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    BESOIN D'AIDE LOST WORLDS LEATHER POUR LA MOTO!

    I would imagine thick goat would behave similarly to moose in this respect, with high strength and abrasion resistance plus pliability. Maybe LW’s goat could fit the bill for OP.
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    Aero? Simmons Bilt? Looking for my "Forever Leather Jacket"

    If you find vintage that works, it can't be beat. Congrats!
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Beck 333 repro, full of French seams and other accurate construction techniques. If it were a size bigger I would have bid right now.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Five Star jackets cost 20% of anywhere else to begin with.
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    Thinking about Lost Worlds.. thoughts, experiences?

    I think it does, due to an uncanny valley effect, but it doesn’t actively look cheap like the Fine Creek Leon does.
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    Thinking about Lost Worlds.. thoughts, experiences?

    Interesting! The Montgomery Wards I've seen have had a lower ticket pocket, but I've never doubted he has a historical basis for where it is. I just don't like it for proportion reasons. (Much like how I don't like most motorcycle cross-zips that have no belt, waistband, or belt loops–ends up...
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    Thinking about Lost Worlds.. thoughts, experiences?

    I must admit, the Speed Demon is extremely underwhelming to me. I'm sure it's exceptionally well made, but on a purely aesthetic level, the layout makes it look like a no-name cheapo Perfecto–specifically that extremely high ticket pocket. That said, as much as I dislike it personally, I...
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    BESOIN D'AIDE LOST WORLDS LEATHER POUR LA MOTO!

    He said above that he got a horsehide LW which is why that’s his basis for comparison for asking about their deerskin.
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    BESOIN D'AIDE LOST WORLDS LEATHER POUR LA MOTO!

    I believe he meant it in the sense of the French valeur, which could indicate quality or how good it is. So he's asking if LW's deerskin is as good as the horse.
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    Field Leathers

    The only ceramic model I really liked was the first ceramic Sea-Dweller (not the 2017 one which is basically just trying to be a Supersize Submariner), which had 5 digit case dimensions with a fully graduated ceramic bezel. I would still prefer an aluminum bezel but it looks so much better than...
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    Field Leathers

    Haha if I had been given a brand new 4/5 digit model with the beautiful matte aluminium bezel instead of a shiny ceramic one, I’d drop to my knees in prayer… (Not to detract from your point lol)
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    Field Leathers

    I'm not at all suggesting you didn't behave properly, so I apologise if I gave that impression at all. I was just saying it might have been easier for you to email Sam at that stage asking for the zipper mistake to be corrected. It's still not a big deal considering you're UK based so you don't...
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    The target audience for this is @Monitor himself.
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    My dad recently bought me a 641 for my birthday, unbeknownst to me but I'm upset about the collar tab

    The “ripples” and creases on this jacket would have occurred within a week of wearing it from new…
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    Field Leathers

    I agree; I’m just saying that when presented with the WIP jacket, he should have pushed back with the changes. (I did this after something wasn’t as specced and they agreed to fix it.) Since OP is UK based at least this can be rather immediately sorted without customs hassle and the like. This...
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    My dad recently bought me a 641 for my birthday, unbeknownst to me but I'm upset about the collar tab

    No you’re missing the actual #2 (before yours) which is about the Schott 641 being his dream jacket. And in the fashion jacket thread he said he chose it because a used 641 is too expensive. Then in this one he’s dunking on his dad for buying that for him.
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    My dad recently bought me a 641 for my birthday, unbeknownst to me but I'm upset about the collar tab

    We were all genuinely happy for this guy when he got his fashion jacket; jacket nerdery isn't for everyone after all. But now that he's changed it to being an asshole to his dad for buying him a great gift (so much so that he now wants to monitor his dad's shopping choices in general) I don't...
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    I don't know which is more recent nor do I think they're differentiated. Just saying the current comp weight is beautiful.
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    My dad recently bought me a 641 for my birthday, unbeknownst to me but I'm upset about the collar tab

    Mostly though it seems quite dickish that the guy's dad got him the exact jacket he had made a thread about wanting, the jacket itself seems to be in excellent condition, and yet he seems pissed at his dad because it exhibits the characteristics of real leather which his natural pleather does not.
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    My dad recently bought me a 641 for my birthday, unbeknownst to me but I'm upset about the collar tab

    As the post you're quoting says, it's usually and typically the case, not always. Likewise you'll see "genuine horsehide" or "genuine cowhide" on some vintage jackets of high quality. But the language shifted away from that relatively early on. Technically all the jackets we like here are...

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