Last few left!

The U. S. Army Air Force Type B-15A Intermediate Flying Jacket was developed as a replacement for the earlier B-15 Flying Jacket, being officially standardized in November 1944. The B-15A incorporated a few additional features found to be necessary from combat experience with the B-15 jacket, those features being two triangle-shaped leather patches on each breast for clipping the oxygen mask hose to, a larger pencil pocket on the left sleeve and two snap-down tabs on each breast for retaining the wiring leads from the microphone and headset. Other than these three new features, the B-15A was identical to the B-15.

The designation of “mod.” stands for modified, meaning the B-15 Flight Jacket has been “modified” by a USAF Materiel Command Depot in accordance with a USAF directive of 1954.  The directive called for all of the types of B-15 Flight Jackets on issue or in stock to be “modified," whereupon the factory-installed fur collar was to be removed and a wool knit collar installed in its place.  This modification was intended to reduce the flight jacket’s flammability that was considered greater with a fur collar in place.  B-15 Flight Jackets so modified were to have a new label indicating this new “modified” status sewn either directly over the original factory label or located somewhere under the original label.  The label information could be printed, typed, hand written or applied with a stencil or ink stamp on any available fabric.  Since the modification was performed after the jacket was originally made, it is typical to find the thread color around the collar area not matching the thread that assembled the B-15 Flight Jacket, and it is also common to find the new knit collar color to be in a shade that doesn’t quite match the knit on the rest of the jacket.  In all other ways, the flight jacket remained a B-15 Flight Jacket of whatever spec. it was originally - B-15A, B-15B, B-15C or B-15D.

B-15A (Mod.) Flight Jackets are, arguably, the rarest of the B-15 series of jackets, and they are also extremely rare among reproduction examples - Buzz Rickson has not offered a B-15A (Mod.) Flight Jacket since 2001!  Buzz Rickson has reproduced the B-15A (Mod.) Flying Jacket in exacting detail.  Buzz Rickson’s cotton fabric is never to be confused with the cheap, flimsy sheet bedding fabric used by lesser manufacturers to produce so-called vintage reproduction USAAF flying jackets.  In fact, the only other flying jackets in the world today made from this cotton are those original vintage examples of the USAAF!  Take note of these authentic features:

• Exact copy of original manufacturing maker’s label produced on a vintage shuttle loom

• Custom manufacturing of the correct weight and weave three-ply combed-cotton Olive Drab twill outer shell to precisely match 1944 USAAF specs.

• Correct USAAF spec. inner lining of warm, double-faced alpaca and wool, dyed to match the salt-and-pepper coloring of the original vintage B-15As

• Collar area authentically sewn with thread that does not match the thread used to assemble the rest of the jacket, exactly as on a “modified” B-15As

• Two snap-down exterior pockets lined with warm, all-cotton, heavy corduroy fabric precisely matching 1944 USAAF specs.

• Two snap-down interior pockets lined with heavy all-cotton twill fabric, precisely matching 1943 USAAF specs.

• Exact copy of a 1944 blackened-brass vintage zipper on jacket front, with zip tape made of 100% cotton HBT fabric, not incorrect poly-cotton.

• Offset frontal zip closure, exactly matching original B-15A specs. intended to facilitate easier zipper functioning

• Correct USAAF-spec. leather pull tab on zipper

• Custom manufacturing of the correct two-ply 100% worsted wool knit cuffs and waist skirt in Olive Drab

• Wind flap protector behind zipper closure with six rows of stitching exactly as on original B-15As

• USAF insignia transfer on left sleeve and on interior per the “mod.” conversion in the 1950s

• Four pen/pencil slots located on left sleeve with bar tacking for extra strength

• Triangle-shaped leather patches on breast area (one per side) for retaining oxygen mask hose

• Two-snap-down cloth tabs on breast area (one per side) for retaining wiring lead

Sizes available:  36-44.   Fit is true to slightly generous. Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from Japan

Blowout Clearance Sale - Regular price $175.00, now sold at our TRUE cost of $100.00 - This is as good as it gets for buyers!!!

