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Some Eastman Photos

m444uk

Active Member
Never saw those. Perhaps a ghost contract to a shop

The tag in the jacket isn't a Roughwear or an ELMC one. It's probably for the Asian market or UK hipsters with cash to burn...

Regular ELC B-3 looking good

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m444uk

Active Member
Talking of cash to burn the Devon fleece is now lists @ £1600 !

It suits this Japanese guy rather well

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Smithy

Well-Known Member
Is that the time worn finish that that Japanese bloke is wearing in the above pic? Maybe it's the photo or lighting but it looks off to me.

I know the Devon fleece is meant to be beautiful but there's something about the really curly fur that reminds me of that main chap in "The Onedin Line"'s muttonchops. I know it's probably just me but I can't shake it.

I'll stick with my 1940 Pattern I think.
 

MikeyB-17

Well-Known Member
I have to agree, the Devon fleece doesn’t do it for me either. I do know what Smithy means about the chap in ‘The Onedin Line’! Showing our age there!
 

CBI

Well-Known Member
I love that jacket above - as a cool jacket and an option. I like other Irvins as well. I would want to see more photos if I were in the market for an Irvin and yes, I would probably opt for another style, but if offered to me at an attractive price - yep SALE!!!!
 

Dubpynchon

Well-Known Member
I’ve never liked the way the collars on those Devon fleece Irvins look nothing like the rest of the sheepskin, like they were grafted on. I suppose it’s unavoidable, you wouldn’t want a collar made out of the curly stuff.
 

Roughwear

Well-Known Member
I’ve never liked the way the collars on those Devon fleece Irvins look nothing like the rest of the sheepskin, like they were grafted on. I suppose it’s unavoidable, you wouldn’t want a collar made out of the curly stuff.

I agree and if you look at original jackets where the body is made of long pile fleece the collar, cuffs, windflap and hem are usually made from softer close pile fleece.
 

Roughwear

Well-Known Member
This is not a good look if one wants an accurate repro of a late war jacket. Using long pile curly body fleece for the hem, cuffs and windflap was rarely done in 1944-5.
 
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