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    Schott Style 618 in Brown Leather.

    If you're scared of doing it yourself, just take it to a shoe repair shop.
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    Anyone here have the RMC Dispatch Riders Coat?

    The Rake sells them on their site as well, so it would be worth checking. (They also have them in the Boxing Day sales.)
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    Anyone here have the RMC Dispatch Riders Coat?

    I'd rather get the real thing from Grenfell.
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    ball and chain zip pull

    Much better, indeed!
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    Schott Style 618 in Brown Leather.

    Installing domes/stars isn't a particularly specialist task; it's just about pressing them through and folding the tips. See this thread for an example.
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    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Wool plaid could be any type of wool cloth. I have one that’s midweight/lightweight suit cloth, and I’d pretty comfortably wear that in NYC apart from in the summer. If it was super thick/heavy Mackinaw cloth or melton, I’d only be able to wear it on cold winter days.
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    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    I love how floppy and lived in all these jackets are.
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Look at this beast! Has to be a Lounger. Maybe @Canuck Panda?
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    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    Right, I wasn’t disagreeing. I was just saying I meant “that one, whatever it’s called”. Do you think the straight CHP is also a California MFG one?
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    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    Not Beck then, whatever it is. My favorite is the third jacket.
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    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    I have to say Brando's might be the least interesting jacket here… I love the straight zip CHP types. As for cross zips, the aviators on the first and third guy, as well as the Beck on the second and the Hercules on the second-last look more flattering.
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    Advice on custom Aero (Ridley)

    I went 42 because the shoulders were just too small on the size 40 Ridley. With your plan of getting CXL, definitely go with the 40 unless you want to cry lol.
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    Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

    They are. Everything on this is bizarrely proportioned. What is this strange jacket?
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    Best B-3 Jacket

    I think they're comparable. Like I said it's more down to which specific B-3 model you're after. The price difference is largely because Eastman is trying to establish themselves as a fashion brand in the Chinese market, where a higher price is de rigueur to be viewed as prestigious. I would go...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Probably a better fit for the TFL I originally joined 17 years ago than now, but still.
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    Best B-3 Jacket

    I would go Aero or Eastman among the premium makers. Really it comes down to the contract you want. Buzz Rickson’s also has some really nice ones. For military sheepskins, SB uses a version of the Aero patterns that contained mistakes, so the sleeves don’t sit properly.
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    Advice on custom Aero (Ridley)

    Both of our jackets are blackened brown Vicenza, but they look different because MrProper’s has an unusually thin topcoat, so it looks almost brown. Personally if I were doing it again I would go for black Jerky, which is similar but I like the handle of it better. It’s very much like a real...
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    Colimbo Japan

    The Colimbo take on the design seems to hang straight down, which in addition to being unflattering, isn't what this kind of jacket is supposed to fit like. (I have no problem with jackets with extra room or intentionally boxy cuts, but this seems like a boxy take on a neater fit, which doesn't...
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    Advice on custom Aero (Ridley)

    You're reading too much into those numbers. This is me in a Ridley with 6" of chest space. This is MrProper in a Ridley with 3.5" of chest space. The fit is comparable. I think this is just down to how 3D jacket patterns are. The numbers don't tell us everything.
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    Colimbo Japan

    The leather looks beautiful, but the jacket is oddly shaped. This is a reproduction of a 1930s Sears Hercules half-belt. I think Aero's version (called the Original Hercules) is much nicer in its shape and details. The seal jerky is a leather of comparable color and thickness.

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