High price and I can't see how that was warranted, but I do love the look of the jacket....Just not enough to shell out that money when my $350-450 used Schotts can fill that niche.
I told Greg I'd be all over this for a future project, but I still am waiting for him to get to mine. He's been sick lately and fell a little behind, but I should be up soon hopefully.
I don't think we can outright claim that modern leathers are not or will never be as good as the vintage stuff. The reason I say this is that we just don't know what these leathers will look like in the same 70 years that has passed for the jackets of the 1950's.
Will my Schott chrome tanned...
I’ll be sure to post pics and a review when I have it in possession. I will be back in the states tomorrow for a couple of weeks (NJ and a short trip to New England).
Thanks! Looking forward to sharing them.
Your girlfriend has great taste!! As do you.
My wife also yells at me that I take up too much of the closets (fair point) and that I live on a tropical island and can't even wear the jackets unless I travel (also fair point).
Unfortunately, I decided to ignore her wrath as I'm now in the...
I dig the shine, a lot.
Greg messaged me Apr 22 that he's starting on my pattern soon, so hopefully I'll have my jacket in the next 2 weeks. Ordered Jan 19th.
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