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  1. thekiyote

    What is this forums most popular brand and jacket?

    I think it's more complicated than that. Even counter culture has its own forms and rules as it relates to style. This is why we can immediately identify punk, biker and goth style. If it didn't have those internal rules, that wouldn't be possible. Rather, I think it's more of a statement...
  2. thekiyote

    What is this forums most popular brand and jacket?

    To be fair, I think the western market follows the Japanese one by a few years. Back in the 2017, it was looser, straight fits to just pre-Covid, I saw a number of Japanese raw denim companies put out some bomb pre-distressed raw denim with elastine in it. It didn’t do well with the western...
  3. thekiyote

    What is this forums most popular brand and jacket?

    Ah yep, I got one. It's easily my favorite jacket and I'm tempted to get on the wait list again, but it's definitely one of those things where you need to know what you're getting into. I put down my deposit, set a reminder in my calendar to shoot JC an email every six months to see where I'm...
  4. thekiyote

    What is this forums most popular brand and jacket?

    Ah, yep. I saw that. So, it's funny, but one of the jackets ton312 talked about at Mildblend got me to place an order for Ross Mk 1 from Himel. I can tell you the price is that low because there's only one size left, a very small 38, and it's on clearance and has been sitting there for a...
  5. thekiyote

    What is this forums most popular brand and jacket?

    It's interesting coming back after being away for a good four-ish+ years and seeing where the opinions of brands have shifted. Then and now, Aero seems to be fairly well received as a good bang-for-the-buck and intro into nice leather jackets. I've always liked Japanese brands, but I think...
  7. thekiyote

    Woman has street artist paint on her brand new thousand dollar leather jacket…

    This video is clearly staged for the video. She walked up to the guy with the jacket already taped up. I know that bugs a lot of people, but I’m like, whatever. It’s entertainment, nobody (should) think it’s completely real. Did she pay $1,000 for that jacket? Probably not, it’s probably just...
  8. thekiyote

    Ideal location/climate for leather jackets

    Thundersnow! I remember when that happened, I lived in the burbs then and was doing improv in the city and had a show that night. I came THIS close to driving out at around 2pm (figuring I’d hang out in a coffee shop and it’d clear out by the time it was over) but ended up wisely bailing...
  9. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    What are you talking about? I've acknowledged over and over again that JC mismanages his business. I've also said, over and over again, why I understand why someone wouldn't order from him. I think it's worth it being on the list, but I understand completely why it isn't to a lot of people...
  10. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    @red devil Okay, I need a quick time out here, and ask, do you think I'm attacking you? Because I'm not trying to attack you. I'm not even trying to convince you to buy a Good Wear. What I'm trying to do is answer the questions you're asking, but I'm getting the impression that you're taking...
  11. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    This question is impossible to answer. It's a false statement, for sure, but calling it an "honest" statement is trying to reframe the argument in a way that shows John is trying to lie to people. It's like asking someone if they felt bad about murdering their wife. If they're insisting that...
  13. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    I don't want to mince words too much, since I know you're attempting to describe a bad situation that absolutely is happening, but dishonesty has to have an element of intending to deceive. And to tie it all back to the original discussion, I'm probably going to be signing up for the waiting...
  14. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    Dishonesty implies JC is trying to deceive someone, which I don't think is the case. Whether or not to buy a GW is a subjective decision. The quality might be worth the headaches to some, but not others. In the end, we can only highlight both sides, the quality and the business, and help...
  15. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    Honestly, I wouldn't. John's passion is in military jackets. If you order something else from him, you're still probably going to get a very high quality jacket, but since it's out of his area of expertise, it's probably not going to have that same "this is exactly like the original![/i] that...
  16. thekiyote

    What is the longest order time you have gone through before receiving your order?

    I hate it when this happens. This is why if I don't like selling (or buying) things on forums. I'd prefer to just give it away to someone I know in real life, and maybe jump start a similar passion in them, or, at the very least, know it's in a good home with someone who won't just flip it for...
  17. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    I spent a couple of hours on the phone with him throughout the process, plus a number of emails. I didn't ask for any special customizations, he's just a very chatty guy and will go into all the details of everything he's doing with you. Probably slows down his work speed, but it does make you...
  19. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    In the end, waiting lists and higher costs serve a similar purpose, which is to control the stream of demand. Both Himel and Japanese makers know that if you want the jacket bad enough, you'll pay for it, and if not, it's no sweat off their back. JC has a similar outlook on his waiting list...
  20. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    I'm kind of getting that impression as well...
  21. thekiyote

    What is the longest order time you have gone through before receiving your order?

    @Bfd70 lol at Good Wear, since I started that thread. My Good Wear probably was my longest wait, at a little less than 2.5 years. I've ordered other custom stuff before that has wait times, but not nearly as long. Few months, nothing that I even remember the exact time frame for. I did have...
  22. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    I don't know what to say besides I never heard this. I know that there's a different way that he sews his knits into the jacket, but I also heard straight from Chapman's mouth that the reason why companies switched was to make it easier to replace knits. There's no durability loss, but there...
  23. thekiyote

    GoodWear Leather - 1939 Werber A-2 (new)

    @Seb Lucas I agree with everything you said 100%, and I am one of the people who waited. Not as long as some, but still a significant time. @Big J You say that you're consistently railed against by GW owners. Maybe you've gotten burned in the past, but in this thread, at least, no one's said...

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