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    Teacore leather jackets - post yours here!

    Once again, there isn't a single "Shinki". Many brands order an ultra fast-fading Shinki horsehide that looks decades old in about a month.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Thanks, very polite of you. Wested made the jacket for Das Boot and for Doctor Who except the latter was in black.
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    PSA: Bad Actors in Classifieds

    I will say the YouTube video, though informationally useless, had nice production values. :D
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    Johnny Thunders jacket

    I came on here to post some newer (though obviously period) photos of Johnny Thunders that came in the album rereleases and rereading the thread I saw a funny, typically TFL moment where someone posted a photo of a vintage 50s Schott two tone, then someone replied saying Schott never made a two...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    This is something I've thought for a while that we should do. The issue is, everyone here who has ordered from Five Star has ordered something drastically individual/different. The only person who sent an original vintage to replicate was Mysteryo I think (and his jacket turned out well).
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    He wanted the U-boat jacket used in the film Das Boot. I linked the company that made it for the film, using the same pattern and materials.
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    PSA: Bad Actors in Classifieds

    Sure, I feel the same way with a lot of things. I'm mostly mentioning this because sometimes we do price jackets below market price with the intention that we kind of pass it amongst ourselves if the sizing doesn't work. We're not obligated to do that, either, but it's one of the things I...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Why didn't you just order the one they used in the film? Not much more expensive than the Five Star all things considered, not to mention you've ordered three at this point.
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    PSA: Bad Actors in Classifieds

    Hey watch my YouTube video Hey how much is this worth
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    New Aero Battle of Britain

    Looks fantastic! I just received my Aero Irvin in the same hide today, though mine is Coastal Command.
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    Aero Shackleton Explored

    While all of these look great, I must say the Shackleton is a product where the 'default' version really nails it. The battered steer suits the style perfectly.
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    PSA: Bad Actors in Classifieds

    I hope it's alright to post something of a PSA type of message. On Reddit they are encouraging people to join TFL to get 'deals' in our classifieds. I have no problem with people becoming part of our community or indeed buying things, but I think we should be a bit cautious. There are...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I'm just saying they didn't expect miracles out of the gate and put in work to make the mid-tier wins viable. And I think it works because they are essentially seeking out specific models in close to bulk. Meanwhile here we have people spending like a grand per unicorn specced Five Star and...
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    Got my first and probably only leather jacket: Real Mccoy's Buco J-100

    Hasn't been back since so I think there's a good chance he went the distance.
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    If this helps, TooManyHats and I sort of concluded that this fits like an odd number between the standard Perfecto sizes. So a 613SH in 42 fits in between a 618HH in 40 and 42, due to the slightly narrowed shoulders and otherwise different shape, even though the numbers are closer to the 42.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    It depends. They have a higher batting average, and I think it comes down to the aspect I talked about in the next message. If they do a version of a Rough Wear A-2, for example, everyone there knows how it's supposed to fit and look, so they give feedback accordingly. TFL orders are much more...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I think a lot of the stuff they've done reproing jackets from collectors on VLJ has actually been pretty great. Mostly it's been G-1 (and ancestor) jackets as well as US and RAF shearlings. But by and large the TFL crowd isn't into military jackets and didn't put their money where their mouths...
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Looks like this is currently in the Levi's website sale even in Europe at the same price point, so not as much of a deal as I initially assumed. Ha, I'd jump on this if I weren't chastened by the 42 this week.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I feel like there's a chance TFL has actually made 5* worse. :D The mil repros they've made with/for VLJ members have all been pretty solid and, crucially, those guys (as annoying as they can be especially with their contempt for TFL) really emphasized getting the pattern details right...
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    Simmons Bilt fit check

    I think the biggest mistake a lot of us (myself included) have made is, in response to people wearing slim styles too big, we get what are meant to be roomier styles too small, which doesn’t look right either.
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