How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

[navetsea]

One more shot of the grain. I think this is honestly the nicest vintage HH I’ve ever encountered! I’ve had dozens of Hercs, Wards and Penny’s. This one takes the cake.
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very nice characters

 

[Boyo]

On its way back to NY from Italy courtesy of Etsy..
1970’s HH Police jacket

 

[Claybertrand]

I couldn’t agree more. I’ve said it before and it’s funny but I had soo many failed attempts with true vintage. I never, ever got the fit right. I honestly think it’s 95% luck. Yeah the numbers count but as you mention the patterns and fits were just...different. I went straight to repros and the fool proof fit. Both sides of the coin are attractive but I have to agree. A true vintage piece that fits and is wearable...it’s just an unbeatable, genuine feeling.

You're literally wearing an antique and a historical piece coming from a revered but no longer with us American retailer.

True Vintage and these artful reproductions are apples and oranges. Both are great in their own way.

Is a 2020 Dodge Challenger Hellcat awesome!!! Uhhhhh, YEAH. How bout a 1970 Challenger Hemi or HemiCuda or even a non Hemi in those models??? Indeed YESS!!!! Either way, you're turning heads and blowing minds!!!!

Glad you found your vintage treasure man. Keep up the good hunt!!! The reward is worth it!!

 

[red devil]

Red Thedi incoming in a month or two

 

[ABCD]

Red Thedi incoming in a month or two

What model?

 

[RL204]

2 new to me winter coats that just arrived weeks apart.

#1. Home made somewhere in northern Manitoba Or the NWT out of caribou (I think) jacket with a fur collar. This jacket was Originally purchased from the trunk of a car in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada during the mid 80s.

#2. Real McCoys B3.

Winter is still a few months away but I’m ready to handle It in style. Bring on the cold.

 

[ton312]

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2 new to me winter coats that just arrived weeks apart.

#1. Home made somewhere in northern Manitoba Or the NWT out of caribou (I think) jacket with a fur collar. This jacket was Originally purchased from the trunk of a car in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada during the mid 80s.

#2. Real McCoys B3.

Winter is still a few months away but I’m ready to handle It in style. Bring on the cold.

Damn! That jacket on the left is revenant grade!! Sweet!

 

[tmitchell59]

Yes and you and Lebowski were absolutely right. A YKK number 10 would look like **** on this jacket. There’s no doubt that anything over an 8 is too much. I gotta say this is easily one of my favorite jackets across a range of styles to date. This just feels amazing. I’m happy as a clam!

Several seldom scene Hercules have come up as of late. This one is another I had not seen. The half-belt with this front pocket configuration and the cuffs remind me of mix styles. I found the first listing for this jacket in the 1949 Sears catalog. It is listed in the 49, 50, 51 Catalogs. The "new" Outerwear label is first shown in the 52 Catalog. It is pictured here with the older label.

About my age, 68.

 

[Mich486]

Every time I look at these catalogs I can’t help but to think how skilled the illustrators were.

 

[Monitor]

Every time I look at these catalogs I can’t help but to think how skilled the illustrators were.

These were often "photo-shopped". Painted either directly over photos, like the one above, or the artist drew on a transparent layer. but regardless, the quality of the advertisement illustration of the era was extremely high. The lineart illustrations were fantastic. 70's saw some of the best ad art I've seen and then it all abruptly ended.

 

[Carlos840]

These were often "photo-shopped". Painted either directly over photos, like the one above, or the artist drew on a transparent layer. but regardless, the quality of the advertisement illustration of the era was extremely high. The lineart illustrations were fantastic. 70's saw some of the best ad art I've seen and then it all abruptly ended.

Is that because back then colour photography was still too expensive?
A quick google tells me colour photography became readily available in the 60s but that the prices remained high untill the 70s.
I assume that in the late 40s it was probably cheaper/easier to take a B&W pic and have it colorized by hand than to take a colour picture.

 

[Monitor]

Is that because back then colour photography was still too expensive?
A quick google tells me colour photography became readily available in the 60s but that the prices remained high untill the 70s.
I assume that in the late 40s it was probably cheaper/easier to take a B&W pic and have it colorized by hand than to take a colour picture.

That and catalogues started off with illustrations and people were used to seeing clean product images. Even when photos became available, they'd still retouch them to get that clear, perfect representation of a product. Colors, shape, silhouette, details, etc. which can get lost on just a photo.

 

[Seb Lucas]

God, I remember mainly black and white catalog ads until the 1980's, often with a color cover or center. Many people preferred the look and for some products color adds nothing much to people's willingness to buy. From memory, it was considered too hard to reproduce well in catalogs (blurry, etc) and too expensive for mere advertising.

 

[handymike]

I believe the cost was more in the printing- 4 colors vs 1 with separations for each image and 4 screens having to be made...much easier to make a 1 color screen back then. Digital has really revolutionized the printing process.

 

[ton312]

That and catalogues started off with illustrations and people were used to seeing clean product images. Even when photos became available, they'd still retouch them to get that clear, perfect representation of a product. Colors, shape, silhouette, details, etc. which can get lost on just a photo.

I want every single one of these jackets and at those prices too! Even the pig looks good for Gods sake.

 

[Claybertrand]

I want every single one of these jackets and at those prices too! Even the pig looks good for Gods sake.

At those prices, you really should double up on EACH one man--at least!!! Get a size up in case you gain a few!!!! The sad rub would be if we made the same wages as back then ...... I wonder what the adjusted price really breaks down to be relative to what the standard wage rate was??

These catalogs are priceless! I love the pictures in some of Terry's old catalogs where the dude is smoking a pipe in his leather jacket!!!!!!!

 

[Claybertrand]

Several seldom scene Hercules have come up as of late. This one is another I had not seen. The half-belt with this front pocket configuration and the cuffs remind me of mix styles. I found the first listing for this jacket in the 1949 Sears catalog. It is listed in the 49, 50, 51 Catalogs. The "new" Outerwear label is first shown in the 52 Catalog. It is pictured here with the older label.

About my age, 68.

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You can see that Nylon was being touted as like this new cutting edge resilient liner they were using. I have recently mentioned this liner when discussing the Hercules purchases of Ton and Mr. Frown. It really is a cool liner. You don't see the pure nylon liners much. It's funny how enamored people became with the new synthetic materials of the day. They especially exploded onto the scene post WWII.

 

[red devil]

What model?

Since it is coming soon, I will wait until pics come up

 

[J Leather Investigater]

The best thing about a riri zipper is the sound they make. I like them quite a bit too.

Dude i love them, i had jc put one on my Arcadia

 

[El Marro]

Dude i love them, i had jc put one on my Arcadia

Me too! The first zipper he put on my Arcadia failed when the tape tore around the insertion pin shortly after receiving the jacket. It was a vintage Talon and John was surprised because he said he had not experienced that problem with them before. Since I had already had a riri installed on my Bootlegger I knew that I liked them. I know they don’t go 100% with the vintage aesthetic but they work dammit!