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

[entertainment]

@entertainment Ah, is it that Gloversville, NY goatskin? If so it's the same stuff on my Switlik. Either way, very cool!

Yes, that is the one. I guess I am too partisan to my birth state and current state rather than the center of the universe (cough, cough).

 

[mulceber]

Regardless of the origin, the Gloversville stuff is astonishing in how quickly it looks old and worn. Really neat acquisition.

 

[entertainment]

Apologies to @Grant and @Silver Surfer!

 

[MaydayWei]

Gordon and Chapman AN-J-3A
Frost this morning!

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That grain is absolutely killer. In the sunlight, it just pops!

 

[Nickb123]

I have been a bit preoccupied with other things just recently but today I donned the ELC Werber 1729 that I bought from Nick a while back. Now I'm sure you don't really wat to see another pose against the same background so here's a close-up of an area of the jacket while being worn today...

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Edited as my phone has ideas above its station with regard to name spelling. Bad phone, sit, lay down, stay!

Glad to see you’re enjoying it!

 

[Nickb123]

ELC. Probably would have been fine with a regular length in retrospect, but it’s a lovely thing.

 

[Harris_HTM]

The 5-star AN6552 in premium goat I received last week. It is my first 5-star and it exceeded by far my expectations. If I'd ordered it again I'd take half an inch off of the sleeves but it is perfectly wearable.

 

[mulceber]

Is that the American Sportswear repro Shawn offers?

 

[Harris_HTM]

Is that the American Sportswear repro Shawn offers?

No, it's this one:

Men AN6552 Seal Brown Pilot Flying Jacket USN Real Goatskin Leather & Fur Collar

AN6552 Men Leather Jacket with Leather Thickness of 1.2mm Made from Premium Goatskin Leather Real Mouton Reddish Russet Fur Collar Leather Color Seal Brown Front Talon Zipper Fastening Lining Burgundy Satin Two Front Flap Pockets One inside lining pocket with button closure 100% Wool Seal...

www.fivestarleather.us

 

[B-Man2]

The 5-star AN6552 in premium goat I received last week. It is my first 5-star and it exceeded by far my expectations. If I'd ordered it again I'd take half an inch off of the sleeves but it is perfectly wearable.
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No worries … the sleeves will crease up a little and the cuffs will shorten over time .

 

[Wz1999]

Windy and chilly today
GW 1401-P

 

[B-Man2]

Windy and chilly today
GW 1401-P
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So … are you a russet guy or a seal guy ?

 

[Wz1999]

So … are you a russet guy or a seal guy ?

Russet

 

[Pa12]

Me too, though I do like both.

 

[mulceber]

See I think I’m a russet guy, but the jackets I keep reaching for are all seal.

Well, except for this one:

 

[B-Man2]

Russet

Yeah I’d have to go with Russet too……. Although seal is an extremely close second choice ..

 

[newagegeezer]

It has turned into an Indian Summer here in UK, beautiful Autumnal weather, so think I will pop out in my old generic no label repro A2 which I use for bike wear. with a patch that was from an American friend's club in Wyoming, my old UK HD WL45 club (no longer functioning) and UK Indian club badge (still going strong). A little different from the usual flying squadron badges, hope that's OK

 

[Walt3r]

Aero Bronco in battered steer

 

[warguy]

Battered steer, never heard that one, although I know a guy who wears an A2 that is probably beer battered. Nice jacket there.

 

[Grant]

ELC. Probably would have been fine with a regular length in retrospect, but it’s a lovely thing.

Nick, the hides on that Eastman Dubow look amazing!