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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Probably because their shearling patterns are copied off of original B-3s and Irvins that were sent to them.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I think the picture didn't attach properly.
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    Viscose as a lining in a Thedi? Pros/cons?

    No cons. I expect Thedi would use the kind of hardy viscose used in things like tweed jackets. Wears well in all weathers. Go for it.
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    Seeking the Holy Grail of Leather: In Quest of the Perfect Asymmetrical Jacket

    The only option I can think of that could give you that effect in horsehide would be the leather Aero calls ‘Jerky’ (a stupid name coined by a former dealer of theirs in the US, that conceals the fact that it’s a really beautiful leather in both color and temper).
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    Seeking the Holy Grail of Leather: In Quest of the Perfect Asymmetrical Jacket

    What would really deliver what you’re talking about is something like Aero’s goatskin, which has a beautiful drape, a soft touch with substance. Considering you checked out the J-24, I’d say you should look at an Aero J-106 or the slim version of it, if that’s what you prefer.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    You should have just gone for a stock G-1 size that would fit, so you weren't reliant on Five Star's pattern work, and added that chest pocket and cuff change. In practice this means a stock G-1 pattern where the hem is big enough. I constantly push against the inflated faith people have in...
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    Fake Schott Made in usa cafe racer?

    Not quite. Their French distributor has a license to produce merchandise and such; it's the French company that sublicenses out to make the LC garbage. Schott Japan similarly has a license to make merchandise but they don't abuse the contract in this way.
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Ah! I thought it was a botched custom order.
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    Vanson c2 - 42 - fit check

    I used to worry that a jacket was necessarily too big if I could do the belt all the way to the narrowest setting, but I've turned around on that. If a jacket fits right, then when you're just wearing a tee, the smallest setting should be where you pull to, since that's the minimum you'd have at...
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    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Seems to be Aero for Toyo/Sugar Cane. Amazing crossover. Didn't Nate's make that disaster jacket you got?
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    Vanson! Vanson! Vanson!

    Are you sure? Looks like comp weight to me.
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    Does anyone have a Real McCoy AND a Buzz Rickson N-1?

    Generally speaking (there are exceptions), BR aims to follow the original pattern (unless otherwise noted) whereas RMC aims to tweak the fit to suit their style. In practice, this means it runs small whereas you can usually order the BR in the same size as you would have in the American garment...
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    Biker jacket

    This isn't a Schott or 618. The proportions, hardware, and leather are different.
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    Advice on Budget Leather Jacket

    I'm a big fan but the Asian and European markup on Schott is like double the price of the jackets.
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    Original Indian Motorcycle Jackets

    Not quite related. Toyo Enterprises (parent company of Sugar Cane and Buzz Rickson’s) has a license to produce Indian Motorcycle merchandise. Occasionally these will be high end products but for the most part it’s a decent quality general market brand. Better quality than the merchandise sold in...
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    Advice on Budget Leather Jacket

    They're hard to beat, but OP is in Russia so the oodles of vintage workwear available in the US aren't really in contention. That wouldn't work. Even leaving aside that I think PTP measurements and the like are themselves often misleading absent context (I've posted jackets that look slim...
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    Advice on Budget Leather Jacket

    I think the measurement charts on the RTW models are considered pretty accurate. As always with leather jackets, size labels by themselves are meaningless in and of themselves. With a G-1 type jacket, you should aim for at least 4" of chest room, though naval aviators tended to wear them...
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    New member, guidance needed.

    It's not. It's a Schott Japan pattern equivalent, which runs 2-3 sizes small. Schott Japan themselves are moving away from this pattern. The Perfecto Marc got in Japan, for example, is on the same pattern as my 613SH, but the previous horsehide and steerhide Perfectos there had something like a...
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    I ordered a tailored Aeroleather, and I am not happy with the fitting.

    I actually like the 'beetle back' too. Range of movement will always require fabric; it's a fundamental tailoring principle, whether that fabric manifests in a fuller shape or if it's folded back into pleats and gussets. That's why, for example, skinny suit trousers look like absolute rubbish no...
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    Advice on Budget Leather Jacket

    If you want a Five Star daily wear jacket, get something like this H&L Block or this Cagleco. Patterned on an original of each maker so you won't be dealing with their in-house (and frankly bad) pattern work. The G-1 design is pretty much the most versatile leather jacket type; the underarm...

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