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post #19351 of 30742
5/3/12 at 9:28pm

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Originally Posted by LTTP View Post

Forum doesn't seem to like my iPad so here is the cwu with dark brown goat in link form. Dat texture.
http://i.imgur.com/DqaoN.jpg
It's a stock 48 fwiw.

 

Interesting, that looks almost black to me.

 

Does anyone know if the dark brown calf and horse is this dark? I'm thinking about picking up a 4-zip Moto and trying to decide on the color.

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post #19352 of 30742
5/3/12 at 9:30pm
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Originally Posted by glundr View Post

drew what is one jacket/leather combo you think peeps have really been sleeping on? And conversely what kind of stuff do you see lots of people want to order that isn't the best choice aesthetically? just curious, i want to order before the cutoff

Drew posted something a while back, gives good insight on what combos he likes.  bolded below.  

 

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good question and I should've addressed the other question like this a few pages back but I've lost the post now, the one asking why so many people go for the same makeup as the sample colors, there's definitely more than just those.
I'd say, off hand;
2010 DR, basically all of the available colors, but I'm not cracked up on the idea of cream/off white - skip that one if you want my opinion.
Lamb: black, brown, navy, whiskey, sand, bottle green, olive green, cream/off white, medium gray, light dove gray.
Calf: black, brown (light, medium/standard and dark), navy, olive green, bottle green.
Goat: dark brown, black.
Horse: medium brown, dark brown.
If you want the best of the best of that list, I'd say the two green Italian calf leathers are insane quality leather, if you want something solid but not yet done before, go for the goatskins, and if you want the standby, black lamb of course
Moto - black or brown calf or goat, or brown horse; whisky or sand tan if you can swag it
MDR, I like the 4-zip version, get it in black or brown goatskin, or one of the calf colors, or black lamb
QDR, all the lamb colors work, the two green calfskins, skip the goat and horse for this model. You want something softer that lets the leather undulate from the many stitch lines on this jacket, it's an amazing effect. Black lamb is standby here again
A2 Bomber - black or brown lamb, or black or dark brown goat
CWU-45 - black lamb
Bball - tan or grey calf suede
A-1 Bomber - colored lamb suede
T-1 and T-3 jackets - colored lamb suede
am I missing any?
 
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post #19353 of 30742
5/3/12 at 9:50pm
CYC got no snaps

Artishard got visible snaps

I got hidden snaps

Hahaha...so the 3 jackets are all slightly different.
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post #19354 of 30742
5/3/12 at 9:57pm
Artishard's is being fixed for what it's worth. So really only two.
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post #19355 of 30742
5/3/12 at 11:19pm
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Originally Posted by Ketawa View Post

Interesting, that looks almost black to me.

Does anyone know if the dark brown calf and horse is this dark? I'm thinking about picking up a 4-zip Moto and trying to decide on the color.
It's one of those colors that seems to take on the tone of stuff you're wearing it with. With greys/blues it looks black, and with warm colors it looks brown.

Now to get something before the 1st shog[1].gif
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post #19356 of 30742
5/3/12 at 11:47pm
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Hmm that CWU-45 is growing on me--anyone know which color and leather this is?
http://toj-gallery.com/main.php?g2_itemId=10208
Not sure I am really keen on the waistband and cuffs though, I like the idea of everything on the outside being leather except for the metal hardware.

That's brown lamb.
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post #19357 of 30742
5/4/12 at 12:20am
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Originally Posted by LTTP View Post

Forum doesn't seem to like my iPad so here is the cwu with dark brown goat in link form. Dat texture.
http://i.imgur.com/DqaoN.jpg
It's a stock 48 fwiw.
Wow, does look like black, and dat texture
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post #19358 of 30742
5/4/12 at 12:56am
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Originally Posted by glundr View Post

drew what is one jacket/leather combo you think peeps have really been sleeping on? And conversely what kind of stuff do you see lots of people want to order that isn't the best choice aesthetically? just curious, i want to order before the cutoff

yes, as DBear posted.
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post #19359 of 30742
5/4/12 at 3:54am
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Originally Posted by LTTP View Post

Forum doesn't seem to like my iPad so here is the cwu with dark brown goat in link form. Dat texture.
http://i.imgur.com/DqaoN.jpg
It's a stock 48 fwiw.

Awesome thanks for posting this pic. It really does look almost black, I thought the brown will look more like this 350
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post #19360 of 30742
5/4/12 at 4:05am
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Yeah, the dark brown is almost black. I don't recommend it for anything other than the 4-zip MDR with lighter brown/silver contrast zippers, 2010 DR or Moto with silver zips, or an A2. CWU isn't a good choice to go in anything but black lamb because there are two non-leather parts to that jacket that must be matched to the leather.
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post #19361 of 30742
5/4/12 at 4:10am
if im torn between a toj1 or a proper leather jacket, i will get cwu with ribbed collar.
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post #19362 of 30742
5/4/12 at 4:14am
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by otc View Post

Hmm that CWU-45 is growing on me--anyone know which color and leather this is?
http://toj-gallery.com/main.php?g2_itemId=10208
Not sure I am really keen on the waistband and cuffs though, I like the idea of everything on the outside being leather except for the metal hardware.

Nothing wrong with that idea, that's why we make several styles. It's not a matter of one can wear one and not the other though, they look pretty good either way. I like rider's style jackets but I think the Bombers suit me just as well.

If you want a jacket you can wear with biz-casual and stuff, seriously look at a Moto. I don't know where these guys have come up with the idea that you can't wear a Moto with a collared shirt, but that's not true. It works just fine. A DR is not something you would really wear to an office, it's more like a going out to drink jacket. The DR's are runaway hits, and I like making them, but they're not all-purpose, whereas the Moto actually does work if cross-platforming. You could biz-cas with a tee under, and bring a pair of jeans in your bag, put away the button down and khakis at the end of the day, and Clark Kent in time for the bars with the Moto. The earth tones are nice but we're probably all out of the whiskey calf. You could look at dark brown goat, as it has the potential to age nicely, has a tough appearance, but is still fairly light and refined enough to wear with finer clothes.
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post #19363 of 30742
5/4/12 at 4:16am
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Originally Posted by pronxs View Post

if im torn between a toj1 or a proper leather jacket, i will get cwu with ribbed collar.

Well, if you can step up to the leather, theres no question - anybody who has both, or a varsity jacket of ours in general can attest to that. Not that the varsity jackets aren't nice, they are what they are, they just can't beat the niceness of a full leather jacket. Different worlds and you'll get different reactions. The CWU in black lamb is unbelievably nice, nobody really listens to me here, but it must be seen to believed, and ordered as-is without trying to change it.
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post #19364 of 30742
5/4/12 at 5:24am
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Originally Posted by impolyt_one View Post

Yeah, the dark brown is almost black. I don't recommend it for anything other than the 4-zip MDR with lighter brown/silver contrast zippers, 2010 DR or Moto with silver zips, or an A2. CWU isn't a good choice to go in anything but black lamb because there are two non-leather parts to that jacket that must be matched to the leather.

I know you don't care for it much, but I feel it works nicely, since it's basically tipped in black, and the waxy nature of the goat doesn't scream the difference in tone. Any lighter, or a different skin and it would be a bit of a stretch, though... We'll see how it looks in 2-3 years heh. :)

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post #19365 of 30742
5/4/12 at 5:30am
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It works, I just think the black lamb expressed the package the best. I am the creator too, so I get to stomp my feet and whine about my works too. redface.gif
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