These low-top basketball shoes (sneakers) were a true item of athletic issue for U. S. Army basketball players in the 1970's, but produced in white and never in camouflage.  The designers at Buzz Rickson's decided to reproduce these sneakers in exacting form utilizing their amazing "Golden" tiger-stripe camouflage all-cotton twill, resulting in a unique, stylish, cool-as-hell sneaker that marries design authenticity and fabrication in a limited-production offering.

Fabrication is completely performed in Japan by hand at one of Japan's last-remaining factories (there are only two left) that still produce classic sneakers using the old machinery with true vulcanization of the rubber parts.  So great is the worldwide demand for old-world quality, vintage-style sneakers made on vintage machinery, that these last two factories are booked solid for no less than two years before they can even generate a sample!

Tiger-stripe camouflage was deemed the "stuff' during the Vietnam War, any it was highly desirable back then just for informal wear as a status symbol; now it's considered an icon of style, far transcending its original military application.  Rock a pair of these limited-run, vintage-style sneakers while they last!  

Please note these authentic features of quality and workmanship found only vintage sneakers and those produced using the highest production standards today in conjunction with vintage machinery:    

• All-cotton twill uppers produced on vintage shuttle looms (just like in the 1960's and '70's) and authentically dyed and printed in the highly sought-after "Golden" tiger-stripe camouflage pattern made famous by U. S. special forces during the Vietnam War
• Steel eyelets lacquered black
• Natural rubber sole vulcanized in place
• All-cotton laces
• Double-stitched stress points
• Taped heel seam in olive green all-cotton canvas for extra strength
• Fully lined in all-cotton canvas
• Reinforced heel
• Reinforced toe
• Exact reproduction of the issue style, including mid-sole glue markings, a testament to the use of vintage production techniques
• Original-style military shoe box

Sizes available:  7 -10 in half sizes.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Hand made in Japan

Blowout sale - 50% off original price of $160.00 - Last few left!

Style Eyes is the vintage sportswear label from the same people who produce Sugar Cane denim and vintage-style work wear, Buzz Rickson’s vintage-style sweatshirts, military apparel, and the coveted William Gibson Collection, and Sun Surf vintage-style Hawaiian shirts. Over the years, we have periodically brought in some wonderful Style Eyes garments, and this classic 1950’s shirt design is one we just knew our customers would love because it's crafted with old-school quality and uniqueness of style and design that is vintage and yet not dated.

Take note of these authentic features and details found only on a premium, vintage-style sport shirt of this pedigree:

• Matched chest pocket
• Spread collar with button and loop
• Custom manufacturing of genuine urea buttons in a marbled pattern of golden yellow and red
• Custom weaving on vintage looms of a high-quality, all-cotton corduroy fabric
• Custom manufacturing of a gorgeous, high-quality satin to line the inside yoke
• Assembly with all-cotton thread on vintage sewing machines
• Squared-off shirttail
• Exact copy of the original-style rayon-on-cotton labels
• True vintage fit for flattering appearance, not sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams

Sizes available:  Med. -  XL.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from Japan

Clearance Blowout Sale - 50% off - Last few left!

Style Eyes is the vintage sportswear label from the same people who produce Sugar Cane denim and vintage-style work wear, Buzz Rickson’s vintage-style sweatshirts, military apparel, and the coveted William Gibson Collection, and Sun Surf vintage-style Hawaiian shirts. Over the years, we have periodically brought in some wonderful Style Eyes garments, and this classic 1950’s shirt design is one we just knew our customers would love because it's crafted with old-school quality and uniqueness of style and design that is vintage and yet not dated.

