Thanks so much! I'm 5'7" and about 140 lbs (38 Short jacket size) so a more slender cut tends to fit my frame best.
Very tempting, the WPG jacket. Oh, and I also asked about the lining and was told via email by Wajed Malik that it's "dark green silk."
Interestingly, according to this article early A-2 jackets were lined in silk but changed to cotton when silk began to be reserved for parachutes:
http://www.retrospectmag.com/articles/2 ... acket.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;. WPG's A-2 jacket has cotton lining (and gets good reviews on their site).
I'm a little confused about the pockets, even with the descriptions already stated.
Is it like the outer pockets are stitched on and the handwarmers are between it and the body of the jacket, so that when one puts his hands in the side handwarmer pockets one feels leather on both sides? Or are the handwarmer pockets cut into the jacket and between the jacket body and inner lining? I hope that makes sense.
Are the layers like this from outside in?
pocket leather->map pocket space->pocket leather->handwarmer pocket space->jacket body leather->jacket lining
