Johnston Custom Shop Company est. 1953: Seeking Info

[Hobbes1]

So, can anyone shed light on this company? I can't seem to find an online hit with Google searching and one of the employees at Johnson Leather co. said that it wasn't his company.
I found a jacket online, second hand, with that tag. Wondering who might have made it, what kind of leather, etc. I don't have the jacket in hand yet. It's a crosszip style no D pocket, zip handwarmer pockets, horizontal zip breast pocket. Might be a woman's jacket as it was made for H&M. Any thoughts?

 

[Guppy]

Post a photo of the jacket.

 

[Hobbes1]

@Guppy
Will do. I hope these come through. First time I've tried to share a picture here. Thanks.

 

[Hobbes1]

Front

 

[Hobbes1]

Rear.

 

[Peacoat]

Interesting zipper design—set up like a cross zip, but is actually a side zip. I guess that is what they are called.

 

[handymike]

It could be a fake “made up” company to give the jacket some caché. Japanese brands make up all sorts of labels.

 

[Hobbes1]

Interesting idea about the fake mfg for cache purposes. It's an H&M branded jacket if that matters.
Any idea about intended gender of this jacket, or unisex?

 

[handymike]

Zips on the Mens side. Their ladies jackets are on the other...so, men.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Zips on the Mens side. Their ladies jackets are on the other...so, men.

Unless you are part of the Commonwealth, then zips are the reverse of that. Like driving...

 

[Seb Lucas]

Pretty sure this is a phony sub-brand used as a marketing device. Fairly common. H&M is an unremarkable, mall-type department store that would do this eg, "Acme Depot Outdoor Supplies Est 1943" that kind of thing.

 

[Alan@JohnsonLeather]

Pretty sure this is a phony sub-brand used as a marketing device. Fairly common. H&M is an unremarkable, mall-type department store that would do this eg, "Acme Depot Outdoor Supplies Est 1943" that kind of thing.

This is definitely not one of my jackets. I do hear from time to time about made up labels and brands. I guess the name and city San Francisco just sounded good to them.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Thanks Alan - best regards - hope you and everyone there is keeping safe and well.

 

[Blackadder]

It is not Johnson, its Johnston but I also think it is made up.

 

[Alan@JohnsonLeather]

Thanks Alan - best regards - hope you and everyone there is keeping safe and well.

We are safe and well and appreciate your ongoing support of us. Hope you are safe and well also.
Looks like we will have some fire fighters' coming to the bay area from your part of the world. They came a few years ago to help with the last fire storm we had in the north bay.
Shoutout to Australia's fire fighter's

 

[Seb Lucas]

Thanks. Yes, I've been watching the troubles over there and really feel for the people affected. Our nations share the same issue with yearly, devastating wild fires. It's making some parts of our country almost uninhabitable.

 

[l0fielectronic]

Looked it up, it was a mens jacket. As everyone says the label will be decorative rather than factual, being a modern jacket it will say on the care tag what country it was actually made in.

Leather Biker Jacket
£150.00* · Brand: H&M
Premium quality. Biker jacket in vintage-washed leather. Asymmetrical zip at front, chest pocket, side pockets, sleeve pocket with zip.

 

[Hobbes1]

Looked it up, it was a mens jacket. As everyone says the label will be decorative rather than factual, being a modern jacket it will say on the care tag what country it was actually made in.

Leather Biker Jacket
£150.00* · Brand: H&M
Premium quality. Biker jacket in vintage-washed leather. Asymmetrical zip at front, chest pocket, side pockets, sleeve pocket with zip.
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Thank you for that. I had searched online but didnt find anything like this.