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    Searching for natural veg tan

    Kakishibu is a dye made from fermented persimmon, traditionally used in some Japanese garments for a red or brown colour. The specific tone can vary from blood-red to light tan.
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    New member, starting up a crazy JL 6oz leather jacket order

    To be clear, I'm not saying heavy jackets can't go well. I've just seen a lot of them go badly. In some cases, it's a product that never should have existed (the CHL and SXL leathers), in other cases it's been someone ordering the heaviest possible leather from Aero and Johnson then coming here...
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    Searching for natural veg tan

    Kakishibu is not natural leather and I have no idea why people keep saying it is. Kakishibu is a specific red or brown dye. Aero is your best bet for this, though personally I think as cool as the concept is, natural veg tan leather ends up just looking hideous. It'll spend a lot of time in...
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    Schott Style 618 in Brown Leather.

    Sounds good to me!
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    New member, starting up a crazy JL 6oz leather jacket order

    From how perfect this is, I assume you sold it? :D
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    New member, starting up a crazy JL 6oz leather jacket order

    Probably because most of those guys end up hating their jackets in the end because of the compromises brought on by the overly-thick leather, but don't feel comfortable admitting to it because they think it's like capitulating to unmanliness.
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    Leather Patriot Jacket by Nicks Boots

    I had already been into shoes and boots for years before I encountered the workwear subculture around them and I’m pretty sure I asked someone “You dropped John Lobb money for this?” I wouldn’t even be opposed to getting a pair from one of those makers at some point but I hadn’t encountered...
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    Leather Patriot Jacket by Nicks Boots

    It’s a leather version of a big canvas work coat, so shapeless by nature.
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    Leather Patriot Jacket by Nicks Boots

    Looks much better on this big guy than on the other pictures we've seen.
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    leather type 3 options

    I think the roughout goat suede should be considered; I think it would be just stunning in the Type III pattern.
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    New member, starting up a crazy JL 6oz leather jacket order

    @red devil do you have a thread of your Johnson Peter's jackets? I've been piecing together a mental library between seeing pictures of it some here, some on Johnson's Instagram, etc.
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    Schott Style 618 in Brown Leather.

    YouTubers are less than clueless so I’d ignore them whether they’re doing tight or the current oversized fashion. What I’m saying is that paradoxically these stiff Perfecto jackets look smaller when broken in, rather than bigger. So keep that in mind when you’re comparing sizes.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Precisely. The intention is key. Denim shops or other sellers inexperienced with leather getting the PTP wrong, annoying but excusable. Quirks on official measuring charts like some makers including collar height in back length while others don’t, just something to clarify. Actively...
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    Schott Style 618 in Brown Leather.

    The break in thing is big. Sure, you could go down a size. On the other hand I’ve found that Schott’s stiff horse and steer actually feel slimmer once broken in because the big panels of leather drape rather than stick out. I experienced this, then still ended up getting a similar jacket one...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    My point is it’s not really accurate to say that as though it’s a normal practice at Aero. I will even recommend some 5 Star stuff, with caveats, but they’ve deliberately shared the wrong measurements on several occasions.
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    leather type 3 options

    I would not consider a 22” pit-to-pit size 42 to be baggy by any means. It’s just the way the guy chose to size it.
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    leather type 3 options

    Aero’s leather Type III is excellent because it’s an exact reproduction of the original Levi’s model, developed in collaboration. Vanson and Schott make great ones (the Maverick and 121, respectively) too. My Schott Type III would be my most worn jacket if not for the fact that I got it a size...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I expect Aero or Thurston would outright take the jacket back if they'd sold it with the wrong measurements confirmed to you.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I have not had this experience of Aero or Thurston… Denim/workwear stores on the other hand do measure leather jackets terribly, possibly because they don't know how?
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    Seeking the Holy Grail of Leather: In Quest of the Perfect Asymmetrical Jacket

    Yes, I like the Y2 leather, the Shinki pony, etc but even those are I think a bit too stiff for what he's looking for (given how he found the RMC). Vicenza too, for that matter. (I think we 'vets' are taking velvety to mean something different to what OP does. I think he means drape.) I can see...

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