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Five Star Leather Jackets

navetsea

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Hi everyone, thought I would update on this one.

I received the replacement jacket a week ago. The jacket does fix the mistakes/issues caused by 5 Star from the previously sent jacket. However, as suggested on this forum, I've now got a few new issues. These are mostly related to the sizing around the bicep/elbow being a little too wide and pulled in an area (been stitched together with a leather "pull"/crease), and I now have a small fold/crease that forms around the back of my neck (I commonly get this in off the rack clothing). I couldn't get a photo of this creasing (live by myself) but it's almost like an "excess fold" right inbetween my shoulders.

Check out photos below, please excuse the white dustiness of the photos, I've recently painted my house and am dealing with dust settling.

Overall, however, I am happy with this jacket and Five Star have sorted things for me from their end. Without being an expert, it mostly fits well and is nicely stitched. Would I put myself through this again? No chance.
that is a good fit, and for once the chest pocket is not super high like usual 5star. under the collar crease is normal on leather jacket, because jacket collar is higher than shirt collar, and the rear will likely touching the back of your head in some pose where you look up, or when you ride in it, so it creases there, fabric jacket is the same but fabric creases are less permanent. to check the rear then ask someone to take your picture from the back so you have your arm on neutral pose, when you look over your shoulder and twist your waist to take picture then obviously the back of the jacket will pull and show creases.

but honestly the half belt looks bad from the profile picture, it should be constructed like the waistbelt of your pants, the top panel should taper into the half belt, and then the lower panel should flare back a little toward the hemline to give space for your rear, not a flat back with a decorative strap like that
 
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