Monday, April 6, 2009

ARCHIVE CATEGORY: JACKETS

3-Button Uniform Sportcoat: United Kingdom courtesy of Dandler & Son






Moleskin Worker's Jacket: French
Turn-of-the-century featuring heavy darning and repair.







ARMY FIELD TUNIC: North Korea
This example shows high levels of consideration relative to both the exterior and interior construction. The specimen appears to have been made under conditions of fabric-shortage evidenced by the "hiding" of multicolor jungle camouflage on interior-backside pocket bags (out of view), the further employment of non-matching muslin parts within the interior and the ingenious employment of natural selvedge on the inner edge of the kick-pleat assembly.






FIELD SHIRT: WW2: Japan
Rustic manufacture including irregular cottage-cast plastic buttons. Breast-pocket flap used on inside pocket only reversing the typical arrangement.



BATTLE TUNIC: WW2 "Sahariana Type": Spanish
Front shoulder yokes adapted to double as breast pocket-flaps. Typical construction for hot climate uniforms including German Africacorps as well as stereotypical pith-helmet explorer civilian "safari" tunics. The style also features a triple-peaked back yoke secured with chevron stitch patterns.






BRITISH ROYAL NAVY JACKET Admiralty issued official design reference prototype from April, 1946 featuring original lending tags and lead seal.








Boy's 3-Button Melton Blazer: United Kingdom
Made on Bond Street by Rowes for Best Company circa 1971





AMISH DENIM JACKET Handmade USA
Covered "plain button" closures associated with the religious modesty of Amish culture.





B6 VARIANT with Eclair zip



B9 JACKET USN Edition manufactured by Eddie Bauer: 1944





BILLY KIDD STYLE SKI JACKET manufactured by Ski Levi's
Courtesy of Sander








BELGIAN ARMY WINTER SMOCK



REVERSIBLE HUNTER'S BLOUSON



VARSITY JACKET 1962
Courtesy of Sander




US NAVY COLDWEATHER DECK





BELSTAFF TRAILMASTER manufactured in the UK




INTERMEDIATE COLD WEATER [CWU]












POW MEDIC JACKET 1941
Traditional unlined variation of a men's 3-button civilian sportcoat executed in rough wool.








French Hunting Jacket (Boar & Stag): 1940's
Manufactured by "Vestments Au Gentlemen" featuring both hunting dogs and their quarry embossed randomly across the button set.






2-Piece Cotton Suit: French circa 1920's
Economical employment of redline selvedge "hidden" in low visibility areas of the construction including inner pocket facings.








German "Troop Testing" Leather Bomber/1992
Glove leather quality, vent-perforated lining, smocked action-back and Swiss Riri zippers.






French Air-force Pilot's Bomber Jacket/Circa 1980's
Features a six position boxed-button hole waist adjusting system.





Belgian Army Tunic/Wool






Style features stitchless linch-pin (cotter pin) button attachments.







British RAF Waiter's Tunic/1980's
Style features stitchless split-ring button attachments.



German Military Jacket/WW2/heavily modified following decomission












MA1/Alpha Cold Weather/American
Special collaboration edition courtesy of: Burg & Schild in Berlin




Pacific Tour"Souvenir Jacket": Japan







Cold Weather Field Jacket/Designed from M65 Pattern in OG-107
Style features onion-pattern quilted removable insulator (liner) unit with permanent armpit venting and button-in/button-out integration







Dutch Royal Marine NATO Field Coat in "Peacekeeper Blue"
Similar patterns and utility to M65 Field Jacket but with waterproof breathable removable liner.




UNMARKED Motorcycle Racer-Style Jacket: USA



VANSON Motorcycle Jacket: USA
with adjustable air-through venting system. Like Stone Island and select other brands, Vanson has always customized each garment produced with a one-of-a-kind serial number for tracking quality control and aftercare.






IXS Hot-Weather Motorcycle Jacket: Contemporary (2007): Germany


Sport Touring Motorcycle Jacket by Schuh/Germany
Raceline Series featuring stretch Keprotec panels (mfg b Schoeller Switzerland) combined with cowhide and body-armor.