Vintage clothing and footwear

[silencejoe]

8 hours ago, vIGGiou riou said:

congrats... they look great. eBay ? or auction ?

I got it from the local pop up shop, arpund 350usd for two

Edited January 22, 2025 by silencejoe

[Dr_Heech]

Picked up this vintage USAF CWU 45P jacket last week for a song and from within the UK so no bullshit taxes or import duties, yay!

Always curious of this type of jacket seen as it has been largely unchanged since it's inception in 1976. Think the CWU 45P took over from the MA1 as the standard cold weather cockpit jacket. This example is a 1978 contract that has the extra vents in the shoulders. Massive Scoville zipper down the front, probably the largest zipper l've ever seen on a jacket like this! Also Gripper/Scoville zipper on the arm pocket. It has seen service although no verified history  - came with velcro patches and name tag removed before purchase., Got a few nicks here and there but knitted cuffs and waistband are solid.

CW is an abbreviation of cold weather (jacket) but in my opinion, although it's similar to the MA-1 and the B-15 style insomuch as it's a waist high jacket with pockets that are almost under your arms, it's not as warm as its predecessors but still fine for a short walk down the café for a full english breakfast this time of year.

Some pics ...

 

FFS - Really had enough of sufu changing the orientation of my photos. Even when l try and pre-emptively rotate it makes no difference! 

 

Edited May 20 by Dr_Heech
Trying unsuccessfully to edit my post

[Maynard Friedman]

Nice one Doc, I bought a navy Schott CWU in the late 90s and donated it to charity when I last moved home in 2008 as I hadn’t worn it in a while. It was definitely warmer than the US made Alpha MA-1s I had in the late 80s/early 90s. Wish I’d kept it…

[Double 0 Soul]

Lovely!.. the knits look mint to say how faded it is

[Dr_Heech]

On 2/22/2025 at 6:04 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

Lovely!.. the knits look mint to say how faded it is

Cheers Neal. Yes there's a lovely vintage two-tone-esque sheen to it that only exposure to the sun can produce. Lining is quite bobbley but to be expected for a jacket that's 46+ years old.  I wonder how long I'll wear this one before eventually selling it on?

Edit - my son now wears it 

Edited April 5, 2025 by Dr_Heech
To edit obvs

[smoothsailor]

That’s a cool jacket doc.

Many walks to the pub.

id like to get a ma1 againnat some point

[Double 0 Soul]

Vintage Nike, Cascade, Run Off Tee

..the little spots are just rain drops

1984 ish Blue label.. Made in USA

Single stitch construction

[Double 0 Soul]

Vintage 1978 - 83 Nike Single Stitch Baseball Shirt

I know we all like to wax lyrical about MiJ loopwheeled tees, they are nice, i wear them myself but old single stitch tees are something else.. the material is thin and stretchy giving it a unique drape and softness which you just don't get with heavier gsm..

 

[Double 0 Soul]

1960s Champion 'Running Man'

Columbia University 'Department of Classics'

[smoothsailor]

Your on a spree? Neal. Or is it stuff you’ve been wearing?

[Double 0 Soul]

I've bought a couple of bits since buying those SC-47s last year.. I haven't bought anything new for so many years.. i'm getting a bit threadbare..

When i'm at work, i'll wear a sweatshirt for a month or so, changing the baselayers / thermals when they get stinky, i put all my work clothes in a bag and save them till it's packed full then take it home for a wash.. i don't wash my work clothes with the families clothing because it gets covered it bits of sawdust..

..i do this twice/yr.. alas, in the summer i took a bag of winter work clothes home, sweatshirts and stuff.. some McCoys, some vintage Levi's sweats, when it was all dry, Sarah took it off the line and bagged it up so i could take it back to work.. she left it next to the kitchen bin.. but it disappeared, i've searched at home, at work and in the boot of the car.. i think one of us has emptied the kitchen bin and chucked the bag of clothing away with the household rubbish, i can't think of any other explanation as to where my bag of tatty work clothing has gone?.. so before the cold weather arrives, i need to relegate some sweatshirts and maybe a denim jacket to work duties so i've been sorting out what i actually want to keep and put back into my daily rotation.

