Leather Jackets: Post Pictures of the Best You've Seen/Owned?

[Numbernine]

You make a 6' epaulet sew it in, cut it off, repeat

 

[DLester]

lol

 

[DLester]

Am I reading this correctly that a 3-person workshop sews additional features onto their jackets just so they can cut them off?

yes

 

[Benesyed]

Pulled the trigger on addict

Hopefully sizing works out, went with a 42

 

[penanceroyaltea]

I wore my vintage Schott today while running to get supplies for my cat (a very rugged activity).

The back is punctured because I sometimes hang this on the end of a chair. Realize most people wouldn't want this on a lambskin or shearling, but I don't think it's a big deal on a Schott.


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Loose grain wrinkling under the sleeve.


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Cuffs are dried and cracked.


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The jacket also has a mismatched grain, as you see on Fine Creek Leather jackets. The left panel has some weird grain. The right panel is smooth.


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When I first bought this jacket, I had a tailor replace the lining with boro fabric. I bought the fabric from a Japanese antiques dealer in NYC, who told me the fabric is from the early 20th century, but who really knows if that's true. The fabric has since developed a hole.


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I know I've posted these pics here before, but here they are again. Back is "autographed" by Colossus of Roads, a folk art hero of mine when I was a teen. He used to paint graffiti on railcars.

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I think those heavy leathers look better when they're old and beat-up. If you're anything like me, you're basically a desk warrior who never moves. I imagine whatever damage you can put into the jacket is a good thing.




I hang all my clothes. There are guys on the Fedora Lounge forum who also treat their leathers in the way Lem describes above. They don't hang them. They only lay them on a chair or something. They cover them in dust bags and condition them. I don't get it, tbh. I just can't imagine having a jacket take up that much space, like on my floor, or dedicating a chair to jacket storage.

On a fine lambskin jacket, I get that you don't want a bump though. I looked at my NMWA hanger today and the shoulder is totally smooth. Do you have a metal thing coming up from the top?

Doesn’t that lining make it a bit of a pain to get the jacket on and off

 

[RXS09]

Pulled the trigger on addict
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Hopefully sizing works out, went with a 42

Those fit TTS so as long as you did that youre good

 

[Benesyed]

Those fit TTS so as long as you did that youre good

I'm 42 in pretty much most things. I went off of the measurements online. The 40 was an inch too slim.

 

[sinnedk]

I'm 42 in pretty much most things. I went off of the measurements online. The 40 was an inch too slim.

did you buy it new?

 

[dieworkwear]

Doesn’t that lining make it a bit of a pain to get the jacket on and off

Surprisingly not. I imagine it would though if I were to wear something wooly like a sweater, but I only ever really wear it over t-shirts.

 

[Benesyed]

did you buy it new?

Naw, off grailed

 

[hoodog]

FCL has a jacket called leon which is a classic rider w/epaulets and belt. They also have a variation of the same jacket that has the epaulets and belt cut off after the manufacturing. The story is that punks used to buy double riders and cut off epaulets/belt for a more punk look. FCL follows that history and does the same.

There's actually one more variation, the Leon without epaulets and belt but with nothing cut off. They just haven't added epaulets and the belt to that version.

Nice story. But I still wouldn't buy a brand new jacket with stuff cut off from it. And I am pretty sure most of us wouldn't even consider it, if it wasn't for the fact the FCL is behind these shenanigans.

 

[sinnedk]

There's actually one more variation, the Leon without epaulets and belt but with nothing cut off. They just haven't added epaulets and the belt to that version.

Nice story. But I still wouldn't buy a brand new jacket with stuff cut off from it. And I am pretty sure most of us wouldn't even consider it, if it wasn't for the fact the FCL is behind these shenanigans.

haven’t seen a jacket like what you describe on their site.

idk I didn’t overthink it, jacket fit well so i preordered and am happy

 

[hoodog]

haven’t seen a jacket like what you describe on their site.

idk I didn’t overthink it, jacket fit well so i preordered and am happy

Its been available at other retailers like Rivet and Hide (https://www.rivetandhide.com/shop/b...stom-2mm-horsehide-jacket.html?___store=eu_en). I guess it's a custom custom Leon.

The most important thing is that you're happy mate! Wear it in good health!

 

[vdubiv]

I'm 42 in pretty much most things. I went off of the measurements online. The 40 was an inch too slim.

excuse my ignorance, I'm new to this thread but by saying 42 are we talking the same measurement in suit size or is this number generated somewhere else?

 

[Lem87]

That jacket is too much jacket for a softy like me

Oh come on that's like saying J-Lo has too much ass for you!! Or better yet, Shakira!