Photos of cool jackets owned by others (non-brand specific)

[handymike]

@steve u posted this in the vintage jacket thread, but this collection deserves to be seen by all:
http://www.billkelsomfg.com/store/en.php?p=vintageleatherjacketarchives

 

[Carlos840]

@steve u posted this in the vintage jacket thread, but this collection deserves to be seen by all:
http://www.billkelsomfg.com/store/en.php?p=vintageleatherjacketarchives

Man, it's such a shame, there are at least 10 jackets from that list i would love to order...

 

[red devil]

@steve u posted this in the vintage jacket thread, but this collection deserves to be seen by all:
http://www.billkelsomfg.com/store/en.php?p=vintageleatherjacketarchives

That is an impressive selection

 

[willyto]

@steve u posted this in the vintage jacket thread, but this collection deserves to be seen by all:
http://www.billkelsomfg.com/store/en.php?p=vintageleatherjacketarchives

Holy crap!

Say whatever you want about BK but that's a fantastic idea and seeing the original picture in order to choose your new order is pretty cool, specially knowing the origin of the style.

Man, it's such a shame, there are at least 10 jackets from that list i would love to order...

Exactly my thoughts! Such awesome jackets in that list.

 

[tmitchell59]

@steve u posted this in the vintage jacket thread, but this collection deserves to be seen by all:
http://www.billkelsomfg.com/store/en.php?p=vintageleatherjacketarchives

Bill Kelso asked to duplicate one of my jackets this summer. I had a lot going on and did not follow through. I was to receive a repro of that jacket in return. A member here recently post the jacket he had reproduced by BK. As far as I know they do not own all those jackets. I'm sure they own some

 

[handymike]

I see that Platon has been selling a few great vintage ones.

 

[Gamma68]

They look like their owners wore them whilst showering!
IMO they look a bit too water treated. I would bet they have been in a washing machine actually, look how curved the zippers are.

One thing I've learned is that zippers don't like to roll. That's how teeth break and fall off. Best to make sure you've pulled the leather taut before zipping through rolls like those. That's damage waiting to happen.

 

[willyto]

Bill Kelso asked to duplicate one of my jackets this summer. I had a lot going on and did not follow through. I was to receive a repro of that jacket in return. A member here recently post the jacket he had reproduced by BK. As far as I know they do not own all those jackets. I'm sure they own some

See, that's something that doesn't sound as wonderful but then other makers do that with quite a few jackets, first example that comes to mind? The A-1 which as far as I know only Eastman Leather Clothing owns an original.

I would like to know where all those pictures come from and full disclosure of the ownership. Proper credits should be visible!

 

[ton312]

My God that 4 pocket HB. My God. That is a seriously cool piece of animal skin.
Screen grab>send to Alan.

 

[navetsea]

I can really appreciate these as room decoration in a jacket shop or cafe as contemporary art sculptures they does look unique as objects, but to me they are no longer wearable jackets

 

[navetsea]

I think the optimum method would be to wash the hides before building the jacket.

this reminded me about discussion/ debate about a designer who some believe to sew the jacket straight from raw hide of a calf, lamb, etc and then object tanned as a jacket over Styleforum.

 

[Edward]

Those look very wrinkled and over done fake to me, or should I say, not creased from actual wear.

I sort of like the effect in the abstract, but what makes it look fake to me is the modern zips and the modern proportions (those are long jackets).

 

[dubpynchon]

Those look very wrinkled and over done fake to me, or should I say, not creased from actual wear.

They look like they've been hot shrunk beyond the limits of hot shrinking, especially the pair in the second picture. I've seen wavey zips but jeez...

 

[Bfd70]

Those look very wrinkled and over done fake to me, or should I say, not creased from actual wear.

I was just thinking they looked like they came from the shop in the Nashville video.

 

[Dm101]

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One of the most awesome leather jackets EVER!!!

Charlie prince!
Loved that movie!

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[Monitor]

I can really appreciate these as room decoration in a jacket shop or cafe as contemporary art sculptures they does look unique as objects, but to me they are no longer wearable jackets

Yep, exactly that. I'm not sure I'd wear them but they're nice to look at.

 

[jeo]

Holy Thedi!!! This is one of the coolest jackets I’ve ever seen!!

This is one of the coolest grizzlies I’ve seen in a while too.

Don’t usually like distressed leathers, but I’m kinda diggin’ this guy, especially the chunky knits, collar etc..

I’ve recently discovered this Japanese brand TMT. Doesn’t look like the best quality, but they have some interesting designs.

This is an original reversible Levi’s leather jacket. They reproduced it as part of their LVC collection.

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[handymike]

I like the look of this Thedi:

 

[ton312]

I like the look of this Thedi:
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That is cool. A Thedi Bay if you will.

 

[barnabus]