Good Evening Gentlemen,
Like many, I have been a long time lurker on this site having discovered it whilst on the quest for vintage and custom leather. I am at a point where I want to pull the trigger on a jacket and would like input from any of you who don't sharing some of your time and wisdom. My taste is different from many of you (I am not a fan of Irvins, A2s, B-10s or pea coats) - *gasp* - and I don't ride a bike. But before you pick up the rocks to start hurling, I aint about posing or looking like I do ride a bike, fly a plane, drive a tank or spend my days leaning against Spitfires holding a spanner. I would describe my style as kind of 70's (love a boot cut jean with a wide belt and some heals) with a bit of Western and a smidge of Rocker. I like a longer style of blazer jacket, I would love to be able to wear a more Rocker/Ace Cafe style in black but old man time is tapping me on the shoulder and slapping me doses of reality with his hourglass of eternity.
So what the hell am I doing on this site?
Well, you guys seem to know more about horse hide, goat skin, russet (I now know that's a colour!), arm length (you gotta allow for the creases - they take like an inch!), styles, vintage, restoration and brands than I'll ever know. Ever. Ever ever ever, even if I opened a boutique shop selling hand sewn replica WWII era jackets made from albino Bunyip leather that I sourced after spending 10 years travelling to every specialty leather maker and doing a 6 month apprenticeship with each one.
So my question is this. My 40th is coming up an I am seriously looking at getting a custom jacket done. I love this one but it is a Japanese shop and I think brand and apart from being eye-wateringly expensive they don't seem to do above a 40. I am between a 42 and 44 in a Schott. I don't want mega thick HH because we just don't get cold enough where I live in Australia and I also don't need protection from the road. I have also read that a softer leather will sit nicer on a blazer style, so whilst I drool over the character, grain and look of your brown and cardovan (it's a colour - I learnt that here as well!) FQHH I think they would be over and above what I need. Want someone I can speak to who is actually going to be making the jacket if possible.
The jacket I luuuurve:
http://shop.mushmans.com/?pid=21068597
So please, if you could share some of your wisdom I would be eternally grateful. If not, go in peace my friend and may your days be filled with Windwards, Stockmans, Stuarts, D-Pockets, Irvins, Aeros, Lost Worlds (is that guy unique or what!), Goodwears and lucky vintage finds on ebay.
Cheese!
Like many, I have been a long time lurker on this site having discovered it whilst on the quest for vintage and custom leather. I am at a point where I want to pull the trigger on a jacket and would like input from any of you who don't sharing some of your time and wisdom. My taste is different from many of you (I am not a fan of Irvins, A2s, B-10s or pea coats) - *gasp* - and I don't ride a bike. But before you pick up the rocks to start hurling, I aint about posing or looking like I do ride a bike, fly a plane, drive a tank or spend my days leaning against Spitfires holding a spanner. I would describe my style as kind of 70's (love a boot cut jean with a wide belt and some heals) with a bit of Western and a smidge of Rocker. I like a longer style of blazer jacket, I would love to be able to wear a more Rocker/Ace Cafe style in black but old man time is tapping me on the shoulder and slapping me doses of reality with his hourglass of eternity.
So what the hell am I doing on this site?
Well, you guys seem to know more about horse hide, goat skin, russet (I now know that's a colour!), arm length (you gotta allow for the creases - they take like an inch!), styles, vintage, restoration and brands than I'll ever know. Ever. Ever ever ever, even if I opened a boutique shop selling hand sewn replica WWII era jackets made from albino Bunyip leather that I sourced after spending 10 years travelling to every specialty leather maker and doing a 6 month apprenticeship with each one.
So my question is this. My 40th is coming up an I am seriously looking at getting a custom jacket done. I love this one but it is a Japanese shop and I think brand and apart from being eye-wateringly expensive they don't seem to do above a 40. I am between a 42 and 44 in a Schott. I don't want mega thick HH because we just don't get cold enough where I live in Australia and I also don't need protection from the road. I have also read that a softer leather will sit nicer on a blazer style, so whilst I drool over the character, grain and look of your brown and cardovan (it's a colour - I learnt that here as well!) FQHH I think they would be over and above what I need. Want someone I can speak to who is actually going to be making the jacket if possible.
The jacket I luuuurve:
http://shop.mushmans.com/?pid=21068597
So please, if you could share some of your wisdom I would be eternally grateful. If not, go in peace my friend and may your days be filled with Windwards, Stockmans, Stuarts, D-Pockets, Irvins, Aeros, Lost Worlds (is that guy unique or what!), Goodwears and lucky vintage finds on ebay.
Cheese!
