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I should get my resized Schackleton next week, I can't wait to wear it again.
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Aero Shackleton Explored
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I should get my resized Schackleton next week, I can't wait to wear it again.
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Cool, look forward to seeing how that turns out.
You know, I wonder how ell these could work with a leather back and a security pocket, large, in the inside rear? (Make it big enough, and it could double as a slot or aback protector, giving this a whole other application!).
You know, I wonder how ell these could work with a leather back and a security pocket, large, in the inside rear? (Make it big enough, and it could double as a slot or aback protector, giving this a whole other application!).
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I also got mine off the rack two years ago, a battered steer one. Luckily the fit was spot on.
Good idea! I like a C-3 with a full Knox back protector / armoured shirt underneath & Kevlar sweat over the shirt
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Only if you ride something douchy like a scooterGood idea! I like a C-3 with a full Knox back protector / armoured shirt underneath & Kevlar sweat over the shirt
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Perfect for wet hair in the morning, eh? ;-)
If I remember correctly a member, here, has a Shackleton with a leather back made of HH Battered or Vicenza. But I can’t remember who...
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Thurston Brothers stocked a custom Shackleton in July 2017
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Ken made the prototype with a leather back, then decided it was too stiff for what he had envisioned. They've done a few to special order, though.
I wish Edward.....wet hair is a thing of the past...hair is a thing of the past
My new hairdryer does about 85 MPH
Early versions were made with leather backs, but I don't think it really *worked*. It's that difference between a leather jerkin and a jacket without sleeves, I suspect...
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It would certainly need the right hide so as not to be odd. I think too part of the mix might be whether it's sized to wear like a jerkin or a waistcoat. (The latter, I think, would be more forgiving with leather). Mind you, it could also be a break-in timed thing too: my FQHH Bootlegger is as soft as you can imagine after seven odd years' wear.
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I wish Edward.....wet hair is a thing of the past...hair is a thing of the past
My new hairdryer does about 85 MPH
Scooters have certainly changed in the last forty odd years; a lot of them can rival motorcycles for performance now. (And truth be told, I'm not sure I want to go much faster than 55 sitting on or over an engine in the open!)
I hear ya on the hair thing: I've been shaving what little I've had left since 2006. Time required for a full head shave is definitely diminishing, and not only because I've gotten skilled at it....
Could Aero's vegetable tanned goat suede work for a mixed leather and suede vest?
It's tanned with a double face, so you could use the suede side on the back, and the leather side on the front. That should mean the leathers match more closely than mixing hides, as can be seen on this jacket.
The only trouble is that the Shackleton has relatively large panels, and these might be too big to work with the goatskin, which comes in smaller hides.
It's tanned with a double face, so you could use the suede side on the back, and the leather side on the front. That should mean the leathers match more closely than mixing hides, as can be seen on this jacket.
The only trouble is that the Shackleton has relatively large panels, and these might be too big to work with the goatskin, which comes in smaller hides.
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Looks superb! The pre-alteration photo is great, shows just how well you've done on the weight loss front (I'm trying to lose a few stone myself at present, and it's not easy). Interesting they've been able to do a resize - that's one of the beauties of a simple pattern like this, I imagine. Great fit on you: I think when it comes time to order mine, I'm going to want to opt for one just a bit closer waist-length, but yours looks like the sort of perfect 'waistcoat fit' I have in mind. You wear it pretty much how I have in mind - as an alternative to a jacket in warmer weather.
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There's a size 48 with a leather back on the sales pages if any of the big boys are looking
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Thats impressive as hell, @SpeedRcrX - not so much the lovely Shackleton, but the work you did to get lookin' so good! Congrats on both counts...
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