Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. Carlos840

    Blowdryer + conditioner on Lost Worlds leather (before, during, after)

    You should give ELMC a go, i am 188cm and 80kg and the Californian and Windward fit me really well. Langlitz is also one of my favourite, a Columbia is a really nice jacket if you want a comfortable understated cross zip.
  2. Carlos840

    Blowdryer + conditioner on Lost Worlds leather (before, during, after)

    You've created a problem for yourself, you started with a really really good jacket. A lot of the jackets you will try in the future will not feel as good... I guess it's a good thing if you where planning on being a one jacket guy.
  3. Carlos840

    LOST WORLDS Russet Brown Horsehide Leather - questions, images, and experience

    Here is russet HH, white balanced pics, so the colour is as close to real life as can be. I don't think there is much variation batch to batch, i would attribute differences to photography. Few more outside pics on there...
  4. Carlos840

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I would remove at least 1" from the body, maybe a bit more. IMO these jacket should be short, reaching around mid belt. Actually, i would ask for -1.25" in the body to make sure i had at least 1" less. Arms are fine, 0.25" won't make any difference.
  5. Carlos840

    Lost worlds Bedford car coat. Blue. Horse.

    Bit of a good news/bad news situation with this one. Good news, the coat isn't actually size 44 but 42! Since buying it i had been worrying it would be too big, but it is tagged 42 and IMO fits like a 42. Perfect fit! Bad news, all the buttons have been changed and are unmatching... Literally...
  7. Carlos840

    Custom Johnson Leathers Advice for MrFrown

    My bad, i misunderstood. In that case i would not bother with a snap on a jacket with as little overlap as the cascade or the portland. That snap makes sens on the LT/B because there is a very wide overlap, the zipper is almost on the side of your body and that leaves a huge lapel floping around...
  8. Carlos840

    Custom Johnson Leathers Advice for MrFrown

    Do you actually bother moving the snap-on cover around? Mine lives on this button, so i can snap and unsnap the lapel without faffing. I felt it was a good compromise since i don't need to close that snap when the jacket is closed as it is just next to the zipper.
  9. Carlos840

    Custom Johnson Leathers Advice for MrFrown

    I have one Johnson Leathers, it is a copy of a Langlitz Columbia, if someone had told me it was made by Langlitz i would have believed it, if not for the label it looks just like a Langlitz. Langlitz: Johnson: Both jackets are just as well made, fit just as well, and offer the same...
  10. Carlos840

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    That's crap! For once there is one on our side of the ocean and one of you guys still manages to cut the line...
  11. Carlos840

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    Pretty sure that before her death Gail actually commented on that and said there was no mention of Schott ever purchasing Durable in any of the Schott paper trail.
  13. Carlos840

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    It's not my guess, it's what i heard from people who know more on the subject than i do. All i am doing is trying to put the pieces together.
  14. Carlos840

    Backpacks - need some ideas...

    In my experience this bag is hard to beat: https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/savotta-jaakari-s-backpack/55400 It's super basic, but tough as hell, for less than half the price of the Filson it is IMO a no brainer. I also got these pads to go with it and i like them...
  15. Carlos840

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    I did not make a claim, i said "There are rumors that say these jackets are made in Pakistan"... I know about these rumors and i am trying to find clues on the matter, that's very far from claiming they are made in Pakistan!
  16. Carlos840

    BK Durable "The Wild One" One Star Double Rider

    The collar is completely wrong! The original has almos a 90 degree angle between the points, the BK is closer to 45 degrees. Also square epaulettes vs pointy ones... Looks to me like they don't have an original and their "copy" is very loosly based on the Durable. There are rumors that say...
  17. Carlos840

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    We shall fight at dawn in 8 days and 12 hours, may the quickest man win...
  19. Carlos840

    My extravaganza

    Happy Bday dude, that deerskin is cool!
  20. Carlos840

    Freewheelers LaBrea

    It's a complete gamble. I bougth two jackets from Japan, this LaBrea and this SanMateo: https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/fs-freewheelers-san-mateo-peters-aviator-jacket.97651/ According to the measurements the SanMateo shoudl have fit me, it didn't. I contacted the shop asking if they...
  21. Carlos840

    Waxed canvas ... how does it wear?

    Quick google, annual precipitation in Brussels is 820mm, Dublin is 750mm, London 580mm... (average in Wales is 840) I guess we Belgians are pretty used to the rain. Personally i have tried waxed canvas, cotton gabardine and more modern solutions (K-way, Gore-tex), and i pick good quality chrome...
  22. Carlos840

    My Himel Experience (v2)

    Cheers. I didn't post that to try to come out as more noble than i am, i just don't want people to think i am refusing to pay customs on a Himel remake because i am a cheap stingy ba***rd. I was also apparently Greg's (Field Leathers) first and only customer who insisted on paying for the "free"...
  23. Carlos840

    My Himel Experience (v2)

    This is exactly 100% what Norshore leather did for me. I ordered a jacket from him, he made it but was unhappy about the way he had stitched the collar. He had tried "a new way" and wasn't 100% satisfied with the result. He sent me pics, showing what he was unhappy about and offered to either...

Latest posts

Members online

... and 20 more.
Total: 4,393 (members: 70, guests: 4,323)

Forum statistics

Threads
109,267
Messages
3,077,638
Members
54,221
Latest member
magyara
Top