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  1. Seb Lucas

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    I've never seen Portman in a proper movie to be honest so I can't rate her as an actor.
  2. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather vs Johnson Leather for Custom Jackets

    I think the compulsion for comparing makers is largely pointless but agree with you that as far as construction goes Five Star is as good, if not better than, many of the higher priced makers like Aero or JL. I have had JL, Aero and Five Star jackets. The issue we need to understand better is...
  3. Seb Lucas

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Ms Portman has some mild reservations about it too these days. It remains an astonishing film - stylish, vital and tense. Reno and Portman build remarkably vivid characters and the longer director's cut heads even closer into pederasty country. I always thought however that the film had a...
  4. Seb Lucas

    Colchester Rubber Co.

    Who knows? But if kept in low light sneakers will last for 100 years or more, like this from 1917 in the Smithsonian Magazine.
  5. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Cripes... now I want to make a copy of the cool half-belt jacket Handymike just posted.
  7. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    My Sears long half-belt is done in Seal Brown goat. Didn't bother with samples. I sent just one email to Shawn with photos, measurements and specs (some thanks to ton's work - collar and sleeve opening and bicep width) and he sent one back. Here's a sneak peak.
  8. Seb Lucas

    Advice for stretching bunched A-2 waist knits

    Generally by wearing it. But you can hasten the loosening process by zipping up the jacket and sliding it over a large cushion or a duffle bag or something a little wider than your hips that gently stretches the knits. Leave for a few days.
  9. Seb Lucas

    Best Sherpa lined denim / canvas jackets?

    The knife world is fascinating. I think you've hit the nail on the head when you use the word authenticity. I think the search for this elusive value is very much what defines many thinking consumers these days. And a lot of marketing has really played to the idea that certain products are...
  10. Seb Lucas

    Hello,need help with Eastman californian jacket

    I imagine a 44 long would work for you.
  11. Seb Lucas

    Hello,need help with Eastman californian jacket

    Measure it and you can compare it to the measurements they provide and match it. A 42 Eastamn, for instance will have a 22.5 inch pit to pit.
  13. Seb Lucas

    Best Sherpa lined denim / canvas jackets?

    Some truth to that but I'm not sure it is just about how people prioritise quality. It can also be about being deeply involved in a niche interest which builds its own momentum, with its own seductive narratives and lore, plus we have influential internet communities and forums which have a...
  14. Seb Lucas

    Will soaking Cr- tanned leather jackets with hot water ruin the jacket?

    No hot water. Luke warm is ok but really the shrinking comes when you dry it fast in a dryer. But this is not a science and you can end up with uneven shrinkage - too short in the sleeves but no difference in the width. I've washed many jackets and always dry them over several days in the shade...
  15. Seb Lucas

    Source Of High Quality Corduroy Blazer

    Nice. Thanks for these leads, Edward. The Peter Christian ones are cheap. Are you sure they are well made? Yes, I'm after a British style corduroy blazer like you might see worn by a country vet in 1950. Or the poet Auden. I'd prefer Manchester cord over that from the far east. I do like the...
  16. Seb Lucas

    Withnail's Coat

    I'm sure I read an interview with Grant not that long ago where he said he had the coat at his home.
  17. Seb Lucas

    Golden Bear?

    I'd put Golden Bear between Wilsons and Schott. They are not a maker a leather jacket enthusiast would seek out. The quality isn't there. There is some romance associated with their early better quality stuff, of 50 years ago, but even then, it is not a brand that arouses interest very often.
  19. Seb Lucas

    Withnail's Coat

    The moths quotient here seems to vary from place to place. I had a tweed coat my dad wore in 1960 in perfect condition after all these years. I had it with me on a stand in a two story house built in 1880 and within one season it started to turn to powder as the moths devoured it. But I never...
  20. Seb Lucas

    Withnail's Coat

    That's for sure. And some film people make up stories to provide something cool to fans out of a desire to please them mainly because they forgot the actual events.
  21. Seb Lucas

    Help I’d this overcoat

    I used to see those for sale here for around $10 in mint condition going back to the 1940's. I think they are around $50 these days. Not much use here (unless you are stationed in the country somewhere cold) and a massive invitation to moths.
  22. Seb Lucas

    Thedi Leathers- ordering experience help please

    Dealing with a maker of hand crafted items can be a journey. Delays are frustrating but can be part of the process - especially in these times. It doesn't sound like he has done anything wrong.
  23. Seb Lucas

    Best Sherpa lined denim / canvas jackets?

    After this I got myself a black Zara trucker and you're right. Heavy and robust. Just what I wanted and only $70 Australian. I don't really want to pay more than $100 for bloody denim, it's just a bit of cotton work clobber. I've heard the name Zara mentioned with disdain before so I was...

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