Fine creek leather leon costum color?!

[jamunk]

Hello good people.
I baught a fcl leon costum. The new one in 1.3mm tea-core.
However I was a bit disappointed in the color. It’s not black, even though it was advertised as so. It’s 100% plum/brownish.
I have a fcl richard which is much more true black. Can it be true that this is supposed to be black?
Or did they send me a brown model?

On the right is my older Richard and on the left is the fcl Leon costum.

Please let me hear your thoughts? Did I miss something about it getting black with age or? I am so confused why this sells as a black jacket.

 

[jamunk]

Hello good people.
I baught a fcl leon costum. The new one in 1.3mm tea-core.
However I was a bit disappointed in the color. It’s not black, even though it was advertised as so. It’s 100% plum/brownish.
I have a fcl richard which is much more true black. Can it be true that this is supposed to be black?
Or did they send me a brown model?

On the right is my older Richard and on the left is the fcl Leon costum.

Please let me hear your thoughts? Did I miss something about it getting black with age or? I am so confused why this sells as a black jacket.

Also I would like to add the pictures do not do the brown/plum justice. It is SUPER purple in daylight.

 

[Bfd70]

Send it back?

 

[jamunk]

Send it back?

They deduct 20% of the purchase price. Since it’s in England. You know brixit and so on. And I’m in Denmark.
Anyway that’s not the point of this thread

 

[AeroFan_07]

It is clearly not black.
I think the only, obvious choice here is the send it back...it's not what you wanted / ordered.

If this is "not" the point of this thread...???

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

I found examples of a few FCL jackets from Self Edge. Looks like your Richard is based on the leather on the right and the leon custom is based on the leather in the middle. Keep in mind Self Edge advertises the jacket in the middle as black too. I've included Brown just for comparison purposes. Your new one is definitely closest to the middle of these 3.

I'm guessing this is a newer leather where FCL gave different specs to Shinki in order for a faster tea-core effect. (Probably more translucent topcoat/finish, hence the brown peeking through... I'm no expert) I think it's gonna end up looking horrendous though.

Like others said, you should either return it or live with it.

Brown	"Black"	Black

 

[Bfd70]

They deduct 20% of the purchase price. Since it’s in England. You know brixit and so on. And I’m in Denmark.
Anyway that’s not the point of this thread

Just sounds like you’re disappointed in it. You’ll lose 20% reselling

 

[Canuck Panda]

that is not black. Blacken brown at the very best. If black is what you bought into then send it back.

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

that is not black. Blacken brown at the very best. If black is what you bought into then send it back.

Yes, blackened brown is more accurate... idk why it didn't come to my mind sooner lol

 

[Xysterz]

That is definitely NOT black; not a bad color, just not black.

 

[jamunk]

I just don’t like the purple AT ALL. You think it’s part of the shine, and I will go away with wear?

 

[Khilij]

Honestly, your best move is likely to talk to the shop and return the thing. If you don't like it now it's unlikely to improve to a point where you will enjoy the jacket. That being said, Your new jacket is not what I would call black imo

 

[jamunk]

Honestly, your best move is likely to talk to the shop and return the thing. If you don't like it now it's unlikely to improve to a point where you will enjoy the jacket. That being said, Your new jacket is not what I would call black imo

Exactly it’s not black. It’s brown/purple/blackish.

It’s weird.. I just thought it was black when it’s portrayed black and it says color: black - tea-core.

I’ve never heard anyone complain about this color before which is also weird to me, since it’s sold as black everywhere.

 

[Bennarion]

It's not black. Return the jacket, otherwise it won't let you rest.

 

[cbez]

hard to tell with that lighting tbh.

 

[TLW '90]

This reminds me of the sharpie color I always got when using Fiebings " USMC Black " dye on knife sheaths I made.
It took too many coats to get a really black color and even then it wasn't truly black.
Since the sheaths were a functional tool I lived with it, but I'd never be happy with this on a jacket or boots if I actually liked black for these items.

 

[Leather_nube]

I’ll wear it for you free of charge, I like the purple hues.

 

[jamunk]

I’ll wear it for you free of charge, I like the purple hues.

If you give me 1500 eu, you can wear it free of charge.

 

[Monitor]

Black, in terms of a natural (non-synthetic) dye, doesn't exist. AFAIK Fine Creek is using vegetable tanned leather so a 100% black is never to be expected.

Your other jacket, Richard, is as green as the Leon is purple.

It's actually more complicated as this as you have to train your brain to see black things as such but once you do, you won't ever again see a black leather jacket as black.

I'd personally enjoy the jacket as is.

 

[TartuWolf]

Dunno mate, if you look at this jacket for example on the stuf-f website or rivet and hide you can see that its black-ish, not deep black. Black has different shades too, especially when you talk about teacore variants. If you don't like it - send it back and eat the cost that is inherently involved in ordering something with import taxes. You'd likely lose more than 20% trying to re-sell it. I think the color is lovely.