Canuck Panda
I'll Lock Up
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Third week, only wore it three days this week. Going to drop out at this point. Life is too short for just one jacket, and I ran out of shirt pairing options...
Wed/Thurs/Friday
Three weeks ago
Today (three weeks later)
The brass buttons were artificially wiped down with alcohol pad this week so the brass showed through. Otherwise the Angelus dye would have held. It's a strong bond, even cutting it with water. Thanks for Navetsea sharing his dying techniques, cutting the dye with some water really gives it the aniline look. Still very water proof too. Can't recommend acrylic dye enough, the only down side is the squeak, but the practicality outweighs the sounds.
One other thing I learned from wearing mostly the same jacket for three weeks is sizing. This jacket is about a size bigger than what I would normally wear for the FDL slim fit look. If it were any smaller I probably would have dropped out of the challenge on day one. Not promoting baggy fits, but jacket has to be big enough for daily tasks.
Onto the next jacket...
Wed/Thurs/Friday
Three weeks ago
Today (three weeks later)
The brass buttons were artificially wiped down with alcohol pad this week so the brass showed through. Otherwise the Angelus dye would have held. It's a strong bond, even cutting it with water. Thanks for Navetsea sharing his dying techniques, cutting the dye with some water really gives it the aniline look. Still very water proof too. Can't recommend acrylic dye enough, the only down side is the squeak, but the practicality outweighs the sounds.
One other thing I learned from wearing mostly the same jacket for three weeks is sizing. This jacket is about a size bigger than what I would normally wear for the FDL slim fit look. If it were any smaller I probably would have dropped out of the challenge on day one. Not promoting baggy fits, but jacket has to be big enough for daily tasks.
Onto the next jacket...