Take note of these authentic features and details found only on a premium, vintage-style sport shirt of this pedigree:

• Matched chest pocket
• Spread collar with button and loop
• Custom manufacturing of genuine urea buttons in a marbled pattern of off-white & golden yellow
• Custom weaving on vintage looms of a high-quality, all-cotton corduroy fabric
• Custom manufacturing of a gorgeous, high-quality satin to line the inside yoke
• Assembly with all-cotton thread on vintage sewing machines
• Squared-off shirttail
• Exact copy of the original-style rayon-on-cotton labels
• True vintage fit for flattering appearance, not sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams

Sizes available:  Med. -  XL.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from Japan

Blowout sale - 40% off original price of $130.00 - Last few left!

This shirt runs a bit larger than most Sugar Cane shirt styles, thus some individuals with a 46" chest measure can be comfortably accommodated in size XL.  

Sugar Cane vintage-style shirts are for those who can appreciate the myriad of nuances and character found in the finest single-malt scotch, the clearest, most-colorless diamond or hand-crafted, centuries-old Persian rug. Nothing like this has been offered since the "good old days" of the 1930's - '50's when clothing had to last by necessity. One look and you will be immediately transported back to an era when America was the unquestioned king of goods synonymous with top quality and durability.

This is rugged and stylish American history at its best, and it is also going to look fabulous when worn because it is cut to flatter the body, unlike the ultra-loose styles so often encountered today. Tired of only having choices from what the big outfits and department stores have to offer? Ready for something that will make you the envy of anyone with a keen eye for a look of quality and distinction? This shirt is crafted from a hardwearing blended twill that is 90% cotton and 10% worsted wool (you'll never feel the wool in this shirt); the wool is employed not for warmth properties but to provide extra strength to the shirt and greater detail interest in the finished fabric, which easily displays differing highlights on the twill strands that, depending on the lighting environment, span warm to cool tones.  The overall shirt is very much medium in weight and can readily be worn as free-breathing, three-season shirt, good for all but the warmest days.  The twill fabric has been rinsed and brushed for a shrinkage-free, vintage aesthetic that will improve with years of dependable use.  Quantities are very limited.

Take note of these authentic features and details found only on a premium vintage-style twill shirt of this pedigree:

• Placket-front closure
• Open-top pockets with bar tacked corners for extra strength
• Collar stand for crisper appearance
• Double-stitching and rolled seams
• Reinforced shoulder yoke for greater durability at this crucial abrasion area
• Custom manufacturing of genuine urea, vintage-style buttons
• Custom manufacturing of a blended twill (90% cotton, 10% worsted wool) produced on vintage shuttle looms and then rinsed and brushed (you'll never feel the wool in this shirt)
• Chain-stitch runoff with gusset at shirttail scallop edge
• All-cotton thread employed in construction, with red all-cotton thread employed in sewing interior seams
• Exact copy of the original-style rayon-on-cotton labels
• True vintage fit for flattering appearance, not sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams

Sizes available:  Med. -  XL.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from Japan

Blowout sale - 40% off original price of $130.00 - Last few left!

This shirt runs a bit larger than most Sugar Cane shirt styles, thus some individuals with a 46" chest measure can be comfortably accommodated in size XL.  

Sugar Cane vintage-style shirts are for those who can appreciate the myriad of nuances and character found in the finest single-malt scotch, the clearest, most-colorless diamond or hand-crafted, centuries-old Persian rug. Nothing like this has been offered since the "good old days" of the 1930's - '50's when clothing had to last by necessity. One look and you will be immediately transported back to an era when America was the unquestioned king of goods synonymous with top quality and durability.

This is rugged and stylish American history at its best, and it is also going to look fabulous when worn because it is cut to flatter the body, unlike the ultra-loose styles so often encountered today. Tired of only having choices from what the big outfits and department stores have to offer? Ready for something that will make you the envy of anyone with a keen eye for a look of quality and distinction? This shirt is crafted from a hardwearing blended twill that is 90% cotton and 10% worsted wool (you'll never feel the wool in this shirt); the wool is employed not for warmth properties but to provide extra strength to the shirt and greater detail interest in the finished fabric, which easily displays differing highlights on the twill strands that, depending on the lighting environment, span warm to cool tones.  The overall shirt is very much medium in weight and can readily be worn as free-breathing, three-season shirt, good for all but the warmest days.  The twill fabric has been rinsed and brushed for a shrinkage-free, vintage aesthetic that will improve with years of dependable use.  Quantities are very limited.

