Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

[Doodles]

Re: Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

Dood,you did a great job(jacket and story). hopefully there's always a way to tell the difference between real and great copy. you kind of help prove how difficult it is to copy but man you bridged that gap from impossible to damn close. I guess the thread and stitching pattern observed from the inside of the jacket will become the new way to determine authenticity. Stitches in Queens didn't do the 86 jackets did they? I think they came on the scene later.

During my project, I contacted Stitches and the owner told me they didn't do the jackets. I am fairly certain that Starter did the embroidery. The Mets, Reds, Phillies and A's (any others???) used that very unique font at times...that means it wasn't the team or a local shop doing the embroidery. Furthermore, you only see the font on Starter jackets. I'd love to find someone from Starter in those days who can describe the history of it.

Watch any Met highlight from 1984 to about 1996 and you will see that font. The size I used is the most common...they also used a slightly taller and narrower version sometimes...and for long names, they shrunk it down. It was good luck too...the Mets, Reds and A's won World Series with its use and I think the Phillies won a pennant!

I don't think you will see many of these faked...you really need a skilled font designer, digitizer and embroiderer. You'd have to do it in bulk to be cost effective...and first you'd have to have the right jacket that had the embroidery. You could easily screw up and make a nice jacket worthless.

[Swoboda4]

Re: Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

Another aspect to these jackets, if you elect to wear one, is that the length is short. Not a good look with jeans as it appears you're trying to wear your old H.S. jacket. The fashion and serviceability of the late 80's had the jackets ending somewhere around the belt. Today were used to jackets just about covering the whole pants pocket. So if you try on one of these classics,you'll quickly find yourself pulling the jacket down to no avail. Getting the XXL Mike Marshall didn't solve that as the bigger size was instead distributed lengthwise,football style. Inadvertently forcing those with a desire to wear one to properly preserve them. I don't know if the same is true for the short sleeve BP,or long sleeve BP(Johnstone)

[Doodles]

Re: Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

My long sleeve BP is actually on the long side on me.

[Swoboda4]

Re: Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

Doodles,got the Johnstone long sleeve BP jacket and a few observations and question if you will.I'm 6 ft 210 and the XL jacket is very broad in the shoulders and the sleeves are very long. The zipper "teeth" are extremely sharp and catch onto the sleeve if your arm crosses over past the open jacket. Since this was not game worn I would like to tailor the jacket for use. What tailor or company did you use to sew your jacket?

[Swoboda4]

Re: Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

America's Stitch in Westchester?

[Doodles]

Re: Jay Johnstone Met Jacket on eBay????

America's Stitch in Westchester?

Swoboda,

The company is called America's Stitch Authority in Port Chester...they embroidered my name on the back...I don't think they do tailoring, but you can try them. Don't trust that to the local dry cleaner to tailor...I would really go to an expert...maybe Stitches (the Mets guys in Queens) would do it?