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  1. Mich486

    Is it ok to negotiate and/or offer less than the listed price? What qualifies as a low ball offer?

    I completely agree that one shouldn’t get annoyed by low ballers because that’s the only rational thing to do. Kudos to people that can just laugh it off when receiving silly offers. My brain just doesn’t work like that and while it certainly doesn’t ruin my day I get annoyed for... I don’t know...
  2. Mich486

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    I figured this suede pullover might be interesting to someone https://zenmarket.jp/en/auction.aspx?itemCode=w377485606
  3. Mich486

    Inspiration for my bespoke leather jacket

    Difficult to answer without knowing your personal style. Don’t want to be snarky but it sounds like you don’t know what you really want. The heritage brands (including field leathers) are more workwear and utilitarian oriented. Details are rooted in the first half of the 20th century designs...
  4. Mich486

    The State of the Art in Japanese Outerwear: Freewheelers and Co 2012-13 Collection!

    ^agreed. I actually think the bootleggers one looks better. It’s a bit common theme with brands that work by seasonal collections. At some point the basic underlying ideas are the same and it shows in the product.
  5. Mich486

    The State of the Art in Japanese Outerwear: Freewheelers and Co 2012-13 Collection!

    Found it:
  7. Mich486

    The State of the Art in Japanese Outerwear: Freewheelers and Co 2012-13 Collection!

    Pretty sure there is a Bootlegger version of this jacket (or very very similar) so not so new offering.
  8. Mich486

    Field Leathers

    Feels a bit like a rhetorical question to me... as you say if not even more established western makers like himel or JC do get first dibs on first grade (?) shinki... apparently that stays in Japan. The seal Shinki on my rainbow country (non teacore, so I assume is the other shinki variety...
  9. Mich486

    The Real McCoy’s / Joe McCoy Nelson 30’s Sport Jacket

    This is the good stuff ;) well done
  10. Mich486

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Agreed that seems like a real vintage one. The short horn label should place it late 50s early 60s. Nice find!
  11. Mich486

    My New JL

    Jacket looks pretty good to me! Not roomy at all.
  13. Mich486

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I can see why you aren’t happy with the fit but I wonder whether this is how this pattern is supposed to be worn? Length and waist are spot on. If you embrace its boxiness I think you could have enjoyed it. Just a very different fit from your other leather jackets.
  14. Mich486

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    I know from reading on vintageleather jackets that 5* made (or at least people there are 99% sure) AVI jackets. But I never read anything about the BK-Pakistan connection. Hence why I was asking you why you suggested 5*/pakistan as a possible place for BK manufacturing. As I said, owning both a...
  15. Mich486

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    Ok I genuinely thought you had more information and I was curious. As it stands it seems more like it’s your guess (more or less educated) and you are creating the rumour! :)
  16. Mich486

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    BK say they are made in Greece. I agree they could be made somewhere else though. I thought there was more to Carlos claim. If not it seems like a pretty wild guess to me saying they are made in Pakistan. What about China then? Plenty of leather jackets copyist there too. In fact I’d put my...
  17. Mich486

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    He is the guy who loaned to BK the original in question to copy the pattern... and he received the BK jacket copy as a payment, or so he says a few posts back. So my understanding is that BK was looking at that exact jacket. Agree the collar angle and the epaulettes look different. So is the...
  19. Mich486

    Lookin' for a Storm Rider

    I have a 1970s Storm Rider in NOS condition. The main tag looks similar to yours but the smaller tag with S underneath is what is throwing me off a little as it’s not common on vintage jackets afaik (it’s usually by chest size not S/M/L etc). Mine had a small white paper tag with 36 and some...
  20. Mich486

    My Himel Experience (v2)

    Custom charges can be claimed back if the item is defective and needs to be returned. Not saying this is changing things at all but if one wants to go down that route it seems like at least in Carlos case there is a way out with no further expense.
  21. Mich486

    My Himel Experience (v2)

    Single needle double stitch lines with contrast thread makes every error very easy to spot... thanks for sharing Jeo.
  22. Mich486

    Footwear to go with our jackets

    Cool boots dude. I’m surprised though that you think it’s normal to have heel slip in engineer boots. In my experience when they fit well there is no slippage. I thought it’s more a sign of the boots being too big. Also heel slip means that you get blisters after walking which can’t be right.
  23. Mich486

    Japanese-Made WWII Repro Jackets

    This is a thread that could go down a slippery slope very fast very easy. As far as Japanese made Americana take a look at this article, it should address some of your questions I think: https://long-john.nl/why-have-the-japanese-become-the-kings-of-americana/

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