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Wildhorses

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Not sure it will interest someone, a different Kurland sportjacket
Vtg 40s 50s Black Leather Jacket Mens 42 Biker Motorcycle Work Bomber Rockabilly | eBay
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Wildhorses

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@tmitchell59
If you look closely at your photo (or obviously you can look at the jackets in person if you still have them)…..

I’m referring to the jacket with the Flag pin in the collar. Compare that jacket to the Sponge Bob Square Pocket others you have. You’ll see that the square pockets on most have the same border all the way around the square. It’s a clean uniformity square.

But the jacket with the flag pin—the pocket border for the side nearest the sides cinches (not those near the main zip) is not the same as the other three sides. The pockets look capital D shaped with the border on the sides near the cinches actually just being the side vertical stitching. It’s not a clean full square like the others.

I’ll get this over into the Sears Jacket thread tho and post some pics of my jackets to illustrate

You find the same difference in some Oakbrook jackets, some have totally squared pockets, and some have the
D-shape like this one :
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Claybertrand

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That’s a Fidelity.


I'm choosing today for a mini rant:eek:. You're Welcome;)

Ok---Here goes------
Who in THEE HELL is the brand and marketing director for Fidelity Leather????? I'll tell you who it is....... Apparently NOBODY!!!!!!!! Ever since I started this hobby, I have seen these mostly Cafe Racers with the chain hanger and the "Genuine Leather" generic label. They are CONSTANTLY misidentified, misrepresented and priced all over the damn place. Sellers will call them horsehide......50s jackets.......Rare Barn Find Moto Jacket.... etc. etc.

Its way beyond ridiculous to point of total suicidal business stupidity to NOT have your label on your products. Now I realize they are not alone in this period of time when many makers did the same idiotic thing --- Labeling their cheapo polyester blend Zip In Liners and NOT labeling the accompanying Expensive Leather Garment that they spent time to make. At least Half (and I think I'm being conservative here) of these jackets are MISSING SAID LINER.

You can find Lescos, Schotts, etc. with the liners or without but that may have other identifying features. But NOT the great mystery Fidelity Jackets. There isn't ANY indication ANYWHERE on the jacket itself (until much much later in more modern jackets). Yet there is seemingly an endless supply of these jackets surfacing all the time. The seller or the person finding the jacket always has the same earnest excitement at Seeling/Finding this Amazing Old Cafe Racer with a Metal Hanger...... It must be worth THOUSANDS!!!

Sadly, these are very common jackets made by Fidelity Leathers out of Massachusetts who apparently, is in business to NOT make money yet has somehow survived many years doing so.

Don't get me wrong---My beef is not with the jackets themselves which I find cool enough especially for the price (I have a couple myself:cool:). Rare they certainly are not. They could be thrown into the underrated category even if they are "entry level" cost wise. My astonished gripey point is that when SO MANY PARTIES either selling or finding these jackets are puzzled by who made them and only the few of us that know THE SECRET are aware they are made by Fidelity, then obviously, the maker did NOT effectively identify and label their product even though they literally seemed to have made THOUSANDS of these jackets.

In Summary, Fidelity, Decent Leather Jacket for the Price, Crappy Marketing. If you are wondering about your jacket's ID and it has a metal hanger, its 90% gonna be a Fidelity.

END OF RANT. Carry on Gents.
 

Coriu

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I'm choosing today for a mini rant:eek:. You're Welcome;)

Ok---Here goes------
Who in THEE HELL is the brand and marketing director for Fidelity Leather????? I'll tell you who it is....... Apparently NOBODY!!!!!!!! Ever since I started this hobby, I have seen these mostly Cafe Racers with the chain hanger and the "Genuine Leather" generic label. They are CONSTANTLY misidentified, misrepresented and priced all over the damn place. Sellers will call them horsehide......50s jackets.......Rare Barn Find Moto Jacket.... etc. etc.

Its way beyond ridiculous to point of total suicidal business stupidity to NOT have your label on your products. Now I realize they are not alone in this period of time when many makers did the same idiotic thing --- Labeling their cheapo polyester blend Zip In Liners and NOT labeling the accompanying Expensive Leather Garment that they spent time to make. At least Half (and I think I'm being conservative here) of these jackets are MISSING SAID LINER.

