Lot 2184 - Horse Leather Aviator Jacket - Brown

Warehouse & Co. - Lot 2184 - Horse Leather Aviator Jacket - Brown 

America's clothing culture began with tailoring, which originated in England, but the cultures of European countries brought in by many immigrants were interwoven to form a unique culture. One of the categories that symbolizes this is “functional clothes”. Workwear and military wear are perfect representatives of this. The characteristic details born from the pursuit of function are incomparably thorough with those of other countries and are called functional beauty. This concept attracts the attention of fashion connoisseurs around the world. This jacket has such a functional beauty, but it is a little different from the others. It's the leather jacket that supported the dawn of motorization and the age of airplanes.

This is a valuable World War I era Spalding aviator jacket that can be said to be the origin of American flight jackets. This Aviator jacket was worn by Lieutenant JM Dayton, who went to the Angers region of France in 1918 as a pilot of the American Expeditionary Force pursuit party that participated in World War I in 1917. It has been faithfully "reprinted" what Warehouse has archived with materials about him. At that time, when fighter planes were being developed, long coats and jumpsuits were the mainstream styles in Europe, but in the United States, short-type jackets to match jodhpurs (tight-fitting trousers) were released. The aviator jacket that appeared in the catalog in 1919 cost $80 at the time. Considering the price of workwear at the time, it is easy to see how the clothes were chosen by the people who wore them.

• Full Grain Horse Leather
• Dish Shaped Nut Button
• Iron Buckle and Belt
• Comes with Nylon W&Co Bag
• Curved G.un Breast Pocket
• Custom Woven Label (to match reproduction)
• Offset Lapel
• Stand Neck Colar with Attachment
• Tan Flannel Liner
• Made in Japan

A variance of +/-.5" is within tolerance.

Fit Notes: Tommy is wearing a size 38 in this jacket. He tried on multiple sizes, accidentally starting with the 42 which was ginormous. This is another garment from Warehouse that has a large fit. The 38 was quite honestly perfect in the arms and had plenty of room in the body for layering. If you're looking for more specific fit details, please don't hesitate to reach out for them. We would recommend sticking with your true size on this leather jacket. Tommy is our standard fit model at 5'10," 165lbs with a 40" chest, and typically wears a North American Medium and Japanese Large.