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

[Earloffunk]

There are jackets you order and wait for...

There are jackets you buy on a splurge...

There are jackets you have to have...

And there are jackets you earn..

Normally it takes a young subaltern at least 18 months of work at Royal Military College - Duntroon. Or four years with the Degree pathway through the Australian Defence Force Academy. It took me 30 years after first enlisting..

Mess Dress Winter!

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At $700 you would think they could get the lacing right?

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Will bling it up after a Dry Clean..

It is……. ehm…. Orange?

 

[CombatWombat]

GW A-1

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Beautiful shade depth there

 

[entertainment]

It is……. ehm…. Orange?

Definitely not so orange IRL!

 

[entertainment]

I was wondering who got that one! Congrats on the purchase!

Thanks! I have been hoping for a GW A-1 for such a long time.
Here is another photo that makes the leather look more brown than IRL. True color is somewhere between this one and the fit pic. But the grain does show well here.

 

[B-Man2]

Looks great !! The fit is spot on as well.

 

[KeepmflyinTX]

A rather unconventional “jacket” (It has sleeves and a zipper, and is worn over clothing, so I’m insisting it’s a jacket) worn by @mulceber yesterday! Feeling very proud of him! He actually graduated two years ago, but COVID delayed the ceremony until this year.

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Congratulations on your accomplishment. Well done! Best wishes on your future endeavors.

 

[ausreenactor]

It is……. ehm…. Orange?

Nah.... like those Redcoats back in the days of tyranny and taxation without representation...

 

[FlakMagnet]

Patched Cooper Orange Label A2 this morning

 

[Micawber]

GW Perry. Just back from an evening ride out in the 43 MB and almost dark when this was taken. Excuse the hoiked up denim, the result of clambering in and out of the Jeep.

 

[Pa12]

Nice jacket and nice jeep

 

[Micawber]

Nice jacket and nice jeep

Thanks. Not the best image taken from a distance in the near dark. For some reason the photo got cropped when originally submitted but it seems ok now that I have re-uploaded it.

 

[London Cabbie]

Haha well I have a AVI m422 coming my way as well as a Orchard G1 (I know I know....it's not a "desirable" G1 but it's similar to my Brill Bros G1 and it's in a big enough size to layer on a freezing cold Blue Mountains night around the campfire)

It begins…

 

[CombatWombat]

It begins…

I know...... I've already got the bug for Moto and police jackets..... going to have to get another wardrobe for this collection if I'm not careful haha

 

[entertainment]

Tried to get a more accurate rendering of the leather color, but this one looks too red.
Need to get a new phone!

 

[Dany McDonald]

John, colors beside you did well on that GW A-1 as it looks good on you!

Nice cut and style for sure!

Dany

 

[entertainment]

John, colors beside you did well on that GW A-1 as it looks good on you!

Nice cut and style for sure!

Dany

Thanks, Dany! I can't really imagine the cut being much better. I asked John if he thought it would be a good fit for me, as I always do. There have been quite a few test jackets that he has recommended that I don't buy on that basis. Definitely lucked out on this one.

I looked at the color accuracy for the leather on the GW sales page. I think his photos are closer, but this shade is hard to capture.

 

[Dany McDonald]

John,

Well good job on avoiding a fit issue, that we all dread. But with your experience I am not surprise.

The A-1 cut/style is the epitome of the 30's rider (any ride) look! I think I would have to acquire one if I had a pre 40's vintage motorbike... But I do ride a 1934 CCM double bar bike... hummm

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[Griffon_301]

very warm today, close to being even hot, so it was a BR P44 USMC HBT shirt for me over a normal white t-shirt...
great combination for days like this...

 

[Dany McDonald]

Nice P44 shirt that looks very well made! Once it starts to wear, Buzz HBT looks very realistic and a bit like jeans it gets better. I have a shirt and two pairs of trousers in HBT from Buzz that are becoming softer and nicer with wear.

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[Griffon_301]

i have their pre war USMC HBT pants and those are really nice too!
the fade and wear on my P44 is showing already, and washing it a few times did help too in that regard