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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
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Dav
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Bright and blustery out this morning
Dr H
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And that, is how that B-3 has to be worn IMHO. Ignore the eye watering expense and let it get well broken in and a bit grubby.
I could never understand what people saw in these jackets because they always look pristine and too mannered in the images.
Now I understand the appeal, this looks warm and comfortable. Nice score.
I could never understand what people saw in these jackets because they always look pristine and too mannered in the images.
Now I understand the appeal, this looks warm and comfortable. Nice score.
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German weather is officially picking a fight with me; jumping from 20+°C and too warm to wear leather to 5°C and too cold to wear leather with no inbetween. None of my leathers is lined thick enough to handle that; only option rn is Carhartt Fleece Lined Hoodie with Vanson Dakota on top of it but that makes me look like a ballon so there's that. Looking at Vanson Chopper right now in the hope Vansons quilted lining can keep me warm at these temperatures. @ton312 Can it?
Time to move to another place I think, somewhere that has 10-15°C 300 days of the year. Suggestions?
Time to move to another place I think, somewhere that has 10-15°C 300 days of the year. Suggestions?
I believe it can!! My model E’s with a thin hoody underneath were serviceable for most of the Chicago winter! But the one thing they had that the chopper doesn’t is a snap of faux mouton collar. When you flip that puppy up the face cracking wind is rendered powerless.German weather is officially picking a fight with me; jumping from 20+°C and too warm to wear leather to 5°C and too cold to wear leather with no inbetween. None of my leathers is lined thick enough to handle that; only option rn is Carhartt Fleece Lined Hoodie with Vanson Dakota on top of it but that makes me look like a ballon so there's that. Looking at Vanson Chopper right now in the hope Vansons quilted lining can keep me warm at these temperatures. @ton312 Can it?
Time to move to another place I think, somewhere that has 10-15°C 300 days of the year. Suggestions?
Kille!! Can you tell me what leather you went for, pls.
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That is Vansons competition weight leather. Probably an older batch though, a jacket ordered new from Vanson would look similar but not identical. There was a thread about variations in Vansons comp weight leather ok the frontpage just a day or two ago, look it up to see pictures of differences between comp weight leather from batch to batch.
Yeah, all this fuss about “jacket-weather” ignores the fact that CXL-HH is either too warm, even with just a T-Shirt or too cold, even when layering up big-time...
I just wear my jackets stubbornly nevertheless. My wife has long since stopped commenting.
Thanks much!
I do have a Vanson Chopper from ca. 2016. It’s a great jacket, a true beast, but I don’t much care for the leather. As many have commented, it has a shiny, plastic-like appearance which does not seem to get much different with (hard!!) wear.
I guess, I do need to handle more pieces to see if this is just an issue of a specific batch or simply the finish that Vanson uses for their Comp. weight these days.
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A Bear for Wear:
Wise words of wisdom Sensei.
That’s killer man!! Reminds me very much of my suede Schott. Love it!
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French doublebreasted workjacket. Very soft leather on this one.
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Yeah, all this fuss about “jacket-weather” ignores the fact that CXL-HH is either too warm, even with just a T-Shirt or too cold, even when layering up big-time...
I've been saying that for years! Jacket weather pretty much doesn't exist anymore where I am. It went from too hot for even denim to shearling weather in approximately 8 hours.
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Sometime look more blue sometime look more teal depending on the weather
Oh, damn.
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It was darn nippy early this morning. Gave this 1949 model peacoat a chance to get some fresh air for the first time of the season.
IMG_6699 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6695 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6694 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6692 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good Sunday,
Michael
IMG_6699 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6695 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6694 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6692 by Michael A2012, on FlickrHave a good Sunday,
Michael
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Sunday morning coffee time in the new Commando. Love at first sight with this one.
