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    Proper G-1 Jacket Fit?

    American Optical’s Original Pilot, like the astronauts wore, or General.
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    Honestly I had no interest in this movie despite the stacked cast but seeing that they reproed 1950s D-pocket Perfectos with Conmars for it might have changed my mind, sorry @Monitor.
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    Wow, this is stunning. And you say it fits like the current 42 in 613H? Did you see what the collar and belt are like? How much does this run? don’t live near the stores but I can call the store I went to to ask if they could post it to me. This is my favorite D-pocket layout. Makes sense...
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    I bought mine two years before you did and we’d already noticed some changes on yours (the mitered buckle); I assume that’s the line of demarcation.
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    The current Perfectos have the same ≈ 4 (slightly more on the S/SH) inch drop as the vintage models actually. They were never a super sharp V. I didn’t measure so I’m not sure if it’s sized down or cut differently now. I think the new 618HH might be both.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    And then there are mid-tier lines like United Carr, which is Buzz Rickson's patterns but less military in aesthetic. Or Moduct, which is like Buzz Rickson's meets Arc'teryx. Still high end construction, but made in China.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    The above jacket is still a high end item. It's different from the mall Toyo brands and SC is pretty explicit about it being made in China, like some of the Tailor Toyo stuff.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I know what you're referring to, but you have it slightly wrong (not your fault but people doing sneaky mislabeling). Toyo Enterprises, which owns Sugar Cane, owns the rights to Indian Motorcycle merchandise in Japan. Now this merchandise ranges in quality from mall clothes (although some of...
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    After trying on the jackets, your post now makes sense to me. The sizing has changed; the new 44 fits identically to my 42.
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I am a massive fan of Sugar Cane and every one of their leather jackets I've seen has blown me away, yet I pretty much never see them for sale even on Japanese sites. Ha the Japanese stores do this when posting sizing pics of every item.
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    Johnson Leathers Black Cherry Bison jacket

    Looks like they have followed in the tradition of many non-Anglo brands (the French started this practice; Americans and Brits do it with French and Italian) and adopted a fake English name. https://www.briselblack.com/
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    If you want the shine to go away, I would not get the 613SH (although I would suggest you approach it with an open mind because the way the shine turns into this rich glimmer as the grain pops is beautiful). But if you really can't stand shine, ask to see the 613S. Same jacket, but in a matte...
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    Johnson Leathers Black Cherry Bison jacket

    When I handled our shrunken horse for the first time, I was reminded of the Montana. Do you happen to know if it's the same tanning process?
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Yes the sizing is generally wider to fit over a flight suit. But I asked because you won’t see the shoulder fit on the later versions.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Is your nylon a 1950s original (or Buzz Rickson’s repro thereof)? Later batches, both military and civilian, use a much lighter nylon and are constructed differently. Five Star’s MA-1 pattern is based on those originals that a flight jacket collector sent them to study.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    You can see it happening in this photo of Marilyn Monroe for example. And leather makes it much more pronounced because the originals were a very silky nylon.
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    CVC Tanker Jacket Sizing?

    You definitely don't want a "short" size; you're at or above the average height of a WWII American serviceman.
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    Darkening leather jacket

    The tinted conditioners will be fine (they are not dyes and are used on shoes much more expensive than our jackets) but if he plays around with actual dye this could go very poorly.
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    Johnson Leathers Black Cherry Bison jacket

    I know what you mean. I've been put off by some forms of grain even as a big fan of it.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I agree that the blemish sucks but I'm not concerned about the shoulder fit because I think that's just part of it being an MA-1 (and one in leather at that). Honestly at this price point I wouldn't personally care much about the blemish because I wouldn't at all feel bad about patching up the...

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