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Oh well, hard to argue with that! I hope that jacket doesn’t carry also the white tag with “handmade in Italy” written on it.
If I read "hand made in Italy" I think it is at least made in Italy. If the sewing is made by hand or by a machine is - for me - not the most important point. I am astonished that a tag in the jacket says "Made in Pakistan" and on the homepage is indicated "(hand)made in Italy".
These two photos were my friends jacket tag
As indicated on the other thread, welcome to Fedora Lounge Marco! Glad to have a maker on here directly. Congratulations on getting your new company off the ground and growing. The products and production look wonderful!
Ciao Marco!Hi everyone, I’m Marco co-founder of Shangri-La Heritage, nice to meet you.
I’d like to shed some light on the points touched in this discussion regarding our jackets.
Those made in Pakistan jackets are actually the first samples ever made for Shangri-La Heritage, we met these manufacturers in a leather trade show in Italy back in 2016 when Daniel (the other co-founder of Shangri-La Heritage) and I didn’t have a clear idea of which characteristics our products should have had, we didn’t have a company, we didn’t have an e-commerce...
We talked to them and we wanted to see how they worked, so we ordered a bunch of jackets as samples. When the jackets arrived they were actually good, we sent them to the first retailers we contacted at that time because we needed to get some feedback.
In the meantime we figured out better how we wanted our products to be and which kind of values we wanted to deliver with Shangri-La Heritage, so we ditched the Pakistani and we kept looking for Italian workshops that could produce our jackets, and eventually we found it. Since then, every leather jacket we make is Hand Made in Italy in a family run workshop in Lecco, Northern Italy.
You can see the actual people that work there following this link https://www.shangrilaheritage.it/craftsmanship/ and I would be more then happy to make whoever of you guys wants to visit the workshop, it’s address is: C.so Emanuele Filiberto 74, 23900 Lecco (Italy).
Please let me know if you need more information!
Cheers,
Marco
@AeroFan_07 I agree. I've just noticed their FQHH they used on their Varenne...beautiful!I could very easily see one of your Varenne jackets in my future!
Really enjoy the page of the craftsmen & craftswomen employed in your Company. Very nicely presented
@Marco_Massini
I really like your suede trucker even if it is more a modern interpretation than a classic, histroric correct jacket. Can you please tell us/me more about the tanning method (leather is from Italia, right?), calfskin thickness, hardware/buttons, etc.? I'm more used to >1.1mm horsehide, steerhide, deerskin and have never had a leather jacket made of calfskin.
Thanks,
Robbie
Yeah I think the jackets look phenomenal but I would blow my stack at that price point with a Made in Pakistan tag. A silly stigma perhaps...but nevertheless...
No! Custom 5 Star is well below this price point, these are Aero prices. 5 star is pizza money by comparison.5 months and 4 Fivestar jackets later, do you want to revise your comment?
No! Custom 5 Star is well below this price point, these are Aero prices. 5 star is pizza money by comparison.
@torfjord They no longer manufacture in Pakistan. They only manufacture in Italy (handmade) - please refer to Marco's post above.Ah, yea that makes sense actually! I just saw your comment before looking at their pricing. If they are indeed made in Pakistan I would expect a lower price.
Hey Gents,
New member here. I actually found TFL looking for reviews on Shangri-La Heritage but didn't see much about the company on here. That of course led to the rabbithole that is this site and not good for my wallet for sure! I've been into quality denim, boots, dress shoes, etc for a while
and now it appears that leather jackets are my new addiction. All I can say, is there are a lot of stylish gents on here and yall have brought new cool brands to my attention.
Anyways.. I recently acquired the Varenne in whiskey horsehide. This is my first HH jacket so I'm very much a novice to this genre. With that being said, I am a big fan of this jacket. The smell is incredible, it has a nice weight to it and is overall a quality garment. I dig the color alot. Only a few loose threads here and there.
I'm typically in between a size small and medium. I'm 5'7" / 148 lbs / 40" chest / 30" waist. I went with a size medium. I think it fits me pretty well in the shoulders and chest but wouldn't mind taking the waist in about an inch. What do you guys think?
Let me know if you have any questions about my experience.
Sorry for the shitty lighting. Its overcast/raining here in the midwest
Cheers
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Length, sleeves, shoulders look absolutely stunning in my opinion. Waist could be one inch in maybe yes, but the HH is stiff enough not to hang on your body so I think you shouldn’t go for a made-to-measure jacket
Thanks Marco. I agree with you on all the above. I emailed you some updated measurements and now you can see what the Medium looks like on me. I'll wait to see what you say before my next jacket purchase. The Varenne in black with fur collar is gorgeous
Can you tell us about the leather used? It looks like it has great fading potential from your website.
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Hey Gents,
New member here. I actually found TFL looking for reviews on Shangri-La Heritage but didn't see much about the company on here. That of course led to the rabbithole that is this site and not good for my wallet for sure! I've been into quality denim, boots, dress shoes, etc for a while
and now it appears that leather jackets are my new addiction. All I can say, is there are a lot of stylish gents on here and yall have brought new cool brands to my attention.
Anyways.. I recently acquired the Varenne in whiskey horsehide. This is my first HH jacket so I'm very much a novice to this genre. With that being said, I am a big fan of this jacket. The smell is incredible, it has a nice weight to it and is overall a quality garment. I dig the color alot. Only a few loose threads here and there.
I'm typically in between a size small and medium. I'm 5'7" / 148 lbs / 40" chest / 30" waist. I went with a size medium. I think it fits me pretty well in the shoulders and chest but wouldn't mind taking the waist in about an inch. What do you guys think?
Let me know if you have any questions about my experience.
Sorry for the shitty lighting. Its overcast/raining here in the midwest
Cheers
Hello sir and welcome to FL! May your wallett survive...it can really take a hit fast.
Glad to see a KC person on here. Not that far away. For your first leather jacket, that's quite a jacket right there! and will only get better as you wear it.