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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    The quilted lining of the Schott 674 is much warmer and better insulated than the removable lining of the Schott 184. The quilted lining is much thicker than the removable lining, and it covers the arms, which is not the case of the removable lining wich protects only the body. If you check...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    The Schott Civilian Flight Jacket was the working man signature look in the John Carpenter movies of the 80s - especially when dealing with Aliens ! Roddy Piper in "They Live" Karen Allen in "Starman", the same jacket as Jeff Bridges ! And of course the most iconic and well known look with...
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    Famous People in Flight Jackets

    John Carpenter and Jeff Bridges wearing the same Schott 674 (the one with the white sherpa liner as you can see on the John Carpenter's one) on the set of "Starman" ! This jacket was also worn by Kurt Russel on "The Thing" and another variant of the Schott 674 was worn by Roddy Piper in "They Live".
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Well, the cold water short cycle washing machine was a good technique ! I have gone from that To this (photo inverted because of the mirror ) ! I have managed to put the fold back in place when the jacket was soaking wet and it has kept its position as it dried ! The bulge is now way...
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Received my Schott brown leather peacoat. It is very fine, great style, great patina... Except on one point. When i close it with the right side on the left side (which is the way i'm used to close my peacoats), i have a strange bulge appearing between the two rows of buttons. It seems to...
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    I have ordered on Vinted a Schott 140 brown for about 200 €. This leather peacoat seems to have been popular at one time in southern Europe as there are many of them (black or brown) in Italy, France, Spain... The one I bought seems a little beat up, but all the pockets, knits and buttons seem...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I have given a slightly lukewarm review of my schott 654 when I received it last week by fedex... Well I wore it today the whole day and all my worries about it have been blown away !! This jacket rules and the size adviser of the Schott Website was on spot for advising the S size. Yes, it's...
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    Schott 654 Casual Racer

    I should add the this new 654 design is bit long (26 inches), which is just a tad long of me (the best back length for me being 25 inches). but still very wearable.
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    Schott 654 Casual Racer

    I have just received my SCHOTT 654 in size small. For context, my size is about 37, and for the Schott Jackets, I have always been satisfied with the 38 or medium size. For this jacket, the size advice from the schott website was Small. So I bought it this size Small in brown. The brown...
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    I bought the last brown Schott 654 that was in stock on their US website (size small), on sale, for 400$ + taxes, which is a really fair price for a recent new Schott Jacket (about 600 € with taxes and Fedex transportation). I'm not a big fan of cafe racers, but I always wanted a brown one to...
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    Post pictures of your jacket collection

    A new jacket has been added to my collection with the Cockpit WWII Government Issue A-2 jacket, size 38. This A2 jacket is made of russet full grain horsehide leather and made in the USA. I went for Cockpit as I was looking for a classic A2, russet, and their jackets are still reasonably priced...
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    Weight distribution of leather jackets

    In France, it is strongly advised to motorbike drivers to wear jackets with reinforced protections on the elbows, the shoulders. They are not mandatory yet, but i've heard that some insurance companies require their customer to wear them for instance. I don't know for the other countries...
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    Weight distribution of leather jackets

    Great idea for a thread, i don't want to give up on Aeros and would like to know the more confortable jackets from their collection. On the Board Racer, in the description, there is a sentence that says " the collar is curved at the ultimate angle to combine comfort and practicality riding and...
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    Feedback on fit of Aero Board Racer?

    I gave up on my Aero Board Racer in jerky horsehide because of the neck problem. I remember having headaches at the end of the day after wearing it all day, the pinching on the back of the neck being really heavy, and the neck piece is so tough I don't think it would ever broke. I let that...
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    Good Harrington or Barracuda Jacket..

    I should add that the Baracuta/poly fabric called coolmax is more a technical fabric than a classic Polyester. It is very breathable, and you don't feel stuffed and sweaty at all, even in the summer. The Coton/Poly blend of the Jump The Gun Jacket is fine, but the Baracuta one is really special...
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    Good Harrington or Barracuda Jacket..

    The construction, the finitions and the quality of the fabrics of today's baracuta is very high compared to other brands. But the fit is peculiar (very narrow for the "classic" fit), you need to go one or two size up, unless you want a very slim fit. You really should try it before you buy it...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Schott 626VN
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    Post pictures of your jacket collection

    A little update for my Schott Collection after my previous message a few weeks ago (use the wallpaper for reference :)) Here are the Schott 619, brown naked cowhide medium, and the Schott 626VN, black cowhide medium The 619 is of course quite a beauty with its brown pull up effect, and its...
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    Fit check on my first leather jacket

    Yes it's true that the picture of the back looks very loose around the shoulders...
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    Fit check on my first leather jacket

    I own a recent Schott 118 too. I am about 37 and always buy 38. I buy 36 very rarely because it can be too small. I own the 118 in 38 and am totally satisfied with the fit. It does not feel restraining at all. It is not supposed to be a narrow/slim fit jacket. If you feel restrained, maybe you...

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