I think they are... The black looks gorgeous, really inky and classy. I think the seal looks great too. He also has a couple of variations of high quality steer, and some sexy looking goat. I'm not big on black jackets, but this might be the one for me to go against the grain....the black version just looks so damn good....its a simple decision I guess, but one that I'm genuinly struggling with! I'm hopeless...