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What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

jack31916

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Thanks Jan. :)
These are French army fatigue pants from the 1950s that I found in a military surplus. The waist is really high (perfect for the cyclist jacket) and the comfort is great.
I have to admit that I only wear these pants for photos, it's a bit of a strange cut for the uninitiated... but maybe that's just in my mind ! :D
I just noticed that there is a Talon zip on these pants.
Your pants are more likely part of the U.S,. Amy OG -107 combat uniform. Hence the Talon zip
 
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Kermit3D

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Your pants are more likely part of the U.S,. Amy OG -107 combat uniform. Hence the Talon zip
Ok ! It seems that the seller was mistaken.
Thanks a lot for these details. Indeed, it looks very similar to OG-107 pants.
This arouses my curiosity... here are some pictures of the pants (sorry for the off topic), can you tell me more ?
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mulceber

Moderator
Thanks Jan. :)
These are French army fatigue pants from the 1950s that I found in a military surplus. The waist is really high (perfect for the cyclist jacket) and the comfort is great.
I have to admit that I only wear these pants for photos, it's a bit of a strange cut for the uninitiated... but maybe that's just in my mind ! :D
I just noticed that there is a Talon zip on these pants.
That's been my experience as well. When you grow up with low-waisted trousers, vintage styles take some getting used to. I'm at the point where I wear high-waisted trousers most days now and don't think much of it, but I think pants that rest on the hips will always feel more natural to me.
 

Pa12

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I always wondered how the manufacturers got away with the 2 completely different colours on the a-2. Considering it was part of a military uniform.
 

mulceber

Moderator
I always wondered how the manufacturers got away with the 2 completely different colours on the a-2. Considering it was part of a military uniform.
It might be more accurate to say the tanners who made the leather got away with a ton of different colors. The government basically told the tanneries it wanted "medium brown," or something similar. This led to shades that were all over the map.

As for why they were allowed to have so many different colors, my understanding is that hitting a pre-defined color is actually pretty difficult. Victoria tannery (source of nearly all the "Italian Horsehides" we buy) actually does it by computer. Asking a hundred or so different tanneries to make the same color of leather would be hard enough at the best of times, and impossible when you didn't give the tanners a color swatch.
 

Pa12

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I would say the russet shades are a medium brown. Seal is quite a stretch to be called medium brown in my opinion. Growing up with black and white tv I always thought they were black.
 

mulceber

Moderator
Fair, although it really depends on the shade. Some of the lighter seal colors are very much a chocolatey brown. Pretty reasonable to call that "medium brown." AAF preferences also seem to have shifted over time as they realized that lighter-colored leather jackets showed grease and oil stains more easily.
 
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