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This. This is the issue that I've tried to explain in two different posts but haven't been able to do so. I've got the exact same issue with my Five Star Werber A2. I like the jacket but the epaulettes drive me crazy. What's frustrating is that when I first ordered the jacket in size 32 I was...
Right. And that Acme Depot post was the one that made me curious because of the jacket manufacturers that I listed above, the vast majority have a slight forward roll.
But as @mulceber notes with his Dubow photos, it seems that even some of the WW2 ones had it as well.
Fair enough! What I was trying to get at was that I thought I noticed a trend in contemporary reproductions where the epaulettes were slightly rolled forward compared to the WW2 variation, maybe a few degrees at most.
On the other hand, after opening this can of worms, I've come to realize that...
Okay. So if that is the case, then why do all the contemporary versions have the epaulettes slightly rolled forward?
You see it in, I would argue, every mid-range manufacturer.
That's what I'm curious about: do ALL the originals sit squarely on the shoulders?
Or do some contract reproductions sit forward like with contemporary versions?
Howdy all!
During my research I've noticed that the 'very high end' A2 reproductions (Buzz Rickson, Aero, Goodwear, etc...) have the shoulder seam back-of-enter with the trailing edge of the epaulette touching the seam and therefore centered directly over the shoulder. I've also noticed that...
I think I'll be paying a visit to a tailor next week and double-checking my measurements before making a purchase.
Thank you everyone for providing such detailed feedback (and patience) to a newbie!
