LOST WORLDS
ORDERING INFORMATION



 All Correspondence, Payments, Courier Packages, UPS, USPS Packages:


  VINTAGE HYDE CORP.
 89-15 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven NY 11421


 Email: lostworlds1@earthlink.net

Telephone/Fax: (212) 923-3423

 ALL CHECKS/MOs: VINTAGE HYDE CORP.

 

SIZING AND ORDERING

 

 

 

 

 


WE'RE VERY EXPERIENCED IN ENSURING THAT CUSTOMERS GET THE CORRECT FIT THE FIRST TIME AROUND. PLEASE CALL, FAX, OR E-MAIL WITH QUESTIONS.

 

 

IMPORTANT SIZING FACTORS:

A) Our styles differ completely from the current
      marketplace fashion crap, oops, we mean crop:

    1) They're not oversized --


     2) don't have "Euro" dropped or raglan shoulders    --


     3) are neither constructed of thin fashion hides like
          lambskin nor processed to feel broken-in or distressed
          from the get-go.


     4) they are true-sized as traditional suits and shirts. 

 

B) Because of (A), our products will be generally trimmer in cut. Trimmer doesn't, however, mean prohibitive. It does mean that if you wear, say, a 44R but, alas, "temporarily" have a little more gut than you prefer, you might do better with a 46R. If you're an Odd Size, say a 43R, you'll almost always go up to the next even size.

 Example:   0001  0004   0005   A-2 JACKETS:  

Some companies advise going up to next size in this style. We don't. If, say, you're a genuine 42, of regular build,  try a 42R -- if you try a 44R, it probably would feel fine. BUT, you wouldn't know if a 42R felt better. Conversely, if the 42R feels tight and you love the jacket, you just swap it for a 44R. But you know the right size then.

 The A-2 especially is a trim jacket, designed in 1931 when Americans were smaller and thinner. (In WWII the average AAF pilot had a 36-1/4" chest and a 30" waist.) Ours copies original dimensions exactly. It's not a loose, blouson-like travesty like the current USAF issue. (Our only change was to add a little length to the sleeve because men had shorter arms then; further it appears that the A-2 was designed to permit the use of flight gloves, so the sleeve was shorter).

We are often asked to provide "shoulder measurement." In genuine tailoring no such measurement exists as there is no seam:seam length to measure. Further every (pseudo) "shoulder measurement" would differ according to armhole and sleeve configuration, which differs in every style and every mfg. Others, however, will provide this "length." We will not, as it has nothing to do with correct fit, misleads more than leads, and we're sticklers for correctness.

 

 

SIZE SCALE


 REGULAR JACKET SIZES

38

40

42

44

46

48

PANTS

32

34

36

38

40

42

 

 

LONG/SHORT/BIG SIZES

LONG/SHORT & BIG SIZES (32-52) :  25%-40+% EXTRA COST.

 (Example: Size 50R: 20% Extra; Size 52R: 40% Extra; Size 52R: 40% Extra.) In some cases can be higher, for instance if we do not have a Pattern in a particular CUSTOM size.)

 (*The above require consultation to ensure accuracy: we often find that due to the amateurish way clothing is now sized, men often think they're LONGS who aren't. Our LONGS are generally for men over 6'2" with a 36"+ sleeve length. Our typical LONG adds 2" to the body and sleeve of a Regular item but each LONG or SHORT is sized to the customer.) Not stock items. In order to keep customer risk to a minimum we require that prior to our undertaking any custom work like this, the customer examine and try on the closest size to the one he needs (if avail.). This takes much of our guesswork and the customer's financial liability out of the job. 

ALL LONG/SHORT AND SIZES 50R AND ABOVE ARE CUSTOM ORDERS

 

RETURN POLICY

A) All Regular Production products Fully Refundable less $10.00 Restock Charge. Garment must be unworn, undamaged and returned as shipped. EXCHANGES: No Restock Charge; customer only pays Shipping.

B) For RETURNS, customer MUST notify us by phone, fax or e-mail WITHIN 7 DAYS after receipt of merchandise to request RETURN AUTHORIZATION NUMBER (RAN). Customer then must return merchandise within 14 days of receipt.

Please save original packing carton and materials for possible reuse.

C) Merchandise received by us without RAN within 14 days of customer receipt is subject to an Additional $15.00 Restock Charge.

D) Merchandise returned with RAN after 14 days of customer receipt incurs Additional $15.00 Restock Charge.

E) Merchandise is NOT RETURNABLE after 14 days of customer receipt without LOST WORLDS Permission and RAN. Merchandise will not be accepted if shipped to us without RAN on carton.

F)  RETURNS/EXCHANGES SHIPPING COSTS: Customer pays all Shipping Charges.

RETURN POLICY: REGULAR SIZES & STYLES IN SPECIAL ORDER HIDES:      
- 25% Deducted from Cost for Size Exchange Only.

          
We apologize if this policy seems Draconian, but as a small specialist manufacturer we need to control our inventory so as to satisfy dedicated, serious customers. Please, however, confer directly with us if circumstances require that the policy be redefined in a particular case.

G) MODIFIED OR ALTERED (by LOST WORLDS or outside provider) MERCHANDISE, SALE, CUSTOM OR REGULAR PRODUCTION: NOT RETURNABLE.

H) NUISANCE ORDERS:  If an Item is ordered, made and shipped and the customer refuses UPS or other carrier delivery when it arrives without having cancelled the order in writing or by email previously, a 10% Restock charge will be assessed.

CUSTOM ORDERS

We will gladly undertake practically any custom work a Retail or Trade customer requires. However, we must caution the customer that TRADE/CUSTOM ORDERS are NOT RETURNABLE. If you design it, it's yours.

All TRADE/CUSTOM ORDERS must be PREPAID:BANK TRANSFER, MONEY ORDER, CHECK, CASH, MONEY TRANSFER Only.


PRODUCTION TIME

LOST WORLDS is a small specialist company. We do not  normally stock items. Items are made when Order received. Average production time: 4-6 weeks depending on season and item.

PRODUCT GUARANTEE + WARRANTY

All leather garments have a Lifetime Guarantee against stitching/hide failure except in the case of customer abuse or modification. This Guarantee applies to original purchaser only.

2-Year Warranty on Parts/Hardware/Non-Leather Materials except in the case of customer abuse or modification.Warranty only applies to original purchaser. Customer pays Shipping Charges to and from Manufacturer in the event of Warranty Repairs/Service.


SHIPPING CHARGES

UPS Ground/Insured/Adult Signature Req. is the standard carrier. For Foreign Orders we can ship according to your request: Air Parcel Post, Surface Parcel Post (not recommended), UPS International, or others. No shipments to Indonesia except by MO or Bank Transfer Prepayment and other Foreign locations on per case basis.

DOMESTIC UPS GROUND

 $  28.50 - 63.50 Minimum per Jacket (depending on weight (fabric, leather), location) inc. insurance, quoted at time of order.
                 - 12.50 each additional Jacket.
      

(UPS Requirements: because LOST WORLDS has had several problems with fraud, all UPS deliveries require customer signature.) 

Please email or call us for exact shipping cost questions per item.

UPS BLUE 2-DAY AIR: 
 3-DAY SELECT:             Quotation on Request.

PAYMENT:  VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS, MONEY ORDER, PERSONAL CHECK (7 BUSINESS DAYS TO CLEAR), BANK CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER. (If sending Cash through the mail, use Registered Mail.)

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