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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    @KBlake relapse?
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    Technical questions - center seam, coloured leather

    It comes from tailoring. The split panel makes for a better fit (this is true of shirt yokes too); while this does save money in terms or requiring a smaller single panel of leather, it shouldn't be assumed to be a bad thing. It's generally dyed through, not a coloured layer on top of black or...
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    Yeah I use Saphir on shoes but but I went with Pecard in this case because it’s as minimal as you can get.
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    I don't know about that particular jacket but Iron Heart stuff is famous for being extremely long.
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    FS: Logan's Closet / Vanson XO Jacket Size 38

    Basically a Model B with a cool flourish. I'd strongly consider it in your position.
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    can anyone provide pics of the schott b3 257s in brown/gold?

    You should have returned it in the first place. You’ve been badmouthing Schott when the issue was you bought a product you didn’t understand. The difference between Cockpit and Schott in this case was the type of shearling (it comes in different lengths and types) as Canuck Panda described four...
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    AERO's undersized zips

    I think the repro Talons do just fine with the lightweight horsehides and goatskins used for military jackets. The issue is Aero’s heavyweight civvy designs. The Universal puller isn’t historically inaccurate though. If I’m not mistaken, that company is an existing major zip and trimmings...
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    It’s definitely not the most flattering type of distressing (for lack of a better term), but the weird thing with it is while I don’t like it up close, I think it looks cool on someone else. Pecards‘ tinted cream is not a bad solution; it’s not actually a dye so there’s no splotchiness or...
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    This is how Schott’s current horsehide looks with water and wear in a few weeks’ time. I love the grain and creases that popped on mine.
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    AERO's undersized zips

    I wouldn’t be surprised. Probably the Japanese buyers too.
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    The Bates Corner

    Ha, I’m not disparaging non-riders. I’m just talking about the behavior patterns of workwear culture.
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    The Bates Corner

    Turns out Bates HQ is pretty close to a relative I'm visiting for a wedding, so I might drop by there. I think @dudewuttheheck might be from the area if I'm not mistaken. Have you visited Bates?
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    Barely worn. I've owned Buco like that, still own Beck like that, etc. A jacket that is worn will show it. Even if it doesn't have a different-colored core, you'll see creases and other kinds of wear. Depends on the horsehide, then and now. And in many cases 60s cowhide was nicer than the 50s...
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    The Bates Corner

    Cal is still in business but a new CHP from them is nearly $2000, and workwear cosplayers are only okay with that kind of price if it's made in Japan, labeled Himel, or sold at Standard & Strange lol.
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    The thing you need to keep in mind when looking at these brands is that they're just porting things over from 2000s denim culture, like fast fading, an obsession with honeycombs, etc. Mind you, not every Japanese brand got into that stuff. For example, Sugar Cane jeans don't do fast-fading...
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    The Bates Corner

    I think it's a different market. Even on their website you can see they make stuff like bike parts–fairly irrelevant for the "workwear" fashion scene, haha, but useful for riders.
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    The Bates Corner

    I wouldn't assume they're not popular. My impression is that like Johnson they have a steady flow of motorcyclist customers, likely local, which dwarfs the population of TFL.
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    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    A fast-fading Japanese jacket will look older in 80 days than my 80 year old jackets (even the beaten up ones) look. (This is not a positive in my book; the fast fading looks like crap.)
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    AERO's undersized zips

    Like I mentioned earlier, Aero tried to shift to the YKK retro design as a default several years ago but got backlash at the time from us 'core' buyers. Now I think the market has matured beyond wanting repro Talon pulls only, so the recommendations have shifted.
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    Personalizing a jacket - patches and pins

    It's every fall at the factory. And no they don't.

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