improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message this article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral . please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources . october 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message avirex founded 1975 present headquarters bernardsville new jersey united states key people jeff clyman founder marc ecko owner industry fashion apparel products designer clothing website avirex.com avirex is an american company that designs manufactures and markets clothing lines . it was priginally founded by jeff clyman in 1975 as a brand for military apparel . contrary to popular belief avirex was not a u.s. military supplier during world war ii . citation needed in 1987 the company became an official government contract supplier with a 2 jackets for the united states air force . in 2006 jeff clyman sold the avirex brand and trademark as well as the avirex sportswear and hip hop fashion lines in europe japan and the united states . the new owner of the avirex brand in the united states is eck unltd . jeff clyman founded a new company for military apparel called cockpit usa . contents 1 in popular culture and media 2 references 3 see also 4 external links in popular culture and media edit james labrie lead singer for the prog rock supergroup dream theater can be seen wearing an avirex jacket and t shirt on the group s double dvd release ; live at luna park friend of sl2 and mc jay j wore avirex leather jackets during performances with the band in the early 90 s. one notable appearance of such was on top of the pops in december 1991 mc ing on sl2 s 11 hit dj s take control . the east staines massiv in the 2002 movie ali g indahouse wear avirex jackets . various members of the group blazin squad wear avirex clothing . tim robbins wears an avirex jacket in the 1990 movie cadillac man in the song entitled some l.a. niggaz rapper xzibit uses avirex in his lyric seemingly to show that he wears avirex clothing . in the popular british sit com 2point4 children gary olsen played a character called ben porter who wore an avirex leather jacket in most episodes with in the 8 series . in the classic polish film dogs about polish secret police in transformation era bogus aw linda played a character called franz maurer who wore an avirex g1 . avirex is the title of a mobb deep song from mid 90 s in which rapper prodigy raps about this brand of leather jackets . country music star tim mcgraw s character in the video for his song indian outlaw wears an avirex leather jacket . the character mc grindah in the bbc3 mockumentary people just do nothing wears an avirex . in the godfather series 2 episode 1 grindah wears an avirex to his daughter angel s christening . the brand is also mentioned in the lyrics of the kurupt.fm song a dis one . references edit official website avirex japan avirex ed hardy for avirex cockpit usa see also edit alpha industries schott nyc al wissam external links edit avirex italy avirex japan this clothing related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title avirex & oldid 737460458 categories clothing brands of the united statescompanies established in 1975clothing stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from october 2014all articles lacking in text citationsarticles lacking reliable references from october 2014all articles lacking reliable referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2011all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages hrvatskiitaliano edit links this page was last modified on 2 september 2016 at 23 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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