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    Breast Pocket Delete on Aero Bootlegger?

    @Jin431 deleted the chest pocket on his Bootlegger. He seems happy about it. Personally I love jackets with one chest pocket and I’m not sure I’d ever buy one without it (unless it was an A-2), but it’s just an aesthetic thing to me. If you didn’t like the look I don’t think you’d miss it. In...
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    Field Leathers

    Put in my order for a Michigan yesterday. I’ve always been impressed with Greg’s story because he didn’t let dyslexia hold him back (my brother also wants to get a Field jacket because he’s impressed with Greg’s story). If more guys my age got into an artisanal trade like that I’d support them.
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    Classic department store?

    One contributing factor to killing cinemas in USA was that, for a long time, they couldn't sell alcohol and they didn't sell real food. I've been to a few niche cinemas in the last few years which sold beer, though. The one in downtown Brooklyn has a full bar and restaurant menu and they bring...
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    What kind of finish is on the Liberty Horsehide? I'm guessing semi-aniline (light pigment) so that the pigment coat wears off faster? I asked this to Bill Kelso but haven't heard back from them. For the other leathers they all specifically state "this is an aniline leather" but not Liberty HH.
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    Classic department store?

    Seattle experienced an unusual amount of growth due to its tech scene, but, again, most American cities vastly favored car-oriented, sprawled suburban development in that time period. You saw a lot more housing tracts and strip malls going up than urban infill in the city. Especially the time...
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    Open Your Own Leather Jacket Company

    These are great links, thanks. I don't follow how too many cowhides is "killing the leather industry," though. I think it's a poorly titled article. The glut of hides is killing some cowhide processors. Regarding the polymer-based yoga pants you see everywhere, I think synthetic fibers are...
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    Classic department store?

    Well CO’s been a trendy place for a while. In most of pre-recession USA the downtowns were being ignored in favor of McMansion developments on the side of the highway. Those were good days for malls. After the recession the in-town lifestyle came into popularity and the largest American cities...
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    Open Your Own Leather Jacket Company

    Seeing as the last guy who entered the VLJ market is currently on a 7-month wait, I’d say there’s room for (at least) one more quality maker in the $800+ range. To me the trouble would be finding someone young with the skill to make them and (probably) finding a good source of hides. So I don’t...
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    Classic department store?

    So, yeah, after the Great Recession, US real estate switched its focus from "suburban sprawl" to "urban infill" and we saw a lot of high-end apartments/condos go up in downtown areas throughout america, which supported a lot of retail and restaurants. I'm 30 and when I was growing up, most of...
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    Classic department store?

    I studied this phenomenon (in USA) a lot because I work in real estate. Over 1/3 of American malls are closing, already a trend before the pandemic. Macy’s wants to turn their Manhattan headquarters into an office skyscraper and sell the real estate because department stores are doing so poorly...
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    Lost Worlds DeBow

    LostWorlds doesn’t contract for DuBow, but they did contract for another big company and I think some older members here could tell you whom. If you poke around lostworldsinc.com you’ll find some really interesting stuff, worth reading, but take it with a grain of salt.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I actually agree (and that applies to everything, not just leather), just thought it was an irrelevant word to get hung up on and I was surprised how much the substance of the post got ignored.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Why would there be any “games” about it? Someone could just post about said tanning in northern Italy and what it’s like without trying to fling shit.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I read online that the absolute best leathers in the world don’t come from a tannery, but each part of the tanning process is sourced to different specialists in northern Italy. That made me raise an eyebrow, I wonder if it’s true and if anyone has experience with such leathers.
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    Ever think some jackets are overhyped

    Oh you’ve got wildly different “interpretations” than me so I won’t entertain all your semantic arguments. Best of luck on any future internet arguments you start.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Is a super high stitch count necessarily a better construction than, say, 7 stitches per inch?
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    Ever think some jackets are overhyped

    "Abound" implies "abundance" which implies there's enough to easily meet demand, which is not the case as you claim. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abundance You also didn't catch the "scale" part of my post.
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    Ever think some jackets are overhyped

    To me the value of Himel Bros comes from having that semi-aniline shinki and a faster turnaround than most makers. I can't find semi-aniline shinki anywhere else and I don't want to spend that kind of dough on a full-aniline jacket because I just don't feel it's as weatherproof. Also buying any...
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Happy to see so many TFLers wearing leather on their bicycles. I often wear my old lambskin jacket when I'm cycling in the cold. Thin lambskin breathes and keeps me from getting soaked in sweat. When I'm in the South (where I'm from) you look obnoxious for doing any road cycling so it doesn't...
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    Field Leathers

    I’d love to see Greg design a car coat with big corozo buttons but I imagine he’s busy working through orders.

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