What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[JMax]

A game I was born to win…

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

Sorry, I miscommunicated. My point on the other thread was to say that the A-2 as a model is more important to me that any other model. If I had a choice of only one jacket, it would be an A-2 even more than this Trojan.

I didn't mean that I would be fine letting this go - I would definitely not be!

If it were a choice between my LW A-2 hh or the LW Trojan, I would have to go with the A-2, not necessarily because I like it better but because I value the A-2 model more.

Here is my LW A-2 in HH. The portrait is my mother and sister from 1980.

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It's all good, nothing to be sorry about - only meant it as a jest. Something for everyone.
Nevertheless, both great jackets and beautiful portrait.

 

[jeo]

Many thanks again man, you rock, go eagles!

I’m going to wait till summer because it’s currently jacket weather but once I replace this bulky lining it’s gonna fit perfect, I can already tell, and it’s so comfortable, I love it!

Would you suggest I replace it entirely or not risk unsewing the jacket and leave a 2” edge or so along with the inner pocket opening and original tag, and around the cuffs which I already have, and sew a new thinner lining to that.

Glad you like it!

I’d suggest waiting until you do anything as that’ll ruin any chance of selling it should you need to.

Deerskin is stretchy. You may gain the same amount of room as you would by replacing to a thinner lining by just wearing it. If it doesn’t stretch, then you can revisit.

Edit - sorry I just re read. You said you already replaced the sleeve lining. At this point it doesn’t matter what you do.

 

[lina]

My recently acquired Kehoe. (For a detailed comparison of this with my black Kehoe see the dedicated Kehoe thread.)

 

[floater]

Glad you like it!

I’d suggest waiting until you do anything as that’ll ruin any chance of selling it should you need to.

Deerskin is stretchy. You may gain the same amount of room as you would by replacing to a thinner lining by just wearing it. If it doesn’t stretch, then you can revisit.

Edit - sorry I just re read. You said you already replaced the sleeve lining. At this point it doesn’t matter what you do.

This one is a keeper but I haven’t replaced any lining yet, it fits me nice and slim in the body but the lining pulls on my clothes and feels restrictive and bulky, the sleeves were very tight and it felt like the lining was bunching up inside.

Then the more I was handling it while cleaning it I realized it had already stretched beyond its lining, so I just took out the armhole stitching and cut the sleeve lining around cuff length before the stitching.

 

[AerGuitar]

613 today running errands in preparation for the snowpocalypse headed this way tomorrow

 

[JonS1967]

Johnson Leathers custom,
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That looks amazing!

 

[X83]

Aero board racer in badalassi russet

 

[jeo]

This one is a keeper but I haven’t replaced any lining yet, it fits me nice and slim in the body but the lining pulls on my clothes and feels restrictive and bulky, the sleeves were very tight and it felt like the lining was bunching up inside.

At first I thought about it stretching since I have another deerskin jacket that molded and stretched to fit me perfectly, but that one is unlined and this thick lining will never stretch even if the jacket does, besides it’s also too thick for socal weather.

Then the more I was handling it when cleaning it I realized it had already stretched beyond its lining, so I just took out the armhole stitching and cut the sleeve lining around cuff length before the stitching.

Here you can kind of see how the sleeve lining was shorter and a lot wider than the leather sleeve thus pulling on the armpit and shoulder when stretched and adding a lot of extra bulk inside, you can also see how the body lining looks stretched and is restricting the jacket body from fully stretching out sideways.

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Meant to say removed, not replaced.

That choice of lining in the sleeve was a bad choice so I completely understand why you removed it. The fabric catches and pulls and because the sleeve opening is so slim, it bunches up there and it’s really annoying. That also happened to me.

But besides that, I didn’t experience any of the other things you described, and this jacket was tight on me. It stretched a whole lot as I as moving around, it just always felt like it sprung back into place. It’s very spongy and has a lot of give so it’ll take extra hard wear for the stretching to stick. With consistent hard wear, I’m sure that thick moleskin would stretch quite a bit too.

At the end of the day, you’re keeping it, so do whatever you think you need to do to make it better.

Btw, very interesting to see the inside of the jacket.

 

[floater]

Meant to say removed, not replaced.

That choice of lining in the sleeve was a bad choice so I completely understand why you removed it. The fabric catches and pulls and because the sleeve opening is so slim, it bunches up there and it’s really annoying. That also happened to me.

But besides that, I didn’t experience any of the other things you described, and this jacket was tight on me. It stretched a whole lot as I as moving around, it just always felt like it sprung back into place. It’s very spongy and has a lot of give so it’ll take extra hard wear for the stretching to stick. With consistent hard wear, I’m sure that thick moleskin would stretch quite a bit too.

At the end of the day, you’re keeping it, so do whatever you think you need to do to make it better.

Btw, very interesting to see the inside of the jacket.

That’s a good point, I’ll just keep wearing it as is for now and reconsider what to replace down the road.

But yes the sleeve lining had to go, it was creating excess pressure on my armpits and pulling my sweater sleeves up every time I stretched or bent my arms, now it feels way more comfortable and my sweater sleeves stay in place.

Cheers!

 

[JamarkusWainwright]

All day riding in Al's

 

[Retserrof]

The only 5 Star jacket I have that I wear. Brown colour (crystal goat) isn't greatly exciting, planning on eventually playing around with that on a sample jacket I have. Funny enough, today was only the second time anyone has ever complimented a jacket for me in public - I'm a teacher and a school student said 'sir, that jacket looks expensive'.

 

[torfjord]

Regius once again

 

[Herrvallmo]

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Regius once again

Amazing outfit Torfjord! that sweater is gorgeous but the star of the show is the Regius

 

[Jon Crow]

This morning 6am was 3c here in Madrid when I walked the dogs so wore the newly arrived Spiewak Golden Fleece N3B however later its 19c so something far cooler haha

 

[Mysteryo]

50’s Rich Sher

 

[3.14nche]

 

[Herrvallmo]

50’s Rich Sher

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Amazing jacket! you look like a rockstar in that badboy mate!

Cheers!

 

[Mysteryo]

Amazing jacket! you look like a rockstar in that badboy mate!

Cheers!

Thank you,
Rich sher jackets have a very nice flattering cut. But they are so rare to find in large (44/46) sizes!

 

[Bennarion]

This morning 6am was 3c here in Madrid when I walked the dogs so wore the newly arrived Spiewak Golden Fleece N3B however later its 19c so something far cooler haha View attachment 682658

A great, warm, practical jacket