What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[Spitfireace]

Thanks! Fifty four years of grain. The collar is almost mint. The usual corner wear, they all have that. Nothing wrong with it. I might have made a mistake throwing it in the bathtub for a a wash because the liner back had sweat stains. Then the aluminum Talon eighties replacement zip started falling apart. So I order up a NOS Conmar that is the same that would have been in it from MASH Japan, and that's all I needed. Treated the goat with vasoline.

 

[Spitfireace]

Pretty close to perfect jacket now. A couple of small wear holes in the waist knits, but I darned up a bunch so it's not bad. Original knits. Goat is not dry in any way. This thing is going to last another 50 years.

 

[mulceber]

I'm continually amazed at how well goat ages. So many 50, 60, even 80 year old goatskin jackets that I've seen (including this one) look like they could be 10-20 years old. It's amazing stuff.

 

[Spitfireace]

That being said, I have a goat A-2 from Flight Apparel Industries from 1982 I'm trying to make it look at least five years old. Goat can be hard to get an age look to it.

 

[Spitfireace]

Does not crease like horse or steer.

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Walking some of the dogs adorned in the NorShor Acme / Aero moo hide A2 I bought recently. Note no doggie tidbits were used in the making of this photograph

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One without the K9 element... I will be shortening the sleeves once it's broken it a bit more.

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Almost didn't recognize you since the beard is gone ...

 

[Micawber]

Almost didn't recognize you since the beard is gone ...

Blame the chemotherapy. I lost the lot but it's been coming back slowly, firstly as baby fluff like I had before my voice broke as a kid but now it's almost back to normal, in fact I have a bit more hair on my head now than I did before the Big C. How strange is that.

 

[London Cabbie]

When is @bronson_vintage getting a re stock, all the good schmutter has gone.

 

[B-Man2]

When is @bronson_vintage getting a re stock, all the good schmutter has gone.

Stu
Usually happens around the September time frame if I’m remembering correctly

 

[ausreenactor]

Back to jacket weather and some much needed rain. Steer NorShor Acme / Aero 42-18775P getting a first damping...

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That is a cracker..... BARGAIN!

 

[mulceber]

at 61 F (16 C), it's unseasonably cool here today, so I decided to break out my original United Sheeplined:

 

[Lorenzo_l]

You are lucky to have come across an original that is not only in wearable condition, but that also fits you well! Wear it in good health, my friend.

 

[London Cabbie]

at 61 F (16 C), it's unseasonably cool here today, so I decided to break out my original United Sheeplined:
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Perfect.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

Fine looking jacket there Mulceber. Lucky you !

 

[mulceber]

Thanks guys! And thanks to Vic, for selling me one of the beauties from his collection a couple years ago.

 

[Jorgeenriqueaguilera]

Hard to find one that fits properly! Nam Era WEP jacket.

 

[YoungMedic]

I visited the place where it all started. Kitty Hawk Beach NC where the Wright brothers put in their labor of love for all mankind. It was raining and 82 degrees but I had to throw on my Fivesvtar A-1 for a picture. I'm headed to the mountains where the weather is more suited for jackets but what a cool experience to finally see somewhere Ive read about my entire life.

 

[B-Man2]

I visited the place where it all started. Kitty Hawk Beach NC where the Wright brothers put in their labor of love for all mankind. It was raining and 82 degrees but I had to throw on my Fivesvtar A-1 for a picture. I'm headed to the mountains where the weather is more suited for jackets but what a cool experience to finally see somewhere Ive read about my entire life. View attachment 63303

Tim
That’s a cool place there on the Outer Banks of NC . When you’re there and you see the actual distance that was flown, and then look up at the sky and think about what’s happened with flight since then, it’s just amazing . Enjoy your trip and wearing your jackets .

 

[YoungMedic]

Tim
That’s a cool place there on the Outer Banks of NC . When you’re there and you see the actual distance that was flown, and then look up at the sky and think about what’s happened with flight since then, it’s just amazing . Enjoy your trip and wearing your jackets .

Not only that but to see in just 4 flights how much progress they made, nearly doubling the first try, also the visitors center really captures the work, experimentation, trial and error that went into the final product. Very well done

 

[blackrat2]

That’s nice Jorge, great fit