It's not vintage, but it's not bad.

[fedoralover]

This is a Wested Indiana Jones jacket in a distressed cowhide. Although it's not a vintage leather jacket, I still like it and I think it captures a vintage style look.

Here's an Aero longshoreman that is on their website and is supposedly a copy of a jacket from the 50s worn by longshoreman. While it not an exact copy there are alot of similarities. Wested now offers his Indy jacket in horsehide.

fedoralover

 

[scotrace]

Now we're talking

Fedoralover, is your Wested jacket treated with Pecards or anything?

The big stall for me in getting one of those jackets (because I really DO like it a lot) is the color. All of the examples I've seen, in lamb, goat or horse, all have a sort of dull, gray-brown color that I just don't care for on me. I'd like something with a russet or mahogany shade, like yours. My emails to the company about a russet horsehide have all been answered with "can't do that." The only ones I have seen like yours are the distressed cowhide versions after thet have seen some intimate time with the Pecards goop.

 

[fedoralover]

I got this jacket in a trade with another COW member a few years ago. He may have treated it, but I haven't done anything to it. The distressed cowhide is really soft, almost feels like lamb, except it's heavier. Here's another shot with a side angle.

fedoralover

 

[Feraud]

Here are pictures of the Wested lambskin in authentic brown.

Not too gray brown, is it?

 

[scotrace]

Well... distressed cowhide may still be the way to go.

 

[johnnycanuck]

Distressed Black.

If you look at the “Das Boot Jacket” thread there is an example of the distressed black cowhide that looks really nice, as an alternative to the distressed brown. Could be a nice look for the Wested Indiana Jones jacket.
Johnny