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

[Understatesman]

Those are good :

Mister Freedom himself, bonus pic hard at work
Denimbitch
VEB, also take 2
Denimhound
Freewheelin Sasaki
AVS he sized way down and broke his in super fast

Those are super cool. But I feel like they're too retro for my tastes.

Then again, I think this Blackmeans mouton hat is super sweet. Wonder how you pair something like this...

https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m22896361135

 

[JibranK]

dot JP…

 

[RedVelvetWounds]

Those are super cool. But I feel like they're too retro for my tastes.

Then again, I think this Blackmeans mouton hat is super sweet. Wonder how you pair something like this...

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https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m22896361135

You pair it with a small skull unfortunately.

 

[VegasRebel]

Has anyone had any experience with Independence Brothers? They're offering (purportedly) full grain mtm semi-custom leather jackets for very reasonable prices, but there don't seem to be a whole lot of reviews and they haven't been explicitly mentioned here as best I can tell. Thanks!

 

[JibranK]

Has anyone had any experience with Independence Brothers? They're offering (purportedly) full grain mtm semi-custom leather jackets for very reasonable prices, but there don't seem to be a whole lot of reviews and they haven't been explicitly mentioned here as best I can tell. Thanks!

I just looked at their site and it's throwing up red flags for me. It reminds me of those online MTM shirt operations, and none of the designs strikes me as particularly notable.

I'd rather pay $50 more for a Vanson or get a Five Star.

 

[JibranK]

Haha I'm reading through their site and seeing all the podcast brand highlights, "Scott spent years refining his fashion taste until he realized one day that he wanted a leather jacket.… He decided to bypass the middle-man… Scott realized that no manufacturer could do what he asked for."

 

[JibranK]

The example outfit doesn't really give me a sense of "years [spent] refining his fashion taste", but what do you guys think?

 

[sinnedk]

LOL looks like Wilson's leather trying to be cool

also "Dave navarro" blazer makes me want to buy it less #cringe

 

[JibranK]

LOL looks like Wilson's leather trying to be cool

also "Dave navarro" blazer makes me want to buy it less #cringe

Wilson and Costco and the like at least I can respect for not pretending to be something.

 

[NautOfEarth]

I bought an Independence Bros. messenger bags back in 2019. It took way longer than the estimated time with a 6- 8 week estimate taking 4 months total.

One week into using it, it slipped out of my hands and I caught it by the shoulder strap which resulted in one of the strap rings completely ripping from the bag. Looking inside the rip, the leather was really thin and backed by some kind of equally thin styrofoam-like material.

I contacted them and they said they'd reimburse me the cost of getting it fixed by my local leather-worker but I didn't bother at that point.

Maybe they've improved since and/or their jackets are better made though.

 

[oulipien]

Conversation seems to have moved on but I have several unlined leather garments (one jacket, two that are more overshirts) and haven't had any problems with them. But, they're all very soft leather and two of them are pretty thin, too.

 

[VegasRebel]

I bought an Independence Bros. messenger bags ...

Oof. Thank you.

 

[sinnedk]

Wilson and Costco and the like at least I can respect for not pretending to be something.

Its odd if you want a simple leather jacket thats decent quality with no odd designs or labels you have to pay more money for it. Its like pay more for less.

 

[sinnedk]

I bought an Independence Bros. messenger bags back in 2019. It took way longer than the estimated time with a 6- 8 week estimate taking 4 months total.

One week into using it, it slipped out of my hands and I caught it by the shoulder strap which resulted in one of the strap rings completely ripping from the bag. Looking inside the rip, the leather was really thin and backed by some kind of equally thin styrofoam-like material.

I contacted them and they said they'd reimburse me the cost of getting it fixed by my local leather-worker but I didn't bother at that point.

Maybe they've improved since and/or their jackets are better made though.

 

[whorishconsumer]

Has anyone had any experience with Independence Brothers? They're offering (purportedly) full grain mtm semi-custom leather jackets for very reasonable prices, but there don't seem to be a whole lot of reviews and they haven't been explicitly mentioned here as best I can tell. Thanks!

They look like they are exactly as advertised.

As an aside, "full grain" doesn't mean much.