Take note of these authentic features and details found only on a premium vintage-style twill shirt of this pedigree:

• Placket-front closure
• Open-top pockets with bar tacked corners for extra strength
• Collar stand for crisper appearance
• Double-stitching and rolled seams
• Reinforced shoulder yoke for greater durability at this crucial abrasion area
• Custom manufacturing of genuine urea, vintage-style buttons
• Custom manufacturing of a blended twill (90% cotton, 10% worsted wool) produced on vintage shuttle looms and then rinsed and brushed (you'll never feel the wool in this shirt)
• Chain-stitch runoff with gusset at shirttail scallop edge
• All-cotton thread employed in construction, with red all-cotton thread employed in sewing interior seams
• Exact copy of the original-style rayon-on-cotton labels
• True vintage fit for flattering appearance, not sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams

Sizes available:  Med. -  XL.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from Japan

Blowout sale - 50% off original price of $140.00 - Last few left!

Sugar Cane Vintage Work Shirts are for those who can appreciate the myriad of nuances and character found in the finest single-malt scotch, the clearest, most colorless diamond or hand-crafted, centuries-old Persian rug.  Original and distinctive styling features of the 1930’s – '40’s have been incorporated throughout, including the super high-quality flannel fabric produced on vintage shuttle looms using two different methods to yield true, vintage-style colors that will age subtly, yet still retain a high degree of colorfastness. 

This is rugged and stylish American history at its best, and it is also going to look fabulous when worn because it is cut to flatter the body, unlike the ultra-loose styles so often encountered everywhere today.  Quantities are very limited.  Take note of these authentic features and details found only on a work shirt of this pedigree:

• Placket-front closure

• Genuine urea buttons

• Collar stand for crisper appearance

• Chain-stitch runoff with gusset at shirttail scallop edge

• Two asymmetric breast pockets: The right pocket features a pencil slot, and the left pocket has an expandable bottom hidden up under the pocket

• Reinforced bar tacking on pocket corners for extra strength and fabricated using contrasting red thread for a look of distinction

• Double-stitched seams for superior strength

• Reinforced shoulder yoke for greater durability at this crucial abrasion area

• Custom manufacturing of a super high-quality all-cotton, double-faced flannel produced on the original narrow shuttle looms from the 1930’s

• All-cotton thread employed in construction, with red all-cotton thread employed in sewing interior seams

• Vintage-style rayon-on-cotton labels produced on vintage looms

• True vintage fit for flattering appearance, not sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams

Sizes available:  Med. -  XL.  Please see our SIZING TIPS for advice on how to get the correct fit.

Imported from Japan

Blowout sale - 40% off original price of $160.00 - Last few left!

This is a limited-edition Sugar Cane work shirt from their elite Fiction & Romance Collection.  Fabrics in this collection are elevated to even higher reaches of quality and detail in the passionate pursuit to craft a finished product that will yield evidence of wear and fading indistinguishable from vintage garments, thus providing the wearer with unprecedented opportunity to sculpt their own personalized vintage look in a garment whose very design is as equally distinctive as the wearer.  Garment designs will also sometimes transcend hardcore vintage looks by blending salient vintage features and detailing with creative interpretation, hence the collection’s name – Fiction & Romance.   

