Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

[Cornelius]

Note how small the chest pocket is

Likely intended to hold nothing larger than a packet of cigarettes.
Reproductions today should alter that pocket a bit to accommodate something the size of a smartphone...

 

[phelan77]

Interesting jacket

 

[Imuricecreamman]

This is a "Hair On" jacket I would wear, but do to cost will never wear. Found on ebay from Japanese seller. Around a size 42/44. I have seen several other jackets by this Denver maker. This one is from the 50s.

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Not many of these could have survived. This looks basically brand new.

 

[Tom71]

I’ve come to the realization that all cross-zips need to have an attachable fuzzy collar. It really adds class!
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Or indeed a permanent one...

 

[Edward]

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I like that a lot. Those sorts of pockets are very rare, but extremely accessible. (Especially comparing to my Schott 618 - pockets on that are so far back that unless I'm wearing it zipped up I can't get near 'em while I'm in it!) I'd be curious to see a version with two D pockets facing each other like that. 'The Double D' - even a readymade name for it!

I’ve come to the realization that all cross-zips need to have an attachable fuzzy collar. It really adds class!
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I definitely want to pick one up for my Schott for the Johnny Thunders vibe... I'm often tempted by the idea of a bike jacket with a permanent one, and a Winter liner. A black leather alternative to the B3 / Irvin.... I do have an Aero Thunder Bay on my wants list. Maybe for winter 21/22...

Likely intended to hold nothing larger than a packet of cigarettes.
Reproductions today should alter that pocket a bit to accommodate something the size of a smartphone...

I love the look of the small pocket; I tend to use mine for my mp3 player for which they are just right, but certainly they are often too small for a current phone. I'm thinking for my next halfbelt I might ask Aero if they would be open to putting on a chest pocket the same as the much deeper, longer one on the breast of my Bootlegger. Makes an inner pocket less of a necessity.

 

[phelan77]

Repo of a J31 jacket, made in China and using Japanese tea core horsehide.

 

[Seb Lucas]

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Note how small the chest pocket is

That's nice - looks so much better than the copy.

 

[dannyk]

This may be posted in the Thurston thread if so I apologize, I just came across this on Thurstons social media and came right here to post it.

As we’ve seen Thurston has been using their Bainbridge leather and I have to say the depth of colors and marbling on some of them has been amazing. This is “Abyss Blue.” And it may just be one of the best if not best “blues” I’ve ever seen. This is a drool worthy blue to me. May not be everyone’s cup of tea, but damn this beats the dark/midnight blues I’ve seen out of Aero/Horween and LW.

 

[Monitor]

 

[mangothehuman]

Something special
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That's a cool jacket. Who makes that one? I had an Eidos hunting jacket that was similar.

 

[Cornelius]

Alright, now my girlfriend now desperately wants this jacket. Anyone know the maker? Can't make out anything on that label.

 

[Monitor]

Alright, now my girlfriend now desperately wants this jacket. Anyone know the maker? Can't make out anything on that label.

Backlash
https://www.backlash.jp/collection/isamukatayama-backlash/product/20aw/4468/

But it's all but sold out. Plus the price tag. She'd better look into a red Schott Perfecto.

 

[red devil]

Backlash
https://www.backlash.jp/collection/isamukatayama-backlash/product/20aw/4468/

But it's all but sold out. Plus the price tag. She'd better look into a red Schott Perfecto.

Some differentiated designs it seems

But their pictures make the products look overly shiny and plasticky, especially the black leather garments. I wonder how they are in hand

 

[l0fielectronic]

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I was kind of tempted with this on aliexpress but £300 is a bit too much of a gamble on a budget jacket from there for me and, luckily, they were out of my size.

 

[jonbuilder]

Elspeth Beard was first Englishwoman to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle in the early 1980s, her journey took 3 years.

 

[MrProper]

I'm not the biggest fan of the classic B3, but I think this one is kind of cool.

 

[Cornelius]

Backlash
https://www.backlash.jp/collection/isamukatayama-backlash/product/20aw/4468/

But it's all but sold out. Plus the price tag. She'd better look into a red Schott Perfecto.

Her: "But isn't lambskin fragile?"

 

[Monitor]

Her: "But isn't lambskin fragile?"

Not that one! XD Womens Perfectos are a scam, everyone knows that.

This one!

https://www.schottnyc.com/products/hand-vintaged-cowhide-perfecto-jacket.htm?color=5&catID=5

The real deal. Plus it's actually very similar to the Backlash jacket, except in the price.

 

[Mich486]

If money isn’t an issue and you want to treat your wife/fiancé/girlfriend to a perfecto style jacket these look good:

https://instagram.com/alicebalas?igshid=1mj20h38zsc5g

 

[Cornelius]

If money isn’t an issue and you want to treat your wife/fiancé/girlfriend to a perfecto style jacket these look good:

https://instagram.com/alicebalas?igshid=1mj20h38zsc5g

Unfortunately, in Covid Times, money is very much an issue. And one of those Alice Balas jackets is more than two months of our mortgage payments! Le Sigh.