Picked this up recently, not sure if legit ?
Capeskin feel super airy, almost like Kudu. Super light, not what I am use to, not sure if real capeskin.
https://billkelsomfg.com/shop/product/jacket-aviation-leather-37j1-various/
Any other place to check tags?
From what I can read on here...
There are a lot of these re-shippers here in BC, they charge by kg, no tax/duty, freight comes in 1 month or by air in a week but cost more per kg.
Not sure if cheaper than direct from taobao, i heard recently they offered shipping service to canada.
From last post, I was sick of getting fake Horween jackets off Taobao, so I sourced my own horween Vermont in camel color from Mavericks' thanks to @Canuck Panda on tips and advice on staining and sourcing.
I had Tony Leather make a custom jacket from it. I have contacted other companies(HDK...
so having brought a Cidu horween jacket, or they claim, i'm pretty sure it's not horween.
I think they just show the reverse side and use some chinese tanned cow.
Red tornado does not have official store outside of china.
AliExpress is just resellers that guy from source and ship it out.
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could you not strip the finish like how you would strip the alden shells? ergo bye bye squeaking.
With rubbing alcohol and then recondition with bick 4 if not black, then something more nutritious if black color
it's not bad, but unlined so it's very sticky in the summer, the material is very cardboardy, I would recommend red tornado's lined wax canvas, RGT copy, it's probably build better than the original RGT and softer drapes better than the one you've linked.
Then there are the next tier up, like...
Since most suggestions have long long wait time.
You could get a exact copy from china, someone did a comparison between fw and the top chinese jacket makers here, and you can custom the size to fit you. You can even get Maryam hosrebutts, CFS kudu or different shinki if that is what u want...
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