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

[Sideslip]

Here’s a photo of it . It’s on the shoulder View attachment 87201

Aaaah, got it, thank you!

 

[ausreenactor]

Why the long face? You look so sad?

Original Dubow
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[ausreenactor]

This is what I've been waiting for
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This pic shows the colour very differently... this is the B-3 I love. I am amazed it looked whiter in the other pics....

 

[rob20uk]

Just a cockpit G-10

 

[mulceber]

What is "red rot"? I can kind of guess, but what does it look like?

It's a type of decay found in old leather. It appears most commonly in conserving old books, but leather jackets can suffer from it too. Two of the big causes for it are how the leather good is stored and how it was tanned, so either can be a cause. Google has a lot of good photos:

red rot leather - Google Search

This one has it bad:

WW II A-2 USAAF Named Leather Flight Pilot Jacket Paint 713 Bomb Patch & Back HC | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW II A-2 USAAF Named Leather Flight Pilot Jacket Paint 713 Bomb Patch & Back HC at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

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[Nickb123]

Stole Mulceber’s A-2. Or maybe it was Nick’s….

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Nope nope. Def Jan’s. Have never had a GW that grainy!

 

[Nickb123]

It's a type of decay found in old leather. It appears most commonly in conserving old books, but leather jackets can suffer from it too. Two of the big causes for it are how the leather good is stored and how it was tanned, so either can be a cause. Google has a lot of good photos:

red rot leather - Google Search

This one has it bad:

WW II A-2 USAAF Named Leather Flight Pilot Jacket Paint 713 Bomb Patch & Back HC | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WW II A-2 USAAF Named Leather Flight Pilot Jacket Paint 713 Bomb Patch & Back HC at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

Uneducated 2 cents: the 55J14s seem to be a mixed bag re red rot…the Spiewaks I’ve seen (in photos) look universally shot up.

Look at this pristine Foster 55J I once owned:

 

[mulceber]

Uneducated 2 cents: the 55J14s seem to be a mixed bag re red rot…the Spiewaks I’ve seen (in photos) look universally shot up.

Look at this pristine Foster 55J I once owned:
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Yeah, I'm starting to suspect that's what happened: 2 or 3 contracts were REALLY prone to red rot (Aviator's Clothing Co, for example), while others (Pritzker, Star, maybe Foster) were solid, but the bad ones gave the whole jacket designation a bad reputation among collectors.

 

[B-Man2]

It’s 68 degrees here and just the weather for shearling
Sorry about the sweat pants, but the boys are older these days and like to enjoy a little freedom now and then.
(Previously posted in the reviews section today)

 

[JonnyCrow]

Just done a last dog walk, cold night for Madrid, liking the new vintage jacket, the Spanish made it looser like a M-A1 in the body, and no mouton lining, orange quilted means I can get stuff underneath so it's not quite a B15 slim but I like it like this

It’s 68 degrees here and just the weather for shearling
Sorry about the sweat pants, but the boys are older these days and like to enjoy a little freedom now and then.
(Previously posted in the reviews section today)
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After a certain age Burt it's all due south haha nice jacket

 

[JonnyCrow]

It’s 68 degrees here and just the weather for shearling
Sorry about the sweat pants, but the boys are older these days and like to enjoy a little freedom now and then.
(Previously posted in the reviews section today)
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68f in shearling? Wow too warm for me haha

 

[bseal]

Nope nope. Def Jan’s. Have never had a GW that grainy!

Me neither. ZuZu’s passion led to my life changing, never to be quite the same.

Index of /Aero16160_Horween_A2

 

[mulceber]

Me neither. Zuzu’s passion led to my life changing, never to be the same.

Index of /Aero16160_Horween_A2

Aww hell yeah! That’s a beauty! Does it have some combat cloning? Looks like it’s had a bit of the shine taken off of it.

 

[D97x7]

Eastman Irvin, A-10 gloves and watch cap, perfect

 

[JonnyCrow]

Eastman Irvin, A-10 gloves and watch cap, perfect
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You just inspired me to root out a pair of those gloves finally haha they were always so expensive here before, just found a pair in Barcelona for 20 euros nice gear your wearing

 

[bseal]

Aww hell yeah! That’s a beauty! Does it have some combat cloning? Looks like it’s had a bit of the shine taken off of it.

No to the inquiry re combat cloning. Just as is.

 

[Wz1999]

Buzz N-1 today

 

[Dany McDonald]

Buzz N-1 today

Nice and cold it seems! Nice submarine patch too.

I acquired an original about 2 mounts ago and was impressed at how Buzz did a good job. Nor perfect but very close.

Dany

 

[Sideslip]

Eastman Irvin, A-10 gloves and watch cap, perfect

That looks awesome and warm and love the gloves. How old is it? I wear my aero merino Irvin occasionally, but just find it awkward to wear in the London suburbs although the temperature is getting lower and my family is used to me wandering about the house with it.

Where are the gloves from?

 

[ES335]

With energy cost as they are this winter, I'd wander about the house in an Irvin too. Gladly! lol