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Yeah..it's the elbows and '60s big afro...
Yeah..it's the elbows and '60s big afro...
Hi All, newbie here, 1st post!
Ii didn't want to start another thread about the same thing, but i thought i should share, I too am a new owner of a Vanson Model B albeit, mine's used. Always wanted a decent leather jacket but the perfecto was too flashy for me. Looked around and got some opinions, and ended up quite liking the simple ageless cafe racer. Paid what i felt a a great price for it, got it blind, just based on what i read and what i saw on the internet, thinking back, it was something quite brave cos i honestly wouldn't know what to do with it if it didn't fit.
Absolutely concur. This is very important, once you master the ergonomics, the stiffness doesn't matter (and it wont "hurt to wear"). Vanson by far is the least hurting to wear jacket, counting Schott, which is not even thick. Once a Vanson is broken it, it truly becomes second skin (and it's not lambskin!).Another nice thing about Vanson is the quality of their patterns. Somebody who really understood ergonomics and how a body moves had a hand in that process for sure. The way the sleeve connects to the jacket and the curve of the arm panels make their jackets quite comfortable and easy to move around in once the leather breaks in.
^^I agree with this, Pecards is good stuff.
So do you live in a climate that is 30C or 30F as a minimum? If 30C, I imagine you won't be wearing it out very much?
As for washing, sounds like you knew the risk and took it in good faith, I really don't think you hurt it any. As for the smell, that's a really good point, there are odors, such as being in a musty basement, or a smoky room, that just really are difficult to get out of leather once it's in there. I had a nice CR jacket a few years back that smelled for all the world like baby powder, of all things. Never tried the wash idea, but plenty of leather treatments, airing out, etc never did any good. Finally sold it at a loss, I have a little sensitivity to smell.
Hope that Vanson starts becoming your second skin!
How do you know it is much heavier than current one?? And naked cowhide? It looks exactly same as mine, even with measurements