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New Buzz Rickson’s Products & Sizes Fall 2008/Winter 2009
NOW in stock: Two new WWII graphic designs screened on our superb Buzz Rickson's four-needle, loop-wheeled sweatshirts using the original old dye types from the "good old days," which means the images will have a soft hand and will fade in the same manner as old original examples did for a fabulous vintage look and not the cheesy, plastic-like hand found on most contemporary shirt screenings. The graphics we are now featuring are for the U. S. Air Corps and U. S. Army Tank Destroyer Forces, both of which were expertly copied from two original shirt examples and these new shirts designs are EXCLUSIVELY available only from us; no other Buzz Rickson's retailer in the world has these shirts! Sizes from Med. 38-40 to XXL 46-48 and quantities are very limited.
NOW in stock: NEW size XL (44-46) & XXL (46-48) Buzz Rickson's Premium 1930's & 1940's all-cotton athletic sweatshirts!!! Our customers asked for these and we've cut the deal for the first-ever offering of these two sizes! Made from 13-ounce, 100% cotton fabricated on 1920's loop-wheeling machines, styled with all the correct features found on the old sweatshirts and cut to hug the body in a flattering form without bulk, just as the vintage originals did. This is the real deal: a set-in sleeve, four-needle-construction sweatshirt with V-placket neck feature and four-inch cuff and waist band meant for those who crave a slice of the good old days to perfectly compliment a pair of premium Sugar Cane or Buzz Rickson's selvage denim dungarees. When was the last time you could purchase an all-cotton sweatshirt, let alone one crafted with fabric made on a 1920's machinery? Isn't it time to discard those sweatshirts that are cut like a lifeless, droop-shoulder sack, the type typically worn by soccer moms and teens that are so full of blouse that one needs to go up a size in a jacket so as to dress in layers? A Buzz Rickson's sweatshirt is for real men, not hip-hop kids, the dainty set or those with a build they want to hide. Take a bite of old-time machismo again this season! Limited quantities available in sizes medium and large. Choose from navy blue, oatmeal, off-white or gray. Size XXL will only be available in heather grey.
NOW in stock: We are pleased to announce that size 46 is back in stock again in Buzz Rickson’s USN 1944 N-1 Khaki Deck Jacket. This style has continued to be a standout performer in all sizes and the size 46's have consistently sold out each year by Christmas.
NOW in stock: Buzz Rickson's will offer for the first time ever, the all-time classic U. S. NAVY Pea Coat of the 1940's! This is the real deal, folks, the coat type issued and worn by all WWII U. S. sailors and NOT the flimsy, light-weight garbage that has been the staple of the U. S. NAVY since the late 1950's or the fashion designs found everywhere today that masquerade as Pea Coats but lack the original warmth of the coat that won WWII. Those familiar with the coats made back in "the good old days" know how heavy and tightly woven the melton wool shell is on the original coats and how the wool doesn't get fuzzy nor did it wear down easily, as do all the cheapo coats made on modern looms and sold at dumbed-down prices to dumbed-down consumers. Well, you can expect the Buzz Rickson's Pea Coat to mirror the 1940's coats because of the brand's revered dedication to crafting only quality and, when possible, utilizing old sewing machines and looms from the first half of the 20th century. The old machinery makes a huge difference in the final product and a huge difference in the cost of the goods, hence the reason you won't find Buzz Rickson's in shopping malls or Walmart or even the big-name catalog outfitters . The Buzz Rickson's coat will function in biting-cold temperatures as did the coats of WWII, and it will have all of the correct styling details of the old coats, including the correct rayon lining, bakelite-style anchor buttons and USN property labels, plus it will look superb because it's styled from the sleek form found on the old coats which fit so much more flatteringly than the make-believe Pea Coats omnipresent today. Sizes available will accommodate chest measures up to 44". Roll up the boarding ramps and anchors aweigh - grab these while you can as no more will be available until fall 2009!
NOW in stock: NEW William Gibson Collection apparel! Following the overwhelming success of Buzz Rickson’s “Pattern Recognition” Black MA-1 Jacket (back again for a 5th season!), we are pleased and proud to announce the third season of the all-new “William Gibson Collection.” This collection features several Buzz Rickson’s products made to their usual highest standards of quality and authenticity, but now with the “William Gibson Collection” co-branded label and produced in classic, stylish jet black. The "William Gibson Collection" is for those who prefer all the styling and detailing of a superior-grade military jacket design in a non-military color, and lacking the military insignia markings. Every article of clothing produced with the “William Gibson” label is personally specified, approved, licensed and endorsed by Mr. Gibson as being the real deal he knows Buzz Rickson’s is famous for, which he so glowingly wrote of in “Pattern Recognition,” and now crafted in a color both he and Cayce Pollard are proud of. The marriage of the Buzz Rickson’s and William Gibson labeling is your personal guarantee of complete product satisfaction in quality, durability and authenticity. New styles this year will include the black N-3 hooded parka (not N-3B), classic M-65 Field Jacket in black with exotic lining art, and a resurrection of the previously offered black N-1 Deck Jacket from 2006.
