So, is this the same model jacket Willis & Geiger used to sell (back in the 80s) -- made in Bedford Cord?Looks like he used a heavy weight cotton/ twill material rather than a Bedford Cord but for the price point I get why he did that .
After some research into old records and receipts I found the (digital) paper trail for selling my W&G "NA-1." Was that a real designation, or something W&G made up?So, is this the same model jacket Willis & Geiger used to sell (back in the 80s) -- made in Bedford Cord?
I might have some archived pics...
After some research into old records and receipts I found the (digital) paper trail for selling my W&G "NA-1." Was that a real designation, or something W&G made up?
FWIW -- I sold the jacket back in 2008 to a VLJ member... wonder if he still owns it?
Herr @ties70 ?
That was you?!
Made up. AIUI no one outside Japan knew anything about the cloth 37J1, or cared to sort thru the National Archives to get the spec. W & G honcho Burt Avedon, a former naval aviator himself, simply sketched up a jacket from a very few old pictures and dubbed it "NA-1."After some research into old records and receipts I found the (digital) paper trail for selling my W&G "NA-1." Was that a real designation, or something W&G made up?