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J.A. Dubow manufacturing co 2014 - 2021

busdrivermike

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Surfing the web and saw this , the jackets are 450 euro / 541.79 us



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Flightengineer

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Mike, big thread about this jackets here

 

busdrivermike

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Platon used to be part of Bill Kelso manufacturing out of Greece . We think he broke off from them and started his own company JA DuBow . He will only make jackets in standard WWII sizes up to a size 46 . He used to be a member here but got himself banned .
46 ? Well if I ever suffer a chainsaw accident and lose a shoulder and several ribs
Or get stuck in an industrial press I might consider ordering one, cause that’s the only way I’ll
ever achieve that size.
 

B-Man2

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46 ? Well if I ever suffer a chainsaw accident and lose a shoulder and several ribs
Or get stuck in an industrial press I might consider ordering one, cause that’s the only way I’ll
ever achieve that size.
I know Mike .... big guys have a tough time of it . He used to make a 48 but discontinued doing that as well . It probably all comes down to the profit margin . Why make one size 54 jacket when you can take those same hides and make two size 42s and make twice as much money .
 

busdrivermike

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I know Mike .... big guys have a tough time of it . He used to make a 48 but discontinued doing that as well . It probably all comes down to the profit margin . Why make one size 54 jacket when you can take those same hides and make two size 42s and make twice as much money .
Yeah and in all honesty I would probably do the same were I in that industry
Though I would probably have the patterns for larger sizing available, a few years ago
When I was 70 or more pounds heavier ( stopped weighing myself just go by fit now )
I wanted a proper CHP style bike jacket, I went by the San Diego leather factory
And they measured me dug up a pattern for size 54 chest and made me one
At the same price as the ones currently in stock.
I keep thinking about getting a new one now that I would fit one off their rack
And it was a fantastic classic highway patrol jacket.
 

Brettafett

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From some back & forth with Platon a while back, I get the impression that its also because of the leather itself. The panels are not large enough to cut larger sizes... Or elements of larger sizes...
Im not sure if this applies to all makers, or only certain leather suppliers... Just some input.
 

zoomer

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I know Mike .... big guys have a tough time of it . He used to make a 48 but discontinued doing that as well . It probably all comes down to the profit margin . Why make one size 54 jacket when you can take those same hides and make two size 42s and make twice as much money .
There's also the issue of exclusivity boosting appeal. We bigger guys are assumed to be a poor image for anything halfway stylish or youthful, regardless of how well we might wear clothes.
High end workwear stops at 46/40 if it's a US/Euro brand (regardless of where made), and 44/38 if a Far East brand.
 
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