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Well I promised several people I would post photos of this one when it came in last month and I have been slow in getting around to it. I think that might be for the best though because in the meantime I have been wearing the jacket every weekend and it now fits me better than it did when it arrived.
I know that the Hercules is a style that is near and dear to the heart of several of our members here but I had actually never paid much attention to this jacket until about this time last year when Boyo received his GW Hercules in brown Shinki. Something about the photos of that jacket grabbed me and I put down a deposit that very day. I checked in with John Chapman shortly afterwards and he told me that he thought he would be ready to get around to it in about 12 months.
I reached out to him again 11 months just to see where we were at and I was blown away when he told me that he wanted to make my jacket that weekend! I jumped into action because I knew I wanted a Harris Tweed lining (I’ve done this in all three of my GW jackets) and a riri zipper. I ordered both and had them delivered directly to John.
The jacket is absolutely gorgeous, but my initial impressions were actually somewhat lukewarm. It does not fit as well as my GW Arcadia not my Ventura. I do not think this is because the measurements are off (they are practically identical) but rather because the patterns are different. The Arcadia has shoulder gussets and the Ventura has an action back and those features make a big difference in mobility There was a binding sensation through the upper arms of the Hercules that was quite noticeable when I received the jacket. I’m happy to say this has lessened with wear and use. This jacket was also remarkably flat and grainless when it arrived which is something I am not used to seeing with Shinki. Happy to say that that is also changing as lines and wrinkles begin to appear with each wear.
I’ll close out with a couple photos in front of me in front of my Monte Carlo because somehow everything is just cooler when she’s around.
I know that the Hercules is a style that is near and dear to the heart of several of our members here but I had actually never paid much attention to this jacket until about this time last year when Boyo received his GW Hercules in brown Shinki. Something about the photos of that jacket grabbed me and I put down a deposit that very day. I checked in with John Chapman shortly afterwards and he told me that he thought he would be ready to get around to it in about 12 months.
I reached out to him again 11 months just to see where we were at and I was blown away when he told me that he wanted to make my jacket that weekend! I jumped into action because I knew I wanted a Harris Tweed lining (I’ve done this in all three of my GW jackets) and a riri zipper. I ordered both and had them delivered directly to John.
The jacket is absolutely gorgeous, but my initial impressions were actually somewhat lukewarm. It does not fit as well as my GW Arcadia not my Ventura. I do not think this is because the measurements are off (they are practically identical) but rather because the patterns are different. The Arcadia has shoulder gussets and the Ventura has an action back and those features make a big difference in mobility There was a binding sensation through the upper arms of the Hercules that was quite noticeable when I received the jacket. I’m happy to say this has lessened with wear and use. This jacket was also remarkably flat and grainless when it arrived which is something I am not used to seeing with Shinki. Happy to say that that is also changing as lines and wrinkles begin to appear with each wear.
I’ll close out with a couple photos in front of me in front of my Monte Carlo because somehow everything is just cooler when she’s around.
