New Jacket from Johnson Leathers

[Vespizzare]

I wanted something that fit for a change so I flew up to The City and went into Johnson Leathers. I have a 39" chest so I tried on a 40 for size, but it was a little tight around the waist so I got a size 42 with an inch off the length and arms. It's still pretty trim fitting, but I can wear a thin layer underneath if need be. I chose the same finished leather and nylon lining they use in SFPD jackets and for customizations, I had him use a chain zipper pull and move the inside pocket to the right side. Total cost: $600 jacket, $150 fun expenses. No drama or buyers' remorse regarding fit: priceless.

 

[too much coffee]

Nice jacket.....great fit. Once that jacket is broken in and relaxes, it should look amazing. Good job.
And no VAT!! Wear it in good health.

Regards,
coffee

 

[paulgt3]

Living a 120 miles from Santa Monica, where is the city? You live in LA basically
so did you go to NYC? I apologize for my ignorance in advance.
Great Fit on the jacket!!

 

[gtdean48]

Living a 120 miles from Santa Monica, where is the city? You live in LA basically
so did you go to NYC? I apologize for my ignorance in advance.
Great Fit on the jacket!!

The City = San Francisco...well it did when I worked out of San Mateo office years ago...

 

[Hammer Down]

rubberside down

 

[Vespizzare]

The City = San Francisco...well it did when I worked out of San Mateo office years ago...

Thanks for the nice comments, so far...

 

[IXL]

That, my friend, is a win!!! Now, on to the shearling vest.....

 

[nick123]

Hope you had a nice time in there. Alan is such a good guy. Funny too.

 

[Jeff M]

Living a 120 miles from Santa Monica, where is the city? You live in LA basically
so did you go to NYC? I apologize for my ignorance in advance.
Great Fit on the jacket!!

There is only one "The City" with capital "T" and capital "C".
San Francisco.

 

[jack miranda]

Thank you, Jeff. You get an 'A' for history, geography, and spelling.

And, 'A+' for a great jacket! Thanks for the pics.

 

[ForestForTheTrees]

JL tends to fly a bit under the radar, but their custom work is top notch. The final product looks fantastic. As mentioned by others, Alan and crew are great to work with. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Peacoat]

You will love that jacket once it breaks in.

 

[Worf]

Heck man... that's one good lookin' piece of hide. AND you've the body to wear it. Congrats!

Worf

 

[Cooperson]

Great fit, should look awesome once it's broken in. Enjoy!

 

[Fanch]

Great looking jacket. It would be difficult to improve on the fit, particularly for allowing you to layer underneath.

 

[Vespizzare]

JL tends to fly a bit under the radar, but their custom work is top notch. The final product looks fantastic. As mentioned by others, Alan and crew are great to work with. Thanks for sharing.

Thank YOU for sharing. It was specifically your posts that convinced me to go this route.

 

[paulgt3]

SHould have known about The City. Went to School at a northern California university and thats what we called
the Bay area!

 

[ForestForTheTrees]

Thank YOU for sharing. It was specifically your posts that convinced me to go this route.

I'm truly glad it all worked out for you. My second jacket from JL is in process right now, finalizing the last small details and waiting for some lining swatches to arrive.

Again, really like the way your new jacket turned out.

Good stuff.

 

[JLStorm]

Nailed the fit. I'm waiting on a custom jacket from them that should ship in the next week or so, but I wasn't bold enough to size for an exact fit in the body. I wear to many thicknesses of clothes and go up and down in weight about 10 lbs in either direction.

 

[Vespizzare]

Nailed the fit. I'm waiting on a custom jacket from them that should ship in the next week or so, but I wasn't bold enough to size for an exact fit in the body. I wear to many thicknesses of clothes and go up and down in weight about 10 lbs in either direction.

Thank YOU too. I don't know if you'll come back and see this but I researched some of your jackets and in a string from last April or May I saw my avatar next to a long forgotten comment from me saying, "I didn't know from their website that I could get that from Johnson Leathers." So you helped me a lot too.