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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    You’re presenting them like an argument when no one here disagrees.
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Why are you trying to argue with me? I'm praising Vanson's jackets, have spent time at their factory, talked to Mr (and Mrs) Vanson, etc.
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    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    By stacking a coupon on top of a sale I had a pure camelhair polo coat coming for almost half price... Only to get an email saying that my order can't be fulfilled because they were out of stock at the warehouse.
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Huh? I just described the pattern as ideal.
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    My experience with Model B and Comet is that the sleeves are cut with a lot of room yet cinch up tight when you do the forearm zips. This is ideal imo.
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    Sizing Recommendation for Aero Battle of Britain Jacket

    Aero themselves have a children's line. Maybe the biggest child size with length added would actually work.
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    I guess I was in the weird position where I knew enough about clothing that the fit jacket process was mostly pointless (not to mention, though I didn't realize it at the time, they sent me the fit jacket of a different jacket from the one I ordered because they thought it's a better jacket…)...
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    He means chest/suit size.
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    New Eastman RAF Fly Weight

    Looks to be the same colour as my Aero merino. Maybe the same supplier? I was a bit underwhelmed by mine, not because of any lack in quality but because the merino colour as of this year was no longer the deep reddish russet of the first batch (which I had been expecting).
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    I've been mostly quiet about this for three years because everyone else has such good experiences, but I would definitely not recommend the Thurston route to anybody. If they are out of executive judgment ordering a different jacket for you than the one you ordered, because they think it fits...
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    This is not what I’m saying… Our unanimous point about fit isn’t that you won’t know what fits well or badly until it’s worn in. It’s that the nature of leather means customization generally doesn’t help; a well developed and established pattern is much more important. I don’t have experience...
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    I honestly have no idea what you're talking about here. What do you mean "after 5-10 years that perfectly fitted jacket would be a waste anyway"? That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying that custom jackets are not just not necessary for this stuff. I'm saying that they are usually worse...
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    @ton312 already gave you the answer to that. Get a Schott or a Vanson. They are known quantities, are designed to have patterns that fit a wide variety of people and look good, and are available in a wide range of leathers. You can find most styles between their collections. Not the specific...
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    Glock in Jacket Pistol Pocket (?)

    Oh I know the crime well. I meant I'm shocked he was issued his CCW given it's the Bay.
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    Getting a fully custom jacket is a bad idea in the vast majority of cases. People here used to be super polite and praise people's fit pics whenever a new exorbitantly expensive jacket came in, but I think we've moved away from that. Even in the case of my Johnson jacket, they made me a pattern...
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    Haruf Jackets: any knowledge and wisdom from the FL?

    Seems like a mall brand from Japan. Could be okay (their department store level stuff is generally much nicer than ours) but I wouldn't treat it as some kind of premium import good.
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    I mean personally, having bought many leather jackets and essentially lost money on the whole thing as we all have, if I were to go out aiming to spend $4k on a jacket, I would just get my ass over to one of the top tailors in London (or depending on style preferences, another city or shop) to...
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    Glock in Jacket Pistol Pocket (?)

    I didn't realize anyone could carry in Alameda County! :D
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    Any good tan cowhide oil leather jackets? budget - unlimited

    Lewis doesn't make anything like you're looking for. What Mads is wearing in your photo is a (probably vintage) German style jacket. Lewis will make you a British motorcycle jacket with a 70s aesthetic. Nothing wrong with that (most of us love Lewis) but it's about as far from what you're...
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Seems to be Appalachian inspired. I’d grab it.

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