Stars

[ZuZu]

From my morgue file- guys in WW2 wearing Stars showing big,sometimes droopy shoulders, the thin epaulets, the pockets low towards the waistband and that distinctive large curved collar.

 

[ZuZu]

Yes- there's even a "seal" Star- again though- not a "trim" fit...

 

[CBI]

cool "Star" characteristics.............how much of these are simply that folks might be wearing larger jackets ........... big creator of droopy shoulders (upsizing) and can make the collars look very large. Not "Questioning"- just asking

 

[ZuZu]

The Star collars are almost universally long and curved in a very distinct way.
It's not very common when looking through WW2 photos to find droopy shoulders- big Aeros do it too sometimes but Stars are consistent;y the ones I find that do this in my obsessive comaprisons.
The larger jacket thing is a factor but if you look at some of these photos you can see that the jacket isn't too big- the shoulders are wide and droop. eg.:

As far as the collars 90% or more are long and curved- examples:

 

[ZuZu]

My favorite Star is the one worn by Robert Lansing in the TV 12 O'clock High show, It definitely fits him- in fact the sleeves are a bit short- but you can see those big shoulders:

 

[ZuZu]

The Good Wear is closest IMO- collar and fit.
Here's my son wearing a 48 GW- it reallyt does fit like the Robert lansing jacket:

Here's some collar comparisons:

 

[Blackboxr1200S]

Throwing some of these lovely wartime pictures in Google lens, brought me this old post

The All-Star Game: Looking at Originals and Reproductions of the Star 28557

Introduction and preliminary photos Jan Hi all, it’s been about a year since I did a jacket comparison review with Burt, and we felt like it was time for another one. In November of 2020, my new BK Star arrived in the mail, and we decided to do another comparison thread. At about the same...

www.vintageleatherjackets.org

 

[CBI]

cool info