That's not it at all. What I'm saying is that the jacket isn't an end in itself, it's a means to an end. If a freewheelers jacket brings you joy and helps you live your best life, go for it. But if your looking for some mythical best, that's not going to happen. These are leather jackets.Often times, we come back to this minimalist approach but if that should hold the ultimate truth then every “sensible” man would be buying Grenson and Meermin shoes and those who opt for John Lobb and Edward Green are after the hype.
I probably have 15 jackets that retail for 2000 or more dollars. I probably have 20 more that retail for less than 800. I have probably 20 more between those price points. There's not a best. There is a best fitting. There's a thickest. There's a warmest . There's probably a most durable. There is a one with highest stitch count. But no best.
I feel sometimes people get caught up in trying to find sometimes try to find some superior quality or workmanship. But I think the real question is what was the maker trying to do, and what are you trying to say by wearing it. Most of are trying to channel Brando or johnny Ramone, neither of whom could have afforded a freewheelers. But they wore the jacket in ways that made them iconic. Even if you can only afford a used gap trucker for 90 bucks you can make that look your own and be an iconic version of yourself.
Ps. in regards to the feel of shinki leather, the flat head feels and smells different than that used by other companies, although one of my fields is similar
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