MA-1 Jackets Thread

Post MA-1 jackets only. X-post from this sufu thread

Lad Musician fw 10


Helmut Lang ss 03


Rick Owens. The down filled one from fw07? was like wearing a down comforter


Attachment fw12


Supreme ss12


Komakino fw12


Miharayasuhiro fw12


Margiela ss09


Alpha industries reissued

For me, the Helmut ones were the grail for MA-1s. They were an interesting balance between traditional and modern aesthetics, since they retained the some of the volume and short cut of the original MA-1 pattern, but added signature HL signatures like the inner straps so you could hang the jacket on your back like a backpack

I don't see it too often, but traditional MA-1s and other repro bomber jackets generally use double knit ribbing on the cuffs, where the top of the cuff has a looser gauge knit and the bottom has a tighter knit. It's one of those small details that gets overlooked, probably because it's difficult/expensive to source, which is a shame because it looks really nice on these type of jackets.

Attachment FW 2012 - Double-gauge knit cuff


Same jacket, you can see here how the double-gauge knit adds a slouchy effect when worn

from the exactitudes photo compilation titled "Supporters - Rotterdam 1997"
really recommend checking out this photo series. really interesting compilation of what people have been wearing over the past 18-something years









not part of the compilation, but 10+ years later