1940s horsehide half-belt leather jacket

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070696494

This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1940s or 1950s. Its heavy leather feels like horsehide, but there are no tags. It has acquired an incredible patina to the leather, originally a dark seal color. The main zip is a Scovill, but it is missing teeth and the slider, so it will need to be replaced. The jacket is a very clean design, with a shirt style collar, handwarmer pockets and a zipped breast pocket. The rear has a halfbelt with adjuster belts. Incredible grain and mismatched panels, each having taken on a unique character over the years. The jacket is lined in khaki cotton, and has no remaining tags. There is a small hole in the leather by the breast pocket, and places (shoulders, cuff, sleeve) where seams need to be re-stitched. The leather is still strong, however, and has not worn through in the collar and cuffs like you would expect to see.

Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″

WWII German leather breeches

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271163019110

These vintage leather breeches were part of an American GI’s estate, a bring-back from the war. They are leather with a sheepskin lining, designed for cold weather usage. I’m not sure whether they were intended for motorcycle or for aviation usage. Distinctively German yoked front. Fishtail back. Broadfall design with buttons on the hips. Back adjuster belt, button calves. The back cinch belt is broken, and there is some damage to the leather at the crotch and at the back, but overall, these are in very solid shape.

Waist: 16″
Inseam: 22″

Reproduction leather and plaid jacket

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271162993951

This reproduction jacket has a great vintage style. Leather front and collar, with zipper breast pocket and round stitching on the pockets. Belt back with side adjusters, and yoked shoulders. Diamond weave green and black wool plaid. There is leather reinforcement on the cuffs and leather patches on the elbows.

Chest: 23″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-1/2″

Vietnam era G-1 leather flight jacket

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

To compare with one made about 20 years before this, see this post.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281070763310

This vintage leather G-1 flight jacket dates from the Vietnam war era. It feels like it may be one of the cowhide ones as opposed to the usual goat. It has a bi-swing back, and knit cuffs and waistband. The zipper is missing the puller, and is separating from the leather in some places- so it needs to be replaced. The leather has all been freshly cleaned and conditioned, however, it still has a mildew smell from decades of storage which I have been unable to remove, so keep that in mind.

Chest: 20″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Shoulder to end of knit: 24″

Hudson’s Bay leather jacket

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271159802541

The Hudson’s Bay company didn’t just make point blankets, blanket coats and fine furs, as this jacket shows. It’s a clean, simple design, with quality workmanship and materials.

This vintage leather jacket was made by the Hudson’s Bay Company. It is a classic utility jacket style, with handwarmer pockets and a zip breast pocket. It has a plain back and buttoned cuffs. The zippers are both Canadian made lightnings, with a Talon-style bell shaped puller. (Remember, Canadian made jackets have the puller on the left zipper track) The jacket is fully lined, and needs the lining re-stitched at the left underarm.

Chest: 22″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Shoulder to Cuff: 25-1/2″

Italian Leather Police Jacket

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271144843549

This vintage jacket was made in Italy. It is police issue, a double breasted, belted style. It has raglan shoulders, has buttoned tabs on the sleeves, and slash pockets. It has a blanket wool lining.

Chest (pit to pit): 25″
Sleeve (center of collar to cuff): 33″

Rough Wear reproduction A2 jacket

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271144854806This jacket is a recent reproduction of a WWII USAAF leather jacket. It is made of horsehide leather, with knit cuffs and a cotton liner. The tag is for a Rough Wear contract, and puts the size as a 44, though it fits smaller. The leather appears to be spray dyed, with some scuffs to the finish to the edges; see the photo of the epaulette. Chest (pit to pit): 22″
Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″
Sleeve (shoulder to end of cuff): 25-1/2″

Uber Buckskin Jacket

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/271141662692

This vintage buckskin leather jacket was made by Uber. It is fringed and has zip pockets. The main zip is a Coats Clark, made by Crown. Chest: 23″Shoulder to Shoulder: 18″Shoulder to Cuff: 25

Aljac leather cafe racer

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281052486114

I love a jacket with a good patina. It has a story. It’s been places and seen things. There’s a romance to it, an air of mystery and of the unknown. A jacket with a patina like this was not a casual fashion item, worn for a season and discarded. No, to get this kind of wear, it had to be something that defined its owner.

This vintage leather cafe racer jacket was made in Montreal, Canada in the 1970s. Its brown leather has a killer patina, and is still soft and supple. It has a lightning zip, cigarette pocket on the sleeve, and side adjuster snaps.Chest: 20″Shoulder to Shoulder: 17″Sleeve (shoulder to cuff)” 23″

Los Angeles Sportogs leather jacket

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Spencer Stewart

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281051161461

This vintage leather jacket was made in California in the 1940s by Los Angeles Sportogs. It is a battledress/ Ike jacket influenced style, probably produced just after the war. It has stitched down epaulettes, a sptread collar and a front belt closure. The front is closed with a short deco sunburst talon zipper. The front pockets and label are missing, but I have seen one other example of this jacket sell about four years ago, and another example in a Japanese vintage leather book. I’ve rented this one out, and it has appeared on several album covers, including Deanna Bogart’s “Pianoland” and Merl Johnson’s “Better Man”.Chest: 23″ (doubled =46″)Shoulder to Shoulder: 19″Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 23″

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1940s horsehide half-belt leather jacket

WWII German leather breeches

Reproduction leather and plaid jacket

Vietnam era G-1 leather flight jacket

Hudson’s Bay leather jacket

Italian Leather Police Jacket

Rough Wear reproduction A2 jacket

Uber Buckskin Jacket

Aljac leather cafe racer

Los Angeles Sportogs leather jacket