What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Monitor]

Schott (europe) made a blue leather jacket in collaboration with Lee. But knowing Schott Europe's work with leather, I'm not interested... Too much extra length. Never understood why Schott lets his name be sullied with all these models or very approximate repros. $$$$$$$$$

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This guy looks great.

 

[zebedee]

Size 44 Café Racer. This was an experiment, as my actual size (a 40) was just too tight. A size 42 was better, but I wanted one I could wear in a relaxed fit. The shoulder is bunching mainly because it's new and also because it's breaking in and a bit big, but also because I'm typing this post. If I'm standing, it's a perfect fit when zipped; for me, Café Racers are the only Aero fit where I seem to be a technical (imaginary) 'size 43'. This size lets me eat more pizza, which is good, because I make it. And bad, because of 1930s sizing, etc. Before anyone suggests it, there is no: 'Make a low-carb pizza, James,' option. Ain't gonna happen.

 

[Mysteryo]

Mediterrranean coast is on fire, but it's only 23°C (73° F) in Paris.

LW PJ

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Mon blouson préféré!
Great fit!
What size?

 

[zebedee]

Today my vintage Chevignon type 3 dark blue jacket will be perfect. Fine and quality cowhide.

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That is an amazing jacket. The colour is really striking.

 

[Mandarin]

Mon blouson préféré!
Great fit!
What size?

Thanks!
It's a 38
When I bought it, I liked it so much I thought I didn't need any other, and it would be the very last one.
That was a few years ago. There have been many other last ones since.

 

[Nacho]

Thanks!
It's a 38
When I bought it, I liked it so much I thought I didn't need any other, and it would be the very last one.
That was a few years ago. There have been many other last ones since.

Haha don’t we all say that to ourselves?

 

[Leather Walker]

Mediterrranean coast is on fire, but it's only 23°C (73° F) in Paris.

LW PJ

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30ºC/86ºF in BCN, and this is normal for these days. Greece is taking the brunt of this extreme heat...
Amazing look, @Mandarin!

 

[Bonasera]

Wearing buco J-22

 

[Bfd70]

Eastman A2 slender. Total grain machine.

 

[torfjord]

Vanson C2

 

[mumpy]

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Vanson C2

Really nice jacket!

 

[MrProper]

Chestnut Badalassi

 

[torfjord]

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Is that a new one? Beautiful leather and fit!

 

[Momein]

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Looks great! Exactly the jacket I will be getting from Greg in Navy shinki sometime next year.

Are you happy with it? I can't tell from your face

 

[MrProper]

Is that a new one? Beautiful leather and fit!

Yes, it's new and just fresh out of the box.

Looks great! Exactly the jacket I will be getting from Greg in Navy shinki sometime next year.

Are you happy with it? I can't tell from your face

Standard photo face
Yes, very happy. It turned out exactly as I imagined it. Perfect for me.
But since I've only worn it at home for one hour so far, I can't say anything more specific yet, of course. The leather is still squeaking, but I know from my black Badalassi that this is getting less.

 

[geedee]

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Great fit!

 

[Bennarion]

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I've never seen a better jacket and fit on you. Fits perfectly. You look cool!

 

[zebedee]

This is a Café Racer I've had since 2019. It was given to a colleague, but he reckons that it's too heavy for him to need here and left it over the back of an office chair for three months. I've told him that I'm reconditioning it and storing it for him, but my hope is that he'll forget all about it and I will have stolen it back through subterfuge. It ain't rotting on the back of a chair, though. I wore it a bit (just a bit) in the last few years in Shanghai chemical rain, Hong Kong drywall monsoons/typhoons and quite harsh sun, and it's been walloped the hell out of in a washing machine two or three times when it got covered in various kinds of drywall dust and charcoal/smoke. The original battered seal HH was bashed up enough, and now, after its years of getting kicked in, it looks like this. My only issue with the battered hides is that they're a bit waxy to the hand, but the wear and tear is amazing:

 

[zebedee]

I think this might qualify as over-smashed up. I am actually surprised that high-stress areas of stitching didn't break and that the hide still seems (although faded) to be undamaged. At one point it was accruing some serious, almost construction-site dusting and I think some of it got ingrained. Not sure if the three 15-min cold wash-cycles helped anything much apart from getting the charcoal, dust, etc., out. It looked fairly post-apocalyptic and I gave it a quick wipe down with some Renapur. Very happy with the result:

 

[King B]

Sandro leather jacket