How many leather jackets do you own!?

[John in Covina]

I own one an A-2 interpretation in dark brown cowhide from Blair's online store. Made in India, it's actually well made and relatively faithful avaitor style jacket. Best of all I got it for $99 plus shipping last year about this time. So I have one for in the mean time while I save up for a "good" one.

 

[icecold]

And I beat BB. None.

Given the state of play here, perhaps the question should have been, "How many leather jackets do you want?"

That's a tough one .
the problem most of us have here is that the reason we *want* leather jackets is not the functionality (though it is of course appreciated), but the sense of romance associated with wearing leather. It's a sensual experience in itself, AND it throw you back into a different era. So although we have great jackets, and 1-5 is literally enough for a lifetime, nothing beats the craving for that initial smell of leather, or the discomfort of breaking it in. Hence, the obnoxious amounts of jackets we do (or will) end up with.

Same applies to jeans. I have 3 pairs of "proper" (i.e. raw jeans) that are great and durable, but I still crave the break in process etc

 

[DetroitFalcons]

Very nice collections. Sounds like some of the members here need to have reinforced closets.

 

[DBLIII]

Very nice collections. Sounds like some of the members here need to have reinforced closets.

I'm going to need a reinforced skull when I order an Aero Barnstormer and then tell my lovely bride what it cost.

 

[jack miranda]

How many...?

I'll add my list:
Aero:
Highwayman, black, steerhide, 42
Hercules, cordovan, horse, 42
Bootlegger, cordovan, steer, 42

Johnson Leather (SF):
Hercules, black, horse, 42 -- made from the pattern of a totally trashed Sears original I bought on ebay.

Banana Republic: (don't laugh, ebay)
G-1, brown, goat, 42

Good Wear Leather:
Dubow A-2, russet, goat, 44

Roots:
Varsity jacket (or tanker), black, steer, 42 (a really nice jacket, recently eclipsed by the new Bootlegger. I'll get back to it. ebay)

Julian Adventures (made by Wilson, I believe. Again, don't laugh. ebay)
Nice suede car coat style, light brown, 42

This list does not include the four or five G-1's I've worn over the years, or the ebay jackets that came and went without memory as they were not what I thought, didn't fit, or made good gifts to friends.

 

[john z]

Motorcycle x5, G1 x3, Half Belt x1, Shearling lined with Mouton collar x1.

All period apart from LW J24.

I have another 2 in my sights as I type, a 30s & a 50s.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

They Do Pile Up, Don't They?

When I first read this topic, I thought that I had nothing to contribute, but then I thought about it; I have more than I realized!

I have the Barbour International, a Wested Horsehide Indy, a Wested Lambskin Indy, an LL Bean Flying Tiger insulated generic bomber, a tightly tailored racing-style jacket I bought in Monaco, and an Italian racing leather jacket I bought in Venice.

 

[Spitfire]

Not only do they pile up HJ - I think they multiply too. Just like wirehangers.
Let one in your closet and you are allright. Two...then you get problems.
Next time you open your closet, there are 15 or 16!!!!
Wirehangers will take over the world!!!lol

 

[jack miranda]

Coathangers...

Hello, Spitfire:
Your comment about coat hangers reminded me of a sci-fi story I read decades ago, I think by Avram Davidson. Seems a young man of tightly wound disposition grew anxious about where paper clips, coat hangers, and bicycles came from. He eventually worked out, to his great horror, that paper clips are the larval stage of coat hangers, which are the pupal state of bicycles. Of course, he could not be allowed to live having solved the riddle, and he was found strangled in his closet...by a coat hanger! Great stuff.

--jack

 

[sonofstan]

I registered just to reply to this!
I feel like a gay man in the fifties from some rural backwater walking into his first gay bar......
At my peak, I probably had 20 odd (some very odd) leathers - it's down to 7 at the moment after ruthless ebay pruning of ones that didn't fit. What's left is an Illinois Police MC jacket by Nate Uniforms of Chicago, a no label Lewis copy, a LincoProof belted barnstormer style thing (Irish made, quite sought after here), a Blue hand made MC Jacket, a Tan hand made cafe jacket, a lovely, but a little flash, Sears half- length coat in beige with brass buttons and a Military coat bought in Prague 15 years ago, made by Centroteks (rough Cyrillic transliteration) - feels like proper horsehide, but I can't find out anything much.

