New! ELMC Jacket Highway Star®️ Horsehide

[dgbrt]

Looks great on you! And very inspiring that you were able to get your tabs to look flat – I'm going to have to try the same with mine, as it definitely fits and tapers much better with them closed.

 

[Bfd70]

Not sure i’m understanding correctly. Are there 2 “positions” for the hem and you are on the tighter of the two? If so can you photo at the looser setting? 20” down to 15” is a lot of taper

 

[Wajidali]

the original looks better

I came in contact with a guy on Instagram who owns one and it looks absolutely amazing on him.

I still think about this jacket every now and then, wondering whether or not I should just order a size 42. It'll look better when worn with straight fit jeans as opposed to the slim fit jeans I was wearing back then.

But then I see my 80s CHP (which has a much smaller opening than the ELMC) and I realize the Highway star pattern just isn't for me. It looks great on others though.

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[sirkris]

I was visiting Eastman showroom couple weeks ago. I wanted to buy Eastmnan Ostmann 38 as I have 42 and it is now too big now (I lost weight). Idid not buy it because sizing of new Ostman jackets is different comparing to this what I had (but it is another topic).
I had opportunity to try couple other jackets and I tried highway star 42 - it was exactly my size.
It was very comfortable, the leather was beautiful but when I zipped it the waist was too wide.
I buttoned side adjusters on the second button and waist was OK when I was looking at the mirror from front view.
But when I looked from side it was not so great. The side of jacket was folding and created gap (I tried to mark it with arrow)
It did not look good. Unfortunately I made only 2 photos with me in jacket and the jacket is unzipped but I tried to show that gap near the button.

It is really a shame because the jacket was so comfortable.
Maybe with time if the leather become soft the gap will disappear but with new jacket it was looking bad.
(I am not very thin or significant V shape- I have chest 41.5-42 and waist 35.5. )

 

[floater]

I was visiting Eastman showroom couple weeks ago. I wanted to buy Eastmnan Ostmann 38 as I have 42 and it is now too big now (I lost weight). Idid not buy it because sizing of new Ostman jackets is different comparing to this what I had (but it is another topic).
I had opportunity to try couple other jackets and I tried highway star 42 - it was exactly my size.
It was very comfortable, the leather was beautiful but when I zipped it the waist was too wide.
I buttoned side adjusters on the second button and waist was OK when I was looking at the mirror from front view.
But when I looked from side it was not so great. The side of jacket was folding and created gap (I tried to mark it with arrow)
It did not look good. Unfortunately I made only 2 photos with me in jacket and the jacket is unzipped but I tried to show that gap near the button.
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It is really a shame because the jacket was so comfortable.
Maybe with time if the leather become soft the gap will disappear but with new jacket it was looking bad.
(I am not very thin or significant V shape- I have chest 41.5-42 and waist 35.5. )

I mentioned this a few posts back in this thread, but you need to massage the sides and make a fold there before switching to the second button on the belt.

Doing so eliminates the bunching, or gap as you mentioned, and the jacket sits naturally without issues, it also fits a lot better, here’s a pic with the fold.

 

[sirkris]

Yes I read it. But on your photo the gap may be not visible in 2D space.
Can you show it when you wear it with zipped button: side view, please?
You may be right but the jacket I tried was quite stiff I could not imagine this "gap"
can be lost in 3D.

 

[floater]

Yes I read it. But on your photo the gap may be not visible in 2D space.
Can you show it when you wear it with zipped button: side view, please?
You may be right but the jacket I tried was quite stiff I could not imagine this "gap"
can be lost in 3D.
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Yeah no problem, I’ll take a side pic in a bit, all I have is front view pics on my phone.

The leather is very malleable, as you likely noticed, the only stiff part that needs a little massaging is the seem joint of the body panels with the belt, and once folded it doesn’t bunch up inside either, I’ll try to take a pic from the inside as well.

 

[floater]

Ok guys here goes, not the best pics but you’ll get a good idea on its potential for adjustment, I still plan to massage it a little more to get a better fold but I’m pretty satisfied as is.

Pic heavy and please excuse the pj’s, I’m retired so get off my lawn.

 

[dgbrt]

I mentioned this a few posts back in this thread, but you need to massage the sides and make a fold there before switching to the second button on the belt.

Doing so eliminates the bunching, or gap as you mentioned, and the jacket sits naturally without issues, it also fits a lot better, here’s a pic with the fold.

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This visual was super helpful for me – I did the same with mine, and after wearing it a few times, the fold is nearly flush and it looks great. I genuinely feel like this jacket wasn't meant to be worn with the adjusters fully open at the bottom, otherwise it makes too much of an 'A' shape rather than the preferred 'V' shape that many of us are after.

 

[sirkris]

Ok guys here goes, not the best pics but you’ll get a good idea on its potential for adjustment, I still plan to massage it a little more to get a better fold but I’m pretty satisfied as is.

Pic heavy and please excuse the pj’s, I’m retired so get off my lawn.

Wow. That is amazing how you lost that bad folding.
Congratulations. It is great jacket and great fit.