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    NWT Addict Japan AD-02 Black Teacore Sheepskin Double Rider sz 42 and 44 both sizes

    Given the condition, why don't you just return it?
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    AERO's undersized zips

    Ah but who I mean as the people who pushed back were the TFL types, the most vocal of the buyers even if we're not the full number. That's why I'm saying it's a good thing that the prevailing view here has shifted in favour of the YKK Universals.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    MASH Japan
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    AERO's undersized zips

    Probably because he was at Aero when they tried to do that and people pushed back demanding Talon, haha. But I think the market has matured in that respect, or at least I hope so.
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    AERO's undersized zips

    I think the YKK zip basically delivers on that need. The problem is they don't emphasize that aspect of it. I like how they've started to restrict leather choice on some jackets (where a stiff or soft leather wouldn't make sense, for example, so it still looks right); it would be cool if for...
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    Doubts about authenticity of Real McCoy's Buco J100.

    I'm not mocking you to be clear, it's just funny to think of. The only leather I have that's so strong smelling (and I love the smell of it) is Schott's horsehide. Everything else just smells neutral after being out of the box in my experience. Even my Horween products.
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    Again, why not buy the US market model which has a better leather and pattern? The 689 is right there lol. This fetishizing of JDM models needs to stop. I thought they had something special to them too until I tried them all on. The only one that actually has some kind of 'edge' is the Shinki...
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    These don’t look comparable at all. It’s not a matter of break in. Bear in mind that people on this site, though that’s shifting a bit, often like their jackets practically popping at the seams. So keep that in mind when people are quick to say something is a good fit. IMO it’s often because...
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    Doubts about authenticity of Real McCoy's Buco J100.

    I feel sympathetically embarrassed reading the CS explanation that a 15 year old jacket might not smell like it’s freshly tanned.
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    AERO's undersized zips

    I pretty much agree with you but I think the problem is the #5 Talon is seen as di rigueur by a lot of repro buyers (which is why the JP brands also use it for all 50s designs even though all of these companies are using heavier leather than the originals.) Aero actually tried to switch to...
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    FWIW when I was in front of Alan and Damon trying on a jacket with that kind of bunching in the back, which is more or less accepted on TFL for that sort of gripped front fit, they said it doesn't look good or fit right. (I'd thought it looked fine, but I trust them as the experts; they get it...
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    It's basically what you were looking for. It's a 641HH with a shirt collar, essentially, and a really incredible horsehide.
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    Sell it to some weeb who fetishes Japanese market jackets and then you can use the money to buy a 689H and still have money left over.
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    If it was just about the one piece back, we'd see the other one piece back Schotts of this configuration hang like this. They don't. Look at Tony or Guppy's 689H.
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    When I was at the Schott factory, I met and befriended a guy who was short with a 32 or 34 inch chest. He couldn't find anything marked in his size, so I handed him a couple of Schott Japan (I could tell by the label) jackets in size 38. They were a tight fit. :D
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    Please opinion on this leather jacket fit

    Why are so many people jumping ahead and buying Japanese market jackets? They pretty much never fit properly (or at least according to the tag that they're marked). I think this is at least a size too small. You'd be well served by one of the mainline equivalents.
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    AERO's undersized zips

    Because larger zippers are ahistorical for this kind of jacket and Aero takes that side of things very seriously. It's true that jackets of that time period were usually not made in heavy leather, but if you choose the Universal it will be more than strong enough.
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    AERO's undersized zips

    They won't give you a bigger zipper, which you already know, so why demand that and antagonise them? Just ask them to use the Universal zipper, which won't have any issues. The fundamental thing is this. Original #5 zippers were simply the zippers of the time, of the highest "tech" of the...
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    Thoughts about Japanese brands

    They didn't start it at all, but that post is from 6 years ago in fairness when a lot of things seemed somewhat shrouded in mystery. The repro leather stuff in Japan was set off by what Aero (then Transatlantic Clothing) was doing in the 80s; something like 90% of their sales were direct to...
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    I brought some Royaura shirts so you don't have too.

    Are they a forum sponsor? If you like that sort of casual shirt, I got Hawaiian shirts from the same supplier used on Magnum PI for like $50 a pop, made in Hawaii, from a store there online. EDIT: Looks like they're $60 now. Still a great value and great product. A note of advice. I downsized...

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