Satintan horsehide, alpaca lining, “beavertex” mouton collar. Talon main zip, unmarked pocket zipper. Knit cuffs and waistband.
1951 Albert Richard Horsehide leather jacket
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Monarch Colt Hide leather jacket.
This Monarch jacket is made from Colt leather. It has a belted action back, buckled cuffs, a triple marked talon main zippers, and talon chain zips on both the breast pockets.
Brown Leather
In my personal opinion, motorcycle jackets look better in brown, and even better when thoroughly worn in.
USN Bathing Suits
These seem to be the three patterns of wool USN bathing suits you’ll run across. High waisted with a flapped pocket, crotch gusset and no belt loops. Lower waisted, no pocket, crotch gusset, belt loops. Lower waisted, no pocket, no belt loops, no gusset.
Postwar casual
Postwar casual. Horsehide A2 leather jacket, buckleback jeans, gabardine western shirt, Stetson fedora, lace up boots. Casual with a bit of work influence- the kind of thing that would have been worn in the fall doing yard work. Casual, durable and comfortable.
Lots of Hats
I’ve had a few hats over the years. Here are a quick three hundred. I have studio photos of another two hundred or so which I haven’t gotten around to formatting and editing, then there are all the ones which never made it to the white background. There’s a pretty good cross section of styles, colors and eras represented here. Enjoy!
A tie, then and now
It’s always cool when you can find photos of vintage clothes worn in their natural habitat. And not just “oh that’s pretty similar”, but something of the same pattern, clearly identifiable. I gave the below tie to my friend Florian, and he shot me a message today saying he’d tracked it down. Here’s a shot of the same tie in action, in 1941’s Hellzapoppin’.
The Outdoorsy Look
Indian blanket vest, salt and pepper breeches, Maine Hunting Shoes, Chinstrap workshirt, Resistol cowboy hat.
A mix of originals and repro pieces, comfortable and practical for a day in the woods.
Hat style identification guide
Looking for a certain style but don’t know what it’s called? Look no further.
The Anatomy of a Fedora
For those of you looking at buying a fedora, for those of you reading my listings wondering- what does this all mean? What part of the hat is he talking about? Here you are.
Vintage-Haberdashers Blog 