This shirt is inspired by an iconic style from the 1930's & 1940's.  The fabric is 8.5-ounce, all-cotton twill produced on vintage shuttle looms in a classic Wabash stripe featuring stripes dyed with natural indigo (you’ll be amazed with how great it ages the more it is worn).  This is where timeless style meets American history.  Quantities are very limited.  Please take note of these unique features and details found only on a premium shirt of this pedigree:

• Placket-front closure

• Asymmetric pockets with the right pocket having a button flap

• Collar stand for crisper appearance

• Two-button strap collar

• Bar tacking on pockets for extra strength at crucial stress points

• Custom-made metal donut buttons lacquered in glossy black paint

• Reinforced shoulder yoke for greater durability at this crucial abrasion area

• Custom manufacturing of hard-wearing 8.5-ounce all-cotton twill produced on vintage shuttle looms in a classic Wabash print with stripes dyed in natural indigo

• Red stitching throughout interior   

• Selvage edge on gussets at shirttail side seams with chain-stitch runoff

• Selvage edge on both sides of interior frontal closure

• Assembly with all-cotton thread

• Vintage-style, printed-on-cotton labels in neck area and union label on shirttail

• Vintage-style paper label stapled to neck area (which should be removed before wearing)

• True vintage fit for flattering appearance

Sizes available:  Med. -  XL.  This product is washed once, thus shrinkage over time will be negligible or zero.  Please see SIZING TIPS to determine the correct fit in this shirt.

Sugar Cane products are imported from Japan

Last ONE left!  This is a one-time offering of one of the finest fall/winter shirts Sugar Cane has offered in the last 7 years.

This is a limited-edition Sugar Cane work shirt from their Fiction & Romance Warmth Collection.  Garments offered in Fiction & Romance Collection meld vintage work clothing and fashion to levels of obsessive sickness that are insane even for Sugar Cane.  Fabrics in this collection are elevated to even higher reaches of quality and detail in the passionate pursuit to craft a finished product that will yield evidence of wear and fading indistinguishable from vintage garments, thus providing the wearer with unprecedented opportunity to sculpt their own personalized vintage look in a garment whose very design is as equally distinctive as the wearer.  Garment designs will also sometimes transcend hardcore vintage looks by blending salient vintage features and detailing with creative interpretation, hence the collection’s name – Fiction & Romance.  The Warmth Collection features cozy, heavy-weight, hard-wearing shirts in vibrant colors that bring out the best fall and winter can offer.

This shirt is inspired by some of the work shirts of the 1940’s – ‘50’s, including the hard-wearing, all-cotton, heavy-weight, flannel-twill selvage fabric produced on slow-moving, vintage shuttle looms that yields a substantial, firm hand that’s sure to impress and make even the coldest days more tolerable.  This is where timeless style meets American history.  Please take note of these unique features and details found only on a premium shirt of this pedigree:

• Placket-front closure

• Collar stand for crisper appearance

• Chain-stitch runoff with redline selvage fabric in gusset at shirttail scallop edge

• Redline selvage on interior button-front closure

• Two flap-closure breast pockets

• Double-stitched seams for superior strength

• Reinforced shoulder yoke for greater durability at this crucial abrasion area

• Custom manufacturing of genuine marble buttons in colors specifically selected for this shirt so as to complement the shirt’s colors beautifully

• Custom manufacturing of hard-wearing, firm-feeling, all-cotton heavy-weight, flannel-twill selvage fabric produced on vintage shuttle looms, featuring bold, rich colors created from special dyes that provide depth not typically found and which will allow for mellow aging in true vintage form

• All-cotton thread employed in construction, with assembly performed using double-needle, flat-lock sewing machines

• Vintage-style label in neck area woven on vintage shuttle looms and displaying the vibrant colors of the special Fiction & Romance Warmth Collection

• True vintage fit for a flattering appearance, not a sloppy, relaxed fit with droopy shoulder seams

Sizes available: Med. 15-15 ½ - XL 17-17 ½ .   This product is Sanforized and washed once, thus shrinkage over time will be either negligible or zero.  Please see SIZING TIPS for advice on selecting the correct size.

Imported from Japan