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Finds and Deals - Leather Jacket Edition

Bluechel

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/3943178102...pid=5338596370&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1
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willyto

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I find very annoying that all the samples or leftover jackets are always in big sizes.

It’s the same people always having the great deals!

Regardless of that I find most of those jackets very long for me.
 

newtojackets

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I find very annoying that all the samples or leftover jackets are always in big sizes.

It’s the same people always having the great deals!

Regardless of that I find most of those jackets very long for me.
I believe the pit to pit of the Manhattan was 21.75 inches (smaller than the size 42 tag implied)
 

Aloysius

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I saw that this is listed once again. Do you remember what it was listed at last year? (cc @Marc mndt since you saw it too) If it’s been sitting around so long I think I’d want to make an offer.

I was about to post this!

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You should get it! Or if someone else in Europe gets it, he should let you do a Monitor photo review first!
I find very annoying that all the samples or leftover jackets are always in big sizes.

It’s the same people always having the great deals!

Regardless of that I find most of those jackets very long for me.

Field? His samples are always smaller than a standard 40” jacket. I’m not sure I’d call that “big” anywhere except maybe Japan.
 

Will Zach

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I saw that this is listed once again. Do you remember what it was listed at last year? (cc @Marc mndt since you saw it too) If it’s been sitting around so long I think I’d want to make an offer.



You should get it! Or if someone else in Europe gets it, he should let you do a Monitor photo review first!


Field? His samples are always smaller than a standard 40” jacket. I’m not sure I’d call that “big” anywhere except maybe Japan.
I remember $900 for the NOS Beck, but not 100% sure of that. It is gone, I hope you got it. It is not often that we see NOS 1950s jackets.
 
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You should get it! Or if someone else in Europe gets it, he should let you do a Monitor photo review first!
I'm just not feeling leather jackets anymore. Boots, pants, yeah but jackets... I don't know, man, just nowhere to wear them! Wherever I go to, I gotta take it off. Made me thing, the heck was I paying all this money for, so that I'd have a cool jacket that nobody ever's gonna see, hanging on some hanger in some corner?
 

Al 916

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I'm just not feeling leather jackets anymore. Boots, pants, yeah but jackets... I don't know, man, just nowhere to wear them! Wherever I go to, I gotta take it off. Made me thing, the heck was I paying all this money for, so that I'd have a cool jacket that nobody ever's gonna see, hanging on some hanger in some corner?

I have Raynaud's, a great excuse to keep mine on....

Might I suggest, keep it on..... (don't develop Raynaud's)
 

Viking752

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Central Florida
I'm just not feeling leather jackets anymore. Boots, pants, yeah but jackets... I don't know, man, just nowhere to wear them! Wherever I go to, I gotta take it off. Made me thing, the heck was I paying all this money for, so that I'd have a cool jacket that nobody ever's gonna see, hanging on some hanger in some corner?
I hear you and I feel the sentiment for the most part…..just wish I didn’t love leather jackets so damn much. That being said, I just sold one and three more are on the auction block as we speak.
 

Will Zach

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Yes, $697 now on etsy. I remember reading on TFL that Becks with that label were not the greatest, Northeastern Togs was the one to get. Could be the reason it's still around.
 

Aloysius

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I made an offer! I pray that it's accepted. Wish me luck, Loungers!

For anyone looking for the "modern deadstock" Schott version of this jacket, which actually has more handwork and higher quality finishing than the vintage (with its unfinished side lacing, faux-leather trim, etc), check this out. (I say "modern deadstock" as the model is no longer made, but this store still has a few and at their old price…)

I was looking at it for myself some months ago so I got the spec sheet from Schott (which is how I determined the sizing wouldn't work for me. Perhaps it will work for one of you.

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I'm just not feeling leather jackets anymore. Boots, pants, yeah but jackets... I don't know, man, just nowhere to wear them! Wherever I go to, I gotta take it off. Made me thing, the heck was I paying all this money for, so that I'd have a cool jacket that nobody ever's gonna see, hanging on some hanger in some corner?

I know the feeling…

Yes, $697 now on etsy. I remember reading on TFL that Becks with that label were not the greatest, Northeastern Togs was the one to get. Could be the reason it's still around.

Yes, they're still great jackets but there was some economizing. I noted this when making my offer.
 

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