Aeros:
Premier HB in black HH Vincenza.
Sheene collared cafe racer in black CXLHH.
M-422a in oil pull brown HH.
A-2 in seal brown jerky HH.
Plus a few others, Eastman, Thedi, Kehoe, etc.
I’m heavily down sizing my collection, I just need to stop procrastinating and start posting in the...
Great selection, you have a lot of bases covered. I would add:
5. A bomber in brown leather type A2, A1 or G1.
6. A cotton or light wool Harrington.
7. Cross zip, in black but tone down, aviator style.
Highest quality is subjective to what you consider quality personally, be it denim weight and construction, durability, design, period accuracy reproduction, etc. Anything above 15oz denim will be quite hard wearing.
The top brands are all mostly in the same level as they’re somewhat niche...
I have 4 Eastman’s at the moment (one I will be selling soon, a black ELMC Californian s. 40), and also own Thedi and Aeros.
In my opinion the quality is comparable in all three brands, but my favourites are the ELMC, I really like the leather they use and the construction is flawless.
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I’ve bought and sold a few Eastman jackets over the years, both ELMC and military ones. I love their products.
Near new or gently used ELMC jackets tend to sell between USD $650 and $750.
Less than $650 is a good deal for the buyer and over $750 is a good outcome for the seller.
If you’re...
Certainly, if you’re in that position by all means get frustrated, complain publicly and ask for your deposit back.
But as the OP said very clearly, he didn’t want to discuss or complain about his huge long wait time, he was merely politely asking for the opinion of someone with first hand...
No one is making excuses for John’s lack of discipline to answer to his customers, just setting the record straight regarding the paid deposits.
As I stated, there’s plenty of evidence that John’s an honest man, regardless of his poor customer service.
You’re sounding quite obnoxious with your repetitive condescending remarks. The OP doesn’t want to badmouth Goodwear or complain about his deposit, he asked a simple question and got helpful answers.
John Chapman is an honest man who is a master craftsman of leather jackets, but he is also...
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