Their jackets are made in Korea, dislike.
For a product with outsourced production, I think the pricing is very ambitious. I wouldn't pay 1000 USD for a no-name leather Pegasus jacket made in South Korea with barely any information to be found online and no real renown in the industry. Can get a US-made Vanson or EU-made Aero for less. Can even get a Langlitz for that kind of money.
Don't get me wrong, I don't question South Korean quality. Point is that he outsourced there to spare costs and it has me scratching my head when someone outsources to keep production costs low and then asks the same or even more than people who pay wages by American or European standards. But ey, all those others use shoe leather, right?
Well I'm sure you don't then use IPhones LGs or Samsungs either. Hey actually I'm sure you don't use anything made in China either, because I'm fairly sure that it is not the chinese factory worker who benefits the most from his or her work. There is probably some evil capitalist middle man taking all the profit.
Kidding aside, I don't really care who and where builds my stuff as long as I am satisfied with what I get for my money. Sometimes I just might support some local small companies, but only if their quality to price ratio is right for me.
You make a good point. Very often local companies cannot compete quality-wise or price-wise, so most of us, including me, have to compromise our principles and buy products made overseas, because we want that Iphone or because we cannot afford to buy the local stuff which is four times as expensive. However, in the case of Pegasus, for what I look for in a jacket, said companies can compete, both quality-wise and pricing-wise, so I have no reason to disregard these principles.
But this is just me and I completly respect it if you feel differently than me and believe Pegasus has something to offer which other companies cannot. If their product is what you're looking for, go for it!
The Korean outsourcing was likely born of necessity.
Found the photos from my 2nd Pegasus D pocket from when I went to sell it on eBay. This is the wear on the left wrist/forearm after a being worn for about a week, wearing it in my car, to and from an office job. I'm left handed, the wear wasn't as pronounced on the right arm.
My first jacket from them had similar wear, but I was hoping it was a fluke when I ordered the second. Kevin from Pegasus said this was normal, but I was pretty unhappy with it.
I'd love to order from them again, but for me, their horsehide is out of the question. Maybe the steer next time.
My Safari coat came today. I was really surprised by what Pegasus hh is like. It’s unlike any horsehide I’ve handled so far. Extremely smooth, very soft and pliable. I would compare its feel more to goatskin.
I’ll try to get some fit pics tomorrow.
Do they reveal info about the tannery they use?