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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Oo it's getting close. Yeah, I have no doubt that the build quality will be great! I had time to go over mine and yeah they do a great job, loads of double stitching, sandwich stitchin (I don't know the correct term for this, where they join two sides, blind stitch, and then fold over and stich...
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    A visit to leather jacket heaven in Thessaloniki - Thedi Leathers!

    Oh my goodness that's sweeeet.
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    A visit to leather jacket heaven in Thessaloniki - Thedi Leathers!

    Congrats!
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Man that looks great!
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    Chinese leather jackets

    Yeah, Virgil Abloh is a design genius in ways I cannot figure out. Dude put a plastic chain link chain on a LV purse that seriously looked it was from the cheap bin at Home Depot and had the nerve to charge alot for it, and people just ate it up. Perhaps it isn't that he's a genius as much as...
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Need more photos especially of the leather! Impressions?
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    Chinese leather jackets

    Thedi had elevated themselves to a higher level beyond competent craftsmanship, you are effectively buying art. I've always admired his stuff and it's slowly making my bucket list of items I would splurge on if I got to meet the maker. It's like Rolex replicas, if anything it only created more...
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    Chinese leather jackets

    Great analysis and also insight on the situation, spot on.
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    Chinese leather jackets

    Absolutely, don't get me wrong, even after everything I said, I understand that Chinese industry has an earned reputation of blatant plagiarism among other nefarious business practices. It's one thing to reverse engineer (ie learn and copy) something, it's another thing to be the commissioned...
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    Chinese leather jackets

    Perfecto, Cossack, half belts, Indiana Jones, etc etc etc. Yes I agree that thedi definitely falls into the artist category, but many here have made custom jackets using design elements if not the entire designs from other artists as well. And many of thedis products are "faithful...
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    Chinese leather jackets

    OP, that was a very interesting and insightful post, really interesting read. Then I read through some of the comments and I'll just say that it's funny how the labels "faithful reproductions/homage" and "knockoff/copy/replica" are applied. I guess every A2 I see are completely unique to each...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    What did I start, lol.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Very educational post. I will echo that the workmanship of at least my jacket was great, and like you I found no discernible difference between the workmanship of this jacket vs really any jacket from anywhere else other than some outlier makers that go out of their way so they can say things...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Yes, mine is the skived down version of the CHL, as far as I know I'm the first to have it too. And yes, it breaks in nicely, I threw it in the drier for about 4 hours with three tennis balls without heat, and just sprayed it down in the shower a few times, and it softened right up, nothing...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Btw, I just saw that Shawn is setting up a textile production line... So textile jackets. Now this gets me really excited, I had a Gap field jacket that I friggin loved but couldn't find a nice replacement for, so if he stocks some durable canvas, game on!
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I actually would recommend the chl believe it or not, the color and character is beautiful, and also keep in mind I got the skived version as well, to like 2.5oz or so. After tumbling it in my drier the leather is soft, jacket won't stand in it's own, etc etc. But I would only recommend it to...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Try beating the living crap out of the CHL, mines actually softened up really nicely, so I imagine if you just leave it in the dryer for a whole day with some softballs instead of tennis balls, it should do something similar. Honestly, the leather wears in beautifully, truly beautifully, I just...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Also, I think I've beaten up the leather enough to the point it really isn't stiff anymore, it is almost as pliable as say a 3oz steer used for most riding jackets, almost. So this leather softens up quite a bit, relatively quick. 3 tennis balls, some water spraying, and about 4 hours in the...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    To expound on MrProper's point, looking closer at my jacket sleeves, talking about the top and bottom of the sleeve as it attaches to the jacket, the top of the sleeve has a downward slope, between arms straight out sideways and rest, so 45 degrees-ish. At that angle, the sleeve is at rest, no...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    So after about...4 hours in the dryer (no heat) and spraying it down, the leather definitely softened up quite a bit. The top coat on the edges have rubbed off and a few chips throughout, but overall the look is great. Alot more graining too. But, alas it's not meant to be. The jacket is...

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