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

[CK90]

GW SAT with pebbly Victoria HH

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Very cool contract, very cool fit, very beautiful hide. Nicely done Entertainment!!

 

[ZuZu]

My two L.W. Fosters 46” and 48” are very roomy even arround the “ belly “ area…
I have the same (46”) from Star and Edmund Church (46”) they are much much less forgiving for the post Thanksgiving “self inflicted damages “.

I meant Foster 55J14s. Are your those or Foster 7823s?

 

[mulceber]

Yeah, Foster seems to have developed a new pattern mid-way through the ‘50s, after their first 7823 contract.

 

[entertainment]

GW Werber 33-1729

 

[tempusfugit]

A D-series Brill Bros. I think it was unworn when I got it based on the collar and button hole condition.

 

[CombatWombat]

Melbourne is having a "Antarctic Blast" the last few days, so I'm getting in some time in my Best Uniform Co (NYC) horsehide coat (buttoned up as a Officer in the Fairmount Park Guards)

 

[FreddyF9]

Chilly day here in the mountains of Italy.
I took a day off work to visit my parents for the weekend; the Aero B-6 is perfect for this weather!

 

[FreddyF9]

 

[Thomas Koehle]

A2 Deck Jacket makes it for today - it’s a 1972 in size XL (46 - 48) and huuuuge …

It already got the Harley Davidson patch when I got her …

Still pretty warm for November around here in the south of Germany

 

[coolhandluke]

BK Star

 

[mulceber]

I remember that jacket!

 

[coolhandluke]

I remember that jacket!

It's a little more broken in now. Still stiff as a board when you first throw it on, but softens up nicely once it's got some heat into it. I was contemplating selling it since the Bronco arrived. A rotation of 4 A-2's is a bit much for me. After wearing it again today, I'm conflicted though. It would not be easily replaced and it fits perfectly.

 

[Saint-ex]

DD RW 1401P

 

[Dany McDonald]

DD RW 1401P

SaintEx, you make it hard to stay indifferent to the DD touch with that picture! Very, very nice and you canned the fit!

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[coolhandluke]

SaintEx, you make it hard to stay indifferent to the DD touch with that picture! Very, very nice and you canned the fit!

D

It sure does look great doesn't it? I think Norshor and DD get really close to the look of a GW. Just my $0.02 based off of fit pics. I've never had the pleasure of owning a DD jacket.

 

[Dany McDonald]

It's a little more broken in now. Still stiff as a board...

I respect every type or flavor of ''draping'', but personally I like the character of a stiff skin, it has a ''built'' quality and feel about it. I know I am totally off the beaten track with this.

Lukas, that Star is made for you, knits and beard are almost the same color...

D

 

[Dany McDonald]

It sure does look great doesn't it? I think Norshor and DD get really close to the look of a GW. Just my $0.02 based off of fit pics. I've never had the pleasure of owning a DD jacket.

Maybe I am just in denial but I rarely see a DD A-2 that deceive.

D

 

[coolhandluke]

Maybe I am just in denial but I rarely see a DD A-2 that deceive.

D

I didn't necessarily mean that DD's jackets could pass for an original. Just that they have the GW look as far as it being a hand tailored garment. ELC, BK, RMC, etc. look a little "commercially mass produced" to me whereas Norshor and DD have that GW esque bespoke look. Maybe it's just a completely cold take on my part...

 

[Dany McDonald]

I didn't necessarily mean that DD's jackets could pass for an original. Just that they have the GW look as far as it being a hand tailored garment. ELC, BK, RMC, etc. look a little "commercially mass produced" to me whereas Norshor and DD have that GW esque bespoke look. Maybe it's just a completely cold take on my part...

Oh yeah totally agree with you with the tailored feel with GW and DD and it's not just you. I personally appreciate some characteristic of a mass produced jacket when looking for details or misses or errors that can be observed on originals being made in the thousands vs today's top tiers. In fact I like both approach in my collecting and choosing.

 

[Saint-ex]

My next will be made by JC.

A russet by DD and a Seal by JC and I will be nice !