Vintage Leather Jackets Forum

I was going through old photos today and found a pic of the best Rough Wear repro I ever had. It was a Good Wear (I think a test jacket) that John made in 2011. It's a 18091 made with dark shiny goatskin. It had everything I wanted from a Rough Wear but I always felt it was too short (an obsession of mine back then because "the guys" at work always made fun of my "short" jackets...

Hi everyone,

Hope you're all happy and well and that you're all looking forward to the weekend. I'm sure this has been discussed somewhere but I did a search and couldn't find the thread - how is Buzz Rickson's leather jacket quality? I've never handled one and my experience lies most with Real McCoy's and Lost Worlds.

Is it comparable to those brands? Is the l...

Hi all,

I've been lurking the threads for a while now but only just posting.

I just recieved my new A2 Bronco Contract from Aero in Jerky Horsehide which overall I'm really happy with. Great materials, construction, customer service etc.

After much deliberation with the sizing team we decided to go size 40 which is one inch larger than my expanded ches...

I have a friend who is a director of the RAF Davidstow Moor memorial museum. I’ve visited several times, and in an ideal World I would like to be more involved, but time and other commitments don’t permit. They have several Irvins there, and I’ve advised them on the subject a few times, but unknown to me they’ve had a Coastal Command Irvin, worn by a VC winner and former Pathfin...

Looking for any information on this jacket i picked up, theres not much to find on the brand online, the zippers left hand pull. And from what ive found the zippers style is 1930s, the note was tucked in the pocket and ive seen some jackets from the time are horse hide, not sure how to tell. Thanks in advance