Recent content by Wallie

Thank you all very much for the information. Cowhide would explain why the jacket is somewhat heavy. Interesting that the manufactures could slap old labels on the jackets and get away with it. Unfortunately I have no background on the jacket and the seller couldn‘t provide any. But it is a...

A while back I acquired a rather nice Brill Bros G1 from 1968 (at least according to the label). After quite some research I couldn't quite find out if the collar is indeed mouton (it's supposed to be) or synthetic. The color is a somewhat reddish brown. If necessary I could try to take a pic...

Thanks for the clarification. Nonetheless, these jackets just look hideous and not very flattering.

Unfortunately it seems to be a issued jacket, at least for the Blue Angels. If you look around on their Facebook page you can find a lot of pictures with different persons wearing the same jacket, unflattering sizing and side entry pockets. Legendary USA claims they supply the BA and offer the...