dudewuttheheck
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Himel Bros has had an interesting history on this forum. My personal experiences have all been quite positive and I wanted to share that on here. My favorite jacket from several years ago was my custom Himel Grizzly.
I got heavy into Freewheelers jackets for a while and lately ive mainly been into vintage leather (and wool) jackets. I havent ordered a new jacket in a while and i have tried to order a custom jacket a couple times in the past few years, but dropped out of all for various reasons.
I really wanted another grizzly and another mtm jacket that would fit as nicely as my Buco J-22 does. I went back to Himel because he gave me my previous best experience.
Well, the new custom Wolverine jacket arrived and to say that I am happy would be an understatement!
I was not an easy customer, sending in my own cow fur, going with a different pocket layout and adding buttons to the grizzly model. Most difficult was fitting my measurements.
Not only do I have a far from normal body type, but I wear quite high rise jeans and trousers and need a short body length. It took some time, but Dave and his team really nailed the job of completely modifying the pattern to my body. I really don't think this jacket could fit any better. The jacket isn't as tapered as my J-22, but it really shouldn't be. This type of jacket should have a bit more room and it does.
It's comfortable and looks exactly as I wanted it to. Not everyone is going to like how this jacket looks, but it was custom. I can guarantee there's nothing else like this jacket out there.
It gives me a very western vibe IMO. I feel like it could look as comfortable in a western film as it would in a 1930s outfit or just with jeans and a t shirt here.
I got heavy into Freewheelers jackets for a while and lately ive mainly been into vintage leather (and wool) jackets. I havent ordered a new jacket in a while and i have tried to order a custom jacket a couple times in the past few years, but dropped out of all for various reasons.
I really wanted another grizzly and another mtm jacket that would fit as nicely as my Buco J-22 does. I went back to Himel because he gave me my previous best experience.
Well, the new custom Wolverine jacket arrived and to say that I am happy would be an understatement!
I was not an easy customer, sending in my own cow fur, going with a different pocket layout and adding buttons to the grizzly model. Most difficult was fitting my measurements.
Not only do I have a far from normal body type, but I wear quite high rise jeans and trousers and need a short body length. It took some time, but Dave and his team really nailed the job of completely modifying the pattern to my body. I really don't think this jacket could fit any better. The jacket isn't as tapered as my J-22, but it really shouldn't be. This type of jacket should have a bit more room and it does.
It's comfortable and looks exactly as I wanted it to. Not everyone is going to like how this jacket looks, but it was custom. I can guarantee there's nothing else like this jacket out there.
It gives me a very western vibe IMO. I feel like it could look as comfortable in a western film as it would in a 1930s outfit or just with jeans and a t shirt here.
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