TheSnark
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WARNING: The following thread contains material that may be offensive to some Aerophiles. This includes graphic images of leather jackets not manufactured by Aero, and delivered within a reasonable time frame. Wil and Amanda were not consulted in the making of these jackets. Viewer discretion is advised.
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A couple of new jackets from Lost Worlds arrived on Wednesday, so I thought I'd share a few photos. Both these jackets were ordered on 07/18/2010 and arrived 09/15/2010. Fairly impressive, considering LW admitted to initially having "made the wrong jacket" instead of the Suburban. They did catch their mistake before shipping, and still managed to ship both jackets 8 weeks after the order was placed. Sure, it was an embarrassing admission, but they were up front about it, and corrected the problem with due speed. I appreciate the way they do business, and the end product is beautiful.
First, the Roadhouse. The name of this jacket model is intended to suggest a slightly disreputable image, but to me, it looks like something right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. I ordered a size down for a really trim fit in this model:
This particular jacket was on sale for half price as NOS, but the only differences from current production are the liner (cotton twill instead of nylon satin) and 3.5 vs. 4.0+ horsehide. I just love these old Bakelite buttons, even if they aren't as convenient as zippers on a riding jacket... and I'm almost always a stickler for "function above all". It's hard to believe now that Bakelite buttons and green Coca-Cola bottles were once so pervasive.
Next, the Suburban in Russet Brown. Unlike a lot of my jackets, both the Roadhouse and Suburban can reasonably double as casual wear. They're really somewhere in that hard-to-hit territory of "casual riding jacket":
I've included a couple of detail shots here to show the stitching and grain "right out of the box". LW craftsmanship is as good as any I've ever seen (and within my experience, matched only by Langlitz). I have yet to find a stitch misaligned, a seam that isn't absolutely uniform, or a lining thats folded or sags. Extraordinary precision. Unfortunately, the grain doesn't show too much in an image this small, but the grain of LW HH always has exceptional depth and definition. I can't wait to see what this is like in six months:
That's all for now!
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A couple of new jackets from Lost Worlds arrived on Wednesday, so I thought I'd share a few photos. Both these jackets were ordered on 07/18/2010 and arrived 09/15/2010. Fairly impressive, considering LW admitted to initially having "made the wrong jacket" instead of the Suburban. They did catch their mistake before shipping, and still managed to ship both jackets 8 weeks after the order was placed. Sure, it was an embarrassing admission, but they were up front about it, and corrected the problem with due speed. I appreciate the way they do business, and the end product is beautiful.
First, the Roadhouse. The name of this jacket model is intended to suggest a slightly disreputable image, but to me, it looks like something right out of a Norman Rockwell painting. I ordered a size down for a really trim fit in this model:
This particular jacket was on sale for half price as NOS, but the only differences from current production are the liner (cotton twill instead of nylon satin) and 3.5 vs. 4.0+ horsehide. I just love these old Bakelite buttons, even if they aren't as convenient as zippers on a riding jacket... and I'm almost always a stickler for "function above all". It's hard to believe now that Bakelite buttons and green Coca-Cola bottles were once so pervasive.
Next, the Suburban in Russet Brown. Unlike a lot of my jackets, both the Roadhouse and Suburban can reasonably double as casual wear. They're really somewhere in that hard-to-hit territory of "casual riding jacket":
I've included a couple of detail shots here to show the stitching and grain "right out of the box". LW craftsmanship is as good as any I've ever seen (and within my experience, matched only by Langlitz). I have yet to find a stitch misaligned, a seam that isn't absolutely uniform, or a lining thats folded or sags. Extraordinary precision. Unfortunately, the grain doesn't show too much in an image this small, but the grain of LW HH always has exceptional depth and definition. I can't wait to see what this is like in six months:
That's all for now!
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