The vintage Nike is stuff i've owned for the last 20+ yrs, i pulled some old collectables out of the wardrobe when i pulled out the collection of SC-47s to photograph.

[Maynard Friedman]

One for @Double 0 Soul - I bought this tracksuit top 20+ years ago I think, basically because of its West Ham colours. I rarely wore it and now it belongs to my son, who sports it much better than I ever did. I think it’s from 2003.

[Double 0 Soul]

I bought these deadstock Russell 3/4 sleeve single stitch baseball shirts around 6 or 7yrs ago.. paid international shipping and everything, they're lovely things but they were still unwashed and shrank a little more than i expected on their first 15min cold wash, which was only because they’d been shop soiled for 40yrs

On 12/26/2019 at 9:51 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

Picked up these Deadstock MiA Russell Athletic baseball tee's recently, 3/4 sleeve, asymmetric hem.

70's - 80's era

90's

 

..the offspring did work experience down at Kelham Island making bespoke furniture (i say making, he was mainly sanding down and waxing) .. it was either that or he had the offer to work at Saul Hay for a week via a friend of mine but it would have meant getting the train over to Manchester each day. 

He chose the furniture making and said "dad, do you have a few old tee,s i can use for work experience" I gave him these^ vintage b-ball shirts, they fitted him perfectly, i thought he was going to keep/wear them but by the end of the week they all looked like this

Huf! Chip off the old block, I suppose..

Edited April 8, 2025 by Double 0 Soul

[Hopethisoneisnttaken]

Bought this shirt at a thrift store today. 
anyone knows this brand? Supposedly Italian. Called Casucci. Label reads “famous tailoring factory”. I know it’s nothing fancy, bought it for next to nothing, but the fit is great and cool pattern. 
 

from what I read online it can be from 70s or 80s. 

[CSL]

^^^very cool fabric

[Double 0 Soul]

1950s Champion 'Running Man' College Sweat

Navy to Purple.. Lovely Fade On This!

50s Fit .. Hem Sits At The Length Of A 506 / 507

Edited April 19, 2025 by Double 0 Soul

[Maynard Friedman]

Not as old as 00’s Champion but I bought this reverse weave hoodie in ‘90 or ‘91 from Interstate and have barely worn it this millennium. My son wore it for a bit and gave it back to me as he has plenty of his own that fit him better. It’s more faded in real life than these iphone photos suggest.

[Double 0 Soul]

70s era reverse weave are fetching insane money at the moment so in 20yrs.. I’m sure he’ll want it back 

[indigoeagle]

Inspired by @chicote's recent WAYWT pic, I looked into vintage Gant shirts.
Apparently in the 60s for some time they were the world second largest producer of shirts.
I saw these details of their shirts on one vintage packaging.
Sensible high quality points.

 

[Dr_Heech]

Nothing special but don't know what l'd do without it. Bought this in Millets around November 1999 making it a vintage piece now, although to me it's a practical piece of winter layering. Cost me £99 (think it was down from the og £130 price)  -

Lowe Alpine Atlutian fleece, made in Eire. Still in one piece after all the use and abuse l've given it over time and no holes or blim burns to speak of. Mostly wear it under other jackets to increase warmth during cold spells, either under my lvc leather, M-51 or BR navy deck jackets. This was the thickest fleece l could find at the time locally, has served me well and  continues to be an indispensable part of my wardrobe. 

 

Edited October 4, 2025 by Dr_Heech

[Dr_Heech]

Vintage M-51 jacket which dates from?(got to be before 1965 ??) which l purchased for about 35 quid several years ago. No labels or evidence of labels anywhere on the coat. There is a stamp on the front left chest '24' and on the back there is what looks like the word 'wise' stamped faintly the centre top. Zipper is a military paperclip style Conmar, the cuffs are adjustable but on each a button is missing. Nearly all the liner buttons are there and the main hand warmers pockets are lined with heavy (but rather cosy) regular drill material. Made of windproof heavy rayon/cotton sateen material and sometimes worn with a heavy fleece (see above) underneath. 

 

 

[cheapmuthafukr]

Picked these up last weekend. 1980s Lucchese full quill ostrich boots.

[silencejoe]

When to the Hong Kong local pop up market