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    Surface Finish on Irvin vs B-3

    I have used leather conditioner on a 30 year old "dried" sheepskin jacket and it did help restore the jacket.
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    Seal Brown Goat Expedition, Highwayman, Raider pics and thoughts

    One more goat option is Langlitz. I had an amazing black goat Cascade years ago and sold it (dumb dumb dumb). It's thick but pliable, great character, a little on the pebbly side (as is LW), which I like. I don't know anything about how it's made or where it's from, but keep in mind, if you have...
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    What should an A-2 looks like when you wear it unzip?

    Going back to the first photo on the thread and then the comparison photo: My feeling is static shots don't tell the fit story. Good clothes are cut/made to move in, whether suits, jackets, or pants, let alone skirts, dresses and so on. They look best when moving, and you look best in them when...
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    It has been set into motion...

    Love the story. We have years of them...
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    First Aero purchase....looking for longer length coat with button front....

    I had a VDR. I loved the jacket, the fit, the style. It's heavy but sits so well-balanced on your shoulders it does not seem it while wearing. It's really well-done. That said, I wish I had gotten it in something medium weight rather than heavy steer. Buttoning anything in the heavy steer is not...
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    Full Grain Cowhide

    Fox Creek
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    Anyone here own anything from Remy Leathers?

    I have 1 lamb and 1 cow and 1 nubuck sport coats by them, and a flight jacket. They now have a few of their own retail shops, but for years were the high-end supplier to the pricier dept stores or perhaps other designers/brands. Mine are the best made and best fitted leather sport coats I've...
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    Form Over Function

    I find patch pockets useful. But not w/buttons. you don't need buttons w/patch pockets--you will never use them, they'll fall off even quicker than the other buttons. I have a 1940s jacket with small invisible stud closures. They are perfect. Keep the flaps from curling, flapping, and unclasp...
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    Highwayman Owners...what's the consenus on the Storm Cuffs

    Got used to them. Like them now. But not if I was wearing the jacket everyday.
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    Getting Cigarrete smell out of leather jacket

    I had a Longshoreman/sheepskin and quilted sleeves that took a month to air out, but it did. I hung it by night under a ceiling fan in the attic....by day inside out from a basketball net in the driveway. I also vacuumed and hand-washed the lining, and the leather (lightly, don't fear the...
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    New Aero Irvin Pre-war - I love it!

    Incredibly nice. Makes me want to move to Trondheim too, just to live in one.
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    Something a little different: suede goat

    I've had (and have) many suede jackets--maybe a dozen. Right now I wear a suede original tan (cow) Californian that I used to baby but am now "just going for it" in. Here's my thoughts on the "look" after wear. First, all the super soft luxury thin suedes do have to be worn and treated with...
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    My New Johnson Leather Opus (pic and narrative heavy)

    Love the lining. Great idea.
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    Best Sheepskin Bomber? Do not need reproduction model

    I'm impressed you stuck it out 5 years with the sheeplined HH LSM. I had one for about 3 weeks and felt I might tear a rotator cuff just putting it on let alone trying to turn the steering wheel. AND--it was a broken-in jacket (by someone else). Thick leathers with thick linings in short jackets...
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    Best Sheepskin Bomber? Do not need reproduction model

    Lost Worlds Suburban Sheepskin
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    Alexander Leathers Roadster-size 44-Like new-

    Hi, what's the lining?
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    Deerskin

    I have 3 modern deerskin jackets. A rigger by LW, a car coat custom made by a Turkish outfit (outstanding), and a shirt jacket. I have about ten others I've collected from the 40s, 50s, 60s... The nice thing about them is they are great to work outdoors in. Tough, weather resistant, and...
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    Cresco Leather Blazer, Dover A1, Pioneer Wear, more, ebay

    Hi, I'm selling a few vintage items, among many other clothes on ebay over the next couple weeks. Included is a nice, pristine Cresco Leather Blazer (tagged 42, but fits Medium) http://tinyurl.com/mmd9tzb Pioneer Wear Western Leather trimmed Corduroy Sport Coat (40L)...
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    New Lost Worlds Leather Peacoat Pics

    Looks great, can I ask, why you went Elk rather than Deer?
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    Buzz Rickson N-1 Deck Jacket

    Ah. Good to know, Superfluous. I can erase it from the wish list.

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