I think they look drawn on, too. I'm really looking for knitted jerseys with front, button-fastening pockets. They certainly exist - there's a photo in the Brooks Saddles catalogue for 2006 of a guy wearing one at L'Eroica. He's riding an Alcyon, and wearing a pale blue long-sleeve cycling jersey with front pochets and side buttoned neck fastening, embroidered "Alcyon" and another word, which may or may not be "Dunlop". It looks to be a very nice jersey, and I wonder who made it.
He's also wearing a pre-war style cycling cap, and again, I'd like to find one of this pattern.
About the only thing I really need drawn on a cycling jersey is some decent muscle definition...
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
>From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
>To: CR RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Those 1940s style racing jerseys..
>Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:31:24 -0800
>
>
>On Jan 9, 2007, at 7:32 AM, Fred Rafael Rednor wrote:
>
>>This is just a note with the correct URL for Cycles marcarini:
>> http://www.cycles-marcarini.com
>>
>>Does their Bobet jersey really have pockets on the chest? I've
>>purchased several jerseys from them, and they all were modern
>>fabric, cut and styling - but with the classic/mythique logos
>>and markings. (And really nicely made.)
>>
>>Perhaps the long sleeve versions are different?
>> Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
>
>
>Looks to me like the pockets are drawn on!?
><http://www.cycles-marcarini.com/mmlob.jpg>
>
>Maybe the the zipper and rear pockets are drawn on too? <grin>
>
>Chuck Schmidt
>South Pasadena, CA USA
>www.velo-retro.com (reprints, t-shirts & timelines)