Original A1 Pictures anyone?

[oose]

HI all,
Just wondered if anyone out there has dug up any pictures of A1 Jacket, I thought I'd found one at Stewart leather Jackets, but something about it seemed familiar and then I realised why! lets just say those moths have been very active over the last few years. Although I must say its broken nicely.

Jacket at Stewart Leather Jacket archive



and the jacket when nearly new....



All the best
stu

 

[Dr H]

There are a couple of huge threads: one here (viewtopic.php?f=8&t=315) and one on the Fedora Lounge (http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthre ... -accessory!).

Enjoy

The images that you show is a modern repro.

 

[oose]

Hi DR H,

I looking for pictures of modern original A1, I think that Stewart leather Jackets think that its an original as its on there archive page. I know this topic has been covered before, just wondered if anything has cropped up recently that I've missed.

http://www.stewart.it/en/archive/garments/

All the best
stu

 

[John Lever]

http://www.eastmanleather.com/product_i ... cts_id=162
Click the more photos link, there are a couple of images there.

 

[Atticus]

HI all,
Just wondered if anyone out there has dug up any pictures of A1 Jacket, I thought I'd found one at Stewart leather Jackets, but something about it seemed familiar and then I realised why! lets just say those moths have been very active over the last few years. Although I must say its broken nicely.

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All the best
stu

Hmmmmm. The folks at Stewart Leather display what they think is an original A-1, but which is actually a distressed repro....and Steven N. is seen wearing the repro before it was distressed.

My friends, in law enforcement, we call that a.......clue.

AF

 

[oose]

I don't wish to smere Steve's good name and reputation here on the forum! , he was always nice to me and was the first person to reply to my first post a VLJ, I suspect that the jacket was doctored by a later party as Steve tended to move his jackets on quite quickly.

Thanks for the Eastman link, I had forgot about that one.

All the best
stu

 

[bseal]

Yay, Senicko is back, yay!

 

[asiamiles]

The folks at Stewart Leather display what they think is an original A-1, but which is actually a distressed repro...

Not to mention an A-2 which isn't an A-2.

 

[johnwayne]

The A1 repro isnt a good repro either or rather faithful repro - it's got A2/G1 pockets!

Cheers
Wayne

 

[Dr H]

Might be mistaken, but it appears to be in horsehide too...

As well as the poor pockets (not only G-1, but also the pencil slot is on the wrong side for an A-1), the sleeve profiles are also on the wide side.

Although there are some flaws in the reproduction (particularly the button positioning, depth of collar - a little wide, depth of pockets - a little short, depth of waistband - a little short), you still have to go a fair way to beat the ELC offering for the look. If you examine the ELC A-1 versus the original on the ELC website, it might simply be that the design has been tidied up to suit modern taste - the shawl collar is disproportionately small on the original and the deeper waistband does result in a foreshortened leather body.

JMHO...

 

[deeb7]

Might be mistaken, but it appears to be in horsehide too...

It's horsehide, and made by Lost Worlds.

 

[Atticus]

So this jacket is a Lost Words A-1? I'm pretty sure Steve bought a Goodwear A-1 just before I bought mine. In fact, I kinda remember that John was making his when John and I were hammering out the details of mine. I was worried the Stewart Leather A-1 amy have been the Goodwear.

AF

 

[deeb7]

So this jacket is a Lost Words A-1? I'm pretty sure Steve bought a Goodwear A-1 just before I bought mine.

Yes, this one was Lost Worlds, and Steve sold it as the sleeves were stove pipe like, and way too long for him. I don't remember a Good Wear, but he followed this with a couple of Eastmans, one of which he sold to Miles.

 

[RCSignals]

Here is Lost Worlds current A-1 Link

apparently based on "the AN6501 contract from 1931, the final year of AAC procurement."

 

[asiamiles]

Yes, this one was Lost Worlds, and Steve sold it as the sleeves were stove pipe like, and way too long for him. I don't remember a Good Wear, but he followed this with a couple of Eastmans, one of which he sold to Miles.

Yes, my ELC A-1 came from Steve. Only worn it a couple of times and wonder if it might have to be sacrificed if a D.Lewis jacket becomes a possibility.

 

[deeb7]

Incidentally, the Stewart jacket isn't necessarily the one once owned by Steve ... there's more than one with that artwork.

 

[RCSignals]

Apparently the one on Stewart site is about 12 - 15 year old version from Lost Worlds.