There is no ‘Pop Up’ this year so all the more reason to visit ELC in Devon. Lots of great English Pubs around for sustenance & recovery from orders placed at Eastmans.
Went to Eastman Leathers a week ago, fantastic showroom with row on row of jacket porn. Gary’s A-2 collection encased in glass and taking up a wall. Nice coffee and biscuits, tried on the new fly weight Irvin..lovely! Placed an A-2 RW order. Well worth making an appointment and visiting, great...
Went to Eastmans yesterday and tried on their new light weight Irvin type flight jacket..marvellous..not going there though as my D-1 does the same job. Looking for an N-3B for standing still in our coldest weather.
Very hectic up Shoreditch way though fun. I’ve never been to Lewis Leathers or Rivet & Hide so those are of interest. The dog sayes that she’s going again if I am..
Travelodge and Premier Inn are OK budget hotels with Premier being the better of the two. I’m already up the Smoke (London) 15th to 17th of April for a visit. Once date agreed will attend if I can. Enjoyed the last one
1937 & 1963 cuts as I recollect, the first high waisted with wide legs and the second much lower with slimmer legs. Nice quality at a good price point..works for me
I discovered Pike Brothers in Germany and haven’t looked back since.
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I had a G-1 type copied from a Star contract by Wested, I chose the goatskin from their stock and provided everything else. Turned out well apart from some ‘off’ with the pattern which meant it didn’t zip properly beyond 3/5ths of the way up..deal breaker which saw it re-homed
I’ve ridden with goatskin G-1’s on and still mainly ride with leather jackets as opposed to textile. These days I wear kevlar and armour underneath. Aiming mainly at using my ELC A-2’s (HH) this summer. No falling off feedback though (thankfully).
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