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  1. Carlos840

    Hooked on jackets? Why?

    Trust me it can be... The fact that one can be organised and clever about it doesn't mean it isn't an addiction. Addiction isn't always a total loss of controle. And the fact that you don't consider it an addiction personally doesn't mean it can't be for somebody else. To me it is 100% a side...
  2. Carlos840

    Hooked on jackets? Why?

    To me it's some sort of hunting/gathering thing, it was jackets for a decade, now i am back into musical gear, before that it was something else, i did it when i was a kid with rocks, coins and stamps, tools in my teenage years, musical instruments in my 20s, jackets in my 30s, right now i am...
  3. Carlos840

    Boiled wool mittens

    I have worn these: https://www.climbers-shop.com/clothing/gloves-and-mitts/dachstein-mitts__1377025 They are warm as F, they where used by everest climbers etc, not really necessary for everyday life. In the end, they are just warmer because they have more wool content, ie they are shrunk to...
  4. Carlos840

    Vintage Schott-Beck Motorcycle Jackets

    "I had assumed that the additional workmanship such as the French seams was something Beck had specially requested for their own-labeled jackets. Indeed the presence of French seams led some people to suggest they couldn't have been made by Schott." Didn't all the early perfectos with double...
  5. Carlos840

    Zipper fray

    Some zippers are like that, i don't have pics at hand, but some FW jackets have zippers where the entire male part is metal. Other makers add a reinforcement, LW for example sews a little strip of fabrick onto the tape at that exact area to strengthen it. I think it's like everything, more...
  7. Carlos840

    Is this Horse Hide from 5 *?

    I'm glad you went full circle with them. I remember having discussion with RD wondering if you had gone mad, telling ourselves that these jackets looked obviously cheap but not wanting to poop in your cereals... Coming back to a "sane" Tony is great!
  8. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    Here, to me what we are seeing in current Japanese leather jackets is this vibe applied to leather:
  9. Carlos840

    Is this Horse Hide from 5 *?

    As @ton312 said, at that point it makes no difference whether it is horse or cow, it is printed crap...
  10. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    Agreed, that's why i also mentioned Japanese fashion aesthetics, i think it's a combination of the two. I think these shapes are more recent in Japanese leather brands, when we first started talking about Japanese brands 10 years ago it wasn't that common. I might be wrong, but i don't remember...
  11. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    It doesn't excuse everything, but there is definitely a difference in shoulder width between the average Japanese man and the average American and that has to have an influence on pattern differences:
  13. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    Ok, trained but out of practice...
  14. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    From experience, Japanese jackets are designed to fit on A shaped people. All it takes is looking at the size charts to see it. The first jacket (size 42) has 18.9 shoulders, 20.9 waist and 20.5 opening, which is basically A shaped, not V shaped. it also has 27.2 back with only 25.5 sleeves...
  15. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    To my untrained eyes they both have very Japanese issues. The one on the left is just a shapeless mess, it is too long and super bulbous, it looks all kinds of wrong. The one on the right is the complete opposite but taken too far, it is super hourglasss shaped and IMO has a very feminin...
  16. Carlos840

    Boring Aero Sizing Question

    I wear a size 42 in most brands but a size 40 in Aero. 1950's cut tends to be pretty boxy compared to others. I would trust Holly...
  17. Carlos840

    How Do I Tie N1 Drawstring Cords?

    https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4d/2c/96/4d2c968f0d39b7e0ee6317daf01c995d.jpg
  19. Carlos840

    Has anybody seen ____ around Lately?

    Hey Tom, thanks for the thoughts, apologies for not answering your pm. I am all good and well, just somehow moved on to other things. Up untill a couple years ago there was really nothing new going on in my life and because of that i ended up spending a lot of time thinking about leather...
  20. Carlos840

    Lost Worlds B-2 Flight Jacket

    No worries, take my review with a grain of salt, i have worn that jacket less than 30 times in the time i have had it as it just isn't cold enough where i live. Is it practical? No, not really, it's a giant heavy jacket with a huge collar and no pockets... I still have not managed to open the...
  21. Carlos840

    Think_zot sighting. Lawstradamos on eBay

    He did scam me, sold me two jackets with busted zippers and wrong measurements, never answered my emails, don't buy from Charles Felix he is a piece of s**t... But thank you for the headsup, just sent him a message on ebay to see how he was feeling about scamming me and see if he was going to...
  22. Carlos840

    Lost Worlds J-23 Review/Evo

    Hey Xavier, I still have it,still like it, still wear it. It looks the same, i little bit more grain but no massive change. Saying that, i don't wear it daily either, i have so many jackets in the rotation that it doesn't get as much wear as it would if it belonged to someone who wore it daily...
  23. Carlos840

    Fixing asymmetrical collar on Real McCoy's leather jacket

    If it was me i would open up the collar like this: I think the way your collar currently sits is too "shirty", it looks too "clean"... (like an A2 with the collar snaps on.) Nothing to worry about regarding the leather on the left pocket, leather has natural grain variation, it's normal...

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