Absolutely PERFECT!!! The Five Star debate has been settled (long ago actually) but this really puts a nail in it. SUPERB jacket!My latest aquisition from 5*: Cafe Racer made from premium black goat skin.
After the Moto jacket from Jean Shop NYC had been shown to me quite often on Pinterest, the desire for it became great enough for let Shawn recreate it.
But without a central seam on the back, slightly smaller gussets and with a heavy cotton drill instead of quilted lining.
And of course according to my measurements.
Since I have the Premium Goatskin from 5* in russet and seal, but black is still missing and this was also the leather recommendation from @ton312 , it became the black goat.
The leather is a little softer than my seal-colored one and, subjectively, seems to be slightly thinner.
The weight of the jacket is quite light at approx. 4 lbs and corresponds to my other mid weight jackets (more or less).
However, the jacket is as comfortable to wear as a fabric jacket. I would even go so far as to say it's my most comfortable leather jacket alongside my shearling.
Which details were important to me?
- Round shoulders (very important)
- Smaller gussets than the original
- No central seam on the back, but the side seams do
- Zippers on the inside of the forearms
- Front drop
- Slightly curved sleeves
- Nickel hardware
- High armholes
- All my measurements (shoulders, P2P, waist, hem, height of waist, neck circumference, size of the armhole, elbow, wrist, sleeve length, body length, frontdrop, position and width of the chest pockets, length of the zips on the sleeves)
Only the wire puller I wanted on the zipper only looks like a wire puller but isn't. Maybe I'll swap it out.
But overall I would say Shawn delivered again
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