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  1. zebedee

    If horsehide has been soaked for several days...

    It's one of those things. I'm enjoying the resurrecting.
  2. zebedee

    If horsehide has been soaked for several days...

    I'd go beyond useless: their investigation posited a customs-held item that my employer's HR had tracked down and had delivered to me days previously. Eejits.
  3. zebedee

    If horsehide has been soaked for several days...

    I've dried it, and it's undamaged. Applied vaseline very thinly. As I am in Shanghai (and the postal service once inside Mainland borders was Chinese EMS), I feel that the seller has no liability. Parcelforce UK, though, I'd never opt for again. Odd customer service. Essentially useless :)
  4. zebedee

    If horsehide has been soaked for several days...

    It could have been water, it could have been anti-Covid spray, it could have been the micturation of the courier who had 'retained' the jacket once it got to Shanghai (despite having signed it off as delivered). On the upside, grain is popping everywhere.
  5. zebedee

    If horsehide has been soaked for several days...

    Thanks- I'll do this. The pockets are moleskin and still damp. If I cannot get pecard's?
  7. zebedee

    If horsehide has been soaked for several days...

    ...what's the best course of action? The jacket that arrived was waterlogged- I've spent three days drying it out. It's Vicenza, and feels fairly stiff; apart from a slight musty smell, it's undamaged. The dye was pushed into the lining, but I don't care about that. I have no Renapur- should...
  8. zebedee

    “An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” ~ John F. Kennedy

    I love this.
  9. zebedee

    “An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.” ~ John F. Kennedy

    I'll contact the manufacturer first. I've found that this has usually worked well- if there's no joy there, I'll warn others. I'm also the same with most service providers.
  10. zebedee

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    Mariner on its way to me in Shanghai...
  11. zebedee

    Loungers in Shanghai

    Yes, Tony Leather has a taobao shop link somewhere on here that I'll post in a bit. There are several stores that are good on the bund (and they're all in the same [massive] building). PM me before arrival and I'll introduce you and get you the 'James' Friend Price'. :)
  13. zebedee

    Loungers in Shanghai

    Yes, but you want Tony Leather in Shanghai. The Bund's Soft Spinning Market has places that do leather, but it's mall quality at best.
  14. zebedee

    Loungers in Shanghai

    "Dave's" is famous- they do great work. Joyce and Rita are my go to on the Bund, but you really have to get her to check the buttons are on firmly enough (their new 'finishing' guy is a grumpy, light worker and they've had difficulties: Joyce will re-stitch buttons so that you could abseil off...
  15. zebedee

    Loungers in Shanghai

    'The Tread Guide'. I'm very impressed by them so far and am stomping about in the jeans to give them a proper test. What I like about them is that they sensibly line stuff (as opposed to just presuming that thinner linings are always acceptable) and the work feels substantial. And the...
  16. zebedee

    Loungers in Shanghai

    May be curious to know that the Soft Spinning Market (399 Lujiabang Lu) has a really good stall on the third floor (No. 340) that has a fantastic range of denim and canvas and a two-tailor team that is really good to work with. I've collected some bulletproof jeans and a rather fantastic shirt...
  17. zebedee

    *Keeper* leather utility jacket photos.....

    He definitely has the best tan jackets on here. The washed grey Thedi is as good as the tan buffalo, imho - the collars are fantastic.
  19. zebedee

    Lost Worlds "Factory"

    It's a bit like Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory, except that the rent is a lot lower and it's staffed entirely by Oompa-Loompas in leather shorts humming 'Funkytown' and not blogging or eating biscotti.
  20. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    That is a nice jacket.
  21. zebedee

    Did you ever regret selling a jacket?

    No, I gave them to friends or sold them at affordable prices. Every one I gave away made a valued friend happy.
  22. zebedee

    What do you do with your jacket at the weekends?

    I adapted it from Lady Bollinger: I drink Champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I'm not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise, I never touch it -- unless I'm thirsty.
  23. zebedee

    What do you do with your jacket at the weekends?

    I wear them when I want to and don't if I want to wear something else. I wear them most often when it is cold enough to, and sometimes when it isn't. I wear them when I'm sober and when I'm drunk, and when it's raining or when it's not. I'll wear a new one in the house if it's cold, but...

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