Looking for a company that makes. Aero was an example of color I love - rust or honey.Are you asking for material sources or an establishment who can supply and fit?
Thrift/Charity shops often have cheap Mouton (beaver lamb), fur coats of the correct colour but always check they’re not made of lots of scraps seen together and that they have large enough sections to cut out your collar. Some of the vintage coats are made from bits of Mouton. Search eBay too for ‘beaver lamb fur coat’
Yeah, me either bn. That's why I went this route. Came out pretty good I thought. I sure like it and it completely revitalized my old jacket, which still thankfully fits 43 years after issue.Never been a fan of Dynal
Well Yeh! ……. and they're on the endangered species list as well.Never been a fan of Dynal
Where did you get yours done?Yeah, me either bn. That's why I went this route. Came out pretty good I thought. I sure like it and it completely revitalized my old jacket, which still thankfully fits 43 years after issue. View attachment 38922
A local leather shop here in Nothern VA, jr. Guy happens to specialize in leather jackets. Used him before to replace the knits and zipper. Like I say, the only uncertainty in this process was finding the right mouton on the 'Bay.Where did you get yours done?
This is very helpful. I have a detachable collar for an A-2 style jacket. Love that collar, but looking for the lighter color, as I presented in my original photos. do you do that type of work? I can provide dimensions and exact photos of current collar and how it attaches. Also photos from AERO on the lighter color. Thank you in advance. New to this forum and find it overwhelming and intimidating.Hi All,
I source my mouton from vintage garments. You have to be careful and pick and choose. More often than not they prove to fragile for my purposes. A good half the time they prove to be unusable.
Last season I sourced a decent dark brown ladies garment. I faded a couple of pieces over the entire Summer to include the past couple of weeks.
The end result of a well faded brown mouton that began so dark brown it almost looked black is seen below. .
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I"m after authenticity & I wanted my mouton to look natural and I've never seen a light colored mouton that did not start out as dark until faded on a true issue USN jacket.
That particular mouton seen will be attached to an original pre War M-422 Switlik Parachute & Equipment Co. One of less than 250 jackets that were issued within the USN during the first quarter of 1941. My Switlik's front left panel as seen in the attachment.
As always It took longer than I thought but I have finally sourced all the necessary parts and have begun reassembling that jacket in earnest. As per original my jacket will be restitched in Silk thread complete.
In the end, I'll do a max effort & spend the time with it as to reuse all the original stitch holes. Thereby and in the end leave no visible empty stitches.
Cheers. Dave