Posts tagged “Buzz Ricksons”
USN Denim Jacket
Recently got this USN Denim Jacket from Real McCoys. 10 oz denim. https://www.realmccoys.co.jp/catalog/products/detail.php?product_id=2269&pg=3 It was no-wash, and shrank a lot. You can see a lot of shrinkage in the chain-stitching across the top of the pocket in the below pic. Even after the wash the sleeves were very long… so I decided to do a [...]
How to Wear a Red MA-1
Buzz Ricksons have an amazing Red MA-1. http://www.buzzricksons.jp/product/us_air_force-0019.html It looks amazing, and it looks very loud. I thought it looks too loud to wear in public. Hinoya have some fit pics which didn’t change my opinion. http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/br11540/ But now that I’ve seen some pictures scanned from the Beams catalog on ACL. http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/09/22/the-beams-autumn-winter-2009-10-mens-catalog/ These pics make the jacket [...]
Buzz Ricksons Brown Tank Jacket BR11545
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/br11545/ I got this jacket from Hinoya in Ueno. Most tank jackets with slash pockets are a khaki colour. eg. http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/br10994_01/ Buzz Ricksons found an original vintage brown leaf colour Tank Jacket with a crown chevron zipper, and they produced a replication of this as the BR11096. (around 2007?) http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/amekajishop-klax-on/br11096.html This year they have a [...]
Buzz Ricksons Military Jackets 2008
The new seasons Buzz Ricksons jackets aren’t on the Buzz Ricksons site, but they are on the Hinoy Rakuten site. Here are a couple of interesting items: Lacquered A-2. Most A-2 are aniline dyed, so a lacquer jacket should be more glossy and not fade. William Gibson black A-1 and black cardigan (which can be [...]
Buzz Ricksons L-2B
BR: “In April of 1956, the F-102 Delta Dagger fighter aircrafts 327 FIS were stationed at George AFB in California and were the backbone of the air defense. The first recorded dispatch was when they moved to Thule AB, Greenland in July of ’58 and were active until ’60. Note the patch to be 327th [...]
Buzz Rickson M-43 Service Shoes
The suede is immediately comfortable – compared to all leather boots which can take months to break-in. I really like the paraffin wax treatment of the suede – it gives the boots a nicely burnished appearance. They’re also cheaper than the Toys McCoys version (a remake of Steve McQueen’s Great Escape shoes). Here’s a link [...]
Buzz Rickson A-2 (6 months)
It’s almost summer, so I won’t be wearing the buzz jacket for much longer until next April. Thought I’d take some pics to document the changes. Here are a stack of pics. I’ve worn the jacket about 4 days per week. I must say that the jacket is more awesome that I thought it would [...]
Buzz Rickson's Black MA-1 Long
Here are some pictures of my Buzz Rickson’s MA-1. I got it at the start of summer, so I haven’t really had a chance to wear it until now. You can read about the Black MA-1 at History Preservation, or the Buzz Ricksons site. You can read how William Gibson wrote about the Buzz Rickson’s [...]
Replica Flight Jackets
A handful of Japanese manufacturers make incredible replicas of WWII Flight Jackets. The top manufacturers in Japan are: The Real McCoys Toys McCoys The Few Buzz Ricksons I’m considering getting a Flight Jacket during my next trip to Japan. I have a Buzz Ricksons MA-1 (Black), and now I’m thinking of perhaps an A-2, A-1, [...]