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New made to order jacket verse vintage or pre worn jacket

TXFlyGuy

Practically Family
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New, made to order. Don't really like wearing stuff that has been around the block. Kinda like buying cars.
 

trapp

Practically Family
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546
Location
bay area, ca
For me a nice mix of vintage and new. I'm size 40 so vintage is doable. With vintage jackets there is usually less money on the line and for longer jackets, at least in my limited experience, the drape is often better on vintage. I also like the feeling that the jacket and I are both coming together with lots of unshared history behind us - I enjoy a jacket that isn't entirely about my own story. But -- I also love new leather and enjoy breaking in a brand new jacket from scratch. Denim has to be raw.
 

AIRCRAFTMECH

New in Town
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46
Location
Arizona
I've got a mix of both. I DO love the aroma of a brand new leather jacket but hate the price. When buying used, I look for as new as possible, the A2 I just bought was 1/2 the price of new and honestly, they guy might have worn it a few times.
 

tropicalbob

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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3,954
Location
miami, fl
The nice thing about a new jacket, espeicially after you've had it for awhile, is that it's entirely yours: every crease, nick, and scrape was made by you. If you nailed the fit when you bought it and it's exactly the style you wanted, it's worth every penny. Also, when I think of some of my old leather-jacket-wearing friends' personal habits, well...
 

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