majormajor1
New Member
I've been buying/collecting/wearing jackets for 25 years or more - US denim and leather - and here is the latest of several Eastman A2s I have owned. I'm not really into the sheepskin stuff - the nearest thing I have to a winter jacket is a vintage Lee Stormrider - but that's another story.
I nearly went for the Werber (Some interesting little details, and I'm a Yorkshireman and it would have saved me around £150....) but in the end I plumped for the Monarch. I spent a little time on the phone and email with Allen and Gary, discussing sizing - this HAD to be right for me.
Placed the order on the Monday at around lunchtime, and at 9.00am on the Wednesday, the lovely Eastman box was in my hand - I make that around 45 hours! Not bad.... I can understand why you folks not in the UK would perhaps choose other makers - shipping, duties etc., but I'm 60 years old now - I can't afford a year's wait!
Anyhow, out of the box, the jacket looked just as I expected, but I always get a shock when I see a new Repro - SO flat and shiny!
I wore it like that for a couple of days, just to break it in a little, and then gave it some mild HWT. The results, after about 6 weeks or so of regular wear, are below. The fit is everything Gary promised it would be. A couple of these pics are elsewhere on the site, but I thought it would be cohesive to have them all together
BTW, I would say the second pic captures the colour the best.
I nearly went for the Werber (Some interesting little details, and I'm a Yorkshireman and it would have saved me around £150....) but in the end I plumped for the Monarch. I spent a little time on the phone and email with Allen and Gary, discussing sizing - this HAD to be right for me.
Placed the order on the Monday at around lunchtime, and at 9.00am on the Wednesday, the lovely Eastman box was in my hand - I make that around 45 hours! Not bad.... I can understand why you folks not in the UK would perhaps choose other makers - shipping, duties etc., but I'm 60 years old now - I can't afford a year's wait!
Anyhow, out of the box, the jacket looked just as I expected, but I always get a shock when I see a new Repro - SO flat and shiny!
I wore it like that for a couple of days, just to break it in a little, and then gave it some mild HWT. The results, after about 6 weeks or so of regular wear, are below. The fit is everything Gary promised it would be. A couple of these pics are elsewhere on the site, but I thought it would be cohesive to have them all together
BTW, I would say the second pic captures the colour the best.