Buzz Rickson Werber B-2

[B-Man2]

Yep, single layer. Sleeves are three quarter nylon lined and if you look closely you can see that they even added handwarmer pockets (hidden away in the side seams) in order to make it a more practical jacket that's suitable for a bigger (fashion minded) audience.

For me personally the quality of a jacket in terms of construction and materials used is more important than period correctness. Although I could have done without those handwarmer pockets

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Great looking jackets Marc !
Where have you been hiding
You need to be over here on VLJ

 

[John Lever]

TFL ?

 

[Marc mndt]

Yep, I've been an active member of tfl for a couple of years.

 

[B-Man2]

Yep, I've been an active member of tfl for a couple of years.

This is the place where we appreciate our members more !

 

[Chandler]

Here's my B-2. Not period correct at all but the important details are there. Note the bag/patch pocket. It's a Ralph Lauren purple label pre production sample. One of the nicest shearlings I've handled. As far as I know the design never actually made it to their stores.


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Okay, gonna bypass the jacket, what are the boots? (Though I'm sort'a afraid to ask -- they look like Afrika Korps desert boots! )

 

[Smithy]

Yep, I've been an active member of tfl for a couple of years.

This is the place where we appreciate our members more !

Welcome aboard Marc! And maybe whilst not being 100% period accurate, RL jackets are usually beautifully made. You should get a lot of use out of that and it's a damn nice fit.

Oh and Burt is right, less snide-ness and cliquey-ness here (I was active over at Le Salon du Chapeau from 2006 to 2015 but ultimately ended up liking the atmosphere, type of people and the camaraderie here infinitely more.

Hope you stick around!

 

[bseal]

@Marc mndt, we’re plenty snide and cliquey here, I personally see to it.

 

[ausreenactor]

Here's my B-2. Not period correct at all but the important details are there. Note the bag/patch pocket. It's a Ralph Lauren purple label pre production sample. One of the nicest shearlings I've handled. As far as I know the design never actually made it to their stores.


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Do they label it as a B-2?

 

[ausreenactor]

This is the place where we appreciate our members more !

100%!

 

[Marc mndt]

Okay, gonna bypass the jacket, what are the boots? (Though I'm sort'a afraid to ask -- they look like Afrika Korps desert boots! )

They're brogues, well worn brogues

 

[Marc mndt]

Do they label it as a B-2?

The sample label just says 'aviator shearling'

Did the originals come with a contract label?

 

[Chandler]

They're brogues, well worn brogues

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Couldn't see the stitching & tooling in the other pics.