Five Star Leather Jackets

[ton312]

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Ton, out of curiosity ,how much does this jacket weigh? This is the thick horse, right?

Yes, 2.2mm advertised as 5 oz but I’m saying it’s closer to 4. Weight is right at 6lbs. Surprisingly light given its thickness. It’s a very thick hide.

 

[tamz0r]

Has anyone ordered a half belt in suede, a la an Aero Majestic? (or in any style at all besides a trucker?)

 

[Canuck Panda]

I've got a similar question...

Has anyone done an unlined "rough out" goatskin jacket from Shawn?

 

[Formeruser012524]

Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who helped advise me via private convo yesterday and today. You know who you are. I really appreciate it, this forum is awesome.

 

[MrProper]

Has anyone ordered a half belt in suede, a la an Aero Majestic? (or in any style at all besides a trucker?)

A style other than a trucker I had made for my daughter. A copy of a faux leather jacket.

 

[MrProper]

I've got a similar question...

Has anyone done an unlined "rough out" goatskin jacket from Shawn?

I was thinking of doing a rough out with the seal colored steerhide. But I am still undecided.

 

[Canuck Panda]

I was thinking of doing a rough out with the seal colored steerhide. But I am still undecided.
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Is there a specific reason for choosing steer over goat? Do you find it to be better quality? I only have the goat so I am not sure about the steer.
Also I didn't know the steer were re-tanned with the veg brown core. I thought all the leather were chrome tanned and dyed through.
It'd be nice if Shawn updates the leather offerings again on FB and show the reverse side (flesh side) too. Things change / updates very fast over there...

 

[MrProper]

Is there a specific reason for choosing steer over goat? Do you find it to be better quality? I only have the goat so I am not sure about the steer.
Also I didn't know the steer were re-tanned with the veg brown core. I thought all the leather were chrome tanned and dyed through.
It'd be nice if Shawn updates the leather offerings again on FB and show the reverse side (flesh side) too. Things change / updates very fast over there...

The one in my picture is the flesh side. On the outside it is seal colored. Steer actually only because that's what I really have in front of me. Goat I have, but do not see the flesh side.

 

[Canuck Panda]

The goatskin I have from Shawn, russet, seal, conic, all have that veg retan brown on the flesh side. I don't have his regular steer hides.
I am still thinking if I need a lining in a rough out jacket though. My main concern is I don't want the pigment finish touch the skin, it would feel kinda weird. So maybe just sleeve lining.

 

[ABCD]

My main concern is I don't want the pigment finish touch the skin, it would feel kinda weird.

Nothing weird about that. I had a roughout Y2 with pigment finish on the inside. Cotton lining makes it easier to put the jacket on though.

 

[Canuck Panda]

Yeah, I know. I had a Reiss jacket that was unlined with the grain side on the inside. It has more to do with my prejudice against imported leather. I don't know what kind of paint is used (on the grain side). They don't advertise what kind of paint is used. And they tend to smell gassier than leather tanned in US/EU. Hence the anxiety/prejudice goggles and wanting a lining.
But at the same time I am not gonna pay the full retail for a jacket I would only wear just a few times a year, and would still want quality rough out and not split suede. So the reason I am here...
It's most likely gonna be lined in the sleeves for me... in a rough out situation...

 

[uncia]

Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who helped advise me via private convo yesterday and today. You know who you are. I really appreciate it, this forum is awesome.

I fully endorse this statement!

Thanks to the support I got here, I'm about to place a custom order with shawn with a good feeling....
Let's see how this develops - I will report back ;-)

 

[Rugby]

And in the subject of budget jackets, has anyone had experience with Lusso Leather? They're in Toronto.

 

[Pandemic]

This is a pretty cool design:

 

[Monitor]

I once accidentally put the jacket that was inside out on and the moment the leather touched my skin, I immediately died.

 

[Aloysius]

@Canuck Panda get reverse-SXL/CHL

 

[TheDonEffect]

I like the design, cossack with a more traditional collar.

 

[ABCD]

This is a pretty cool design:

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Gussets on a cossack, that's just weird.

 

[morrison2951]

This is a pretty cool design:

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Not bad.... but not a fan of the gussets either.

Best in my opinion to save up for a Thedi Niko in a similar design. Classic.

 

[ton312]

I tend to like the 5 Star design/layout better actually. The Thedi has pocket proportion problems. The flaps are undersized compared to the size of the actual pocket. If these were standard slash pockets the Thedi would be vastly improved. Gussets don’t bother me in the least. That style back looks great imo.

Leather and construction aside (which obviously Thedi wins) for overall design, I’d pick the 5 star.