I assume you were not present when DH sent out @Carlos840 's jacket. Therefore, how do you know that Dave "casually" allowed the flaws to leave his shop. Are you familiar with DH's QC protocols? Isn't it entirely possible that Dave is anything but casual about QC, but this jacket somehow evaded otherwise appropriate QC protocols? All manufacturers -- every single one -- occasionally let a flawed jacket out the door because of a QC lapse. Are all other manufacturers also "casual" about such matters or only Himel? Why assume the worst with Himel and employ disparaging ad hominem characterizations to further stoke the fire?
I thought Greg's jackets are $1,600. Separately, as has been documented elsewhere, Greg's jackets are not all "perfect." Was he being "casual" when he delivered an imperfect jacket? I'll answer my rhetorical question: I doubt it. Rather, I suspect he simply made a mistake and did not catch it. All manufacturers -- every single one -- have such lapses and to suggest otherwise is to ignore reality.
I'm not saying your wrong, but I am curious what your source is. Himel claims that Shinki is the most expensive HH on the market. BK once told me that they do not use Shinki because it is too expensive. I genuinely have no idea what the cost is for enough Shinki HH to make a single jacket.
At the time i ordered, people where still under the impression Dave was making his own jackets, it was before he changed his website and removed a bunch of models from it.
He actually told me in a message: "no headaches at all which is how I could sew this so fast".
In my mind Dave had made this jacket.
Not sure if he used "I" as "someone i employ" in that context...
He also said in on of the emails:
"if you want more information about what I do please just ask... best quality best sewing best leather"
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