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Gorgeous! It's easily my favorite jacket that I own... no doubt about that! That deerskin is just something else!
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That looks fantastic. You will love the deerskin. I don't doubt that it will be the go to jacket...it really wears like a sweatshirt so comfortable.
I still kick myself for not purchasing one of the Bootleggers one last year for under $700 and another recently but money money.
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Thanks. That’s such a great way to describe the deerskin. Along with the super soft felty type of moleskin lining, it really wears like a sweatshirt.
What size do you wear? I see them come up every so often. Next one I see one, I’ll send it your way.
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Thanks man. The cut on this one is really nice. It doesn’t have the weird rounded shoulders that the Caboose, Mulholland, LaBrea have. It is simple yet has some really intricate details.
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New custom Field Leathers Manhattan with two detachable mouton collars…. Greg has done a really fantastic job once again - due to arrive next week!
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Unbelievable.
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Perfect fit man. Perfect. I have been dying for a deerskin in my next jacket and I would love to find one in only a slightly different color than this. Something with a bit more reddish in it would be perfect for me.
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Unbelievable. It looks like it was made to measure. And then deerskin too. My envy is with you.
Haha thank you. Sleeves are a tad long but I actually like sleeves on a leather jacket to fit a bit longer if the rest of the jacket fits right. And yes, the deerskin is really remarkable.
Thanks! Deerskin is super comfortable. Maybe it’s worth to see if you can source your own deerskin and send to Johnson Leathers and have them make you something. I’m not sure if there are any makers doing a deerskin jacket with a reddish brown color.
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Ive recently really come around on Schott. After the search for an elusive perfect that doesnt exist...after trying so many styles and leathers, vintage, repro.....sometimes a simple black cross zip cannot be beat. They wont win any awards for stitching, or best or most exotic leather, they wont win any innovation awards....they are just a simple yet effective black cross zip. The quintessential design. I have loved most of my jackets at some point despite selling or trading so many of them....yet I kept my 618hh it just works despite it not being anything special.
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I went with the 118 for the boxier cut.
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I am looking forward to your thoughts on this jacket. I have to agree with DannyK on perfectos. I will always own one.
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Having owned way too many Schotts for any normal person LOL, here's my thoughts.
The 100 series leather is spectacular assuming these two things: you don't ride and you want a flat matte look without much development. It is buttery soft with just a few wears, develops nice creases, drapes well, is hefty, and is pure bad assery. The 118 is my bury me in it jacket. Super comfortable yet has all the swagger. To the person on the street who wants to touvh your sleeve to see what the leather is like, this jacket will blow them away. It's cut longer and you can get more of a trim fit by going down one or even two sizes if that's what you want. Otherwise it does have a more relaxed fit.
600 steerhide series leather is very top coat heavy and is better suited for riding. If you are going to wear as your daily go to jacket, I think in a handful of years you'll have a well developed piece of leather with more character than the 118. But I had a version or two that were at least 30-40 years old and they still felt plasticky because of the top coat. In a few areas where it had worn down, it was spectacular and grainy. Some subtle differences with hardware (i.e. 118 has snap for the buckle, 618 does not). Long story short, if you're just looking for fashion, I'd go elsewhere if leather "quality" is your thing. Not that it's bad, it's just made for different purposes. The silhouette though is classic icon, no doubt about that.
Horsehide on the 613 SH model (can't confirm what the other horsehide is like, i.e. 613 HH or 618 HH). Has top coat, but much thinner than the usual 600 steer hide. With about 50 wears, getting wet a few times, it's mostly gone. Not like a sponge like the 118, will still repel some water, but unlike the 600 steerhide, it's gotten very soft, almost to 100 series level and much grainier. To me this is best of both worlds. It is shiny though and I haven't seen much dulling yet. The cut of the 613 SH is classic perfecto with some different details (i.e. different belt style, etc.) but has the narrow shoulders, super trim fit and imo the perfect length. No underarm footballs. It is classic punk rock.
