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

[dieworkwear]

Hopefully this serves as a lesson to people who want to share fun things in this thread again.

 

[Vickt]

I should probably just sell all my other leathers.

 

[Benesyed]

I should probably just sell all my other leathers.

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That's the fcl right? Looking good!!

 

[Vickt]

Yep, the Edward. Thanks!

 

[sinnedk]

I should probably just sell all my other leathers.

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me too but I kinda want the one you have as well

 

[double00]

A good rule of thumb is that if you hear a cute just-so story about etymology, it isn't true.

afaik humans also don't produce lanolin, so ?

but then again what does any of this have to do with anything?

 

[sinnedk]

Ugh someone talked about tanning and how piss was used at some point.

I really would like to get back to leather jackets

 

[SLAB]

Not a very popular design but still great imo; Addict Clothes Resistance

 

[MarkI]

Bought it from Shibui (link below). They used to be in NYC, but they've moved a few times. I don't know where they're currently located, but I bought mine via mail order. They also don't have their full inventory on their site. If you tell them your budget and what you're looking for, they may be able to send you snapshot photos (that's what they did for me). I also found that you can negotiate with them a little on price.

IMO, if you get a boro fabric, think about how the pattern will lay into the garment. Many of these fabrics are very big and meant to cover futons. Only a small part will go into your jacket. I think it's nice if you can find something with enough patchwork and detailing where you see the detailing in the jacket, so it's not just one big thing of blue fabric. A lot of that will depend on the placement of the patches on the cloth itself. Fabrics with patches only on the outer edge prob aren't that useful for this project.

Oh, and check on the thickness. You obviously don't want something that's super thick cause it'll distort the fit of your jacket.

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Traditional African and Middle Eastern fabrics might also be good for this sort of project. I've thought about lining field jackets with African indigo or mud cloth.


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Fantastic post, thanks brother.

My girlfriend has been nonstop cleaning during this quarantine, and found a stash of vintage silk scarfs she was going to use for some project, now i'm contemplating turning those into a jacket lining. Approximately how much fabric does it take to reline a jacket in the size 42-44 range?

 

[dieworkwear]

Fantastic post, thanks brother.

My girlfriend has been nonstop cleaning during this quarantine, and found a stash of vintage silk scarfs she was going to use for some project, now i'm contemplating turning those into a jacket lining. Approximately how much fabric does it take to reline a jacket in the size 42-44 range?

Unfortunately don't remember. It'll depend on the width of the fabric, however. Prob best to check with your tailor. For patchwork fabric, I assume you can also add patches where you need.

 

[nicelynice]

I dunno if the conversation is derailed but I use mustang paste to condition my leathers twice a year (before I store them for the summer, after I take them out)

 

[qubed]

Hopefully this serves as a lesson to people who want to share fun things in this thread again.

You mean to not spread BS? Sounds like a great lesson to me.

 

[JohnAAG]

Late 1980s Leather Unlimited racer. Been admiring the jackets in this thread for a few years now so figured this was a good time to share one of mine. Cheers!

 

[nyarkies]

I dunno if the conversation is derailed but I use mustang paste to condition my leathers twice a year (before I store them for the summer, after I take them out)

You're the one derailing it as they were passionately talking about pissing and tanning.

 

[d4nimal]

This whole thread has just turned into one giant pissing contest.