KissMyMuscle
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Swedish Rider is the best looking jacket in my opinion
stunning collection, I wonder the level of happiness increased or remain the same as more jackets came in.
I wouldn't say level of happiness is directly linked to jacket numbers.
If anything the fact that i am struggling to store all that is really making me want to sell off some and making me question my madness...
well said, this is exactly what im doing, and the aim is to own 2-4 jackets, but all different and all with purpose. And all in some "grail/ ideal" state or close to it. I ended up having too much of stuff and realised it when moved to another country. Now i'm selling unnecessary stuff an keeping/ buying only things what i will actually use. Point is usually this conclusions comes with age and some kind zen haha =)After a while I got tired of owning too much clothing, and the leather jackets were getting particularly annoying. Ideally, I'd just own two, but it's more likely to be four. I sold or gave away the other four and it was great to see three of them on buddies who otherwise would never have bought one new or necessarily chosen to buy a used one at the (generally high) prices they go for. Other clothing I just gave to charity shops and then chose durable and very smart things for a wardrobe that I can take anywhere and have packed in 15 mins. A possible return to a colder bit of Asia might mean I take the cafe racer and the Maxwell with me, but I could just get by with the former.
Storing jackets is a pain - and, accidentally or not - it's all too easy to end up being precious about them. I was happiest when I'd just taken one with me to SE Asia and I could rotate it when back in the UK for holidays. It meant that the jacket in question got loads of use in the colder months and spring and I didn't have to choose which one I'd wear. The goat HB was handy in that respect because it didn't ever patina and was ok to wear in to and out of work or down to the pub.
well said, this is exactly what im doing, and the aim is to own 2-4 jackets, but all different and all with purpose. And all in some "grail/ ideal" state or close to it. I ended up having too much of stuff and realised it when moved to another country. Now i'm selling unnecessary stuff an keeping/ buying only things what i will actually use. Point is usually this conclusions comes with age and some kind zen haha =)
After a while I got tired of owning too much clothing, and the leather jackets were getting particularly annoying. Ideally, I'd just own two, but it's more likely to be four. I sold or gave away the other four and it was great to see three of them on buddies who otherwise would never have bought one new or necessarily chosen to buy a used one at the (generally high) prices they go for. Other clothing I just gave to charity shops and then chose durable and very smart things for a wardrobe that I can take anywhere and have packed in 15 mins. A possible return to a colder bit of Asia might mean I take the cafe racer and the Maxwell with me, but I could just get by with the former.
Storing jackets is a pain - and, accidentally or not - it's all too easy to end up being precious about them. I was happiest when I'd just taken one with me to SE Asia and I could rotate it when back in the UK for holidays. It meant that the jacket in question got loads of use in the colder months and spring and I didn't have to choose which one I'd wear. The goat HB was handy in that respect because it didn't ever patina and was ok to wear in to and out of work or down to the pub.
I am happy with my current selection and excited about what is to come and as excited about there is to discover still. If I had to pare down my collection to say just 4 jackets, I would have a lot of trouble.
Then again, I do not have a wide selection jeans and shirts at the moment, only jackets really.
I have to say that is my technique as well...
I wear the exact same thing every single day, IH 634 jeans, American Apparel T-shirt and Uniqloo V neck jumper, that's it, only variation is different colours of T-shirt and jumpers...
I don't have or believe in different "outfits", the only way i get to dress differently from day to day is wearing a different jacket.
It works for me.
True statement carlos, and impressive id say, after owning all of theses jackets from all different makers from Japan to Canada to Scotland, to America; "LOST WORLDS is the peak of the mountain for me, i dont think there is anywhere else for me to go after that.." yea there is carlos you go right back to stuartThank you Robbie, I have to say the LW Leathertogs is also my favourite. LW is the peak of the mountain for me, i don't think there is anywhere else for me to go after that...
The Imperial was the one Terry sold in the classifieds a while back. Unfortunately it was too large for me and i sold it on to another TFL member. It was Shinki, very nice Shinki at that, thicker than other Shinki i had before.
I got a refund from JC last year, 4 years being ignored was enough for me... So unless i get very lucky there won't be another GW for me.
True statement carlos, and impressive id say, after owning all of theses jackets from all different makers from Japan to Canada to Scotland, to America; "LOST WORLDS is the peak of the mountain for me, i dont think there is anywhere else for me to go after that.." yea there is carlos you go right back to stuart
True statement carlos, and impressive id say, after owning all of theses jackets from all different makers from Japan to Canada to Scotland, to America; "LOST WORLDS is the peak of the mountain for me, i dont think there is anywhere else for me to go after that.." yea there is carlos you go right back to stuart
I know, it feels a bit like going full circle.
LW was one of the first makers i really wanted to get into, but because of his weird website i avoided it for years.
The "no return on Long sizes" policy, the general prose and looks of the site and the fact that Stuart doesn't lke to give measurements of jackets away kept me away for very long. It felt like too big a risk to take.
It's only when i saw @red devil 's J-24 for real at the TFL meeting that i realized what i was missing out on and put down my first order. (the fact that i could use his jacket to help size definitely helped me take the first step)
As things stand now i have 2 LW, 2 more on order and LW is one of the few makers i would still consider ordering new from.
It offers IMO a perfect balance of leather quality/character, craftsmanship, and pattern design/fit/comfort that i haven't experienced in any other maker. With every other maker i own there is a compromise to make in one of these areas, with LW i get IMO close to as good as it gets in all three categories, there is no compromise, and i love that.
I know, it feels a bit like going full circle.
LW was one of the first makers i really wanted to get into, but because of his weird website i avoided it for years.
The "no return on Long sizes" policy, the general prose and looks of the site and the fact that Stuart doesn't lke to give measurements of jackets away kept me away for very long. It felt like too big a risk to take.
It's only when i saw @red devil 's J-24 for real at the TFL meeting that i realized what i was missing out on and put down my first order. (the fact that i could use his jacket to help size definitely helped me take the first step)
As things stand now i have 2 LW, 2 more on order and LW is one of the few makers i would still consider ordering new from.
It offers IMO a perfect balance of leather quality/character, craftsmanship, and pattern design/fit/comfort that i haven't experienced in any other maker. With every other maker i own there is a compromise to make in one of these areas, with LW i get IMO close to as good as it gets in all three categories, there is no compromise, and i love that.
Thurlow Leatherworld, Size 44, 2019:
Pit to pit: 24”
Back length: 26.5”
Front length: 22”
Bottom hem: 20.5”
Shoulders: 20”
Arms length:25”
Weight: 1,51kg / 3.32Lb