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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    I discovered somewhat by accident that Stu is an alumnus of Forest Hills High School. If he’s from right around the same era as the Ramones went there, I’m thinking it goes back to some personal beef!
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    Field Leathers

    Hello bot.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I wonder how big the biggest kid's one would be, lol. (Unironically!)
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    Short leather motorcycle jacket

    Have you tried the Comet or are you assuming it won't work?
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    Are Aero Jackets that good?

    Then the Thunderbird, which is otherwise comparable.
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    Are Aero Jackets that good?

    I second this. So many people enter this hobby via a custom Aero, and while the jacket is usually great, there probably isn't a single person who wouldn't have done something differently on that jacket. One way to get to know what works for you is to get a used Aero, as Canuck mentions...
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    Are Aero Jackets that good?

    You can get a custom Vanson for a 15% surcharge; this charge covers both fit changes and alternative leathers. If you want Chromexcel in particular, you could go Johnson Leathers in SF. Price point is comparable to Aero but the patterns are really built for riding.
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    Notions about fit

    There was guy from Texas on Styleforum who had Schott's repair department replace the winter lining with a cotton lining. That could work.
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    Leather Jacket makers in the EU

    Germany probably has more leather jacket makers than the rest of Europe (EU or not) combined, though many are under the radar. A few forum members visited an extremely cool one earlier this year.
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    Lost Worlds Horsehide Vintage Trench

    I mean what you're saying is fine for t-shirts. It comes into question even when talking about normal shirts, depending on how the yoke is designed, let alone outerwear. The yoke often plays an essential role in range of movement. With any kind of structured, tailored garment you need...
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    Lost Worlds Horsehide Vintage Trench

    That would be a nightmare scenario on the vast majority of garments. The tailoring rule for shoulders is that they can never be narrower than shoulder width but can (and often should be) wider. It's not subjective lol. (Not singling you out here but I think the predominant TFL view on some...
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    Lost Worlds Horsehide Vintage Trench

    Even for a trench?
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    Johnson Leathers Black Cherry Bison jacket

    Yeah despite going for the shrunken horsehide I did not feel that Johnson's 'standard' hides were any lower in quality or character. I think the standards are what they are for a reason.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Need to read your memoir someday, Uncle Photo.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    The core old/new before/after note of a biker club that was a social and recreational club of Greasers basically vs the new blood, drugged out and fresh from Vietnam, who want to be criminals was a great vantage point for setting up the narrative.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    It was a great film. Also a good mix of vintage and repro for the cast jackets. Some jackets looked very new, but this fit story wise (wives and girlfriends in the early years of the club with newly acquired jackets). They also did a good job of making the repro jackets appear period...
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    Johnson Leathers Black Cherry Bison jacket

    The shrunken horse was all skived except the panels used for Canuck's sleeves, I believe. And yet despite being thinner to the touch you certainly feel its 'presence' in wearing, down to the density Canuck is talking about.
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    Johnson Leathers Appreciation Thread

    Looks like CXL in Horween's "Color 8" but I could be wrong.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    The biggest holiday of the year in the Muslim world was this week, so I'd recommend messaging again next week; you wrote at the equivalent of Christmas Eve.
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    First Aero - 1930s Half Belt STF (Aero Japan)

    This is a lot of control to give over your wardrobe lol.

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