Bluechel
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Sad thing is that I'm well aware Pakistan can access nice steerhide.....
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Five Star Leather Jackets
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The hide was beautiful indeed, smelled wonderful too. Just way too thick for a jacket.
Bluechel
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Well that's good news, I've only seen one or two thick hides shown here....
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Why bother then..........I never really got the attraction to the 5 Star conundrum.
They’re good jackets. If you get the sizing right and go with their good leather, it’s good value. Their craftsmanship is excellent.
Bluechel
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I agree, the craftsmanship is there. I do. But now that, with shipping, they are over $400.....????? One could argue quite convincingly that it's better to have a go at a $400 vintage piece....but the fit of custom? If you get that right it's also awesome, and therein lies the conundrum, not to be solved here.
For me it was about playing designer.
Honestly, id rather buy brand new than a used, vintage jacket who knows how many people wore. Thats just my opinion. Fivestar makes an excellent jacket, some of you just don’t have the measuring down right.
Bluechel
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Those are perfectly fine reasons as well. When I knock the newness out of my "just arrived" 5 star, I may end up thrilled. Different strokes here of course, to each his own thank goodness.
Do you have pics of your jacket?
konadog
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I have this trucker in whiskey horsehide coming to me soon. My advice to anyone ordering from Five Star is to get your measurements right and then double-check them. I gave them the wrong measurements for my sleeves and they made them perfectly to what I stated. Now I just need the sleeves to stretch a centimeter or two be my perfect length. Shawn offered to extend the cuff, but also said he believes the sleeves will stretch after wear.
I agree. They only get shorter!
Beautiful! What leather is it??
konadog
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Whiskey horse. It may end up in Classifieds if the sleeves don't work for me. Again, my fault.
How thick is it?
Canuck Panda
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Try it on first, I find there is always a range of acceptable sleeve lengths.
agreed. ppl here seem to like long but I like to feel my hands free without a seam hitting them all the time.
What jacket is that last one? I like the back part of it. Was that custom?
I think if you soak the entire sleeve, and you wear the jacket, hold the sleeve end with your 4 fingers and force bend your elbow, I think it will stretch the back side of the sleeve, and that what matters the front part is ok to be shorter if the back part is dropping more the sleeve end would look alright, almost the same like pants if your pants hem is a bit shorter on the front it will look OK as long as the back side of the hem is longer.
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