Posts tagged “Flight Jackets”
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 A-2 Fit
I had a few requests to see the fit of my A-2. Here are some decapitated shots. I’m also wearing the Kapital jeans in these pics. No, that isn’t my backyard. In the pics, the sleeves may appear slightly long. I do feel that the jacket is the correct size, and I have read that [...]
Buzz Ricksons Roughwear A-2 (BR80090)
Back from holiday. I got this A-2 from Hinoya Osaka. The staff provided excellent service, and had the jacket shipped from Ueno whilst they kept another jacket on hold so that I could compare the two. They also had the shoulder stencil added before I had decided, and they gave it to me at a [...]
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 [...]
Shortening my A-2 list
I’ve tightened my A-2 shortlist to a jacket similar to the following: Buzz Rickson BR80105 http://www.mil-mil.net/buzz/jacket/br80105/br80105.html 156k yen The Few AC29191 http://www.rakuten.co.jp/beatstyle/818847/942413/ 160k yen The Few AN6-012 http://item.rakuten.co.jp/americaya/an6-012/ 168k yen Real McCoys MJ6103 http://item.rakuten.co.jp/americaya/mj6103/ 158k yen Toys McCoys TMJ6603 (B.Rickson) http://item.rakuten.co.jp/klax-on/tmj6603-051/ 184k yen (A jibe at the their competitors – the Buzz Ricksons brand) Toys [...]
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, [...]