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

[handymike]

Man when they get it right…can’t be topped!
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What is it? Langlitz?

 

[ton312]

What is it? Langlitz?

Yep. Sidewinder I believe.

 

[roadking04]

A few hours in the morning, few hours at night. Boxer shorts and leather jackets. The cool kids are doing it.

I hear you onehead. I have been "working" on my steer 618 since I got it. It is the only jacket I have been wearing since around April. Almost 90% of the wear time has been indoors. It has not even been wet yet. Hasn't seen any rain at all. I am going "all natural" on this one, no accelerated break in processes. I just put it on, wear it awhile, take it off. It has been a very slow go at taming this Schott so far.

I hope to have only 2 jackets in my stable, my trusty 618 and a custom JL motorcycle jacket. Although, Lewis Leathers is speaking to me quite a bit. If I "really had to get a third jacket," I think it would be a lightning 391 in rutland sheep or veg tanned cow.

 

[Bfd70]

Are the headaches associated with vintage jackets what keeps you away from that market? With your build, you’d have some awesome options.

No, i don’t have any prob with the vintage market. I just have super limited opportunities to wear leather jackets. It’s either to hot or too cold here. When the weather is like the 3rd bowel of porridge I’m workin for the man.

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

I hear you onehead. I have been "working" on my steer 618 since I got it. It is the only jacket I have been wearing since around April. Almost 90% of the wear time has been indoors. It has not even been wet yet. Hasn't seen any rain at all. I am going "all natural" on this one, no accelerated break in processes. I just put it on, wear it awhile, take it off. It has been a very slow go at taming this Schott so far.

I hope to have only 2 jackets in my stable, my trusty 618 and a custom JL motorcycle jacket. Although, Lewis Leathers is speaking to me quite a bit. If I "really had to get a third jacket," I think it would be a lightning 391 in rutland sheep or veg tanned cow.

good luck with this "natural" breaking in. I've got a 60's 618 I'm selling and I don't think it's fully broken in LOL. Definitely some arm creases, nice collar breaking in and tight grain here/there, but that top coat still alive and kicking LOL. I don't ride, but if I did, this would be my warm weather jacket for sure. Very light, drapey, pliable, but tough as nails. I think the newer ones have a slightly thicker cut, but still considered light/mid weight compared to my 118. But the 118 feels like lamb skin after just a handful of wears. Probably not the best for riding, but sure does feel nice.

 

[navetsea]

Saw this post on Instagram. It’s a Schott. Makes me want to wear the hell out of mine to achieve this level of break-in.
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looks real cool, but there are many creases of folding marks that don't correlate to wearing creases
looks like it has more treatment than just wearing it, or at least then he must have worn it drenching wet several time, and then rolled into a ball for weeks, etc. or into washing machine and tumble dryer.

 

[handymike]

Don Cheadle wears a great looking button-up cossack with a shirt collar (Thedi?) in No Sudden Move.

 

[Marc mndt]

Don Cheadle wears a great looking button-up cossack with a shirt collar (Thedi?) in No Sudden Move.
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Looks like this RRL

 

[Edward]

I tried the one jacket routine but it didn't work. I wake up as a different person every morning. So I gave up on it. I've got 10 jackets right now I absolutely plan on keeping and if I add 10 more to the count, that's fine.

I was a one leather jacket guy when I got my first at sixteen, simply because for me at that age there was only one leather jacket: the Perfecto style. I didn't care or know much about brand then (before I started moving in these circles, I'd never spent more than £100 on a new leather jacket!), but that style was very much it. Started off with Alice Cooper, then it was Joey Ramone, then Marlon Brando over the years. My first 'second' leather jacket was a cafe racer type, intended to be a more anonymous, less of a 'statement' piece for wearing in to the office. (I sold it on when I decided a mandarin collar didn't work with a collared shirt, though I have recently been toying with the idea of one again since I now have a few crew-necked T-shirts again for the first time in over a decade.) Where my idea of having several jackets really took off, of course, was when I 'discovered' the idea of brown leather, then multiple styles / hides / weights for different occasions.... Now I put no upper limit on it, though there is one rule: it has to be worn. It can be 'occasional' wear, but I won't buy a jacket just to collect it, and if it's one I would never wear anywhere for fear of damage or loss or whatever, I don't have the houseroom just to keep it in the closet.

 

[ton312]

Block Built:

 

[handymike]

Looks like this RRL

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That’s kind of a let down, but I believe you’re right. I had my hope that the costume designer was a little more creative in their sourcing. Cheadle’s jacket seems about 2 sizes too large which is also my experience when I try on RRL. I can never seem to get a good fit in those pricey diggs.

 

[Marc mndt]

That’s kind of a let down, but I believe you’re right. I had my hope that the costume designer was a little more creative in their sourcing. Cheadle’s jacket seems about 2 sizes too large which is also my experience when I try on RRL. I can never seem to get a good fit in those pricey diggs.

Mine was a size medium and had a ptp of 22". I was quite happy with the fit, which was almost perfect. I especially liked the short body length (just over 23"). It just felt way too flimsy for such an expensive jacket. That's why I sold it and invested the funds into a 'serous' jacket.

 

[handymike]

That’s the problem- their small is a 36 and their Medium is closer to a 40-42. Some of their stuff looks interesting, but thankfully I know it won’t fit- this pushes me to more interesting options .

 

[Mich486]

F*** this is good!

I’m on my way to open a go fund me page

 

[Tom71]

F*** this is good!

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I’m on my way to open a go fund me page

Yeah, I saw that too. Thankfully, I have just concluded that I am done with x-zips for the forseeable future...

 

[dwilson]

Seems like lots of costumers source from RRL. I saw this really cool shirt jacket from His Dark Materials only to find out it was RRL and, of course, insanely expensive.

 

[handymike]

RRL is low hanging fruit for Wardrobe Stylists. They have really active Studio Services and Product Placement teams from my understanding, and flagship stores in LA, ATL and NY. Also, their stuff is period good enough even if not period-correct—especially if it’s only for a few minutes on-screen. Then, with the association, more folks recognize and want the styles. I love when I hear stories of Costume designers reaching out to smaller makers for signature wardrobe pieces. Mike Hodis (Runabout Goods) made the jacket for Bradley Cooper in A Star is Born, as well as some pieces for Jupiter’s Legacy.

 

[Mich486]

I have the impression that the popularity of RRL has been decreasing a bit over the last couple years compared to before… like less talked about online but also smaller collections with less stand out pieces over the past few seasons.

I hope it won’t end up like Levi’s Vintage Clothing which is just an empty shell of its former self.

 

[handymike]

I’d heard pre-pandemic that since it wasn’t as profitable as the other lines, the parent company wasn’t giving it as much (a lot less) budget. They were only keeping it going as a pet project for Ralph. They were banking on the workwear trend being played out.

 

[Marc mndt]

I’d heard pre-pandemic that since it wasn’t as profitable as the other lines, the parent company wasn’t giving it as much (a lot less) budget. They were only keeping it going as a pet project for Ralph. They were banking on the workwear trend being played out.

I second this. RRL never was a money maker for Ralph Lauren. Production costs are high and volumes are relatively low (as compared to the Polo brandline for example). The company hasn't been doing too well the last couple of years so they had to close down stores (source) and cut costs. One way to cut costs is by investing less in your loss-making brandline (RRL).