Recent content by ZuZu

Everything Clyman says about this is complete bullshit. I lived in those times- I had old Avirex 1978 jackets. Same POS jacket as the supposed pilot inspired new A-2. And I kind of disagree about what you say military stuff- they have standards. CWU's are well designed and sewn as are most...

Pretty cool. Fits perfectly.

Weird-ass photos but you work with what you got!

Not baggy!

I agree that it's a recruitment tool and I used to see the ROTC Air Force guys wearing them at UC Berkeley when I worked there- from a distance they looked pretty cool. My problem with them is that they had a chance to get the reissue right and instead went with the Avirex/Jeff Clyman Clown...

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To be absolutely honest- this jacket has a very tightly woven dark ochre colored lining which is different from an original I owned. If you like tight- this one is. My original had a looser more burlapy lining: GW: Original:

I'm relapsing into the internet again today- just browsed The Forum- doesn't seem too interesting today. Same ol'... Thought I'd share a picture of my GW Bronco pocket- it's details like this that make me unable to buy any other typw of repro. The sewing is perfect for a Bronco with thick...

There are 2 things which make a repro WW2 jacket more desirable than an actual "been there" Gulf War or GWOT A-2 jacket. First- there was no glory or great cause or actually anything good at all about the Gulf War- it was basically just a gigantic military exercise against a practically...

Man that guy's cool! My dad had a similar look but a Studebaker...

Gracias amigo! I'm in relapse mode- I'll be gone again after tonight. Nice to see everyone can carry on without me!:D:D:D

Here's an old Eastamn that is incredible as far as leather and pattern. No gigantic shoulders and smooooooth leather. Great stuff! What happened?