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  1. barnabus

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    That looks much less red than I expected. Surprising!
  2. barnabus

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    So my next question is how on earth the 5* sizing works. I'm currently swooning over the 1930s half belt, which is (I think?) what @ton312 just had, and I'm losing confidence poring over the sizing charts. I'm a 39 chest and it like a trim fit. What on earth do I want?
  3. barnabus

    Notions about fit

    By way of whatever, here's a photo I took just now when I got in from a no-reason-but-the-sun's-shining ride. This is my all season armoured riding jacket, from Merlin in oxblood cow. I bought it in a 40 to give me layering room on my 39" chest measurement. I always used to think I should have...
  4. barnabus

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Awesome, thanks @MrProper ! Seal looks much nicer in your pictures than on the 5* website. Which is what I was hoping.
  5. barnabus

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I'm certain this will have been asked before but my search-fu is weak today. Has anyone got photos that clearly show the real life difference in appearance between the seal brown and russet brown steer?
  7. barnabus

    Women's leather jackets

    Looks like All Saints.
  8. barnabus

    Notions about fit

    As I've got older my opinion has changed. I'm more interested in being comfortable and less interested in whether my jacket looks like it fits perfectly. And I'm much more relaxed and more confident in my self. So as long as I'm happy, if someone doesn't think my jacket fits properly then...
  9. barnabus

    Women's leather jackets

    She looks like the villain in a post ironic action movie. She'll kick your ass, but you won't mind.
  10. barnabus

    Women's leather jackets

    Almost all the cross zips I see worn in the wild are worn by women.
  11. barnabus

    Post Thedi Leather Jacket Photos Here........

    Interesting. I realise the international jury is out on armour, and I've no wish to steer another thread in that direction. I was more wondering about the construction of the jackets themselves, thread material, seam stitching, hide thickness. I look at Vanson forex, and they look like tanks...
  13. barnabus

    Post Thedi Leather Jacket Photos Here........

    Does anybody ride in their Thedi jacket? I've only ever seen photos, and Thedi's treatment of the leather often makes them look "delicate" to my eyes, for want of a better word. Does that belie how robust they feel in person?
  14. barnabus

    Thurston Bros. - Official Affiliate Thread

    That's gorgeous!
  15. barnabus

    Cross zip nation

    And that's no good either! Too big, in all dimensions. So it's washed and conditioned and soon to be listed ready to make sometime else happy. I'm sadface about this I've because it's a terrific jacket that I would happily wear heavily if it didn't fit like my dad's. So then I bought another...
  16. barnabus

    Himel: An Existential Review

    I suppose Goldtop is a revived 'dead' brand. But although they cite original 70s etc designs I don't think they're pretending to be the original company.
  17. barnabus

    Cross zip nation

    Well that one was a total washout too, returned. So, third time lucky I'm now waiting on another to arrive. This time a British style with side buckles rather than the Perfecto waist belt. As always, let's see... eta: seller photo.
  19. barnabus

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    This is listed as Leather Monkeys, and I wish I could tell why the seller knows that it is. To my eyes it looks exactly the same as any vintage British-style cross zip...
  20. barnabus

    Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

    Do you not ride @Monitor ? In my head you do, facts notwithstanding.
  21. barnabus

    Leather trucker jacket opinions?

    I suspect it fits as well as any size of that jacket will fit you.
  22. barnabus

    Cross zip nation

    Yup, that was the problem. I know well enough by now that if I instantly think something's wrong with the fit then I'll never wear it. I don't know what you mean about the circle on the sleeve, sorry! Maybe someone else's jacket?
  23. barnabus

    Cross zip nation

    ... And now it's gone again, off to someone new that it will hopefully fit better. In its place I've nabbed another cross zip, a vintage Waddington this time. Let's see what happens.
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