Scarecrow Yah Ta Hey leathers

[Arrandale]

I'm also inclined to believe these were made by Langlitz.

No, according to Dave Hansen, the former general manager of Langlitz Leathers , the Yah-Ta Hey jackets were made by Cal Leather.

 

[Arrandale]

$40,000..you can't be

More sleuthing...

I think I may have found an address/phone number for Scarecrow:

info from: https://www.tel-map.net/data/0357070689/1/

Store / company information
name Scarecrow
Industry Outfit
Postal code 158-0081
Street address 1-2 Fukasawa 1-2 chome Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
TEL 03-5707-0689
FAX
URL

They don't seem to have a website. Maybe they're too new? Or maybe that's something that only the most exclusive boutiques are doing in Japan these days... ?

 

[Arrandale]

Scarecrow Company doesn’t exist anymore. They went bankrupt.

 

[Arrandale]

I still have scant information, and due to the fact that I don't speak or read Japanese, and machine translation is still poor, I haven't been able to find out much.

Currently it my understanding that Scarecrow is/was the name of a store in Japan, and they apparently sold Langlitz jackets that had the srote label in them along with the Langlitz label. There's no explanation of the Yah-Ta-Hey labeled jackets that they also sold that I've been able to find. Some have speculated they could have been made by Langlitz. I am skeptical about that, but it remains a possibility. I think an inquiry to Langlitz is in order to settle the matter.

There has to be a Lounge member who is fluent in Japanese who could step in and offer better translation of what little information I've been able to scrape off the web on this mystery.

No, the jacket was probably made by Cal Leather. I’m not exactly sure, but Dave Hansen, the former general manager of Langlitz Leathers suggests so.

 

[Arrandale]

Oh, I’m very sorry for making a fundamental mistake. $4500.00 is the correct price.

 

[Arrandale]

Interesting theory. Do you have any solid info that would corroborate?

The designs for some of the Yah Ta Hey jackets are similar to some Langlitz styles, and my guess was that they were an influence, but some of them are very different.

I guess those could be relabeled jackets from other makers. But why would they do that? And why use a name that is borrowed from the Navajo?[/QUOT

 

[Arrandale]

Because the Japanese have scarce knowledge about leather jackets. I’m a Japanese myself but at least I can tell the difference between a Langlitz jacket and a Pakistan made motorcycle jacket.

 

[Arrandale]

$1,600 bones on the Bay.

The jackets look real good.

I just found a $12000.00 leather jacket. Gianni Versace calf leather jacket.

Interesting theory. Do you have any solid info that would corroborate?

The designs for some of the Yah Ta Hey jackets are similar to some Langlitz styles, and my guess was that they were an influence, but some of them are very different.

I guess those could be relabeled jackets from other makers. But why would they do that? And why use a name that is borrowed from the Navajo?

 

[Corky Corcovado]

Strange turn this thread has taken.

 

[Arrandale]

I still have scant information, and due to the fact that I don't speak or read Japanese, and machine translation is still poor, I haven't been able to find out much.

Currently it my understanding that Scarecrow is/was the name of a store in Japan, and they apparently sold Langlitz jackets that had the srote label in them along with the Langlitz label. There's no explanation of the Yah-Ta-Hey labeled jackets that they also sold that I've been able to find. Some have speculated they could have been made by Langlitz. I am skeptical about that, but it remains a possibility. I think an inquiry to Langlitz is in order to settle the matter.

There has to be a Lounge member who is fluent in Japanese who could step in and offer better translation of what little information I've been able to scrape off the web on this mystery.

. I’m a native Japanese living in Tokyo.
Yah-Ta Hey jackets are not made by Langlitz. I own one myself. I bought it from Scarecrow Company about 20 years ago, though I never wore it. Its just too heavy. I also own a Yah-Ta Hey made coat which resembles the Langlitz Red Dog half length coat.

 

[Guppy]

. I’m a native Japanese living in Tokyo.
Yah-Ta Hey jackets are not made by Langlitz. I own one myself. I bought it from Scarecrow Company about 20 years ago, though I never wore it. Its just too heavy. I also own a Yah-Ta Hey made coat which resembles the Langlitz Red Dog half length coat.

Thanks for the report. What size are you? How about some photos?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Strange turn this thread has taken.

For sure.

 

[Arrandale]

. I’m a native Japanese living in Tokyo.
Yah-Ta Hey jackets are not made by Langlitz. I own one myself. I bought it from Scarecrow Company about 20 years ago, though I never wore it. Its just too heavy. I also own a Yah-Ta Hey made coat which resembles the Langlitz Red Dog half length coat.

. I’m a native Japanese living in Tokyo.
Yah-Ta Hey jackets are not made by Langlitz. I own one myself. I bought it from Scarecrow Company about 20 years ago, though I never wore it. Its just too heavy. I also own a Yah-Ta Hey made coat which resembles the Langlitz Red Dog half length coat. This is even heavier.

Thanks for the report. What size are you? How about some photos?

 

[Arrandale]

My size is 42. I’ll take photos of the Yah-Ta Hey motorcycle jacket and the bulky leather coat when I return to Tokyo. The coat is called ‘Chicago ‘. Scarecrow shop owner Narusawa named it so that it sounds like something from the United States.

 

[El Marro]

No, according to Dave Hansen, the former general manager of Langlitz Leathers , the Yah-Ta Hey jackets were made by Cal Leather.

Nothing about them resembles any of the Cal Leather jackets I’ve seen and owned. On the other hand they share many features of my Langlitz jackets and look quite similar.
It seems unlikely to me that Cal would build a jacket that so closely resembled that of another maker rather then their own LAPD style but I could be wrong.

 

[red devil]

My size is 42. I’ll take photos of the Yah-Ta Hey motorcycle jacket and the bulky leather coat when I return to Tokyo. The coat is called ‘Chicago ‘. Scarecrow shop owner Narusawa named it so that it sounds like something from the United States.

Thanks, very curious to see these photos!

What do you wear these days if the Yah-Ta Hey is too heavy?

 

[Guppy]

My size is 42. I’ll take photos of the Yah-Ta Hey motorcycle jacket and the bulky leather coat when I return to Tokyo. The coat is called ‘Chicago ‘. Scarecrow shop owner Narusawa named it so that it sounds like something from the United States.

Cool, I'd be interested to see what it looks like. You're my size, which makes it even more interesting, since you say you don't wear it.

 

[Guppy]

Nothing about them resembles any of the Cal Leather jackets I’ve seen and owned. On the other hand they share many features of my Langlitz jackets and look quite similar.
It seems unlikely to me that Cal would build a jacket that so closely resembled that of another maker rather then their own LAPD style but I could be wrong.

Plus, didn't Alan from Johnson claim that they built at least some of the jackets?

 

[Arrandale]

Thanks, very curious to see these photos!

What do you wear these days if the Yah-Ta Hey is too heavy?

I wear cheep leather jackets made in Pakistan. You might laugh but its very light.

 

[red devil]

I wear cheep leather jackets made in Pakistan. You might laugh but its very light.

If it works for you why not?

You might want to look to get a jacket from https://www.4speed.co.jp
They have Ezo deerskin which is light and really nice