Hey everyone,
It's been a while since I posted the last time, but I thought my latest leather jacket addition might be worth to be shared.
Being a motorcyclists myself, I always had a soft-spot for the classic asymmetrical biker jacket. However, I never pulled the trigger on a D-pocket. Living in NYC, over the past years I have basically tried all the stock jackets available given the proximity to Standard & Strange, Selfedge, and Franklin & Poe in Philly. From Real McCoys, over The Flatheat, FIneCreek, Y'2, to Attractions, to name just a few. I guess with the D-pocket jackets it's not different than with any of my other jackets - going custom was the only option to fit my 6.7 long-armed frame.
Long story-short in January 2022, I reached out to Greg from Field Leathers and got the process started. That brings me to the first point. There was definitely enough time of joyful anticipation until I received the jacket in August 2023 after 19 months of waiting. Was it worth it? Hell yes! No chance to wear a jacket before September in NYC anyways.
The design:
My goal was to closely mimic the Buco J-24 design and make some minor tweaks to make it truly my perfect cross-zip. Most of the things Sam and I kept going back and forth about in about 100 Emails are likely barely noticeable, which proves to me that they fit the design just right. For example it took us a while to get the D-pocket design fully sorted out. There are hundreds of variants out there - some rounder, some almost square, sometimes having the straight side being parallel to the main zip, sometimes not. I think we got it just right.
I also added a pillion pocket on one side only (kinda like the asymmetrical motto going through the jacket)
Other features include a slightly rounded kidney panel, snaps on the lower lapels only, a snap on fur-collar with blacked out snaps in the front. Also, likely blending in and not standing out are the lapels. We tweaked the size to make them a bit larger than normal. I could go on for a while but stop here.
The fit:
Most importantly, of course, the fit. I went with the full bespoke option, involving a cotton mock-up jacket to get the fit right as most of you likely have heard about. I am super stoked with how the jacket turned out. Out of the box the jacket fit like a glove and the tea-core Shinki horsehide is noticeably lighter than the CXL horsehide of my Aero jackets.
Overall, I am really really impressed with the Craftsmanship. While of course being a sturdy piece of clothing, the attention to detail is more reminiscent of a piece of art.
Enough words for now. I am happy to share more details as requested
Cheers from NYC,
Alex
It's been a while since I posted the last time, but I thought my latest leather jacket addition might be worth to be shared.
Being a motorcyclists myself, I always had a soft-spot for the classic asymmetrical biker jacket. However, I never pulled the trigger on a D-pocket. Living in NYC, over the past years I have basically tried all the stock jackets available given the proximity to Standard & Strange, Selfedge, and Franklin & Poe in Philly. From Real McCoys, over The Flatheat, FIneCreek, Y'2, to Attractions, to name just a few. I guess with the D-pocket jackets it's not different than with any of my other jackets - going custom was the only option to fit my 6.7 long-armed frame.
Long story-short in January 2022, I reached out to Greg from Field Leathers and got the process started. That brings me to the first point. There was definitely enough time of joyful anticipation until I received the jacket in August 2023 after 19 months of waiting. Was it worth it? Hell yes! No chance to wear a jacket before September in NYC anyways.
The design:
My goal was to closely mimic the Buco J-24 design and make some minor tweaks to make it truly my perfect cross-zip. Most of the things Sam and I kept going back and forth about in about 100 Emails are likely barely noticeable, which proves to me that they fit the design just right. For example it took us a while to get the D-pocket design fully sorted out. There are hundreds of variants out there - some rounder, some almost square, sometimes having the straight side being parallel to the main zip, sometimes not. I think we got it just right.
I also added a pillion pocket on one side only (kinda like the asymmetrical motto going through the jacket)
Other features include a slightly rounded kidney panel, snaps on the lower lapels only, a snap on fur-collar with blacked out snaps in the front. Also, likely blending in and not standing out are the lapels. We tweaked the size to make them a bit larger than normal. I could go on for a while but stop here.
The fit:
Most importantly, of course, the fit. I went with the full bespoke option, involving a cotton mock-up jacket to get the fit right as most of you likely have heard about. I am super stoked with how the jacket turned out. Out of the box the jacket fit like a glove and the tea-core Shinki horsehide is noticeably lighter than the CXL horsehide of my Aero jackets.
Overall, I am really really impressed with the Craftsmanship. While of course being a sturdy piece of clothing, the attention to detail is more reminiscent of a piece of art.
Enough words for now. I am happy to share more details as requested
Cheers from NYC,
Alex
