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Montgomery Ward Aviator Jacket
Here's another Aviator style cossack jacket to continue the research I posted on this style several months ago. There will be another barrage of vintage aviation jacket ads coming soon, so keep an eye...
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1930s Californian suede leather vest
Talon grommet zipper. Double adjusters. California Sportswear.
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1930s ostrich embossed cossack jacket
This jacket was made in the mid 1930s from capeskin leather. It was a short-lived trend to emboss leather wto look like ostrich, from about 1936-1937. The jacket has a Talon grommet zipper and a...
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1930s Pritzker Air-O-Coat cossack jacket
Pritzker is better known for their government contracted flight jackets, but also made jackets for the civilian market. The name, Air-O-Coat conjures images of aviation, reinforced by the sporty back....
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1970s suede trucker jacket
The classic 1970s trucker jacket a-la-levis, rendered in heavy roughout suede. No-name wreath style snaps.
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Leather Jackets of 1896
I'm always on that quest to find the origins and the evolution of the styles we all know and love. Here's a selection of leather garments from 1896. The leather on these is Sumac tanned, but is not...
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Horsehide Suits - 1896
Listed in with the hunting clothing section, these horsehide jackets and pants were oil tanned and advertised as, "wind-proof, pliable and soft as kid".
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1940 - Boyville Aviation Jacket
Boyville was Sears's children's and teen's line. Capeskin leather.
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1940 - Boyville JR aviator's jacket
I love seeing jacket designs in unexpected materials. Case in point- the Aviator style, complete with D pocket and cigarette pocket (though I would guess they weren't used for maps or cigarettes in...
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1941 Boyville Aviator jacket
These jackets must have been fun for the makers at the time. How many pocket and fiddly details can be tacked on? This one has handwarmers, a "chart pocket" and a small pocket, described on this one as...
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1941 Aviation Style jacket
Here's a step on the way to the motorcycle jacket. 1941, with zipped sleeves and a D pocket. The epaulettes give it a bit of an A-2 vibe.
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Abercrombie and Fitch utility jacket
Before they became what they are today, Abercrombie and Fitch outfitted presidents and sold such high quality goods as this beautifully simple utility jacket, made in the early 1950s.
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Jack C. Miles two tone halfbelt leather jacket
I find regional leather jacket styles very interesting. For example, the deerskin jackets made in Wisconsin have distinctive patterns which changed very little over the decades. Denver also had their...
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German Theatre-made A-2 Flight jacket
This vintage A-2 leather flight jacket was made in the 1940s, either at the end of the war or during occupation. A-2s ceased to be produced in 1943, but remained popular with servicemen, leading to a...
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T.W. Stevenson leather lined mackinaw coat
This vintage mackinaw coat was made in the 1920s by the TW Stevenson Mfg. Co of Minneapolis. Stevenson was a producer of mackinaw coats and leather jackets from the late 1800s through the 1930s. The...
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1980s Reproduction belted leather surcoat
This leather jacket was made in the 1980s or so in the style of a 1940s fully belted leather surcoat. The belt buttons on and off like the originals (though most of them have lost their front...
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1960s Brent half-belt jacket
This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1960s for Montgomery Ward under their Brent label. It is a classic half-belt cossack leather jacket style, popular from the 1930s-1960s. While it is not...
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German motorcycle jacket
This vintage jacket was made in Germany in the late 1950s-early 1960s. It is a classically German double breasted cut, with a wide collar and concentric stitching on the shoulders and elbows. The...
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German double breasted leather jacket
Continuing with the theme, here's another double breasted German leather jacket with a diagonal zipper on the chest. This vintage leather jacket was made in Germany the late 1940s - early 1950s. The...
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1970s Ibex six pocket leather jacket
This vintage jacket was made in England in the 1970s by Ibex of England – “Elegance in Leather”. It is made of what feels like lightweight deer, in a six pocket pattern made famous by East West...
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1940s Civilian Aviator's B-2 flight jacket
This vintage jacket was made in Kansas City, Missouri, as a civilian version of the US army B-2 Flight jacket, issued in the early 1930s, and replaced by the B-3 in 1934. The army version was made of...
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