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...
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...
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...
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...
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?
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...
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.)
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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