Just then I wandered across an interesting looking store, Cockpit. I poked my head in and found exactly what I was looking for, a great find hidden in the maze of city streets. Cockpit has some of the nicest staff I have seen at a store. They were competent, knowledgeable, conversational and yet knew the right moment to leave me alone right before I would have had an urge to injure them. The store looks like a Military service hang out on an American base in Vietnam mixed with a gentleman’s parlor mixed with a retail store in NYC.
Cockpit makes their own military inspired clothes as well as actual military replicas. The store also has a great selection of well made Over coats, Top coats, leather jackets, boots, leather shoes and casual wear. They had some very interesting and well cut henleys, sweaters and military inspired shirts. Cockpit also had unique vintage pieces from previous Wars like the Japanese Kamikaze pilot flight suit and the 1941 American solider Army helmet. Apparently Cockpit was the company that made the brown leather Bomber jacket Tom Cruise wore in Top Gun. Next month they are re-releasing the jacket, which will be sold in store.
My favorite piece was a wool herringbone top coat that was inspired by German officers. The coat was modernized with a trimmer, sleeker, tailored fit. It has black velvet accents on the collar and sleeve cuffs that can be worn two different ways: rolled up to reveal black velvet or undone for a more simple look. It is double breasted and garnished with simple black metal buttons. The details on the coat are fantastic, including the beautiful lining. The coat is an absolute statement piece. It can be worn dressed up or dressed down, but it will always get you noticed. Sometimes, that is just what a man needs.
Next time in town, I am certainly going to visit Cockpit again.
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