What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[technovox]

Wearing a vintage Bates cafe racer...outside my favorite cafe. This Bates has the elbow & shoulder pads, and blue white racing stripes/ varsity stripes.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Wearing a vintage Bates cafe racer...outside my favorite cafe. This Bates has the elbow & shoulder pads, and blue white racing stripes/ varsity stripes.
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Cool Techno cool...top to bottom!!
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[Seb Lucas]

I don't always look like a turn of the century train conductor or postman, but when I do, I wear this. LOL. Probably not until November but having just received the tweed vest I gave it a try under the Beach cloth coverall. I like it. Donegal tweed is nice stuff. I'd like to find a blazer in it.
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How great to see something other than leather! I have a Donegal Tweed blazer I found brand newish for $12 at a thrift store a few weeks back. Finds like that make the $1000 custom leather jacket even less desirable.

 

[ton312]

How great to see something other than leather! I have a Donegal Tweed blazer I found brand newish for $12 at a thrift store a few weeks back. Finds like that make the $1000 custom leather jacket even less desirable.

As much as I love leather, the truth is I don't wear it all that often. I'm more impressed with the tweed than the beach cloth too. The vest is heavy and really put together well. Donegal tweed blazer is my new saved search. Would love one for Fall and I'm sure I'd wear it literally everyday.

 

[ProteinNerd]

As much as I love leather, the truth is I don't wear it all that often. I'm more impressed with the tweed than the beach cloth too. The vest is heavy and really put together well. Donegal tweed blazer is my new saved search. Would love one for Fall and I'm sure I'd wear it literally everyday.

Playing devils advocate but do you think if you tried a lighter hide you might wear it more?

I’m loving Eastman’s (relatively) lighter hides these days with Vicenza being the heaviest!!

 

[ton312]

Playing devils advocate but do you think if you tried a lighter hide you might wear it more?

I’m loving Eastman’s (relatively) lighter hides these days with Vicenza being the heaviest!!

I doubt it PN. I mean I love wearing the beasts when I can but I find that in most cases, like going to work or diving meets, I just need something a little less ostentatious. I've kept my HB b/c I feel that's the one I can wear the most, just a basic work horse, or work steer if you will. From here on out I think any leather jacket will have to second hand and cheap! I was actually relieved I couldn't figure out how to buy that Kadoya...

 

[jacketjunkie]

Try Vansons non-biker styles if you feel you don't put on your Steerhide Aeros too often. My Vanson Stadium and Dakota are my most worn jackets these days. Plenty heavy and rugged hide and somehow blend in better, not as ostentatious, and not as absurdely heavy as my Aero HWM and Aero Veste de Rallye in 4 oz plus steerhide. I think I may sell them both actually and use the money to get an Aero Goatskin jacket. There's a HB in goatskin with mouton collar on ebay right now which looks amazing. Unfortunately a size too large for me. I think after 5 years of trying I have found my sweet spot for leather at 3-3,5 oz max. No longer chasing after the 4+ oz.

 

[red devil]

Been wearing this pretty much everyday for the last 6 months or so

@ton312 you need a Thedi

 

[Jejupe]

Been wearing this pretty much everyday for the last 6 months or so

@ton312 you need a Thedi

Which hide is this? Cognac buffalo?

 

[red devil]

Which hide is this? Cognac buffalo?

Tan buffalo

 

[ton312]

Been wearing this pretty much everyday for the last 6 months or so

@ton312 you need a Thedi

Sweet baby Jesus. Yes save image. Yes copy.

 

[Jejupe]

Tan buffalo

Thanks! just to make sure: is tan same as "cuoio"?

 

[red devil]

Thanks! just to make sure: is tan same as "cuoio"?

I believe it is... but better confirm with Thedi in case you are thinking of ordering a jacket

 

[Monitor]

Been wearing this pretty much everyday for the last 6 months or so

@ton312 you need a Thedi

Holy Mary mother of God...

 

[ton312]

It's so beautiful it's painful. I had to double down on my blood pressure meds after setting my gaze upon it.

 

[Peter Bowden]

As much as I love leather, the truth is I don't wear it all that often. I'm more impressed with the tweed than the beach cloth too. The vest is heavy and really put together well. Donegal tweed blazer is my new saved search. Would love one for Fall and I'm sure I'd wear it literally everyday.

I once thought of having a suit made from Donegal Tweed-Almost as addictive as leather

http://www.murphyofireland.com/tweed-swatches/

 

[barnabus]

It's so beautiful it's painful. I had to double down on my blood pressure meds after setting my gaze upon it.

It's literally incredible, isn't it?

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

As much as I love leather, the truth is I don't wear it all that often. I'm more impressed with the tweed than the beach cloth too. The vest is heavy and really put together well. Donegal tweed blazer is my new saved search. Would love one for Fall and I'm sure I'd wear it literally everyday.

Ton: you might hit up Tweedydon here on the lounge. That’s kinda his gig and his prices always are good. He gets some seriously nice stuff too. Hope that helps.
Bowen

 

[Seb Lucas]

Try Vansons non-biker styles if you feel you don't put on your Steerhide Aeros too often. My Vanson Stadium and Dakota are my most worn jackets these days. Plenty heavy and rugged hide and somehow blend in better, not as ostentatious, and not as absurdely heavy as my Aero HWM and Aero Veste de Rallye in 4 oz plus steerhide. I think I may sell them both actually and use the money to get an Aero Goatskin jacket. There's a HB in goatskin with mouton collar on ebay right now which looks amazing. Unfortunately a size too large for me. I think after 5 years of trying I have found my sweet spot for leather at 3-3,5 oz max. No longer chasing after the 4+ oz.

I had a chat to Vanson about some non-biker styles in Firenze but even that hide is 3oz thick which is way to much for my needs.

 

[Jejupe]

I had a chat to Vanson about some non-biker styles in Firenze but even that hide is 3oz thick which is way to much for my needs.

Have you considered their deer-tanned leathers?