A children’s vest advertised as being ‘100% Australian sheepskin or wool’ has actually been found to contain the fur of two ...

John Gillam's written Men in Sheepskin - a history of the woollen vests worn by our Diggers in the First World War. JOHN GILLAM: The target by the Tanned Sheepskin Clothing Committee was for a ...

This explains why World War II pilots opted for shearling bomber jackets (a timeless style to this day). "Airplanes weren't that insulated, so bomber pilots began wearing sheepskin garments to ...

John Gillam and Yvonne Fletcher came across it while researching a book, Men in Sheepskin - The Centenary of the Digger's Vest, about this often-overlooked act of warmth that brought great comfort ...