These are the James re-worked Sears. Arrived today, just amazing, the double leather sole, hand painted black, smoothed edges, the shape is like no other. Custom fit, a bit heel lift like a new pair of Nomad, but the leather shank will break in.
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vintage steerhide Bootlegger style (correction, not horse). Light weight, pleasantly stiff & dense, the kind that was used by Schott.
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Update: no update. No reply, as expected. I think I’m permanently banned by them
Not surprising actually, anyone who buys a Terminator jacket should expect it be their final jacket before either getting blown up & crushed or melted. The Terminal jacket
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I’m glad/intrigued to hear SOME positive comment on this rather cheap Italian horsehide, I remember a general disparaging tone toward the HH that Schott uses. I had the Stallion and the Blackhorse, also the 641H & the one with collar, the grain took forever to develop, the chemical smell...
The Anti-Terminator: sneaks into a bar covering his crotch, hunched over, approaches a biker from the side, “excise me? Sorry sir, excuse me...”, biker ignores the anti-Terminator. Anti-Terminator scans around the room looking for a jacket that’s not on someone’s back, sees one, & went to grab...
so, this is a custom T2 from two years ago. The leather is a German chrome tanned cowhide, it’s like the Vanson comp weight but much much softer, nicer than their Forenzi weight. Bates said this is what they use on competition suits (really??), but the tanner no longer has it anymore & now they...
Just called, Dawn picked up. Dana is busy sewing. Dawn is always nice to talk to. It went well, I’m gonna send an email & request samples.
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I’m scared, truly, of the way the Bates lady converse with customers/me. Instead of just answering like a normal person about lead tome or leather or whatever, she has this super casual, nonchalant, answer with a question, semi-judgmental, semi-interrogation tone..., I’m like, what’s so hard to...
https://www.batesleathers.com/highwayman-i-ii
Anyone called them recently, ordered anything? I just want to know how their tone and customer service is on the phone these days. I'm scared to call...
they actually stopped, claiming they want to focus on selling house brands/products. Most likely because the overpriced restored shoes sold poorly (despite my own contribution lol)
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