My wardrobe clearance continues! Just up (or about to appear - they seem to take a while - in my seller listing is a brown leather duffel coat from Burberry and a Ralph Lauren trenchcoat in luxurious black lambskin...
I'm hoping it's okay for me to be linking to my own auction. I can't find anything in the rules to suggest otherwise but may have missed something - so moderators should feel free to delete this thread if I've overstepped the rules.
Anyway, I'm trying to clear some wardrobe space (and...
That's probably quite a US-centric list. In the UK, letterman/varsity jackets are much less frequent; probably more commonly seen (in London, certainly) is a Belstaff or Barbour belted jacket in waxed cotton or leather.
Also, there's always been something of a tendency to pair smart jackets...
Lambskin blazers are a fundamentally different beast from the tougher, more utilitarian garments produced by Aero, Lost Worlds, etc. I have a couple of beautifully soft jackets from Gieves & Hawkes and Hugo Boss. Both are good quality but the Gieves version is better tailored and hangs more...
You can sometimes find Lewis Leathers bargains on eBay (I have a 1970s/'80s UK motorcycle police jacket in similar belted style) or here. Can be costly, though.
I feel the same way - and sometimes I'm a little uncomfortable with the vocabulary of criticism if it seems to lean too much towards "Cissy" = Bad, because that's the culture in which I grew up and, as a gay man, had difficulty breaking out of.
So... although it's not my own preference, I...
I can accept that GQ is essentially about fashion rather than style - fine, there's a place for both. My own bugbear is that whenever there's a piece on leather jackets, it invariably includes a line about making a purchase which will "last a lifetime" and get better with wear. That's...
Indeed - it rather depends on one's priorities. I love period styling but tend to prioritise good quality leather and workmanship over the notion of exact authenticity. I have my fetishes but that's not one of them!
In response to the original question, I have a black steerhide cafe racer...
Well, I haven't been here for a while! My hat arrived, though, and I absolutely love it. Here's some pics from a recent long weekend in a rather chilly Prague:
The long leather coat is also new, a pretty good Ralph Lauren take on the old Belstaff despatch rider type gear I...
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