 

[Matt Crunk]

At last count I owned a dozen leather jackets/coats, but I think I've gotten rid of a couple since then.

 

[Windsock]

Too many but I can't bring myself to sell any;

Originals:

4 Irvins
2x Pre-War IAC Irvins size 6
1941 Wareings Irvin size 5
1944 AM stamp RCAF Air gunners Irvin size 6

A-2's
Aero 42-18775 with noseart sz38
RW 27753 with noseart sz38
Perry 16175-P sz 48

Repros:

RMNZ dubow seal sz 48
GW United sheeplined sz46 with orig noseart by a WWII Vet
GW dubow seal sz 46

Can't remember what it's called but it's a 15 yr old black buffalo cut like a levi trucker jacket- heavy as lead and bullet proof. Haven't worn it since collecting A-2's.

 

[Charlie Noodles]

Some people build cedar closets; you guys should be building cedar safes!

 

[greyhound68]

Too many but hard to sell them.

Originals

Monarch A2
Two Doniger A2s
Two Brier of Amsterdam G-1s
UNK maker G-1

Reproductions
Goodwear Aero 16160 Russet HH A2
Goodwear Aero 16160 Seal HH A2
RMNZ Dubow A2
Buzz Rickson house model (Roughwear version) A2
Two Buzz Rickson Roughwear contract 23380 A2s
Aero House model A2
Monarch (The Few) ANJ-3A

 

[imported_Flaming_Groovy]

I'm just curious if I'm mad, because I own 12 leather jackets:

8 aero's (all custom made besides from A2):
Highwayman FQHH, antique brown
Highwayman FQHH, black
Highwayman Buffalo, black
Stockman FQHH, brown
Stockman FQHH, black
Six-Pocket Steerhide, tan
A2 Indian Goatskin, seal
King of Road FQHH, black

other are
LL Bean
Californian
Stewart Leather
Vanson

but sadly I'm only able to wear one at time :eusa_doh:

Hello..i'm Johan.
I still in a limbo...shall i buy the Aero stockman or Goodwear Monarch civilian.
Do you have a pic of you wearing the stockman...?
So i can see how it fits the body..

Thanks...

Johan

 

[Klemmi]

Vanson DOMINATOR 44" black FQHH green cotton tartan lining

Aero "Real Deal" 42-15142-P 44" seal brown HH

Wested Crusader Jacket "Made to Measure" seal brown HH (but i don't like it, the leather feels like plastic and the stiching...i do not use the word here...it's my working jacket now.)

 

[thunderw21]

2 cheap A-2 wannabees
1 Schott 184SM that's too big
1 1950s letterman jacket
1 denim-style jacket in leather

 

[Longshanks]

10, which is probably 9 too many...

(USA) Tunstall vintage "Hercules" style.
(USA) Cresco vintage "Hercules" style up top but "70s pimp" length.
(USA) Taylor's Leatherwear vintage, like the "Passaic" style -- excellent but even at 44L too small across the shoulders so I think it has to go. : - (
(USA) Cooper vintage car coat. Very thin leather.
(USA) Deer Wear vintage bomber style deerskin.
(China) Structure car coat -- durable leather but buttons keep threatening to fall off.
(Germany) Elstermode double-breasted police coat-- solidly engineered, and great for cold weather.
(?) Magnoli open road goatskin.
(Italy) Compagnia Della Pelle funnel-neck racer style.
(?probably USA) vintage no-name heavyweight car coat that I'm wearing today.

 

[filfoster]

Leather jackets

Four: an LL Bean A2; two US Wings Indiana Jones, favorite is the weathered cowhide; and my own well tanned but very wrinkled carcasse skin.

I know these leathers brands are anathema in here but they serve me well and I like the way they look.

 

[58panheadfan]

Hello..i'm Johan.
I still in a limbo...shall i buy the Aero stockman or Goodwear Monarch civilian.
Do you have a pic of you wearing the stockman...?
So i can see how it fits the body..

Thanks...

Johan

Hi Johan... sadly I'm not able to do a pic from wearing my Stockman (broken camera). But you can check out AeroLeathers Home Page for some fitting guides... Harry