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  1. himelator

    Limited Edition Himel Bros avail. at Orvis?

    I rarely write on the lounge. You guys should be aware I occasionally swing by to see what people are saying. Oddly this thread is a bit troll like, and I don't like replying to troll comments but I'm quite sensitive on the matter. First off, regarding the ig post. A customer sent me a...
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    Full Grain v. Top Grain

    regarding your couch leather...what it looks like...chrome tanned (that accounts for the blueish colour in the middle, topgrain leather (what that means is the natural grain is still present) dyed on the suede side, and possibly vat dyed, with a clear finish or semi or possibly pigment finish on...
  3. himelator

    BK's Site Relaunch

    The tannery supplies many companies....they are a huge very high tech operation.....chapman and I bought lots of leather from them, eastman and many other companies
  4. himelator

    The Art of Vintage Leather Jackets; A blog

    well everybody likes to be read I will say Dinner has started contributing to the blog mostly because I am swamped with work regarding my new brand unfortunately it requires too much time to research out posts. That being said he is a super nerd and I think his knowledge of jackets is...
  5. himelator

    Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

    small reference....I am still waiting to get my run of boots made....they are cordovan (shinki) but not shell cordovan...the difference is the shells are two 9 inch dinnerplate size discs inside the bean shaped piece of horsebutt that is the whole piece of cordovan. Real McCoys makes both...one...
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    Unexpected windfall $

    Side note: Cause I check in once and a while...anybody interested in a jacket is welcome to give me a call...my number is on the website. I do get about 1 million emails a week and I try to get through them every day and yes sort through potential customers. Regarding 6 2 and 240 lbs...I used...
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    Schott goes after the Restoration Hardware crowd

    I did look at the restoration hardware guys jacket...and it is also an early buco racing shirt...notice the welts on the original jacket...along the front zip is i wind welt i think...also it has the longer tunic length of an older one...but the pictures I found were quite small and my glasses...
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    Schott goes after the Restoration Hardware crowd

    Looks to me like they copied my unlined racing shirt...which was itself designed from a 1940s buco unlined racing shirt. Of course they didnt build the first motorcycle jacket or the first zippered jacket that is just marketing but like all good fashion companies including myself imitation is...
  9. himelator

    1950s Hercules Bomber Jacket

    identifying so the big problem identifying a specific brand in this type of jacket is the "commoness" of the pattern. However the easiest and likely only way is to note the ribbing knit, zigzag rayon sharkskin liner and the unique egg yolk? sleeve liner? I cannot tell what the fabric is but...
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    Opinions on HimelBros 1920's jacket fit

    Hey all ....generally I dont pipe up a lot about these issues on the fedora lounge.....but I thought I might address this ongoing discussion of price. It makes me uncomfortable when people discuss price and then compare jacket costs amongst makers....its all apples and oranges...I make 4 or 5...
  11. himelator

    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    couple notes about the design...it was a 1930s canadian design...copied by a few companies down here in the schmata district of spadina...and showed up as far away as vancouver. it was euro inspired..with the cafe collar most of the time and the funny angular tabs...the shell design was a way...
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    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    :O) I got that feeling from your profile pic
  13. himelator

    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    https://picasaweb.google.com/himelator/TheArtOfVintageLeatherJackets#5460772183184725330 https://picasaweb.google.com/himelator/TheArtOfVintageLeatherJackets#5460772859255133330 https://picasaweb.google.com/himelator/TheArtOfVintageLeatherJackets#5460772593184637122
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    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    pics I will have to dig that out from somewhere I will see if I can find one..(I own about 10 but they are in the vault so to speak) dh
  15. himelator

    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    Joseph gould Ahh...yes the Joseph gould and sons...this was the inspiration for the back of the Avro......I intend one day to revisit new designs such as that one but right now I am swamped with costs. Each new jacket costs quite a lot to develop and I am still working on my retail model...
  16. himelator

    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    I just realized that you might be referring to an east west hippy style jacket? It is unclear to me you would have to find the jacket and send me a link from my blog dh
  17. himelator

    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    one more note...I designed the Avro...it is a unique combination of 2 classic jackets...but I have never seen a halfbelt motorcycle jacket quite like that...I canadianized a leathertogs jacket and added the half belts to sweeten it
  18. himelator

    My latest designs I thought you guys might be interested

    http://www.himelbrothersleather.com/photo-galleries/?album=1&gallery=16 The jacket is too big for doug he is really a 34 but that is the shell back in black oil tan... this is the full gallery I have tweeked the design since then...the cuff is tighter and the back is tighter mark the blog I...

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