ur-Engineered Garments

[denimdestroyedmylife]

EG remanufactures classic designs to their own specs, yes? what are the original sources for their pieces? who makes the OG Bedford, for instance? i know someone found the basis for the belt design in another thread, so let us skip that for now. the impetus for this thread is that i'm looking for the EG poncho, but it doesn't look like anyone stocked it. where can i find the classic charcoal wool hooded poncho on which the EG piece is based? mil? not looking for granola, thanks. someone take me to school.

 

[timpoblete]

I too would like to know. It doesn't show up in any of the sites I know of, JP or US.

 

[Bona Drag]

I can't say for sure, but this is why I like to sometimes go to straight to the source - i.e., actually buying mil surplus or workwear, and then letting a tailor (I've got a good one, who thinks I'm a little nuts) go at it if need be. Everybody wins; you save cash, you get a good fit, and most of that stuff is built heavy-duty, so you get a quality piece.

 

[Arethusa]

As far as I know, EG's clothing made by Nepenthes in New York, and it's the materials that are sourced from old manufacturers.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

oh.

where can i get a gray wool poncho with a hood that doesn't scream 90's woodstock redux?

 

[Joe E Taleo]

DDML,

Have you contacted Odin? I saw a black eg poncho at the Soho location about a month ago.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

ah! i haven't.

will do.

 

[timpoblete]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

ah! i haven't.

will do.
If you don't mind, let us know how that goes and for how much.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

eh... i took a look at my cc statement and reconsidered.

i will have to hope someone on this forum picks it up, dislikes it and posts it in buying/selling at a deep discount.

 

[jet]

^^

me too man

My barney's statement came today

 

[poly800rock]

i'm still interested in the era of the bedford jackets and such. the questions originally posed haven't been answered and i'd like a more economical alternative to EG.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

wow. five eg threads on the first page of streetwear......

 

[JO3B]

i've actually read literature in a menswear history textbook on the bedford jacket.

it was a hunting jacket, obviously created in thicker woolen fabrics and was called the bedford jacket. the specs from the pictures in the textbook were pretty spot on to what engineered garments created. that is, the two chest pockets and the button enclosure across the stomach.

next time im in my school libarary i'll copy down all the info and post it here.

and in return i'd appreciate if someone could copy and paste the info on the quick release belts because at this point i need one more than anything.

 

[poly800rock]

Originally Posted by JO3B

i've actually read literature in a menswear history textbook on the bedford jacket.

it was a hunting jacket, obviously created in thicker woolen fabrics and was called the bedford jacket. the specs from the pictures in the textbook were pretty spot on to what engineered garments created. that is, the two chest pockets and the button enclosure across the stomach.

next time im in my school libarary i'll copy down all the info and post it here.

and in return i'd appreciate if someone could copy and paste the info on the quick release belts because at this point i need one more than anything.

I guess it was old firemen belts.

 

[A Harris]

I think the buckle design was used to secure fire hoses back in the day.