Well, I just learned something new about my jacket.
I noticed a second snap on the lapel, that you can’t see when the lapels are open.
And this is what it’s for.
You can’t see it from the front.
So I can wear it either way, collar splitting the zip or all snapped down. Very cool.
BTW...
I thought that it might be something where once the leather breaks in and relaxes that it would sit naturally.
Kind of makes me wonder why they’re made like that.
Very nice.
I recently picked up a crosszip, and mine does the same thing if I try to zip it all the way up—either the collar splits the zipper, or with the zip all the way up, the collar sits kind of funny.
Is this a normal feature with all crosszips?
I’ve worn my early 90’s Levis jean jacket twice in the last couple of months. Strange, because I don’t think I’ve worn it more than a handful of times since I bought it, way back then.
I just kind of fell out of love with denim jackets… not sure why.
Thanks! It is a real joy to ride. My first was an ‘05, and this is a ‘13 that I picked up with only 7,000km on the bike. I like it more every time I get on it!
I heeded @Viking752’s advice, and took my Schott 515V vest out for a spin. The vest is hot. I thought there would be much more air circulation. I was actually sweating—that surprised me. But I looked cool. Lol.
Not a jacket, but, I had a brand new pair of boots shredded by a cat (no idea how old the cat was). When I say shredded, I’m not kidding— the boots were destroyed!
So yeah, this one had a thing for leather.
I wouldn’t take any chances… I’d buy my kid a hamster.
Yeah, I should. I used to wear vests all the time (I got my first leather vest for Xmas when I was about 13). That’s one of the reasons I bought the Schott, but I need to get it broken in so it loses the “boxiness”.
Stock photo of the one I have:
This was in the early 80’s. A squeaky, quilt lined horsehide with snaps to do it up. Not the best for keeping the wind out on my motorcycle.
Some lowlife stole it a few years later.
Nice jacket!
You can replace the shoe laces with leather laces—which is most likely what was on the jacket originally. You can get them at pretty much any cobbler/shoe repair shop.
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