My leather jacket database.

[roadking04]

Thanks for posting your results Carlos. You have a nice collection going!

 

[red devil]

Time to get a 5 kg jacket, I think! I wonder which manufacturer would be best to contact with that demand. "Excuse me, would you please send me 5 kg of your finest jacket, please?"

I want to ask LW, what is the heaviest hide they have at the moment... Otherwise, CXL steer

 

[JMax]

I want to ask LW, what is the heaviest hide they have at the moment... Otherwise, CXL steer

Doesn’t JL also have access to and sometimes use very, very heavy hides?

 

[ai00344]

Doesn’t JL also have access to and sometimes use very, very heavy hides?

JL’s 4 oz overdye steer is definitely in the super heavy weight division

 

[Hh121]

Johnson Leather has 5.5oz steerhide that is the limit they can do.

 

[Hh121]

LW is not the heaviest at all, their heaviest HH (claim 4oz plus) in stock size 42 and 44 (non cross zip type) never exceed 7.5 lbs which is the weight of my Vanson Enfiled.

I used to obsess with LW 4oz plus HH, but when I discover Vanson has almost same weight leather with nearly half price (different leather , can’t say one superior to another ) , there is no reason for me to deal with Stu. Not mention somebody recently got 10 lbs+ Aero steerhide which made me ordered same one.

 

[red devil]

Doesn’t JL also have access to and sometimes use very, very heavy hides?

Never asked them, should have thought about it, thanks

LW is not the heaviest at all, their heaviest HH (claim 4oz plus) in stock size 42 and 44 (non cross zip type) never exceed 7.5 lbs which is the weight of my Vanson Enfiled.

I used to obsess with LW 4oz plus HH, but when I discover Vanson has almost same weight leather with nearly half price (different leather , can’t say one superior to another ) , there is no reason for me to deal with Stu. Not mention somebody recently got 10 lbs+ Aero steerhide which made me ordered same one.

What is the max thickness you ever got from LW? 4oz or a bit more?

 

[Hh121]

Never asked them, should have thought about it, thanks



What is the max thickness you ever got from LW? 4oz or a bit more?

I always request 4oz plus. The result is not so heavy at all.

 

[red devil]

I always request 4oz plus. The result is not so heavy at all.

Ok, I thought they went over 5oz

 

[jacketjunkie]

Talk to Alan at JL. If you want superheavy, yet very comfortable, ask him about their bisonhide.. they shave that down to whatever thickness required and my car coat in 3,75oz is heavy yet so pliable and comfy that I think you could easily wear that hide in 5-6oz if you wanted to. I think a member from here got a 5 oz bison jacket a few years back. Looked massive.

 

[Carlos840]

Apparel Annex Leather Tailors, CHP Jacket (60s-70s), 2018
Weight: 2.73 kg / 6.03lb

Pit to pit: 24”
Back length: 28”
Front length: 22”
Bottom hem: 19”
Shoulders: 20”
Arms length:26.5”

Review: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/apparel-annex-leather-tailors-chp-jacket.94489/

 

[Carlos840]

I just wanted to mention how helpful this thread has been for me.
It is so convenient to have all these measurements in one place, with pics showing how to interpret them.
Since creating this thread i have bought jackets i would never have before because i would have assumed they wouldn't fit me.
The LaBrea is a prime example, there is no way i would have bought a jacket with a 24.5" back and 25.5" arms a year ago.
But seeing this thread, i was able to see that 24.5" although short was definitely going to work ok, and i could see that the shoulder width and arm length combination was similar enough to my Schott that it probably would fit fine and work.
Had i not had all these pictures and numbers to ponder over i would have never gambled that amount of money on buying a jacket from Japan.

This thread is a massive plus for me, because it got rid of a lot of sizing insecurities i had. Here i can clearly see what works and what doesn't, where an inch matters and where it doesn't, pictures don't lie!
It is one thing knowing your usual measurements, it is another being able to see yourself wearing many styles with many different measurements and different fits.
It has changed what i thought were "My perfect numbers" for the best, and has made me less obsessed about getting the same numbers for every jacket i own. Which is stupid in the first place, since different patterns will fit differently with the same numbers!

All that to say, i really recommend you do the same.
It is dangerous, it definitely has an enabling characteristic, but it really helps nail the fit more than anything else i have done in this crazy obsession (hobby, i mean hobby!)...

 

[Carlos840]

Diamond Clothing, Buco, No tag, 2018:

Pit to pit: 23.5”
Back length: 25”
Front length: 22.5”
Bottom hem: 22.5”
Shoulders: 20.5"
Arms length:26.5”

review: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/buco-jh-1.94712/

 

[Carlos840]

Real McCoy, Buco JH-1, size 42, 2018:

Pit to pit: 22”
Back length: 24.5”
Front length: 22.5”
Bottom hem: 20.5”
Shoulders: 18.5"
Arms length:26”

review: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/buco-jh-1.94712/

 

[JMax]

Very nice, I was eyeballing the Diamond Buco. Good job on that one. Very very nice jacket.

 

[Carlos840]

Added a few weights:

ELMC Californian: 1.53 kg / 3.37 lb
DC J-100: 1.80 kg / 3.98 lb
Lewis Leathers 551: 1.94 kg / 4.25 lb
Schott 644: 1.95 kg / 4.31 lb
DC JH-1: 2.09kg / 4.61lb
Schott B3: 2.11kg / 4.66 lb
RMC JH-1: 2.21kg / 4.87lb
Himel Chevalier: 2.23 kg / 4.93 lbs
Aero Bootlegger CXLFQHH(brown): 2.31 kg / 5.09 lb
Aero Bootlegger CXLFQHH(black): 2.55 kg / 5.63 lb
Freewheelers La Brea: 2.61 kg / 5.76 lb
AL Cafe Racer: 2.72 kg / 5.66 lb
Apparel Annex CHP: 2.73 kg / 6.03lb
Vanson Chopper: 3.60 kg / 7.95 lb

 

[Fre H]

Nice Jacket collection Carlos! Thanks for sharing

 

[Carlos840]

Aero Leather, Grizzly, Size 40, 2018:

Pit to pit: 25.5”
Back length: 25.5”
Front length: 21.5”
Bottom hem: 19.5”
Shoulders: 20"
Arms length:26”

Weight: 2.61kg / 5.75lb

Review: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/aero-leather-grizzly.95411/

 

[ton312]

Aero Leather, Grizzly, Size 40, 2018:

Pit to pit: 25.5”
Back length: 25.5”
Front length: 21.5”
Bottom hem: 19.5”
Shoulders: 20"
Arms length:26”

Holy shit!

 

[ksozay]

That Himel... Wow what a stunning jacket.