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

[Erwin]

Hey,

The weaving on this knit from Your picture is neat, however, the upper zigzag rib pattern is not very tight in my opinion. This is very interesting to see pictures of these single-layer knitted elements. At this moment, I'm "working" on the restoration of one G1 from the '50s [where the knitted waistband has a single-layer construction]:

a) against the strong source of light:

b) under the direct source of light:

 

[John Luder]

Hey,

The weaving on this knit from Your picture is neat, however, the upper zigzag rib pattern is not very tight in my opinion. This is very interesting to see pictures of these single-layer knitted elements. At this moment, I'm "working" on the restoration of one G1 from the '50s [where the knitted waistband has a single-layer construction]:

a) against the strong source of light:

b) under the direct source of light:

I have an unlabeled G1 of indeterminate age and provenance, other than online from a Salvation Army seller.
It feels like goat and the collar looks like wool, but I'm not going to hold a match to it to see if there's any synthetic in there.
The stitching where the label was looks like the usual government size, as opposed to the large commercial labels.
It has two layers, the bottom edge being the fold, the selvedge edges being sewn into the leather seam.
It doesn't feel right to have a single layer, and, I'd guess the longevity will be decreased by one layer taking all of the beating of rubbing and stretching.
The cuffs on the new 6552 are doubled.
Signed, a confused man

 

[ZuZu]

Query for One and All: Has anyone every got/gotten a jacket that had a single layer of knit for the waist band? I never have. My distressed 5* AN6552 is in the shop having the sleeves shortened, so I can't compare apples to Äpfel. The new one, also from 5* is a pip (or pippen), but the waist band is a single layer, as shown. Only just emailed them today at 1100 my time, 2300 theirs, so no response yet. Thoughts and comments welcomed.
Cheers
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They're supposed to be one layer on the waistband. The double layer was a G-1 7823D thing- before that (with one exception I know of) they all have a single layer of wool knitting.

 

[John Luder]

They're supposed to be one layer on the waistband. The double layer was a G-1 7823D thing- before that (with one exception I know of) they all have a single layer of wool knitting.

Well, shit howdy, and I'll be go-ta-hell. Whodda thunk it? K'den, that's my one learnt thing for today, and with the time differences, for yesterday and tomorrow, too, by Gum.

 

[fishmeok]

Goodwear B-2. 5 days before this post it was 87 degrees. It might snow Friday.

 

[Enigma1938]

Goodwear B-2. 5 days before this post it was 87 degrees. It might snow Friday.
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Seems the weather does the same everywhere, the forecast here in Germany isn't different.

 

[Nickb123]

ELC today. The collar is bugging me more than ever but wearing it.

 

[mulceber]

The collar is bugging me more than ever but wearing it.

Out of curiosity, what about the collar bugs you?

 

[Chandler]

Out of curiosity, what about the collar bugs you?

Looks like it needs a good beat down to break it in.

 

[Chandler]

Goodwear B-2. 5 days before this post it was 87 degrees. It might snow Friday.
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Snowed here Monday and Tuesday -- supposed to be 75°F today.

Surprised you didn't get the 10 + inches western Wisconsin got Sunday night into Monday.

 

[saucerfiend]

Goodwear B-2. 5 days before this post it was 87 degrees. It might snow Friday.
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B-2 or B-1?

Brian

 

[YoungMedic]

ELC today. The collar is bugging me more than ever but wearing it.
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Send it to me Nick I’ll get it in line for ya

 

[ZuZu]

ELC today. The collar is bugging me more than ever but wearing it.
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What's about the collar? Why does it bother? Sorry- I see Mulceber also asked...

 

[Cocker]

Today's bound to be a beautiful day, so time to get my beloved Aero 42-18775-P out!

 

[D97x7]

After a glorious spring day yesterday, today I'm rather cold, fortunately I have an Aero Irvin for just such occasions.

 

[Micawber]

After a glorious spring day yesterday, today I'm rather cold, fortunately I have an Aero Irvin for just such occasions. View attachment 107023View attachment 107025View attachment 107027

Weather is all over the place at the moment.

 

[Lord Flashheart]

After a glorious spring day yesterday, today I'm rather cold, fortunately I have an Aero Irvin for just such occasions.

That's a pretty good idea. Time to dig mine out.

 

[blackrat2]

Nice Aero Cocker

 

[Nickb123]

What's about the collar? Why does it bother? Sorry- I see Mulceber also asked...

@ZuZu I think you nailed it in your thread. It is rather one-dimensional and I’m not sure if it will ever look like a true Dubow collar.

That said, I’ll be in Washington state next week and I plan on taking it there to get rained on.

 

[flyincowboy]

PRETTY COOL THIS MORNING nice weather for the ELC MONARCH