Mod to Suedehead

[Bela Kun]

Thought you might be interested in our interview with the guy who dressed up the mods for 'Quadrophenia'.

Some controversial attire in the skinhead section of his book (addressed in the interview)!

https://creaseslikeknives.wordpress...ebel-thread-an-interview-with-roger-k-burton/

 

[user12345]

Thought you might be interested in our interview with the guy who dressed up the mods for 'Quadrophenia'.

Some controversial attire in the skinhead section of his book (addressed in the interview)!

https://creaseslikeknives.wordpress...ebel-thread-an-interview-with-roger-k-burton/

Is very interesting, and regional variation crops up again.

 

[user12345]

Wasn't jim ferguson Leicester too?.

 

[Bela Kun]

Yeah, he was.

 

[flyfronted]

Guessing Leicester never had a Ivy shop .

 

[covskin]

No, they probably just made some of the clothes that were sold there lol

 

[user12345]

Did many towns have ivy shops apart from London?

 

[Mr Knightley]

I was not aware of any at the time. I wonder if some may have had a copy of sorts - like the Bronx Shop in Ilford, which opened around 1970.

 

[flyfronted]

Did many towns have ivy shops apart from London?

I was referring more to the knolwedge of the buyer at the Ivy / squire shop although he wasnt buying for skinheads anyway

 

[flyfronted]

 

[Inkss]

Managed to pick myself up an Alpha Industries MA1 on ebay for £36.
Luckily it wasn't listed as either an MA1 or under Alpha Industries, but just as a 'green flight jacket', so nobody found it.
Not a big fan of the MA1, I was actually looking for a L2B/L2A to turn into a replica 'Major Kong' from Strangelove jacket.
Anyhoo, £36 though. Well chuffed none the less.

 

[user12345]

Bargain, it is good when people don't know what they are selling.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Seems like a bargain. What’s the difference between MA1 and L2B?

Quick google search they look similar only L2B has shoulder straps.

What’s the history there, I thought the USAF went from MA1 to CW45 due to the nomex upgrade?

 

[Clouseau]

Seems like a bargain. What’s the difference between MA1 and L2B?

Quick google search they look similar only L2B has shoulder straps.

What’s the history there, I thought the USAF went from MA1 to CW45 due to the nomex upgrade?

If i remember well the main difference is that L2B have less padding and are not as warm as MA1s. They were to be used in hot countries.

Edit: find this : 'Today, flight jackets are usually associated with the MA-1, a U.S. military jacket, which is mostly found in sage green. It is made with flight silk nylon and usually has an blaze orange lining, with the specification tag in the pocket, though earlier models had a sage green lining and the specification tag on the neck area. It has two slanted flap pockets on the front, two inner pockets, and a zipped pocket with pen holders on the left sleeve. The lighter weight version of the MA-1 is known as the L-2B flight jacket, which in turn, replaced both the original L2 and L2A jackets, which all three differentiate from the MA-1 as they have snap-down epaulets and no inside pockets. The military flight jackets currently used today are the CWU-45P. The CWU-45P is made for colder weather and the CWU-36P is for warm weather, both are made from Nomex. Nomex is a protective material.'

 

[Inkss]

A modern repro of the original L2B :

Shouler straps and flap and snap fastener at the bottom.
The actual original L2s had a higher (almost gaucho) cut and were more sinched at the waist.
As Clouseau said, it's confusing because some L2s come without shoulder straps the same as MA1s.
There was more of a difference with the older ones. Not only were they a lighter jacket, but they had a different cut to them.