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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Seems too dark for Octagon cow and not red enough for Octagon horse but I could be wrong. Looks amazing either way.
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    Leather jacket sizing, too big or small?

    Quite a few of us are into fashion, actually. The pushback against, say Real McCoys or Fine Creek or whatever at the time as "fashion jackets" is actually usually by someone like @Monitor pointing out that these brands are essentially nobodies in the fashion space. When I said I assumed this...
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    US Navy & US Marine Corp Boat Cloaks, and US Army Capes

    I wonder how much it hurt the tailoring trade in the US when US dress uniforms went from being basically a voucher redeemed at the tailors in the area to being factory-produced garments. Indeed I wonder if that actually increased costs to some extent because it means necessarily making too...
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    Partially Shot Schott... What Would You Do?

    Yes. Reach out to them.
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    Partially Shot Schott... What Would You Do?

    Have you contacted Schott support? They're surprisingly affordable for repairs and mods.
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    Footwear to go with our jackets

    Maybe some higher top field sneakers? This is the raison d'être of Danner's Trail shoes, but I haven't tried them myself. Might fit the bill for him.
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    Leather jacket sizing, too big or small?

    Really? I honestly assumed it was a $200 made-in-Pakistan "motorcycle jacket" from Amazon from the pic. (Nothing wrong with that, to be clear, and it wouldn't have stopped me from giving you fit advice.) But hearing it cost $2000 is horrifying. Perhaps it shouldn't have surprised me because...
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    L. Strauss Indianapolis Is there a chance this is a different L. Strauss than Levi Strauss SF?
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    Advice needed for first top-tier G-1 leather jacket purchase

    If you don't want to go full fur jacket (which are not very versatile so I get that) I think an N-1 would be great. When it comes to Japanese companies, I like the special N-1s Buzz Rickson's made for HPA in New Jersey in blue and khaki.
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    Lewis Leathers botched repair job on boots

    Great to see where Lewis's massive price increase is going.
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    Advice needed for first top-tier G-1 leather jacket purchase

    Not all Japanese companies take a fashion/luxe approach but RC definitely does, modern RMC definitely does. There's a reason the Eastman ones are perennial bestsellers over there.
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    Advice needed for first top-tier G-1 leather jacket purchase

    I would not consider Rainbow Country for this at all, not just because of the price. They make some good stuff for sure, but the G-1 and its siblings are widely available and frankly luxe-ing them up would take away from much of what makes them great. The only Japanese maker I would be happy to...
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    info on this schott?

    Really impressive workmanship. Not what I'd expect on a police jacket. Beautiful hide, too.
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    Footwear to go with our jackets

    FYI this is the OEM manufacturer for Drake's shoes of the same kind which is a big endorsement.
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    Vintage Burberry’s Leather Jacket – Lamb Nappa

    It's worthless to us but this style is back so some zoomer might want to buy it.
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    New budget M-65 Field Jacket?

    I don't know about the polyblend versions (although I expect there's a similar solution) but Nikwax Cotton Proof does the trick for my cotton field jackets.
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    Sizing Recommendation for Aero Battle of Britain Jacket

    They’ll just try to get you in the slimmest thing possible.
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    No feelings hurt. No one is missing anything from your lack of participation. But if you find our advice and experience suspect, I don't see what you get out of lurking.
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    An unusual jacket from the 90s..

    Wrong website.
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    Sizing Recommendation for Aero Battle of Britain Jacket

    Tbh with my experience with Irvins both from the war and repro, I would say it’s a good thing if it’s at least a size big. I regret going only one size up!

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