Vicenza leather question.

[sweetfights]

From what I have seen and held some of the vicenza leather has an almost embossed look while other batches do not. Any observations on this?

 

[Lord LALA]

This is my vague understanding and I'm sure others will have more precise answers to your q.

Vicenza leathers seem to come in a variety of grains, from slightly pebbled to somewhat smooth. As I dimly recall, the initial batches received by Aero were of the smoother variety and the latter batches were more pebbled. When ordering you have the option of specifying which type of grain you'd like, however, try as they may there is no guarantee that Aero will be able to accommodate your preference, simply because they can only use what they have received and/or expect to receive.

 

[Mich486]

My jacket made out of black Vicenza that I got a few months back has a pebbled look that I like a lot. I didn’t specify anything though so if you want a smoother finish you might have to explicitly request it when ordering.


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[Fanch]

Vicenza leathers seem to come in a variety of grains, from slightly pebbled to somewhat smooth. As I dimly recall, the initial batches received by Aero were of the smoother variety and the latter batches were more pebbled. When ordering you have the option of specifying which type of grain you'd like, however, try as they may there is no guarantee that Aero will be able to accommodate your preference, simply because they can only use what they have received and/or expect to receive.

I couldn't have said it any better. Both my Vicenza Sheenes are smooth in texture, especially my russet vicenza but think I would have been OK with either smooth or pebbled. It all relates to specific batches and variation in tanning. IMO the main attraction of Vicenza is the soft hand it exhibits and the way that Vicenza jackets drape. It's all good!

 

[TREEMAN]

I like smooth over pebbled in ant leather....

 

[Mich486]

Here is how my jacket in black Vicenza looks in natural light

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[Guppy]

I like smooth over pebbled in ant leather....

Ant leather... Now THERE'S an exotic hide.

 

[Monitor]

Ant leather... Now THERE'S an exotic hide.

Wouldn't be easy to break it in I'd imagine.

 

[navetsea]

huh? wanna take my hide for a jacket you say... you baka gaijin

 

[TREEMAN]

Ant leather... Now THERE'S an exotic hide.

LOL.......

 

[handymike]

You'll never break me, Loungers!

 

[ton312]

I prefer Adam Ant:

 

[handymike]

"Tie me up, and beat me with a stick"
...sounds like what @Monitor was referring to

 

[nick123]

My three Vicenzas have gotten increasingly pebblier. But one was blue, the other olive, so no one pays attention to the grain on those ones anyway.

 

[navetsea]

"Tie me up, and beat me with a stick"
...sounds like what @Monitor was referring to

that sounds like those fakey method in breaking in leather jacket...

 

[eugenesque]

Here is how my jacket in black Vicenza looks in natural light

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The pebbles remind me of goatskin leather.

 

[MOTO]

I thought mine was super smooth until I took this crappy phone pic... When you're not this close, it's the smoothest in my closet, by far. (2015 Aero 1930s HB Vicenza)

 

[sweetfights]

I thought mine was super smooth until I took this crappy phone pic... When you're not this close, it's the smoothest in my closet, by far. (2015 Aero 1930s HB Vicenza)

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Did you win this off eBay recently? I was looking at that one.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Awesome looking

 

[MOTO]

Did you win this off eBay recently? I was looking at that one.
Well done
Thanks for sharing
Awesome looking

Ha ha! Yup, just last night! Just picked it up locally this morning! I think I SCORED, because it's like brand new and fits well!

 

[sweetfights]

Ha ha! Yup, just last night! Just picked it up locally this morning! I think I SCORED, because it's like brand new and fits well!

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Seldom does a man get an awesome high end jacket fit like that without going through the meat grinder and spending a lot of time and cash! Congratulations!!!