Chinese leather jackets

[MickeyPunch]

Did anybody try the « jiashi » labelled jackets? They look like my next purchase but I learned the hard way to not judge a book by its cover.

The one I posted above is from them. Quality is nice (for the price) but in my case sleeves were too short.

 

[Gerald Parel]

The one I posted above is from them. Quality is nice (for the price) but in my case sleeves were too short.

Thanks! That was actually somewhat convincing

 

[Motocann]

Thanks! That was actually somewhat convincing

I would like to see someone do a full review of this “Crush on Retro” brand. It all just seems to good to be true.

 

[Motocann]

This is the Chinese leather jackets thread. We know these aren't the highest quality.

I have owned some very high quality jackets. I have eaten Michelin star meals and I also eat fast food. Can we just stop having these debates?

Not a debate. People just having a discussion. I’m always interested in others buying experiences with various leather jackets. For better or worse…

 

[Gerald Parel]

I would like to see someone do a full review of this “Crush on Retro” brand. It all just seems to good to be true.

I’ll do my best to inform.

 

[Gerald Parel]

A bit too soon to do a full review of my experience with "Crush On Retro", but I did receive a jacket this week.
The staff (Jimmy) does really care about sending the right size and thoroughly asks for specifics and explains the options you get from measurements, height and weight. That's very positive!
The jacket arrived also pretty fast, less than 2 weeks after it was actually shipped.
The jacket itself has a really nice cut, I mean really nice. It is very flattering, it has room where it should and gets trimmed in strategic areas, wrists and hips.
If it wasn't for "Jimmy's" advices I would have bought a jacket that's 2 sizes 2 big!
Now the aforementioned smell is real. The thing reeks chemical and it's barely bearable! It hangs now for 3 days after some baking soda treatment, but it stills smells like (chemical) death. It does get better though but damn!
The horsehide leather is quite thin for what I am used to, but stiff as expected. Texture feels a bit odd and definitely needs conditioning and care.
Let's see how it evolves in the next weeks.

 

[Motocann]

Interesting… so the size charts they have are totally wrong??

 

[Gerald Parel]

Interesting… so the size charts they have are totally wrong??

A bit of both me doing it wrong and their western sizing.
I usually wear 40-42 depending on the jacket style and I often overlook the chest size for the shoulder and sleeve length. For that particular jacket, they suggested a 38 or a 40 for either a slim or a relaxed fit, solely based on the chest measurements of the jacket and my body weight and height.
After some exchanges, I came to the conclusion that their size rule starts with the chest.
So they have it right and wrong(ish) on the size but not the actual measurements. It also depends on the jacket style.
The one I bought fits exactly as they described.
Side note: On the smelly department, the odor vanished drastically after one night in a box stuffed and wrapped with newspaper.

 

[Arnold]

Side note: On the smelly department, the odor vanished drastically after one night in a box stuffed and wrapped with newspaper.

Is it chrome tanned or vegetable tanned? Asking because someone selling a Jiashi jacket told me it's veg tanned, which surprised me, and from what I've observed personally (comparing a veg tanned Aero with chrome tanned Schott, LW and others) veg tan may have a stronger/ more pungent smell initially.