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Some of you know that I went to my first Inspiration this year with my fiance. It was a blast and we are definitely going to spend more time there next year. However, my real reason for attending was to meet the great David Himel and try on some of his incredible jackets. The Frobisher, Kensington, and Heron were all amazing and I was especially loving the Frobisher.
On a whim, I tried on a grizzly he had and almost laughed at how much I actually liked it on myself. to my even greater surprise, my fiance said she thought I looked amazing in it! She's generally quite conservative with clothing, so this was a sign in my mind. Dave and I took a couple of pics together and talked about how terrible BK is .
For the past couple of months I have not been able to get it out of my head. My fiance even encouraged me to get it (yeah, I know I chose well haha). Well, I didn't need anymore telling and today I made the order for one with the medium brown waxed Shinki HH (still the only leather I will get a jacket in), dark brown fur, and the new Stewart brushed cotton flannel lining. The lining may be a bit warm, but my silk lined RMC A2 will be the go too for warmer weather jacket wearing.
I am way too excited to get this! It's not something I ever thought I would get, not only due to the price, but also the uniqueness of the piece itself. I'm not sure I have even seen any forum member (here or on any other clothing forum I visit) that owns one. Obviously, not everyone is going to like it and that's totally fine. Either way, it is without doubt Himel's flagship jacket, taking nearly twice as many man hours to create as anything else as well as being the jacket he wears himself to promote his own work.
I have a dark brown A2 when I want to be relatively conservative and it feels nice to finally be a part of the more than one jacket club. Of course, I am far from the coolest/best looking dude in the world, but I felt like a rock star wearing that jacket and have never really felt that with anything else before.
Anyway, here is a pic of me in the size 38 I tried on (I ordered a 40) and the fur that will become my jacket. If everything goes well, I'm going to try to get my girl a nyla or lady kensington next year. She's starting to lust after a leather jacket herself thanks to my influence
On a whim, I tried on a grizzly he had and almost laughed at how much I actually liked it on myself. to my even greater surprise, my fiance said she thought I looked amazing in it! She's generally quite conservative with clothing, so this was a sign in my mind. Dave and I took a couple of pics together and talked about how terrible BK is .
For the past couple of months I have not been able to get it out of my head. My fiance even encouraged me to get it (yeah, I know I chose well haha). Well, I didn't need anymore telling and today I made the order for one with the medium brown waxed Shinki HH (still the only leather I will get a jacket in), dark brown fur, and the new Stewart brushed cotton flannel lining. The lining may be a bit warm, but my silk lined RMC A2 will be the go too for warmer weather jacket wearing.
I am way too excited to get this! It's not something I ever thought I would get, not only due to the price, but also the uniqueness of the piece itself. I'm not sure I have even seen any forum member (here or on any other clothing forum I visit) that owns one. Obviously, not everyone is going to like it and that's totally fine. Either way, it is without doubt Himel's flagship jacket, taking nearly twice as many man hours to create as anything else as well as being the jacket he wears himself to promote his own work.
I have a dark brown A2 when I want to be relatively conservative and it feels nice to finally be a part of the more than one jacket club. Of course, I am far from the coolest/best looking dude in the world, but I felt like a rock star wearing that jacket and have never really felt that with anything else before.
Anyway, here is a pic of me in the size 38 I tried on (I ordered a 40) and the fur that will become my jacket. If everything goes well, I'm going to try to get my girl a nyla or lady kensington next year. She's starting to lust after a leather jacket herself thanks to my influence