over the years. Too many!
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Stunning collection. Does not get better than that. GW Fanboy…

 

[Nickb123]

Thanks Stu. As said above, John is an international treasure.

My story is funny. When I started into these jackets around 2012 or so I thought I’d never own a GW. Had no intention of waiting and that left me with resorting to standard lengths, which I thought no way since I was 6’2”. Then John comes along and shows some tests he was offering for sale. Tried one and whad’ya know, fit brilliantly. That morphed my naive sentiment from believing I needed 27” everywhere to just going w standard sizes. Though I know now most of John’s tests come out w a lengths seemingly a little longer.

The last 10 or so jackets were purchased without even seeing measurements! Life is funny; believe me I was moping for years not believing I’d find anything that fit. I have a great collection now but I’ve been severely burned 2-3 times so it isn’t all roses. But that’s the risk we take I suppose. I do plan on downsizing if I can find a way to cease upsizing.

And if a jacket comes out too short, whatever, Jimmy Stewart edition lol. The best thing I’ve done is generally stopping worrying about acquiring the perfect fit. If it happens great. I don’t mean to be critical but IMO a perfectly fitting jacket (civilians more so) end up looking like shit to my eyes and veer on fashion. The impression is that of trying too hard rather than the nonchalant spirit these jackets are meant to possess. So big and loose for me. That’s what she said.

 

[ZuZu]

I don’t mean to be critical but IMO a perfectly fitting jacket (civilians more so) end up looking like shit to my eyes and veer on fashion

Well said- I have to admit even the Good Wears I own that are too perfectly fitting bug me a bit. Skimpy...

 

[London Cabbie]

Lovely Nick.

There is NO perfect jacket *
but a well made jacket with quality materials that fits well IS perfect. The discovery of collecting is a joy.

*except the Barbour Bedale in Sage.

 

[caddyd]

Size is a factor but the perfect fit is illusive because there's to many variables.

 

[B-Man2]

I always have a good laugh whenever the subject of “ The Perfect Fit” pops up. Been around here since 2009 and this subject comes up about once a month . Everyone seems to have their own conception of what the perfect fit is ….. what I’ve always thought was that, the perfect fit depended on what you wore under the jacket. So the fit changed between wearing it in the winter and the summer. By the way the next time you see a photo of a guy wearing the perfect fit A2, check the photo … if he wearing it in the winter, see what he has on under the jacket and ask yourself if it would still be a perfect fit in the summer without all of the clothes he’s wearing in the winter photo. If it’s the perfect fit in the summer …… same holds true in reverse.

 

[Chandler]

Everyone seems to have their own conception of what the perfect fit is …..

Here Burt, have some popcorn.

 

[B-Man2]

Here Burt, have some popcorn.

We do get each other on a lot of this stuff …don’t we

 

[JonnyCrow]

I always have a good laugh whenever the subject of “ The Perfect Fit” pops up. Been around here since 2009 and this subject comes up about once a month . Everyone seems to have their own conception of what the perfect fit is ….. what I’ve always thought was that, the perfect fit depended on what you wore under the jacket. So the fit changed between wearing it in the winter and the summer. By the way the next time you see a photo of a guy wearing the perfect fit A2, check the photo … if he wearing it in the winter, see what he has on under the jacket and ask yourself if it would still be a perfect fit in the summer without all of the clothes he’s wearing in the winter photo. If it’s the perfect fit in the summer …… same holds true in reverse.

Just look at period photos Burt, rings very true, we all seek the perfect fit, but when given your ' work wear ' in ww2 despite the quartmaster trying to size up, didn't always happen, so from a period point of view are we all being picky? Haha