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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
I sure did.- Seb Lucas
- Post #38
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Aero Board Racer - fit advice needed!
Photos are often a poor indication of fit. I really liked this one. An Iron Heart cafe racer in French goat. Bloody lovely jacket. I was unabel to breathe in it. It had to go. Damn.- Seb Lucas
- Post #14
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
Nah. :D There is no itinerant meaning to words, there is only usage, which is why words change radically over time - it's how language functions. When it comes to 'vintage' that word has never been used with precision when referring to clothing. But if vintage means anything at all, a 1980's...- Seb Lucas
- Post #34
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
I don't think anyone is arguing that 'vintage' always describes used stuff, but mostly it does. Genuine NOS items are hard to find. Sellers generally describe items as such as it means charging a premium. I don't think there is any problem with the way the word vintage is used. It just refers to...- Seb Lucas
- Post #32
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
The vintage market is always changing. I remember buying immaculate 1950's felt hats in the early 1980's and people laughing at the idea of someone considering a 1950's hat worth paying $3 for.- Seb Lucas
- Post #27
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
As covered before, 'vintage' is employed to describe old or used or preloved or older style. Words don't really have meanings they have usage and 'vintage' is one of those words you can adapt for a range of uses. Like 'retro'. I think the woman is perfectly entitled to call a 1980's jacket...- Seb Lucas
- Post #20
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
My memory of the word 'vintage' is that is was applied to clothing at some point to vastly improve on the term 'used' clothing. A la vintage cars. Interviews with celebrities, back when magazines were a thing, used to have them say stuff like, 'I've very much into vintage clothing.' Sounds...- Seb Lucas
- Post #12
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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What's your definition of a "vintage" leather jacket?
Interesting. Not sure what you are getting at in some of these questions. Is vintage just a fad? Vintage jackets have been prized for decades - I was buying and selling them in the 1980's, so I don't think fad covers it. It might be a fad in certain superficial fashion subcultures but who cares...- Seb Lucas
- Post #8
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Aero Board Racer - fit advice needed!
Can you breathe in deeply with ease when zipped up? If not get a bigger one. Size looks ok. You easily can overthink this stuff into the land of nutty compulsion. Some might say it is long in the body and short in the sleeves. Others like it that way. But really, I'd be happy with that as long...- Seb Lucas
- Post #3
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Which lining for a Crosszip?
Cotton drill is the strongest, best liner available. I have a wool tartan liner - it is fine - in my experience it is no warmer than cotton - on a warmer day the wool may well be cooler than other fabrics. I think because it breathes better than the tight cotton weave. But there's not much in...- Seb Lucas
- Post #5
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread
Gosh, I just love the look of nice goat hide.- Seb Lucas
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- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Goat, Steer, Cow or Buffalo hide. Which one and why?
I think that's mostly right. When someone says 'goat is great' for instance - there is thin, soft goat that never ages, there is thick, stiff goat that fades and wears quickly, there is goat that looks like plastic, there is goat which grains and burnishes beautifully over time - I've owned all...- Seb Lucas
- Post #10
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
Some NFP's are pretty dreadful and yes, some behave just like any ruthless private corporation.- Seb Lucas
- Post #11,394
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.
TV is no doubt partly responsible. I worked for Network TV for a while and I remember a producer telling me 'the ads don't interrupt your show - your show interrupts the ads.' To me this is when the market is interpreted in the wrong way. But in general terms I put the worst of this coming from...- Seb Lucas
- Post #11,393
- Forum: The Observation Bar
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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
Great photo - you look like one of the old European gods, wondering what to do about human beings.- Seb Lucas
- Post #25,977
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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Goat, Steer, Cow or Buffalo hide. Which one and why?
Are you asking to help establish what leather you want or just curious about the aesthetic preferences of other members? The question of leather weight and type of tanning may also be critical. The climate plays a role so I go with whatever is lighter - 2.5oz max. I am not really interested in...- Seb Lucas
- Post #3
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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How do YOU break in a new jacket?
Interesting Jonesy. I have always dried my jackets in the shade after putting them through the washing machine - generally takes several days and there is absolutely no shrinkage. Let us know how your sizing has held up.- Seb Lucas
- Post #111
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
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US Wings Kangaroo hide Indy Jacket
Hh I don't know why you think you're at war with me but I will PM you.- Seb Lucas
- Post #9
- Forum: Classifieds
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US Wings Kangaroo hide Indy Jacket
Maybe you could answer the question and not be so defensive. :D I have been looking for one of these but with 26 inch sleeves, which is what US Wings said the length was. These are 22 inches if my google conversion is right. It might be worth highlighting that you have shortened the sleeves and...- Seb Lucas
- Post #7
- Forum: Classifieds
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What does this mean
All fair points. Moderation can't hurt. If you feel the hobby is dominating in a way that isn't helpful, pursue other things for a while. As Norman Bates observed in Psycho - a hobby is meant to help pass the time, not fill it.- Seb Lucas
- Post #20
- Forum: Outerwear and Workwear
