Los Angeles Sportogs thread

[jchance]

two-tone half suede:

 

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goat:

 

[jchance]

two-tone capeskin, top pocket flap (not full pocket):

 

[jchance]

1940s suede:

 

[jchance]

1940s goat:

 

[jchance]

unreadable label (maybe Buck Skein of LA) but uses the same LA Sportogs goat label, 1940s:

1938 Ward ad (top right), sleeves slightly different:

 

[jchance]

likely women’s leather jacket, seller says size tag 12, label says “weatherproof leather”, not the standard “sportswear from California”:

 

[jchance]

Sun Suedes by LA Sportogs label from a 1940s women’s suede dress. “LA Sportogs proudly presents Sun Suedes” in 1947 ad.

 

[jchance]

Possible LA Sportogs. MW California label without the ribbon tag, but note the slanted sleeves. Without the ribbon tag, CSC could have made this jacket, which it did.

 

[jchance]

suede (belt missing):

 

[baldipino]

unlabeled 1930s:

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Are these yours? If so, do you leave them in the conditions you find them, or do you attempt rejuvenation/restoration? Also, for pieces of these vintages, do you actually wear them out and about?

 

[jchance]

Are these yours? If so, do you leave them in the conditions you find them, or do you attempt rejuvenation/restoration? Also, for pieces of these vintages, do you actually wear them out and about?

No, I wish it’s mine. But I have leather jackets from c.1930s-1940s in better non-fragile condition. I like the rugged look, so I can’t stand wearing a relatively new leather jacket. I prefer wearing a jacket with a lot of character that has lived through the decades (preferably over 7 decades). When I get a (new to me) vintage leather jacket, I do stitch them up, condition them if necessary, then wear it out and about as part of my rotation. YOLO.

What’s the worst that is going to happen? Either I replace a leather panel, or grab a different jacket to wear. There are plenty of vintage jackets in my size going around.

 

[baldipino]

No, I wish it’s mine. But I have leather jackets from c.1930s-1940s in better non-fragile condition. I like the rugged look, so I can’t stand wearing a relatively new leather jacket. I prefer wearing a jacket with a lot of character that has lived through the decades (preferably over 7 decades). When I get a (new to me) vintage leather jacket, I do stitch them up, condition them if necessary, then wear it out and about as part of my rotation. YOLO.

What’s the worst that is going to happen? Either I replace a leather panel, or grab a different jacket to wear. There are plenty of vintage jackets in my size going around.

That's great to know. I drove the snot out of my '64 Chevelle once I'd restored it. I had some friends aghast that I would actually drive her more than just to a cars-n-coffee. In my mind, those things should be able to do what they were created to. I get historical stewardship and all, but seeing anything stuck behind a case, irrespective of the intention, saddens me a bit. Awesome that you're giving your vintage jackets the living they were designed for!

 

[tmitchell59]