This was found in a Goodwill Outlet store that sells clothing at 89 cents per pound. I had made tons of discoveries from this place, but had no idea that these sorts of things were laying buried, one step away from being shredded and bailed. The total cost for the purchase was $3.69. A lofty price for an item from "the bins." We sold it at the most inopportune time, mid-July (just when everyone is looking for a heavy fur motorcycle jacket) for just over $1200.00. This sale started an obsession.
1930s Laskinlamb "Grizzly" Motorcycle jacket... in all it's glory:
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| Laskinlamb |
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| Grizzly Jacket |
They just don't make the patterns the same as they used to. I'm a particular fan of the narrower shoulders and longer sleeves. Modern reproductions don't seem to pick up on those subtleties that only someone who was trained in the old art of hand-pattern-making (Darcie) gets.
If you run across one of these... Buy it! Then email me. I would love to make an offer.
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