NOW in stock: NEW - Size 46 Buzz Rickson's Special Edition USAAF B-15 Intermediate Flying Jacket will premier this fall. Our customers asked for these and we've cut the deal for the first-ever offering of this size! This will be a copy of a B-15 Flying Jacket once produced by Rough Wear Clothing Co. in 1944. All the special features that make this a perfect Rough Wear B-15 copy will be included, such as label, tags, inspector markings, fur coloring, outer shell and knit coloring, and New-Old-Stock CONMAR zipper made of blackened brass, etc.
NOW in stock: NEW - size 46 Buzz Rickson's USAAF B-10 Intermediate Flying Jacket, Roughwear Clothing Co. Special Edition. Buzz Rickson's B-10 will be back again this year due to popular demand, and this time in size 46! Our customers asked for these and we've cut the deal for the first-ever offering of this size! This B-10, along with their B-15, are must-haves for those who love the USAAF cloth-shelled, alpaca-lined flying jackets, and the product detailing and quality is, as always, not to be beaten by any other manufacturer.
NOW in stock: NEW - size 44 (fits chest measure 46") Buzz Rickson's magnificent copy of the fabulous USAAF Type B-9 Hooded Winter Flying Jacket (Parka) will be arriving in the late fall 2008. Our customers asked for these and we've cut the deal for the first-ever offering of this size! This is a super-looking, magnificent work of jacket craftsmanship and styling, being a copy of the B-9 as manufactured by Eddie Bauer in 1943. The B-9 is made of an all-cotton shell of olive drab twill with reinforced elbows and shoulder yoke, wool-knit cuffs to keep the gusting winds from shooting up the sleeves, a plush, mouton fur-lined hood and supremely insulating, diamond-pattern, goose down-quilted lining, and outfitted with a 1942, New-Old-Stock CONMAR zipper. This copy is so perfect, even the correct rayon drawstrings for the hood and the correct-and-beautiful, heavy-weight, golden-hued rayon lining have been reproduced. This parka is positively stunning, durable and steeped in quality and classic detailing that you simply cannot find anymore in today's fashion world choked with trendy, cheaply produced obscenities from third-world factories. Buzz Rickson's B-9 is one jacket you will not want to be without in your winter wardrobe.
NEW Buzz Rickson's Products & Sizes Fall 2009/Winter 2010
Buzz Rickson's top-selling, exquisitely executed U. S. Army 1942 Parachutist Jacket is now available in size 46 for the first time! Advance ordering for delivery in the fall of 2009 is currently being accepted for sizes 44 & 46. This jacket style is being made exclusively for us this year and it will not be available in Japan. Quantities of size 46 will be extremely limited, as well as size 44; size 44 is now sold out and we are also taking advance orders for size 44. Please contact our office for additional information and ordering.
New Whitesville Motor Club Jacket Fall 2008
Whitesville is yet another wonderful brand brought to us from the fine folks of Sugar Cane, Buzz Rickson's & Sun Surf. The Whitesville brand is a collection of sporting apparel from "the good old days" and largely features the classic waist-length "varsity" or "club" jackets made with wool bodies and leather sleeves and displaying the various badges, patches, mottos, names and other hand-crafted adornments typical of these old designs. This is the first year Whitesville will be available from us in the USA and we've selected the single most-fabulous jacket in the collection to mark the brand's debut. This jacket style is typical of motor-club jackets in the late 1940's and early 1950's, being fabricated with a black wool body and black leather sleeves, button-front closure, quilted lining for warmth and fully decorated with totally awesome hand-loomed artwork that includes a skull and bones situated in spider's web. Since the designs are never repeated again, each year's offerings are limited editions, made even more limited due to the scarcity of these high-quality goods offered in the USA. Sizes available will fit up to 42" chest measures. Available NOW!
New Sugar Cane Shirts Arriving Early 2009
Coming soon, we will be offering two new Sugar Cane shirts guaranteed to please all fashion-forward devotees of this magnificent Japanese brand. Photos should be available on our web site in early 2009.
