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Californian from Japan
Canuck Panda
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Very nice. The OG Mobster jacket.
Blackadder
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This arrived today but sadly too big.
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A shame, it’s a beauty. A few folks here have quietly build up stellar vtg collections.
How big is too big? Likely not big enough.
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A few days ago o posed about an AMF jacket that I was interested in. Fairly certain it was made by brooks.
This jacket just arrived and it is glorious. Fits great and a far nicer leather than my other brooks gold label:
Ordinarily this would be a no brained to keep for me. However, I wanted to make sure of a few things first.
1. The jacket has a slight cigarette odour to it. I’m planning on soaking it in the tub then conditioning it (but if I do so I won’t be able to return it anymore if the scent doesn’t go)
2. There cuffs of the jacket show some peeling of the leather. I don’t care about wear, patina etc., I just want to confirm, this is not dry rot right? I shouldn’t expect this to worsen right?
3. The leather is extremely squeaky, do brooks usually behave like this?
If these issues are nothing to worry about I will definitely be keeping
This jacket just arrived and it is glorious. Fits great and a far nicer leather than my other brooks gold label:
Ordinarily this would be a no brained to keep for me. However, I wanted to make sure of a few things first.
1. The jacket has a slight cigarette odour to it. I’m planning on soaking it in the tub then conditioning it (but if I do so I won’t be able to return it anymore if the scent doesn’t go)
2. There cuffs of the jacket show some peeling of the leather. I don’t care about wear, patina etc., I just want to confirm, this is not dry rot right? I shouldn’t expect this to worsen right?
3. The leather is extremely squeaky, do brooks usually behave like this?
If these issues are nothing to worry about I will definitely be keeping
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Chest is 2-3 inches too wide. Shoulder and length not too bad. Sleeves also too wide. I will try it again wearing a sweater underneath come winter.
jeo
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This was the one that was labeled as a 48 but measured like a 40 - 42. Looked in excellent condition. Sorry to hear it’s too big.
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Will you be selling? Just wondering about the sizing...
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The seller contacted me and a whole bunch of other people on Instagram, looking for a price estimate.
ABCD
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That will probably make the smell worse. You could try using an Ozone machine on it.
A previous owner probably (over)conditioned the jacket with a wax based product. My brooks doesn't squeak at all.
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Ah really? My other Brooks also had a smell (but mouldy rather than the cigarette smell) and the tub almost entirely got rid of that. Is it that the different odors react differently?
Also is the peeling cuffs something you would worry about?
Blackadder
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Measurement completely off. Now I can pretty much confirm these 50s Bucos is only one size down from the tag size.
Canuck Panda
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On your tag size 48 Buco jacket, Is it 46" or 47" if you measure it around the hem like this:
You got a gem there. Not that many vintage jackets in the larger sizes around, and in that condition. I've only seen one other one here in a 46 from a Canadian member.
The full elastic back make these jackets impossible to measure correctly with a tape in photo. Only the fixed hem can give some indications combined with the tag size.
Blackadder
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Sorry. Don't have a soft tape this long.
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Nice find!
My Brooks was pretty squeaky but I applied some pecards on the seams around the armpit and that fixed it.
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Correction. A tag size 48 should be a modern size 44 because it has 46' p-to-p. I guess I am too used to Japanese sizing.
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