TheDonEffect
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Man, that's great to know that you rate that hide as well. Now I know I wasn't just imagining how good it was. I think if you want an everyday jacket that is close to the weight/drape of goatskin then this might be the leather to use. I keep on imagining how nice this would be in a trucker or simple straight zip jacket.
Can't wait to see how this leader holds up, and Damon said he will most likely get this horsehide in brown as well so very exciting indeed
Well, I'm no leather expert by any stretch, but I gotta say from my casual perspective I love it. Frankly, I was mad that they didn't have it when I bought my first jacket, lol. It's a really approachable, comfortable, handsome leather.
I saw on the tag on the sample said ranger, so got me thinking this was the stuff that Simmons uses, and doing some searching it looks like it may be the same but with JL's sheen added. The sheen was a nice touch, it kept drawing comparisons to Shinki because of it.
This would absolutely be the leather I'd recommend to anyone looking for their first, special leather jacket. It meets all the casual onlookers expectations of what a special leather should be. It also has alot of the traits a more discerning leather consumer is looking for. It won't meet the expectations of those who want to make a jacket out of belt leather, or those with collector type tastes, but for a garment you want to treat yourself to this will not disappoint.
I always wanted a jacket made out of Horween leather which is why I'm sticking with it, but I'm realizing that this may be a meet your heroes situation, lol. This German stuff really got me thinking, do I really want a jacket that I have to break in? I mean denim heads always say how comfortable denim gets... and it never really does. I've since moved onto stretch selvedge denim and will never, ever look back.
What really got me too was how much character it had, under certain angles you could see some brown, and the uniqueness of each hide it really is your own thumbprint of a jacket, and the creasing was just beautiful. I can't get over how easy wearing it is right out the gate.
Yeah, a cafe or trucker style jacket would be sweet with this leather. Really, I think a cafe with this leather would be perfect. Given the plain nature of the cafe, I think the variation in this leather would make it very interesting that might get lost with all the stitching and panels of a trucker. It's the sorta jacket that'll look good at dinner with your girlfriend's parents, and on the ground of your girlfriend's bedroom, know what I mean? lol.