Alexander Leathers opinion needed.

[triple-d]

well, you've mentioned the word riri, i'm just waiting for louis to turn up on this thread now. I trust they're all solid brass symmetrical zippers, of course....

lol.....lol...

 

[Carlos840]

Not sure what is going on here! What are you people on about?

 

[Otter]

Spill over from Louis's last thread, Finally got a 48" A2, apologies for the thread hijack.

 

[Sloan1874]

Yes, apologies.

 

[ProteinNerd]

Carlos840, Great outcome, Glad to see AL is looking after you and standing behind their product. Just curious if you have asked for any tweaks on the remake? I really liked you first jacket, just wondering if you have taken this opportunity to change anything?

 

[Carlos840]

Carlos840, Great outcome, Glad to see AL is looking after you and standing behind their product. Just curious if you have asked for any tweaks on the remake? I really liked you first jacket, just wondering if you have taken this opportunity to change anything?

No, nothing at all, the fit was i think as good as i could get it, so it's just an exact remake...

Also, considering this is the third remake, and i am starting to feel like a pain, i didn't want to add complications by changing things around...

 

[Carlos840]

3 weeks later, still nothing!

They promised me a new jacket in a week, now they are giving me some "we are busy doing other things"

This is really giving me a Lawless Denim deja vu...

 

[Worf]

Just got this thread.... sorry man. I hope it works out for you.... please keep updating us.

Worf

 

[ProteinNerd]

I wouldn't sweat it, its Easter. I know its frustrating but a week or two now won't have much impact on a great jacket that will last you the next 40 years....

 

[bn1966]

Hopefully good news very soon!

 

[Carlos840]

Well, i am currently wearing my new jacket, and it is PERFECT!

The fit is the same as the previous one, the new lining is awesome, it's a very silky cotton fabric, not sure if it's a twill, a drill, but it feels thin and airy, with a super soft satin feel.
The Riri zipper is great,m it looks good, and feels a lot smoother than the Talon one. The Talon one felt grabby and notchy, the Riri just glides up and down with very little resistance.
Considering they have never had a Riri failure, i can say i am a convert.

All in all, i am a very happy customer. I did have a very unlucky run, but i think that Steven at AL was really amazing at dealing with it, and made sure to get things sorted as best as he could.
I will definitely get beck to them when i decide to buy a brown jacket!

 

[Plumbline]

Great news .... lets see it then

 

[tnjyoung]

Great news .... lets see it then

+1

 

[Carlos840]

Ask and you shall receive!

It's pretty much the same as the previous one, apart from the Riri zipper and the new lining.
There is one small difference, this one has red lining all the way, the old one had red in the body and black in the sleeves.
Although i prefer this fabric, i liked the black lining in the sleeves, if only because the wrist area is probably going to get dirty at some point and look a bit rough.

Also, they have enlarged the neck a little, on the original one i could not zip the jacket all the way up as it was choking me a little...
Not really a problem as i never zip it all the way up, but this one doesn't choke me when zipped up.
I didn't ask for it, or even mentioned it, not sure if it's a global change, or random luck.

Actually, looking at the pictures, it seems the lining in the body finished at the edge on the original one, which created some rubbing between the lining and my jeans and some fraying, the new one has a band of leather at the bottom.

Fit pics in the original thread:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?80054-Alexander-Leathers-Cafe-Racer/page6&highlight=

Completely unrelated, but i have been making belts recently, and i really like the contrast between black leather jacket and boots and natural leather belts!

 

[Surferbruce]

Wow...the belts are really cool. And the jacket also...looks perfect.

 

[Sloan1874]

Love those belts. Are you doing it commercially?

 

[Fanch]

All's well that ends well! Carlos happy to hear resolution occurred in your case.

 

[Carlos840]

Love those belts. Are you doing it commercially?

Thanks!

Nothing commercial yet, just a bit of fun. These were the first time i ever did any kind of leather work, as you can see the top one isn't stitched to well, i was still figuring out the proper technique.
The second one is as good as it can get, nice and straight, with a nice slant in the stitching...

I would be happy to put a belt together if you have a buckle you like, the leather is £13, and i would probably charge around £25 for the work ( it takes roughly 2 hours to burnish, pierce and stitch a belt, burnishing is the longest as i do it all by hand)
The buckle is the most expensive, I ordered these from the US, and once you factor in shipping and customs it's not cheap, but if you can find a nice buckle in the UK it should be cheaper.

 

[pawineguy]

Glad they sorted it all out, all companies have issues from time to time, it's how they deal with those issues that ends up defining them. Jacket looks great, glad you're happy with it.

 

[nick123]

That leather looks oddly like the overdye steer Johnson uses. Yours looks great! (Sorry, I uploaded the wrong pic and the one I was going for isn't there. But in certain lighting it looks identical. You can sort of see the greyish overtones like yours has but again, wrong pic. Fail.)