@MrProper, as I handler of both Greg's Shinki and Badalassi, do you think that Badalassi would be good fit for a 1940's Sport Jacket?Badalassi is about to make a return...
I ask you because you love the stuff and I'm not biased on any leather
I've mentioned it dozen or so times but I have 2 Fields Jackets in The works, 1 Racer will be in a classic pigment Shinki and the other was going to be Full Aniline for the collared sports jacket. Badalassi now has me thinking.
Same Question Jake, I'll get samples but nothin beats real world experience from members like you guys. Since I will have a Shinki Racer and my brown steerhide Himel racer. I also have a Regius in motion like Tony's which will be full Aniline. So I guess I'm wondering if that Full Aniline Shinki is good enough to have 2 jackets in it or am I missing something by not adding a little Badalassi in my life?That's awesome. I love Badalassi.
That's if Greg will do black
This fits with the best of them. All your jackets fit well even that damn Himel but I will say that this shines in the upper arm, closet fit around the biceps and higher arm holes which gives it a fitted/tailored look. Maybe not fair considering the other wax 2nd hand but this is nice and the button snap D-Pocket justifies the similar looks, not to mention that brown pony. Great jackethaha, sure thing. In all honesty, photographing this thing is really hard. Especially the back, I can't get the right angle to showcase it, but I'll post a few front shots in the meantime.
The brown pony is a dream, no doubt my best leather all things considered. Weight is in-between a Vic and FQHH but totally pliable, soft, supple. All the good qualities of CXL, none of the bad. Just lights out. But I can see why Greg doesn't want to work with it. Matching panels has got to be a pain and there's a lot of marks and scarring. I also learned the hard way it probably shouldn't get wet and be exposed to sun (some water marks and staining). Color varies so much depending on lighting. I would say generally it's in the walnut stain range with a tinge of cherry wood. There's lots of black undertones/freckling.
Design was La Brea inspired with lots of changes to front (remove belt, epaulettes, change to snap pocket). Back is pretty much a LaBrea rip off. Liner was dealer's choice and I think Sam/Greg did well. At last second we added the sleeve cuff studs.
Fit is pretty close to what I wanted. Reason why I got it wet and hung in the sun was to tighten it up a little bit and help with the sleeve creases. But I have room for a mid weight sweatshirt. I did pad the stats a 1/4 inch at last second because of all the winter binging, but probably didn't need to. I wanted it longer as I like how my J24L fits, but I wouldn't argue with you if you said it should be a little shorter. I definitely recommend getting the fit jacket though as a few major things were caught. Most importantly the shoulder bulging thing that has been discussed. I ended up asking for the patented "Marc" rotation and I think that did the trick.
Some tiny nit picky things that only the obsessed think about but literally detract nothing. I think the lapels could be a little wider and flare out a little deeper. Given the lack of pockets, that might have balanced out the negative space better. Maybe the D Pocket placed a tiny bit higher, again for same reason of the spacing. I might have gone .25 too long on the sleeves, but from experience, these are going to come up a little more so I'm not worried about it. At some point, I might pimp out the snap, maybe some sort of GoodArt Hollywood kind of thing. Greg doesn't have much variety to pick from as part of his stock.
Diff in color, shade vs sun:
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Some examples of the brilliant craftsmanship Greg is known for. Also note the variance in grain, panels, etc. Probably not good for a picky customer expecting some sort of homogenized treatment.
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And fit:
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