Fire Department Jacket

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281033480027

This vintage jacket was made in 1949 by the Gibson Wear Well Company of 164 Washington Street, Boston, MA. It is a four button jacket, single breasted, peak lapel. Unlike a uniform / workwear jacket, it has no lapel buttonhole, breast pocket, or any pockets at all for that matter. The buttons are all silvertone, marked “FD”. It has a United Garment Workers of American union tag. It is marked a size 42, but its chest measurement of 44″ puts it more in the territory of a size 40.
Chest: 22″

Sleeve: 25″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 19″

Length: 31″

1960s Belt Back Jacket

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271115468304

This vintage blazer was made in Canada in the late 1960s by Tip Top Tailors. It is made of a Fortrel and Wool blend. It has crest buttons, pleated patch pockets with scalloped pocket flaps, and an action pleated belt back. This 1930s influenced style came back in the late 1960s for a brief period. It is half-lined in a wild fabric.

Chest: 22″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″

Sleeve: 26-1/2″

Length: 35″

1980s D-Pocket motorcycle leather jacket

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281031648536

This leather jacket was probably made in the 1980s or 1990s, but recalls an earlier 1950s style. It has a D-pocket, with a smaller cigarette pocket. It has snaps on the lapels, but not the collar. Instead of a front belt, it has small adjuster belts in the back, though it does have belt loops. It has zipped sleeves and a yoked back. Relatively lightweight leather, with some staining.
Chest: 22″

Sleeve: 24″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 19″

McGregor Two Tone Hollywood Jacket

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281030607055

This vintage jacket was made in the 1940s by McGregor. It is a classic two tone hollywood jacket, with brown sleeves and collar, and a sand colored tweed front and back, with a subtle lime green overcheck. It has a three button front, with patch pockets. It is half lined and unvented. There is heavy mothing throughout.
Chest: 22″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 17″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″

Length: 31″

Foster Sportswear long halfbelt

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281030603575

This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1950s by Foster Sportswear. It has a yoked back and front, a pleated and belted back and saddlebag pockets. It has pinked details throughout, giving it a casual western vibe. It has a Scovill / Conmatic zipper, which still works well. The leather has damage and repairs- there is a tear under one of the pockets, an old repaired tear on the side/back panel, and scuffing to the shoulder. The jacket is lined in Alpaca pile by “Inca Paca” / “Timme Tuft”.

Chest: 22″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″

Sleeve: 25″

Length: 33″

Foster Sportswear motorcycle jacket

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281030496790

This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1940s by Foster Sportswear. It has an asymmetrical zip front, a forerunner to the modern style epitomized by the Schott Perfecto. While most jackets of this style turn up in horsehide or goat, this feels like it’s capeskin. Very nice and supple leather. It has slash handwarmer pockets, with flapped cargo pockets and a diagonal zipped map pocket. At the time, this probably would have been advertised as an aviator style.

The jacket has a quilted body lining and flannel sleeves, with knit storm cuffs. It has a conmar pocket zipper and a conmar main zip, though the slider is missing on the main zipper. There is one broken tooth about halfway up the zipper track, which is probably where it would have jumped. Somewhat surprisingly, the jacket does not have the standard half-belt back, opting instead for a paneled design with small elasticized side panels. The leather has some wear and patina, but overall is in very good condition. There is a small section of dropped stitching under the right armpit. The lining has a hole, see the photo.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″

Shoulder to shoulder: 19″

Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23-1/2″

Length (collar to hem): 26″

Leather and Denim

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

There was a time when a leather jacket was treated somewhere between a windbreaker and a sweater. They were casual and utilitarian.

Eagle Clothes

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271105886005

This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s by Eagle Clothes for the Hecht Company. It is a gray fleckey plaid tweed material, three button cut, with patch pockets. It has a peach lining. There are stains on the front, the sleeve cuff, and a sizable moth bite in the back.
Chest: 20″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 16-1/2″

Sleeve: 24″

Length: 31″

Hof Tex

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281025866439

This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s. The fabric has blue gray, brown and off-white tones in it. The jacket has patch pockets, is skeleton lined and has a short center vent. There is considerable moth damage to the back of the jacket, and it is missing its buttons. It was styled by Hof-Tex clothes of Baltimore, Maryland.
Chest: 22″

Shoulder to Shoulder: 18-1/2″

Sleeve: 25″

Length: 31″

Donna Karan Signature four pocket blazer

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271105892510

This jacket was made by Donna Karan Signature. It was made in Italy of 100% Rayon. It has a nice heavy drape to the fabric, but a feel similar to raw silk. It has a 1920s influenced cut, with wide lapels and double, flapped patch breast pockets.

Chest: 22″ (doubled = 44″ = size 40)

Shoulder to Shoulder: 18-1/2″

Sleeve: 24″

Length: 33″

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Foster Sportswear motorcycle jacket

Leather and Denim

Eagle Clothes

Hof Tex

Donna Karan Signature four pocket blazer