A few more detail pics of the deadstock vintage European work jacket in my previous post.
This jacket is the European equivalent of an American coverall jacket, but with some differences commonly seen in European workwear. The main difference is the dye used; hydron blue instead of indigo, which gives it its characteristic slightly purplish blue color.
The lower pockets are reinforced on the inside with a beautiful grayish khaki cotton fabric, and on the back with a strip of denim showing the selvedge, my favorite detail on this jacket.
The buttons are fairly large (2 cm in diameter) and made of a kind of plastic (probably bakelite). The rivets are made of steel plated with brass (or copper -- hard to tell due to the rust).
I don't know enough about European vintage to date this jacket. Maybe 50s?? If anyone knows, please enlighten me.
Someday I'd love to re-create pieces of European vintage workwear like this one, using denim dyed with hydron blue. I have no idea where to start looking for this kind of denim, though. There's got to be rolls of deadstock hydron blue denim lying around in an old warehouse somewhere. Any hints would be much appreciated!
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