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  1. Trouser Bark

    Thinking about Conversions

    I see the term 'conversion' used around here plenty and often w/ outstanding results. I'll be dipped if I can find any sort of tutorial or suggestions on what a guy would need to have in order to tackle a project like that. A clapped out western, some white gas, a flange, a hat block and a...
  2. Trouser Bark

    Hat Brush

    Is there a particular type of hat brush that's clearly better than the others?
  3. Trouser Bark

    Insulated Fedora Liner

    Years ago (I think it was) Eddie Bauer sold a down insulated liner in a pseudo fedora style hat. Is there anything like that now? Not the whole hat but a liner that is down insulated and retrofittable into whatever hat you want to wear that day?
  4. Trouser Bark

    Your Guess at Break-in Time Req'd?

    I've got a Lost Worlds leather pea coat and love it. Beautiful coat and the craftsmanship is top drawer. This dude is thick, stiff, and feels like you're wearing armor. Great to wear but hop in the pickup and it periscopes your hat off. Any idea how long it might take for this jacket to...
  5. Trouser Bark

    Rare: Milano Sheepskin B3 / XL

    I have a jacket you probably haven't seen many of before. Soft, supple, sheepskin, and in a size XL which makes it a little more unicorn-ish yet. IIRC these were originally available w/ a hood though my jacket was not bought w/ a hood and does not come w/ a hood. I've included a photo of how...
  7. Trouser Bark

    A Noob's First Fedora / A Little Guidance Please

    I've read the first 20 pages of threads in the Hat forum and searched around for a sort of general noob tutorial and haven't found one. I see bits of helpful info buried in monstrous threads but nothing intended to show generally how to make the transition for a heretofore non fedora wearer. I...
  8. Trouser Bark

    Alter a Vanson Assoc White Label?

    I have a few jackets and among them is an old White Label Vanson. It says "welcome to 1970" in a way that most older jackets can't. When I think of the jackets of that era several designs were over the top and something I couldn't wear with any regularity now. This one though is clearly a...
  9. Trouser Bark

    Partially Shot Schott... What Would You Do?

    One of my older Schott's is nearing that phase where it needs some attention. I have no skills with a needle and thread and doubt that I'll ever change that. I went by my favorite leather shop and they said new liners start at somewhere around $180 IIRC and that zip choices could be half as...
  10. Trouser Bark

    Estimate of Value Please

    I have a buddy w/ an old jacket. He never wears it and has blossomed a little since he bought it. What had been a closet queen and was worn rarely is now that unicorn that was retired since nearly new. He bought it at least 25 years ago and to my eye it looks flawless. It's definitely not...
  11. Trouser Bark

    Can You ID This Leather?

    I have a dead cousin and I take him out on the town once every couple months. Sort of. He did die and I have his boots. I wear his boots out on the town every couple months just because I like being reminded of him. The interesting thing about his boots is that twice I've taken them to a...
  13. Trouser Bark

    Dansko XP Brown Oiled Clogs / Sz 44

    I bought these leather clogs a few years ago and they have remained unworn absent the initial fitting and walking around inside my home for an hour, tops. They fit somewhere 10-10.5 US and they've sat unmoved on a boot rack in my dark closet. According to the Dansko site these fit between a...
  14. Trouser Bark

    Glock in Jacket Pistol Pocket (?)

    I normally carry a G43 or G48 w/ an IWB kydex holster. I have a new Vanson coming and am wondering if any of you have used a pistol pocket for its intended application and have a comment on their efficacy. Specifically, a Glock w/out a holster is a pistol w/out much of a safety and I'd like to...
  15. Trouser Bark

    Aerostich Combat Touring Boots / 9.5 US

    Any interest in a nearly new and no longer available pair of CBT's? I wear a 10/10.5 depending and I bought these several years ago over the net because they were nearly unused and marked as 44's... which I interpreted as you just did. Sadly, that was incorrect and the actual size is 9.5US...
  16. Trouser Bark

    Connection Beyond Consumerism

    Several can recall the first leather jacket they tried on. Several may be able to recall having seen a first leather jacket they liked enough to spend money on. I'm guessing that for some there's another connection to the industry (or hobby as I've heard it referred to here) that might be...
  17. Trouser Bark

    How Many of You Placed Orders During Vanson's Recent 10 Off Event?

    I did. That's one. I know somebody else did as they're comment prompted me. Was it Vanson's ten off or Aero's fifteen off that generated the most interest? Talk to me.
  19. Trouser Bark

    Vintage Schott 46

    A vintage Perfecto for the James Dean crowd. Looks like it's got some good life left in it and could use a little love but appears not to need much. For sale Vintage Leather Jacket 80 Clams, shipped.
  20. Trouser Bark

    US Caste System and Leather Jackets

    I enjoy wearing utility and m/c oriented leather jackets and have a thick hide of my own when it comes to other people's opinion of what I happen to like. In conversation w/ a business associate recently he made an unusual remark that I'd never pondered before. Specifically he referred to...

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