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

[tmitchell59]

For the front design something in between these two, with double stitching on the welted pockets: View attachment 251718 View attachment 251719

The back is going to look like this with an open centre vent : View attachment 251721

Black full aniline Shinky with Rob Roy tartan lining (the red and black squares)

This sounds interesting. What type of cuff?

 

[Downunder G Man]

I have this coming from the lounge classifieds. Vanson Ike in competition steerhide. Ex Hh21 to Perth Australia
The photo is the seller's sorry but you'll kinda get the idea !
Next time the jacket appears on the lounge it will be in one of those "awfully boring beautiful Indian Ocean seascapes"..

 

[ABCD]

This sounds interesting. What type of cuff?

Half cuff which is standard on his Idaho design. If I could choose I would go for a buttoned cuff but since he's a startup business I assume he doesn't have a button hole machine yet. He does offer a cuff with a snap button but I think that will look out of place on this jacket.

 

[handymike]

Half cuff which is standard on his Idaho design. If I could choose I would go for a buttoned cuff but since he's a startup business I assume he doesn't have a button hole machine yet. He does offer a cuff with a snap button but I think that will look out of place on this jacket.

A cuff strap could be nice.

 

[ABCD]

A cuff strap could be nice.

I have been thinking about a strap too. I had a jacket with a cuff strap but every time i put the jacket on the strap moves to the cuff opening and I had to put in back in place. However, that was a cow leather jacket :

Does anybody have experience with cuff straps in horsehide? (More sturdy leather?)

 

[navetsea]

I like the look of cuff strap, just have it a lil bit higher up I guess, would look good if the buckle or cinch is the smaller version but the same style with your side buckles

 

[ABCD]

I like the look of cuff strap, just have it a lil bit higher up I guess, would look good if the buckle or cinch is the smaller version but the same style with your side buckles

I have chosen D-rings for the side buckles. I agree that it's best to match the side tabs hardware with hardware on the rest of the jacket. Its great fun to do a full customized jacket but I have to admit that its also somewhat stressful, having to make choices on every little detail. I think Ive changed the placement and angle of the handwarmer pockets 3 times after sharing my design sketch with Greg.

 

[dannyk]

I have chosen D-rings for the side buckles. I agree that it's best to match the side tabs hardware with hardware on the rest of the jacket. Its great fun to do a full customized jacket but I have to admit that its also somewhat stressful, having to make choices on every little detail. I think Ive changed the placement and angle of the handwarmer pockets 3 times after sharing my design sketch with Greg.

I almost feel like the number of choices we have these days can be a bad thing. You can be paralyzed by the number of options. How many different types o animal hides, the tanning process, any special coatings and additional treatments,the color the style, the hardware, the fit. We now live in a place where thats all possible. Plus then it makes us spend more. Back in the day from like 30s-60s people bought one or two and wore them as needed. Of course theres always collectors but not like now. Now we can have perfectly fine even great jackets and we get bored, want to try the newest this or that, convince ourselves the fit isnt right. Im all for choices and its a beautiful thing, but on the other hand it causes ocd, a lot of money, and sometimes complete paralysis caused by choice overload haha

 

[Monitor]

Well, this 7 lbs of FQHH just arrived.

 

[red devil]

It is always better to have a lot of choice than no choice in any case

I generally focus on key points I am looking for the next jacket and leave the rest to the maker. As long as you know your maker you will never get disappointed. We are lucky we can take control of what we want and leave the rest if we're not sure

 

[navetsea]

I have chosen D-rings for the side buckles. I agree that it's best to match the side tabs hardware with hardware on the rest of the jacket. Its great fun to do a full customized jacket but I have to admit that its also somewhat stressful, having to make choices on every little detail. I think Ive changed the placement and angle of the handwarmer pockets 3 times after sharing my design sketch with Greg.

ooh I love options the more the better. I rarely have handwarmers on my jacket, but from just one hand warmer on my leather jacket and few on my denim jacket, the angle of it may affect how they eventually gape open when you wear the jacket, the closer to vertical the less gaping it is, and the closer to 45 degree, the more it will gape open once worn in... just based on my very limited experience.

 

[ABCD]

It is always better to have a lot of choice than no choice in any case

I generally focus on key points I am looking for the next jacket and leave the rest to the maker. As long as you know your maker you will never get disappointed. We are lucky we can take control of what we want and leave the rest if we're not sure

Agreed, I think its good to leave certain things up to the maker, he knows best.
Since this is going to be a one off jacket with everything custom, Greg is going to make a mock-up jacket in cotton for me to try on to see how different design elements, jacket measurements and my body dimensions work together as a whole. If I'm not happy with anything, it can still be altered.

 

[navetsea]

probably then better if this mock up jacket have fake pocket welts probably secured with double tape to the jacket, so you can play around with it while trying the jacket on.

 

[tmitchell59]

I have been thinking about a strap too. I had a jacket with a cuff strap but every time i put the jacket on the strap moves to the cuff opening and I had to put in back in place. However, that was a cow leather jacket : View attachment 252132
Does anybody have experience with cuff straps in horsehide? (More sturdy leather?)

Cuff straps are common on 30s era jackets. Some seem more ornamental than functional. They all have a cool look to me. I usually set mine and leave them alone.

I don't know if I have Snap cuff jackets from the 30s, but I have snap closures on 30s jacket pockets.

The 30s jackets were not the heavy leather of today. I do have cuff straps on my 4+ Test. They work. The Test is a repro of a 30s era jacket

I would use a buckle that does not require holes

Two example:

Sportclad

Levis Speedway jacket

 

[Seb Lucas]

I almost feel like the number of choices we have these days can be a bad thing. You can be paralyzed by the number of options. How many different types o animal hides, the tanning process, any special coatings and additional treatments,the color the style, the hardware, the fit. We now live in a place where thats all possible. Plus then it makes us spend more. Back in the day from like 30s-60s people bought one or two and wore them as needed. Of course theres always collectors but not like now. Now we can have perfectly fine even great jackets and we get bored, want to try the newest this or that, convince ourselves the fit isnt right. Im all for choices and its a beautiful thing, but on the other hand it causes ocd, a lot of money, and sometimes complete paralysis caused by choice overload haha

Depends whether you let this overwhelm you or not. Personally I know what I like, so I am not distracted by many options which I can easily ignore. Back in the 1940's leather jackets were not custom as a rule and often just hanging up in department stores like today's softshells. My dad who is 97 bought one or two this way and told me the only thought you put into a leather jacket was 'long or short and does it fit?' I personally think people's boredom with jackets as you describe it is probably more about control and consumerism than it is about the jackets.

 

[trainspotter]

@Monitor congratulations on the new aero. which one is it?

 

[Monitor]

@Monitor congratulations on the new aero. which one is it?

I'll post some photos tomorrow. Stay tuned.

 

[trainspotter]

just got a Schott x Restoration Hardware in black

 

[Monitor]

just got a Schott x Restoration Hardware in black
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Did they do another run of these?

 

[trainspotter]

Did they do another run of these?

no no, bought used. been keeping an eye out for this one since long