Excellent answers! Really useful to know about the pockets - had never occurred to me about the stretching thing - and I rather like the button cuffs. A nice understated tartan, my 'family' cloth is really lifeless - years of family picnics has given me an aversion to it - so I think I'm going to go on purely aesthetic grounds. Having read around a bit more about what is possible, I'm hoping that they can keep the whole thing reasonably fitted, as I'm keen to avoid a blouson-y look. I tried on a Belstaff Cougar a week or two ago and even the small was a bit bell-like!
Coupla things. I got snaps on the sleeves to manage them in the cold with gloves on. Glad I did. But buttons look nicer. The tartan I got I love. It matches the look perfectly. However, if I get a cafe racer. I'm going to get a crazy tartan, or the black & white checkers. Something crazy. What the h3ll, it's on the inside, and nobody ever sees it lol
I noticed your press studs, that's a really nice detail, kinda art deco. And I agree with you on eye-slashing tartan. At the moment I'm torn between these two:
http://www.lochcarron.com/reiver/bruce_of_kinnaird_ancient.html and http://www.lochcarron.com/reiver/macrae_of_conchra_ancient.html
They'll both sit well with cordorvan but make, er, a statement. Like you say, it's on the inside, so who sees it?
P Diddy phoned him not that long ago and ordered a shearling neck barnstormer. Will pointed out that it might not be suitable for the Californian climate, but P just said 'It's all about the look' and wanted it made.
I also got the very definite impression that the £50 ($80) charge on the leather strip was set specifically high to discourage people from taking it up in the first place! It also has the added disadvantage that it effectively prevents any subsequent repairs being done on the lining.
. I also got the very definite impression that the £50 ($80) charge on the leather strip was set specifically high to discourage people from taking it up in the first place! It also has the added disadvantage that it effectively prevents any subsequent repairs being done on the lining
Mine are all leather (cuffs). Much preferred - by me. Not hard at all. I could ride a motorcycle with it. I just might
Maybe I'm missing the obvious, but why would a leather strip at the bottom prevent repairs to the lining?
Because nobody here wears any jacket enough to wear it out! There have been pics of jackets worn in that area before. But I don't think it's a big deal either way. Shorter jackets would benefit more I'd think.When I got my last jacket ( I went to the factory to be measured) I asked about a leather hem and Will told me that it was not needed certainly not on the longer jackets, and it also cost an extra £90 and made replacement linings much more expensive to fit (double the price if I remember correctly), I must say that I can understand where he is coming from, I have not noticed any appreciable wear to the bottom of the inside of my jacket however if you were to use a tight fitting jacket for riding there could possibly be some rubbing and wear, if you are going to the factory I would listen to what Will advises! he does know his own product butter than any of us on this forum!D
... however if you were to use a tight fitting jacket for riding there could possibly be some rubbing and wear...
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