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    Where to go for specific leather jacket?

    I think this kind of copying is the best use of Five Star, since their patterning isn't really involved besides making a copy.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    If you’re going Five Star, send in your jacket and have them remake it exactly in the goat that Mr Proper recommended. This has pretty consistently worked, like with the Guidemaster Wolf jacket and others. The horse raises it to a point where you’re diminishing the value proposition and it’s...
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    BESOIN D'AIDE LOST WORLDS LEATHER POUR LA MOTO!

    I agree with this, just figured it’s worth noting that LW jackets generally do that common vintage sizing of tag size + 2” for the chest measurement.
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    Advice on custom Aero (Ridley)

    CXL horse and this pattern mean there’s an extremely low chance of the jacket running too big lol.
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    BESOIN D'AIDE LOST WORLDS LEATHER POUR LA MOTO!

    Les vestes Lost Worlds sont un peu plus petites (à même taille) que le 618. Par exemple, le Buco Ryder en 42R est entre le 618 en 40 et 42 de poitrine. EDIT: Forgot to add English. "Lost Worlds jackets run a bit smaller (at the same size) than the 618. For example, the Buco Ryder in 42R is...
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Honestly, leather swatches are too small to tell you much besides color.
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Thurston has posted both leathers in their thread with an identical camera/lighting setup so I would look there.
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    Aero B-6 fit check!

    It's beautifully shaped and fits well, except for those sleeves. I concur with Peacoat. Needs to be sent back for shortening.
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    Looking for a jet black selvedge denim jacket

    Yeah unfortunately due to Iron Heart UK strong arming its way from dealer to official monopoly on all sales outside Japan, we’re stuck with the specific fit/aesthetic preferences of Giles and Co (not to mention the price hike). It’s fine with some items but the super long denim jackets are a mess.
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    Looking for a jet black selvedge denim jacket

    Sugar Cane now has a black-on-black denim. Would be my pick for this.
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    Can you darken Brass Talon zipper into antique brass color? How?

    Horrified to read of someone above distressing NOS brass Talon zippers to look fake vintage.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    As 5* gambling goes, I haven't seen a military shearling from them yet that's turned out badly. The hide seems to be consistently excellent too. The issue of course is that shearlings are not exactly year round jackets…
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I should repeat that this isn't personal. We have someone joining up every year who absorbs way too much TFL way too fast and then comes up with theories, starts sourcing NOS parts for jackets (while still not sure of what kind of jackets work for him), memorizing tannery names, etc, and...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    No, material does matter, but it seems like you're not going to believe anything anyone has to say about patterning.
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    It’s beautiful. All of the ‘base’ hides were, which felt like vindication of my long held feeling that these vendors know what they’re doing when it comes to sourcing.
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Most of the contract jackets I saw were actually in a more naked, more TFL friendly cowhide. But the smooth shiny top coat one is the same price so that's what I'd go for. My experience is that those with wear will top pretty much anything.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I would call these pleats, not darts. There's a stitch there that's being used to gather a larger amount of material into a smaller opening. A dart simply nips in material. In other words, it does the exact opposite thing. Show me the darted coat sleeve, ideally leather. In years of coats of...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    (Not sarcasm.) You're very into putting darts in places where darts aren’t normally used! Surely if it was advisable it would have been a common thing in tailoring. Darting a sleeve would wreck mobility. No need to reinvent the wheel; just study what good patterners already do. :)
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Black Shinki. If you look at the folded bit, you can see the label.
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Seems to measure like a 60s steerhide 42. Beck's sizing was much more consistent.

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