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  1. willyto

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    When you put an item on your wishlist the seller sees that and can send offers to those who follow the item. I’ve had great purchases thanks to this.
  2. willyto

    Thedi! Thedi! Thedi!

    It is another topic entirely but I’ve never understood people who care about heavy leather on their bikes while wearing sneakers and no helmet/open helmet. I’d prefer to not have my head open like a melon if I crash.
  3. willyto

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Thanks! I used to be close to 88Kg and got down to 74-75Kg but Christmas season and the previous months has taken a toll on me and I gained a couple Kilos. Working on it! Thank you! I feel so modern but in reality it is just a 30-60s design. I believe it to be cowhide. Surprisingly in their...
  4. willyto

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Lewis Leathers Universal MKII in a sunny day with USN 50s wool serge trousers. It is surprisingly a warm enough jacket with the wool liner.
  5. willyto

    Field Leathers

    They look like great jackets but to me they are a bit on the long side for the style.
  7. willyto

    Goodwear Jackets why the attraction

    Just a wild thought but instead of making and selling to the same person 7 jackets in 5 months while replying to all the emails he could have delivered his backlog of orders and replied to every single one of the emails. He had personal problems but this shows that such personal problems didn’t...
  8. willyto

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Not sure if we want open that can of worms again... They were built off stealing Aero Leathers’s patterns basically. Anything coming after that is poisoned. No matter how good a product they make for me that puts them on my black list.
  9. willyto

    Goodwear Jackets why the attraction

    I find that ironic. People are throwing compliments all over on the GW that uses the same leather as Eastman does(Which is amazing) yet Eastman for some is not even on pair with GW when it comes to leather, details, stitching,etc. Quite funny actually! That GW is amazing but this shows how...
  10. willyto

    Goodwear Jackets why the attraction

    I don’t quite understand the authenticity factor when the jackets are basically custom. I can’t think of any A2 produced in sizes as big as 46-50 as something Authentic when pilots and aircrew members where needed to be slim and in shape. There goes the authenticity/ historical accuracy factor...
  11. willyto

    FQHH - loosening/stretching?

    Leather does stretch. Another thing is that leather turned into a jacket wich a bunch of seams and stitching everywhere won’t stretch as easily or any at all because the seams prevent it and I’m sure the type of leather matters a lot. Sleeves of my Himel goatskin jacket have stretched at the...
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    FQHH - loosening/stretching?

    We’ve seen some people here who have streched leather jackets at the waist by getting them wet and slowly wearing it with a towel. I recall seeing that not long ago from someone I can’t remember. I am actually doing it with my Lewis Leathers universal because it is long and hits my hips, It is...
  14. willyto

    Good Wear Hercules

    For the price of the deposit*
  15. willyto

    ELC: Skipped stitch holes?

    I have a Luftwaffe 3/4 lenght leather coat from ELC that I bought second hand that has a loose thread in the shoulder seam. I’m not sure if I should worry about it but it is something that bugs me because I worry about the structure of the jacket. Maybe some day I’ll send photos and ask ELC to...
  16. willyto

    Facing reality - most Vintage jackets will not fit me

    High rise trousers is the answer(Real high rise above or around your navel) If you’re around 5’ 11” they should work. But then you have to like the look.
  17. willyto

    do you dare to commit to wear a single jacket for a month through all your waking hours?

    1 year after purchase. I’ve been wearing it indoors without doing anything to it this Autumn. Not so much outside because I am wearing other stuff. I just wish it was a tad shorter in the front!
  19. willyto

    flattering look VS comfort which one more important for you?

    I hope those jeans are elastic! I have to say that I favor a slim look that accentuates the waist. Since I lost weight and went down a few sizes in the waist I care a lot more about it. I am a fan of the slim leather jacket look, slim or snug doesn’t mean uncomfortable though. If the pattern...
  20. willyto

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    I just received a used Lewis Leathers Universal MK2 from Second Sunrise. I missed a size 38 last time from them, now it was a 36 and was worried about the waist being too small because this style can be longer in the body but I can wear it snug (if closing the bottom snap) and it works for that...
  21. willyto

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Jelaous! I missed my chance at one made in 2012 that Second Sunrise in Stockholm were selling. I still have the green one on my wish list after I tried it at LL back in the London meet up... is has probably sold though.
  22. willyto

    do you dare to commit to wear a single jacket for a month through all your waking hours?

    It’s finally cold in Barcelona! :) I can wear leather jackets again. So Grizzly time when I do wear a leather jacket.
  23. willyto

    Opinions on goat cafe racer fit

    Actually it’s not. The armholes raising the jacket is because they’re low not high. If the armholes were high when raising the arms the jacket wouldn't move up, nor the shoulders nor the body. This comes with RTW territory.

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