Kermit3D
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It is with great pleasure that I present you my very first vintage jacket.
As I said in another post, I played hide and seek with this jacket. It belonged to Pilot (Brice) for a long time and I saw it appear from time to time on specialized forums (Fedora Lounge and here)... then it was sold and definitely disappeared from my radar. A few days ago, while I was on the internet without any specific purpose, I went to an auction site by chance. That's when I came across this lot, whose auction was ending in two hours. I recognized the jacket, I bid and I won ! I was very lucky in the succession of events, and the price did not go too high.
This is an original cyclist jacket (Hartmann jacket) which is in good condition for its age (about 80 years). The leather is very nice and soft. We can see the trace of some minor repairs... but overall it is a solid jacket. The zippers are from "Eclair" brand as often on this kind of jacket. The metal "belt" buckle is amazing, the pattern is quite typical (art deco design), but it seems to be in a rather soft metal (aluminum?), it's not chromed iron as usual. A lot of the little adjustments are wonky, look at the sewn leather straps that hold the buckle... but that's what makes vintage jackets so charming.
Well, we agree that this jacket is too small for me (but not so much if we refer to the 1940's fit pics) but I was expecting it and it's not that bad. I'm already having a lot of fun just looking at it.
The cut of the jacket is absolutely gorgeous ! I'll even say it's perfect for my body type... it's just a little too small. There is no standard shape for this kind of jacket, every cyclist jacket had small variations and you can't (shouldn't) refer to a particular model to proclaim : "this fit is the real thing".
Jacket dimensions :
Shoulder to shoulder : 44 cm (17.3 inch)
Armpit to armpit : 51 cm (20 inch)
Back length (from collar seam to bottom of jacket) : 53 cm (20.8 inch)
Sleeve length (outer curve) : 60 cm (23.6 inch)
I'll say it again, but I'm really happy to have been able to get my hands on a rare original cyclist jacket.
Now here are some pictures (click to zoom in) :
As I said in another post, I played hide and seek with this jacket. It belonged to Pilot (Brice) for a long time and I saw it appear from time to time on specialized forums (Fedora Lounge and here)... then it was sold and definitely disappeared from my radar. A few days ago, while I was on the internet without any specific purpose, I went to an auction site by chance. That's when I came across this lot, whose auction was ending in two hours. I recognized the jacket, I bid and I won ! I was very lucky in the succession of events, and the price did not go too high.
This is an original cyclist jacket (Hartmann jacket) which is in good condition for its age (about 80 years). The leather is very nice and soft. We can see the trace of some minor repairs... but overall it is a solid jacket. The zippers are from "Eclair" brand as often on this kind of jacket. The metal "belt" buckle is amazing, the pattern is quite typical (art deco design), but it seems to be in a rather soft metal (aluminum?), it's not chromed iron as usual. A lot of the little adjustments are wonky, look at the sewn leather straps that hold the buckle... but that's what makes vintage jackets so charming.
Well, we agree that this jacket is too small for me (but not so much if we refer to the 1940's fit pics) but I was expecting it and it's not that bad. I'm already having a lot of fun just looking at it.
The cut of the jacket is absolutely gorgeous ! I'll even say it's perfect for my body type... it's just a little too small. There is no standard shape for this kind of jacket, every cyclist jacket had small variations and you can't (shouldn't) refer to a particular model to proclaim : "this fit is the real thing".
Jacket dimensions :
Shoulder to shoulder : 44 cm (17.3 inch)
Armpit to armpit : 51 cm (20 inch)
Back length (from collar seam to bottom of jacket) : 53 cm (20.8 inch)
Sleeve length (outer curve) : 60 cm (23.6 inch)
I'll say it again, but I'm really happy to have been able to get my hands on a rare original cyclist jacket.
Now here are some pictures (click to zoom in) :
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