New Good Wear Ventura...

[saucerfiend]

Wow, Scott! All that waiting paid off. What a jacket! That's gonna' fit you like a glove! Wear it well!

Brian

 

[HoosierDaddy]

NICE..!! That style looks good on you.
Just think..( now you'll never need to buy another jacket)..!!!
HD

 

[ForestForTheTrees]

I really like the color of that hide and the lining looks like a great choice as well.

 

[ButteMT61]

@Brian. Thank you sir!
@Van. Totally. 100%. No doubt.
@FFTT. Thank you. I'll post better pics of it once I get it.

 

[Worf]

Wow... 5 pages in one day!!!! Wowsers!!!! But the reason why is obvious... sweet, sticky jacket porn!. The contrast with the leather and stitching is fabulous. Amazing and what patience. I don't have it. That kind of craftmanship makes me want to take my measely offerings and hide!!! LOL! Man that jackets sick. Can't wait to see you model it. Congrats Bud!

Worf

 

[wdw]

Great looking jacket. Couldn't be better.

 

[wild_balls]

I was just wondering about your GW Butte! Wow, what a jacket. Congratulations.
It doesn't get more high end than that! You reached the top there!

 

[feltfan]

48 L. Back when I was a 52, I emailed John, and every other maker. Only one that would accommodate me was Aero. I lost 35 pounds and now I'm broke lol

A sobering cautionary tale!

 

[Seb Lucas]

Don't see how a leather jacket could get better than that. Superb, lusterous colour, great hide, fine workmanship - one of the best patterns ever conceived for such an item. You're a lucky man.

 

[Ishmael]

I'm more or less against human cloning, but I'd make at least one exception. We need a civilian jacket making only clone of John Chapman! More JC civies please!

 

[pauleway]

Wow... 5 pages in one day!!!! Wowsers!!!! But the reason why is obvious... sweet, sticky jacket porn!. The contrast with the leather and stitching is fabulous. Amazing and what patience. I don't have it. That kind of craftmanship makes me want to take my measely offerings and hide!!! LOL! Man that jackets sick. Can't wait to see you model it. Congrats Bud!

Worf

Butte - Worf will be waiting for "The Call" when you eventually get bored!!!

 

[Worf]

Butte - Worf will be waiting for "The Call" when you eventually get bored!!!

Shhhh... keep it quiet, he's already sizing me up for another one. Can't let the ole lady get wind of it she'll skin me alive!!!

Worf

 

[ButteMT61]

You guys are really bad. I'm running out of things that would fit Worf now. He still owns the best jacket I've ever seen - the GW A-1. I'm running a clearance on the closet to get in line @ GW again. I think the 1755 Dubow or '39 Werber or or or....
Thanks Van - and I thought for sure I was done yesterday. lol

 

[Boyo]

Just to keep the conversation going until you get this jacket... Regarding the zipper, the visible rivets on the first jacket have disappeared on the new second jacket, did you ask for this option? I like the hidden rivet look much better by the way.

 

[ButteMT61]

Just to keep the conversation going until you get this jacket... Regarding the zipper, the visible rivets on the first jacket have disappeared on the new second jacket, did you ask for this option? I like the hidden rivet look much better by the way.

I asked for it. The other is a vintage PITA. It looks cool, and is vintage, but I hated it. If I have to think that much to get a jacket zipped, I don't want it. Now, OTOH, I don't zip my jackets up much so I was willing to overlook it if it had fit right. And I would have. But ordering as-new, no way did I want to put up with it. I know some might wonder why I didn't go gold-tone on the zips, but I like the more vintage and less-polished look of the nickel. Everyone likes different things, so that was my choice. I have to wear it after all

 

[767fo]

Hey Butte, quit sitting on your arse drooling over John's masterpiece and post some pics

 

[Ishmael]

+1. And don't forget to wipe that drool off before you take em!

 

[jlanderson]

Absolutely stunning. The stitching picks up the lining and just pulls it all together. And the outdoor shots are something else, with the way the sunlight brings out the deep colors of the hide.

Just plain wow.

 

[Deleted member 16736]

Congrats on the new jacket. What motivated you to get the wool lining? Have you tried it? A lot of vintage leather jackets had wool linings, but I'm always worried it might itch.

 

[ButteMT61]

Congrats on the new jacket. What motivated you to get the wool lining? Have you tried it? A lot of vintage leather jackets had wool linings, but I'm always worried it might itch.

No itch and goes on easy. Love it. Just got some iPhone pics, but my wife is not feeling well and was in a hurry to finish. I'll post up. I'll also cover my ugly head lolJust looked at them, man, the color is impossible to capture with an iPhone. I'll post 'em, but they don't do the color and hide justice.