Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

[Viking752]

I just received the Elvis today.
That's a pretty cool piece.
A few stiches in the lining are popped but that was advertised and can be fixed.
What was not are the specks of paint and couple of small cuts.
I guess a touch of shoe polish on the paint will do the trick.
No big deal though and other than that it's in pretty good shape.
There were no measurements provided so I went with the size chart I found on the website.
Size 10 is supposed to be medium but it fits a bit smaller than that, that'll be a tshirt or light sweater fit.
No fit pics on this one as she doesn't want pictures of herself on the internet and I won't be crossdressing (not that I could fit into it).
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Beautiful leather

 

[Viking752]

You will be mine….oh yes, you will be mine

 

[Canuck Panda]

You will be mine….oh yes, you will be mine

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sweet! that's what I need too...

 

[MrProper]

You will be mine….oh yes, you will be mine

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Very fine

 

[TartuWolf]

You will be mine….oh yes, you will be mine

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That looks incredible! More info and photos please

 

[Viking752]

That looks incredible! More info and photos please

I wish to know more as well. I found this photo on Instagram. I went back and looked again and this may be the Octagon leather.

 

[Schambach]

Octagon or maybe Roma. Looks great though.

 

[Aloysius]

I wish to know more as well. I found this photo on Instagram. I went back and looked again and this may be the Octagon leather.

Seems too dark for Octagon cow and not red enough for Octagon horse but I could be wrong. Looks amazing either way.

 

[El Marro]

Seems too dark for Octagon cow and not red enough for Octagon horse but I could be wrong. Looks amazing either way.

Heres my Octagon Chopper from 2020 (shameless copy of @JMax). I remember that this was a very small batch and they weren’t sure when or where the next Octagon would be coming from.

 

[Aloysius]

View attachment 645446 Heres my Octagon Chopper from 2020 (shameless copy of @JMax). I remember that this was a very small batch and they weren’t sure when or where the next Octagon would be coming from.

My Octagon was the last one at Vanson, there for years before I spotted it I think. It's a sort of light-mid mottled tan.

 

[Al 916]

This is the very batch of leather my Enfield is made of. After months of wear it looks fantastic with a grain very similar to old broken in jackets on ebay. That‘s a thing many people for some reason forget with Vanson. They expect new jacket to look the same as broken in ones but we all know and preach it all the time for Aeros - your jacket never looks as bad as on the first day and all these beautiful vintage Vansons were lifeless black monsters in their first months of wear as well and only developed into what they are today.

 

[Al 916]

View attachment 645446 Heres my Octagon Chopper from 2020 (shameless copy of @JMax). I remember that this was a very small batch and they weren’t sure when or where the next Octagon would be coming from.

Very Nice!



Model B

Time to re-start breaking this one in

 

[Al 916]

You will be mine….oh yes, you will be mine

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Bainbridge?

 

[Al 916]

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Just noticed from this pic. Should be safely concealed in the Shires but I don't think I will wear this when I need to get into London.

 

[ton312]

Updated mercury pics. Finally showing some of that trademark comp weight luster. Rainy and 50 degrees tomorrow so I’ll wear it cleaning up the yard.

The appeal of the merc for me is that it has the fit of something like a Cal Ventura without any of the extraneous m/c design elements I don’t need. Roomy chest and shoulders, sharp taper and curved sleeves. Just a really simple yet solid pattern.