Five Star Leather Jackets

[handymike]

It makes it more rigid and shiny...it just looks better. Look back at @Riu’s collared jacket.

 

[ojaw]

It makes it more rigid and shiny...it just looks better. Look back at @Riu’s collared jacket.

Oh, I see, thanks.
I wonder whether the process would make the jacket a little less breathable though.

 

[TheDonEffect]

Btw, does anyone have any pics of the seal goat?

 

[bn1966]

On G-1

 

[bn1966]

Btw, does anyone have any pics of the seal goat?

See 5* G-1 jacket above

 

[ojaw]

Are A-1 jackets generally cut square in the body? I mean, pit to pit is the same dimension as the base, and then allowing the knitting to pull it in or is there a taper in the body itself?

 

[Jin431]

As in, giving it some pre-aging process? I believe that wearing the jacket will be enough, I’m not in a rush.

As what has been mentioned, it will give the jacket a nicer finish and no it will not affect breathabiliy at all

 

[Jin431]

Btw, does anyone have any pics of the seal goat?

I had the seal goatskin before. Best go with the black goatskin

 

[ojaw]

Another thing, my shoulders sit further forward than most jackets seem to be designed for, is there a way to mitigate this? The upshot of this is that there’s always an excess of material just behind my shoulder. Bi-Swings/Action Backs are often recommended for athletic/broad-shouldered types, but would something like that help to minimize any extra material back there?
To be clear, I’m not one of them ^.

 

[TheDonEffect]

That seal looks compelling, anyone else got pics?

 

[jonesy86]

Mine is not the Premium Seal Goatskin, but the lighter one, which works better for me.

 

[TheDonEffect]

I had the seal goatskin before. Best go with the black goatskin

Reasoning?

 

[Jin431]

Reasoning?

Leather itself looked good but I think the black goatskin is better looking overall.
The squeaking of my seal goatskin trucker was also too much. I had a Badalassi jacket and that creaks too but the seal goatskin batch that I had was just extra lol I breathe and it squeaks with the rise and fall of my chest.

 

[TheDonEffect]

Leather itself looked good but I think the black goatskin is better looking overall.
The squeaking of my seal goatskin trucker was also too much. I had a Badalassi jacket and that creaks too but the seal goatskin batch that I had was just extra lol I breathe and it squeaks with the rise and fall of my chest.

Ah that would get annoying quick.

 

[MrProper]

Black goat

 

[Canuck Panda]

The black goatskin is dyed all the way. It looks more premium.
The seal goatskin is pigment paint over a russet base and the top coat wears down very fast. It looks more rugged or shabby depending on your preference.

 

[ojaw]

Black goat View attachment 352360

Based on your fit pics and descriptions, I know I and others would greatly benefit from a ‘how to order from 5*’ manual!

 

[ojaw]

For instance, 5*’s size chart for the A-1 is doing my head in.
There’s size in the first column, 36 in my case, which is followed by the “suitable for chest” column in red, which to me would seem to correspond to the pit to pit of the jacket.
But in the third column there’s a number that’s even bigger called “chest”.
WTF
The “hem” column seems to indicate a square cut jacket if you go according to the red number or tapered if you go according to the third, “chest” column.

I asked Shawn about this a few days ago but I think he’s pretty busy right now.
Can anyone set me straight?

 

[ojaw]

If I extrapolate backwards according to the chart I’m a size XXXXS 32!

 

[handymike]

The most successful fits have come when members tell Shawn exactly what they want. Don’t even try to figure out the chart. Just find your best fitting jacket, and give those measurements to 5 Star...be very specific (down to arm taper circumference/ waist/ sleeve opening/ armscye/ neck hole/ etc.) think of it like data entry. You get out what you put in.