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    Buyee working?

    Hi All, Not sure if this is the right place but it does pertain to outerwear on Buyee.jp. Is anyone else having a hard time getting ahold of an agent to communicate with? For the last three days I've gotten messages saying they're offline and will get back to me in 1-2 days, which is unusual...
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    Technical questions - center seam, coloured leather

    Hi everyone, I have two technical questions I'm looking for thoughts on: 1. What's the purpose of a centre seam on the back of a jacket? Is it to effect the drape? Particularly with horsehide I know a full seamless panel is more expensive to produce than two seamed panels. Is cost the only...
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    Retailer too good to be true?

    Hi all, Hope you're all already looking forward to a good weekend, and that all's well. I don't know if this is allowed - and if not Moderator(s) please remove - but I came across this European retailer and it almost seems too good to be true. https://sokinoki.ch These guys have lots of good...
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    Hope you're all looking at the start of a good day, or you're halfway through one now depending on where you live. I find myself thinking about collecting on a fairly regular basis. I'd love to be a one watch, one jacket kinda guy, but I can't seem to stop poking around and looking for the...
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    Y'2 HR-41 Single Riders

    Hi everyone, Does anyone here have firsthand experience with a Y'2 HR-41 Single Riders vintage horsehide jacket? I'm contemplating this piece but I don't know if I need a 36 or a 38. Pursuant to my post last weekend about being confounded by sizing I'm thinking 38. My Y'2 Double Riders has...
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    Confounded by sizing

    Afternoon Everyone, Hope you're all happy and enjoying a good weekend. So I've gotta say that I'm not too proud to admit that I'm absolutely confounded by sizing for leather jackets. Enclosed are photos of me wearing two of my jackets, a size Small Thedi CR in Italian horsehide (and I mention...
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    Personalizing a jacket - patches and pins

    Hi Everyone, Hope Saturday's taking it easy on you all. I'd love everyone's thoughts on this look - I dig it when people personalize their jackets with patches, pins, illustrations, or other things that are meaningful to them or appeal to them on a design level. The guys in these photos are...
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    Bootleggers 3rd Stone

    Hi Everyone, Hope you're all well and looking forward to a terrific weekend - been a helluva week in Toronto, looking forward to two days off. I've got a question for the group concerning the Freewheelers Bootleggers 3rd Stone jacket(s). If anyone has thoughts on how they fit I'd love to hear...
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    Semi-desperate Vanson C2 36

    Hi Everyone, Hope you're all well and looking forward to a terrific weekend. I live in Toronto and the weather today is glorious, wow - hope you're all being treated to something equally as nice. As the heading says, I'm semi-desperate to purchase a Vanson C2 in size 36 - ideally a 1980s or...
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    ISO: Vintage Bates jacket Size 32, 34, 36

    Hi Everyone, Hope you're all well and looking at a good week. If anyone has any vintage Bates Leathers jackets in Men's sizes 32, 34, or 36, I'd appreciate you letting me know. I'm in the market and would love to hear from you. I'm partial to colourful leathers but I'm open to anything really...
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    ISO: Vintage Vanson Double Rider sz 36

    Hi Everyone, Hope the week is off to a good start for you all. I'm on the hunt for a vintage Vanson Double Rider in sz 36, hoping someone here has a line on one. They're plentiful on yahoo Japan but thought if I could find it located domestically in North America it might be an easier...
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    Be my proxy for a German auction site?

    Hi Everyone, hope you're all happy and well and that the weekend took it easy on you all. Happy 4th of July to anyone in the States, and thank you for your service if you were in the military. I live in Canada and have found a jacket on a German auction site that I'd like to inquire about and...
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    Lewis Leathers elbow patch

    Hi Everyone, Hope you all had a nice weekend. I've found a vintage Lewis Leathers moto jacket and I have two questions: 1. The tag only says Aviakit, it doesn't note that it's LL - does that seem right? Also, in the enclosed photo of the tag does the stitching upper left look like it has been...
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    WTB: XS or S flight or Moto jacket

    Hi Everyone, hope the weekend is taking it easy on you all. I'm on the hunt for women's Moto jackets but I've also been thinking lately that perhaps a men's Moto (cafe or classic), or flight jacket in XS or S could work as well. If you all have them lying around I'd appreciate you letting me...

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