commodorekorns
Member
Hi All,
Not a frequent poster but longtime member and reader. Looking for some advice from the experienced collective here. I've owned a Diamond Dave A-2 repro I bought some years back and I love everything about it except that the knit waistband always seemed a little to tight / short in length. I don't mean that it's too small for me as the rest of the jacket is great, just that it seemed that the knit waist might have been too small in length for the circumference of the leather waist. When the jacket is unzipped the bottom edges pull apart and curl away to an extreme degree. Instead of a relatively straight line opening down the front of the jacket there is a noticeable curve. It's unlike any other A-2 waist I have ever had (and I have had Eastman, GoodWear, Real Mc'Coy NZ, Aero, Gibson and Barnes). I have long thought about perhaps having the knit replaced to relax the waist but I wondered if some sort of other solution might work. Drenching it and wearing it to stretch, or maybe some other technique. Looking forward to hearing if anyone has experience with something like this.
Regards
Marc
Not a frequent poster but longtime member and reader. Looking for some advice from the experienced collective here. I've owned a Diamond Dave A-2 repro I bought some years back and I love everything about it except that the knit waistband always seemed a little to tight / short in length. I don't mean that it's too small for me as the rest of the jacket is great, just that it seemed that the knit waist might have been too small in length for the circumference of the leather waist. When the jacket is unzipped the bottom edges pull apart and curl away to an extreme degree. Instead of a relatively straight line opening down the front of the jacket there is a noticeable curve. It's unlike any other A-2 waist I have ever had (and I have had Eastman, GoodWear, Real Mc'Coy NZ, Aero, Gibson and Barnes). I have long thought about perhaps having the knit replaced to relax the waist but I wondered if some sort of other solution might work. Drenching it and wearing it to stretch, or maybe some other technique. Looking forward to hearing if anyone has experience with something like this.
Regards
Marc