You can find Lescos, Schotts, etc. with the liners or without but that may have other identifying features. But NOT the great mystery Fidelity Jackets. There isn't ANY indication ANYWHERE on the jacket itself (until much much later in more modern jackets). Yet there is seemingly an endless supply of these jackets surfacing all the time. The seller or the person finding the jacket always has the same earnest excitement at Seeling/Finding this Amazing Old Cafe Racer with a Metal Hanger...... It must be worth THOUSANDS!!!

Sadly, these are very common jackets made by Fidelity Leathers out of Massachusetts who apparently, is in business to NOT make money yet has somehow survived many years doing so.

Don't get me wrong---My beef is not with the jackets themselves which I find cool enough especially for the price (I have a couple myself:cool:). Rare they certainly are not. They could be thrown into the underrated category even if they are "entry level" cost wise. My astonished gripey point is that when SO MANY PARTIES either selling or finding these jackets are puzzled by who made them and only the few of us that know THE SECRET are aware they are made by Fidelity, then obviously, the maker did NOT effectively identify and label their product even though they literally seemed to have made THOUSANDS of these jackets.

In Summary, Fidelity, Decent Leather Jacket for the Price, Crappy Marketing. If you are wondering about your jacket's ID and it has a metal hanger, its 90% gonna be a Fidelity.

END OF RANT. Carry on Gents.

I just found their former marketing director on Linkedin. He is now a politician in the UK...Jethro Walrus Titty...silly party.
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Al 916

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I'm choosing today for a mini rant:eek:. You're Welcome;)

Ok---Here goes------
Who in THEE HELL is the brand and marketing director for Fidelity Leather????? I'll tell you who it is....... Apparently NOBODY!!!!!!!! Ever since I started this hobby, I have seen these mostly Cafe Racers with the chain hanger and the "Genuine Leather" generic label. They are CONSTANTLY misidentified, misrepresented and priced all over the damn place. Sellers will call them horsehide......50s jackets.......Rare Barn Find Moto Jacket.... etc. etc.

Its way beyond ridiculous to point of total suicidal business stupidity to NOT have your label on your products. Now I realize they are not alone in this period of time when many makers did the same idiotic thing --- Labeling their cheapo polyester blend Zip In Liners and NOT labeling the accompanying Expensive Leather Garment that they spent time to make. At least Half (and I think I'm being conservative here) of these jackets are MISSING SAID LINER.

You can find Lescos, Schotts, etc. with the liners or without but that may have other identifying features. But NOT the great mystery Fidelity Jackets. There isn't ANY indication ANYWHERE on the jacket itself (until much much later in more modern jackets). Yet there is seemingly an endless supply of these jackets surfacing all the time. The seller or the person finding the jacket always has the same earnest excitement at Seeling/Finding this Amazing Old Cafe Racer with a Metal Hanger...... It must be worth THOUSANDS!!!

Sadly, these are very common jackets made by Fidelity Leathers out of Massachusetts who apparently, is in business to NOT make money yet has somehow survived many years doing so.

Don't get me wrong---My beef is not with the jackets themselves which I find cool enough especially for the price (I have a couple myself:cool:). Rare they certainly are not. They could be thrown into the underrated category even if they are "entry level" cost wise. My astonished gripey point is that when SO MANY PARTIES either selling or finding these jackets are puzzled by who made them and only the few of us that know THE SECRET are aware they are made by Fidelity, then obviously, the maker did NOT effectively identify and label their product even though they literally seemed to have made THOUSANDS of these jackets.

In Summary, Fidelity, Decent Leather Jacket for the Price, Crappy Marketing. If you are wondering about your jacket's ID and it has a metal hanger, its 90% gonna be a Fidelity.

END OF RANT. Carry on Gents.


Have you got a spare liner for my Branded Garments CZ?
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Coriu

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AeroFan_07

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The following jacket is nice, but not for the asked price. A Fidelity too, I suppose. It has the same metal chain as mentioned above. I had a police jacket with the same metal chain and a black lining, very heavy steerhide, great jacket.
1950's True Vintage Leather Mens Motorcycle Jacket size Medium excellent cond | eBay
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This resembles a Guide Master Wolf as discussed in this thread: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/guide-master-by-wolf-outerwear.97307/#post-2759142
 

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