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  1. Seb Lucas

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Mank - a rambling, rather pointless, heavy handed and unusually dull film about the gestation of Citizen Kane. The source material (Hollywood grotesques; tabloid journalism; fractured politics; entertainment versus art; one man's attempt to remain true) was promising although heavily mined and...
  2. Seb Lucas

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Nice work, navetsea I just spat out my tea laughing - you really do come up with some witty one liners. :D
  3. Seb Lucas

    Schott 60's Cafe Racer Review - The Unsung Hero

    Thanks. My question was are the current 641XX (not the standard 641 which looks different) and the CAF1, archive patterns that reproduce this earlier jacket from the 1960's? Actually I think the CAF1 was a copy of a Beck jacket made by Schott. I had a 641XX (Japanese market only) and it was the...
  4. Seb Lucas

    Schott 60's Cafe Racer Review - The Unsung Hero

    Really bloody nice. Is the Schott Cafe 1 and 641XX a reimagining of this pattern?
  5. Seb Lucas

    Most overrated movies?

    I've not seen it either, but high grossing films are very often, well... gross.
  7. Seb Lucas

    Help with finding some jackets?

    I think that's probably a fair assessment, Marc, and the clothing requested here isn't really a focus on this site.
  8. Seb Lucas

    I lost my beloved field jacket

    Interesting. I bought the Helikon nyco version. It doesn't have trendy slim cut sleeves but they are fine - 9 inches across at the bicep and 23 inches pit to pit. No idea which jacket would fit like your old one. I agree with you about the sky-high price of the Ironheart. Kind of misses the...
  9. Seb Lucas

    Collar rolling/square shoulder problem

    I think this is right.
  10. Seb Lucas

    I lost my beloved field jacket

    You may have tried this but perhaps contact AI to see if they can help work it out. The key to getting a trim fit in these is getting a smaller size than you would normally wear. I can fit an AI small and I am six two and 185 pounds. I just bought a Helikon-Tex M-65 n medium and it fits trim...
  11. Seb Lucas

    Lightweight leather

    Some of the mid weight hides mentioned here are still pretty heavy if you are really after lightweight. It depends what you mean by light. My idea of light would be a jacket that weighs no more that 1.5 kilos (3.3 pounds) in a size 42. Generally that would generally be a 2 to 2.2oz hide...
  13. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Yep - I find they relax and drape better after 3 to 4 weeks of regular wear.
  14. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Not sure a jacket can develop patina in the short period ton has owned it. I generally think patina takes years to develop.
  15. Seb Lucas

    Restoration work - cracked leather (Can one stop it from developing?)

    We have some 1970's Scandinavian leather chairs that have been with us since they were new. Years ago as an experiment I started using conditioner (Lexol and Pecards) on one of them to see if it made a difference. When applied the leather pops and looks amazing - for about 12 weeks. It...
  16. Seb Lucas

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    In was that kind of moron a couple of times on jackets I owned - but never that expensive. I can't see myself ever paying that for a jacket - takes the fun our the hobby for me.
  17. Seb Lucas

    Restoration work - cracked leather (Can one stop it from developing?)

    Not really unless it is a no stress/wear part of the jacket.
  19. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    None of my 4 Five Stars have had any squeaking.
  20. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Goat is light but not necessarily thin.
  21. Seb Lucas

    Restoration work - cracked leather (Can one stop it from developing?)

    It's screwed, sorry. What is usually done in these cases is a patch from underneath to hold it together. The idea of leather treatments is to prevent this from happening by providing a protection from the elements. Whether this actually works is debated.
  22. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Here's how I would approach this. And did. It's easy to overthink a jacket. @ton312 here has a lot of experience with many jackets, makers and leathers. He has demonstrated good taste and judgment. He really likes the seal premium goat. That's enough for me. Tick. Next... :D
  23. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I don't know... over 35 years of jacket buying samples have never been helpful to me. Just my view - you can't tell what jacket will look like or how it will behave. All you get is the color but you are quickly misled by a small piece of leather into thinking it has certain properties which...

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