I've had and tried on multiple Per models and generally speaking they are all really nice. A lot though are based on 600 series leather but usually they upgrade the hardware (a lot will have Talon) and the liners. Occasionally there are some Per models with CXL or other special leather, and these are dollar for dollar in line with anything else in this price range. There are also some collab models that are super nice, especially the 3-16 collabs.
500 series is very soft and pliable, fairly grainy, but kind of scrotum like LOL, and definitely shiny. I really liked 519 but I just preferred my 118 overall. It just felt more legit and even though I classified it as more of a fashion jacket, it still screams biker, just has more fashion like attributes. The 519 however was pure fashion top to bottom.
If I had to start over again, I'd either get a 118 in 38 (mine right now is a 40 that I've gotten wet and put in the sun a few times to shrink some) and then I'd add the stars to scratch that itch. Or I'd get a size 42 613SH and shrink down some. Right now I have a 40 that I really had to spend some time getting wet and wearing extra thick hoodies, etc. So I basically have a hoodie zipped up one and a more tight fitting, unzipped tshirt only one. It's real first world problems LOL.
The 100 series leather is spectacular assuming these two things: you don't ride and you want a flat matte look without much development. It is buttery soft with just a few wears, develops nice creases, drapes well, is hefty, and is pure bad assery. The 118 is my bury me in it jacket. Super comfortable yet has all the swagger. To the person on the street who wants to touvh your sleeve to see what the leather is like, this jacket will blow them away. It's cut longer and you can get more of a trim fit by going down one or even two sizes if that's what you want. Otherwise it does have a more relaxed fit.
600 steerhide series leather is very top coat heavy and is better suited for riding. If you are going to wear as your daily go to jacket, I think in a handful of years you'll have a well developed piece of leather with more character than the 118. But I had a version or two that were at least 30-40 years old and they still felt plasticky because of the top coat. In a few areas where it had worn down, it was spectacular and grainy. Some subtle differences with hardware (i.e. 118 has snap for the buckle, 618 does not). Long story short, if you're just looking for fashion, I'd go elsewhere if leather "quality" is your thing. Not that it's bad, it's just made for different purposes. The silhouette though is classic icon, no doubt about that.
Horsehide on the 613 SH model (can't confirm what the other horsehide is like, i.e. 613 HH or 618 HH). Has top coat, but much thinner than the usual 600 steer hide. With about 50 wears, getting wet a few times, it's mostly gone. Not like a sponge like the 118, will still repel some water, but unlike the 600 steerhide, it's gotten very soft, almost to 100 series level and much grainier. To me this is best of both worlds. It is shiny though and I haven't seen much dulling yet. The cut of the 613 SH is classic perfecto with some different details (i.e. different belt style, etc.) but has the narrow shoulders, super trim fit and imo the perfect length. No underarm footballs. It is classic punk rock.
I've had and tried on multiple Per models and generally speaking they are all really nice. A lot though are based on 600 series leather but usually they upgrade the hardware (a lot will have Talon) and the liners. Occasionally there are some Per models with CXL or other special leather, and these are dollar for dollar in line with anything else in this price range. There are also some collab models that are super nice, especially the 3-16 collabs.
500 series is very soft and pliable, fairly grainy, but kind of scrotum like LOL, and definitely shiny. I really liked 519 but I just preferred my 118 overall. It just felt more legit and even though I classified it as more of a fashion jacket, it still screams biker, just has more fashion like attributes. The 519 however was pure fashion top to bottom.
If I had to start over again, I'd either get a 118 in 38 (mine right now is a 40 that I've gotten wet and put in the sun a few times to shrink some) and then I'd add the stars to scratch that itch. Or I'd get a size 42 613SH and shrink down some. Right now I have a 40 that I really had to spend some time getting wet and wearing extra thick hoodies, etc. So I basically have a hoodie zipped up one and a more tight fitting, unzipped tshirt only one. It's real first world problems LOL.
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very nice, yes. If you get one that was worn daily, in all the elements, etc. they are glorious. Or maybe there were certain batches better than others, I don't know. But when they're good, they're real good.
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