FS: SZ 42 Good Wear Californian Ventura Black Shinki Horsehide Jacket

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Good Wear Californian Ventura by John Chapman
Black teacore Shinki horsehide, Black silk lining, Pristine condition, amazig grain, only very minor fading spots here and there. incresingly hard to obtain as anyone fimiliar with Good Wear should know. The front zipper has been repaired and replaced with a 1980s deadstock nickle Talon.

Label size 42
Detailed measurement:
shoulder seam to shoulder seam 47m/18.5inch
chest between armpit to armpit 56.5cm/22.25inch
sleeve length from shoulder seam straight down to cuff 65cm/25.5inch
back length from neck seam to hem 61cmcm/24inch
front length from neck seam on the back to hem 66cm/26inch

Asking 950USD including EMS shipping or Fedex Priority at extra cost of 40USD
Please note due to Covid-19 situation, there are some countries that are currently only
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Paypal FF prefered, 4.5% extra for a Paypal invoice.
Ships from Taiwan.

 

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[Rgcards]

im interested but the measurements seem like a 40. What size are you and how dose it fit? What do yo tend to wear in other jackets?

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

oh man if this was brown.

 

[handymike]

A-MA-ZING!!!!!

 

[Observe]

Thankfully for me and my wallet this is a touch too small all over. Glws

 

[TREEMAN]

Sweet… GLWS

 

[Rgcards]

oh man if this was brown.

I have one in brown and wish it were black!

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

I'm guessing with the action back, that's essentially another .5 to the ptp. My size 44 J24L is 22 ptp, but the action back and slightly wider shoulders makes it fit bigger.

 

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im interested but the measurements seem like a 40. What size are you and how dose it fit? What do yo tend to wear in other jackets?

Hi,
It's a very true and comfortable size 42, not restricted or snug at all. for example, I usually wear 42 in Schott, Vanson, and Lost Worlds. The GW Ventura fits me nicely and comfortably. Don't let the shoulder measurement deceive you. It feels just like my other leather jackets' 19~19.5" shoulder width. and chestwise, it fits like my other leather jackets' PtoP measurements of 22.5~23", no smaller. Each maker's pattern would be different and the actual measurements is not the only criteria to determine whether the jacket fits. There are indeed some cases that a jacket with smaller measurements than our other jackets still fits well.

 

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some further information about the jacket.
As mentioned in the original post, the old zipper's cloth was torn. So, It was replaced with a 80s deadstock nickel Talon, The tailor did a good job of the repair. the stitching on the front is aligned with the original thread holes very nicely. on the inside, one can tell the new stitching is not completely aligned with original thread holes.
Just thought I had better give it a mention.

 

[HydeNseek]

Pm’ed you

 

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SOLD!