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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    Glad you are enjoying your jacket, it looks great in black! That style had a sturdy chest zipper-I was referring to the halfbelt, the chain of it's puller was very soft, like paperclips-it would not survive repeated use.
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    DEVOTION the movie

    More excited about this than Top Gun. Something about the trailer makes it look serious and restrained rather than exaggerated and ridiculous. Very interesting era for aviation with early jets and last generation prop fighters.
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    The SJC was very good, almost perfect but it was let down by a very flimsy zip puller which broke right away and put me off. I ended up selling it-silly maybe but I like details to be taken care of. I don't need it to be a repro talon or whatever, I just want everything to be sturdy.
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    I was thinking about going for a SB halfbelt with zero frills, just standard leather and lining to test the waters and stay at the base price. Avi has released a rather nice looking halfbelt at an attractive price-I know they aren't made in Europe but they seem to be real enthusiasts that work...
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    Oh no, I'm not at all interested in replicating a Menlo! :) It just happened to be the most vintage looking offering Wested had. Really I'm just after a non bomber 30s-50s style jacket.
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    Isn't it possible to stick to the standard hides and linings and just spend the base price on a jacket, say 550?
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    Why didn't he give me a straight answer? The way I see it is It's passive aggressive power play 'I am going to constantly refer the customer to the FAQ to make him feel stupid rather than answering a simple question' but weirdly he also kept insinuating I did not understand what pit to pit...
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    Wested leather suede jacket, tan or navy?

    Tan is more versatile and 'down to earth' while navy is more suave. But I prefer suede in a day to day rather than fancy context, so tan is my choice. As for taking care of it, buy a kiwi suede foam cleaner and a brush. A small amount of cleaner and brushing will take care of most issues. I also...
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    He was saying that my answers all all addressed in the FAQ section-but the issue was that I wasn't clear if the S(38-40) in the standard jacket size chart was equivalent to the size 40 in the custom jacket. 'S' covers two chest sizes while for the custom you can select a specific chest size, so...
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    Interestingly the size chart has been changed on the website since our conversation, so S is a 40. It used to be 38-40.
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    Actually I read that guide, but it says 'refer to the size chart of the jacket you are interested in' the size chart for that jacket features basic S, M, L sizing, for example S(38-40). But if you order custom, you can order either 38 or 40. That is what I was trying, and failing to find out.
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    Am I the crazy one? customer service experience with Wested

    How a simple size query resulted in me being told to get lost. Actual conversation with Wested. For context, the standard Skyfall jacket has a generic size chart, S, M, L, while the custom allows you to choose chest size, but has no size chart for specific chest size sizing. Note how my...
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    Recent Wested Quality?

    Do you find it easy to communicate with these guys? I've never been able to continue a conversation with them via email beyond the first reply. The second email does not get answered. My emails are not at all long winded, rude, or confusing. I just ask things like 'what is the pit to pit...
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    What is this type of 'dry finish' leather called?

    Actually I have a pair of nubuck Dr Martens-much more functional than suede as rain doesn't really affect the colour. Hm-not sure if it works well on a jacket, will have to see how I get along with it when it arrives!
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    What is this type of 'dry finish' leather called?

    Hi, curious if there is a term to describe this type of 'dry' finish on a leather jacket-not suede as there is grain.
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    Dating a vintage jacket: Anyone familiar with Custom coat company deerskin?

    The back is rather nice. Perhaps this is a keeper, it is growing on me!
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    ''Peerless Garments'' Interesting vintage jacket: workwear?

    Here is an interesting jacket-I would have guessed it was fifties from the modest styling and quality hide, but it has a later union label-I would need to open a seam to see if the numbers are black, otherwise my guess would be early sixties! Perhaps this company began making this model earlier...
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    LL Bean sheepskin goatskin flight jacket G-1/A-2 size 38

    Still available! Send me a message if you have any queries.
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    original 1940s leather jacket cyclist/Luftwaffe style ebay (zipp zips)

    Last day of the auction, check it out!
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    That is close to a perfect leather jacket. Strange that the collar has the least patina and wear! Usually it is the other way around.

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