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  1. Carlos840

    History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

    Don't you think the "twin"/"double" could refer to the fact that a cross zip collar has two points (lapel + collar forming a W) whereas a center zip only has the single point of the collar? Also Bates called their collar "mandarin" in the 60s.
  2. Carlos840

    History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

    So i have been looking at all the tiny vintage adverts and catalogues that you can see all over the Rin Tanaka books. It seems every US brand back then called the cafe racer a "Shirt" or a "Racing Shirt": Buco 53, 56, 57, Beck 56, Sears/Roebbuck 56. Taubers calls theirs a "competition Shirt" in...
  3. Carlos840

    Cross zip nation

    Same for me on a laptop
  4. Carlos840

    Cross zip nation

    And this one i would love to find in my size:
  5. Carlos840

    Cross zip nation

    And another one you don't see everyday, this one is actually a double cross zip:
  7. Carlos840

    Cross zip nation

    And just cause everyone loves a bit of Buco action here are my Buco cross zip variants:
  8. Carlos840

    Cross zip nation

    Of all my cross zips, the Leather Togs variants are my favourite, the collared ones have a very different collar shape to your average cross zip, and the mandarin collard ones have that big sweeping curve in the front panel and really off center zipper. They have a pretty unusual shoulder shape...
  9. Carlos840

    History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

    If the same thing had happened in the US it would be called the "Diner Racer", it doesn't have the same ring i agree...
  10. Carlos840

    One off Schott 118 sold, replaced with a 618 maybe a big mistake?

    The scratch bothers me less, that's something you could do yourself by accident, unless it goes all the way through it's not really a problem. Annoying on a new jacket, but i have received new jackets with similar things from other makers. The sleeve that was stitched, then unstitched 3" and...
  11. Carlos840

    Uber Owatonna Minnesota leather jackets?

    Dude, you could get a 5oz moose hide jacket with a beaver collar and a skunk fur lining! That's it, that's the final quest completed...
  13. Carlos840

    Himel Brothers TV The Imperial

    At 6 years you get your jacket for free, might be worth waiting a bit longer...
  14. Carlos840

    Himel Brothers TV The Imperial

    So you are telling me i can get an Imperial without waiting 5 years! Interesting...
  15. Carlos840

    Cross zip nation

    Those are really cool pictures, you need to start a band!
  16. Carlos840

    One off Schott 118 sold, replaced with a 618 maybe a big mistake?

    Probably not what you want to hear, but i would have kept the 118. It was a unique model that was "different" even if it's only a signature, it's a small difference in a sea of Perfectos that are all the same. The 618 on the other hand is just any old 618, and the fact that this specific one...
  17. Carlos840

    Face Masks And other DIY projects

    Are these supposed to be worn over a regular medical mask just to hide it and still look badass? Or have we reached the equivalent of lensless glasses with masks?
  19. Carlos840

    History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

    Agreed, it even has the angled left side chest pocket... well spotted.
  20. Carlos840

    History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

    This doesn't seem right, the French quarter was already known as the french quarter (Barrio Francés) in the 18th century when all the Spanish buildings were built. The name isn't linked to the later built architecture but to the French man (Adrien de Pauger,) who founded the quarter originally...
  21. Carlos840

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    My isolation goal has been to become the fastest woman to row 2000 meters. The world record is 6:22, a couple months ago i was stuck around 6:50, after a month of almost daily training i have it down to 6:28, 6 seconds slower! All i've been doing is row a minimum of 20 min everyday and do...
  22. Carlos840

    History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

    I think the oldest branded cafe racer style jacket i can think off is the Lewis Universal Racer mk1. That came out in 1926 and had all the characteristics of a modern cafe racer jacket: https://www.lewisleathers.com/productinfo.html?code=UVR1-jak Like you i have never understood why that style...
  23. Carlos840

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    According to the Tanaka book, the Langlitz Green label is the first actual "Langlitz" label. Before that he used a white "speedway togs" label in 47-48 and then a green "speedway togs" label from 48-49. He then switched to the green "Langlitz Leathers" and used that label from 50-56, supposedly...

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