Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

[Wildhorses]

Not really vintage, but an interesting RRL :
Ralph Lauren 30 s Moto Veste en cuir 1930 D Poche perfecto vintage Small | eBay

 

[Marc mndt]

Not really vintage, but an interesting RRL :
Ralph Lauren 30 s Moto Veste en cuir 1930 D Poche perfecto vintage Small | eBay

Nice jacket. Not rrl though. It's a women's Polo Ralph Lauren.

 

[Wildhorses]

I did associate quick with RRL. But a women's jacket in this style ?

 

[Monitor]

I did associate quick with RRL. But a women's jacket in this style ?

It's a woman's jacket. I bought it for my ex who threw it in my face and said it's ugly. It's not. It's a beautiful jacket, hide is super thick and really looks good. But yeah, it's a woman's jacket.

 

[Wildhorses]

It's a woman's jacket. I bought it for my ex who threw it in my face and said it's ugly. It's not. It's a beautiful jacket, hide is super thick and really looks good. But yeah, it's a woman's jacket.

OK, it's good to know ! The job was well done on this jacket. Even if in general I don't like pre-distressed leather.

 

[tmitchell59]

Looks like a bit like a 30s Ralphs-Pugh jacket.

 

[jonesy86]

Thats a lot of pockets in one place. Looks very cool.

 

[Pandemic]

It's a woman's jacket. I bought it for my ex who threw it in my face and said it's ugly. It's not. It's a beautiful jacket, hide is super thick and really looks good. But yeah, it's a woman's jacket.

I feel you pain, having been there a few times myself.

 

[torfjord]

It’s also really similar to the Johnson Bros in the Lightning magazine

 

[JMax]

Penney’s MC
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-1940-s...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

[Claybertrand]

It's a woman's jacket. I bought it for my ex who threw it in my face and said it's ugly. It's not. It's a beautiful jacket, hide is super thick and really looks good. But yeah, it's a woman's jacket.

And hence, she became your EX on the spot that very second. Every man has his standards

 

[handymike]

Looks like a bit like a 30s Ralphs-Pugh jacket. View attachment 349969

It’s also really similar to the Johnson Bros in the Lightning magazine

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All the cool jackets came from Cali!

 

[ton312]

All the cool jackets came from Cali!

Wrong!
Monarch: Milwaukee
Grais , Hercules, Penny’s, Windward/Wards: Chicago

But yeah. The West coast certainly was a fertile delta. Still is.

 

[handymike]

Didn't Terry make the Cali connection with Sears, Penny's/ Sportclad, & Windward?
I'll concede Grais and Monarch.

 

[ton312]

Didn't Terry make the Cali connection with Sears, Penny's/ Sportclad, & Windward?
I'll concede Grais and Monarch.

Not sure. Made there? We’ll need his input but all those are definitely Illinois based. Might be “Styled in the West” “Made in the Midwest”? Or maybe made and styled in the west…distributed in the Midwest? It’s a good question. Not sure anyone can say for sure but…paging @tmitchell59!

 

[JMax]

Sears and Wards— Some made in Cali, others made elsewhere. TM has really run all that down. Really depends on the year, model, etc. Can obviously be determined by label, but also the leather and some of the design cues. TM’s thread about the Sears jackets is killer.

Penneys/SC made by Kurland— Mass. I’d bet their offerings were made all over the place too.

Don’t forget Guidemaster, Appalachian Indian, Fidelity, Knopf, Rich-Sher and other non-Cali bubbas.

 

[JMax]

Is it me, or has the pricing on used Cals shot up in the past half-year or so? I’m finding a lot in the $600 starting bid range, and BINs over $1K.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-60...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

[JMax]

Windward 38

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Windward-H...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

 

[jonbuilder]

Windward 38

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Windward-H...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
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Pristine, I believe Jackjunkie sold one of these in our size for $450 in TFL classifies last year

 

[handymike]

Windward 38

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Windward-H...2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
View attachment 349998

My size, but the price is pretty steep! You’re most of the way to an ELMC at the BIN.