Brown Himel Kensington . . . My New Favorite Jacket

[Superfluous]

Is the brown Shinki like a dark seal or is it just in the pictures that make it look that way?

It is dark brown, but definitely brown as opposed to the black / brown shade of certain seal HH. My poor photography skills (on an old iPhone) make it look darker than in person.

 

[Benj]

Fits amazing Craig. Congratulations!

 

[ProteinNerd]

Nice addition to an already stellar collection!

 

[nick123]

Congrats. Really, congrats!

 

[sweetfights]

Such a lovely jacket, Himel does a beautiful job. Excellent addition to your truly impressive collection. The only thing that sort of bugs me about the Kensington is how the collar never seems to lie flat around the neckline. It juts straight up and encircles the neck without really seeming to touch it anywhere, so the head and neck rise up from out of the jacket almost like how a tortoises neck comes out of its shell. No one else ever seems to notice or care but me so I'm probably insane, but it stands out to me on otherwise perfect jackets, as Himels tend to be.

Intentionally designed that way.

 

[sweetfights]

To the left, in hand, the latest batch of Himel dark brown oil tanned shinki. To the right, the older stuff used to make the latest Imperial design. The newer batch, a little more reddish.
l.

 

[sweetfights]

This is the older oil-tanned dark brown shinki.
I am having a new Kensington made of the last of this batch.
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/himel-the-imperial.100703/

The new stuff looks amazing and would make a superb jacket.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I like the collar design. Looks great to me.
HD

 

[VestCoast]

So the newer batch is the sample with the shadow across it? I've been thinking about ordering an Avro in the dark brown oil tan. Would be my first Himel.

 

[sweetfights]

So the newer batch is the sample with the shadow across it? I've been thinking about ordering an Avro in the dark brown oil tan. Would be my first Himel.

Yes! Has the shadow. Very nice looking stuff. Would look great as an Avro.

 

[ai00344]

This is the older oil-tanned dark brown shinki.
I am having a new Kensington made of the last of this batch.
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/himel-the-imperial.100703/

The new stuff looks amazing and would make a superb jacket.

I thought you were going for a Brimaco. What changed your mind?

 

[sweetfights]

I thought you were going for a Brimaco. What changed your mind?

I was going with the Brimaco, but the Brimaco is better wth thicker chrome/cxl type leather.
I fell in love with the Kensington once I had it, especially the shinki- so very nice.
I have a Good Wear Arcadia in dark seal shinki, and it looks very much like the new Himel batch.
I asked Dave specifically to save some of the older dark brown for me. And he did have enough left for one jacket. The new stuff is fantastic after seeing and feeling it. No one will be disappointed with it.

 

[ai00344]

I was going with the Brimaco, but the Brimaco is better wth thicker chrome/cxl type leather.
I fell in love with the Kensington once I had it, especially the shinki- so very nice.
I have a Good Wear Arcadia in dark seal shinki, and it looks very much like the new Himel batch.
I asked Dave specifically to save some of the older dark brown for me. And he did have enough left for one jacket. The new stuff is fantastic after seeing and feeling it. No one will be disappointed with it.

Look forward to seeing the finished product!

 

[Dnjnk]

Any current photos of this jacket?

 

[handymike]

‘fraid not, our friend @Superfluous left last March

 

[Dnjnk]

Damn! Thanks for the heads up

 

[Damon141]

Not too many shots of worn Kensingtons on here but I found these on Himels instagram.