Freewheelers leather jackets

[Rm759]

I was in the Real McCoys store in Tokyo 2 days ago and the J24's were 250000 Yen. ($1650USD)
I couldn't believe the price.
They had one of each size except my size, 42. J100 the same. Freewheels only had 4 jackets. Very nice guy there.
Americaya has a lot of Aero cxl and a few vanson. Schott was loaded with their horse hide jackets.

 

[cbez]

Mulholland is a very nice jacket with even better marketing/hype. Supply and demand. Personally I think the leather is not that interesting.

 

[BloodEagle]

The Mulholland is the most uncomfortable jacket I've ever owned, and the zipper disintegrated without any misuse - but I've told this story before so I'll pipe down

 

[Mich486]

I visited three or four RMC stores in Japan, they all full size ranges of each and every model in stock. It certainly didn't look like they were flying off the shelves.

Well all I know is that if I go on their jp website and look in the leather jacket category 38s and 40s are largely sold out for the styles I like. But yes real mccoys is less niche than other brands. Don’t forget that abroad you also typically find a fraction of their full catalogue.

Some brands (also workwear/workwear adjacent) trust me they are barely know outside of Japan and they sell out domestically there very very quickly.

Personally, kind of tired of all these hardcore Japanese repro brands… much prefer something like Orslow, old Joe etc.

 

[Cskarev]

Wearing my Brakeman in canyon brown.

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[Pkshfo74036]

Yesterday I had some discussions with my friends on if Rainbow Country manufactures leather jackets for Freewheelers. I know that on this forum some members like @dudewuttheheck and @red devil either has assumptions or confirmation on this issue but unfortunately I didn't find more detailed answers. I therefore consulted with a Freewheelers dealer. Here is our conversation and I think this would be an interesting read for the fellow members. I adjusted a bit on the English to make it easier to read:

H: "Eight" is special factory they can sew leather products and they have big connection to horsehide company.
They made leather products of "Old" Real Mccoy's. After the bankcruptcy of "Old" real mccoy's, "Eight" stopped to deal with them. Because "new" real mccoy's are yakuza (Note: Japanese mafia).
"Eight" was establised "Rainbow country" as their own brand. Toys mccoy, Pherrow's, Colimbo, the Few and Freewheelers were staffs from "old" real mccoy's. So they are good relationship with "Eight".
But each brands order "horsehide leather" that is different recipe. Similar is possible. But same is impossible.
If "eight" use same material to brands, that is bad factory. "Eight" keeps secret brand by brand so they can run long time.

Me: So does ‘eight’ sew leather products for Freewheelers?

H: Yes. Eight have to adjust and follow orders from brands. FW's order is so difficult and so complicated.

Me: I have another question: who makes the pattern for FW? Is this pattern maker a FW employee or Eight makes the pattern that required by FW?

H: FW have staffs of making pattern. FW doesn't use Eight's staff when they make pattern. FW's staffs are good at making pattern very much. This is the difference from other brands.
You can feel difference FW and other brands. Customers imagine easily same factory means same quality. But it's not truth
I think FW and other brands are completely different. It's only same 'factory', Products are completely different.
Knowledge of Vintage clothings and nice pattern makers makes difference.

Sorry to revive this thread, and for it not being related to Freewheelers. But having just purchased a Toys Mccoy I was researching and I am curious.

From the above conversation it sounds like Toys Mccoy TMC leather jackets are made by the "eight" factory, same as Rainbow Country and Freewheelers. Is that what others got from this as well?