This is the jacket for Plumbline, cool daddy-o
http://www.alexanderleathers.com/vintageclassics/grizzly.html
..... never really got the "Grizzly" thing .... I prefer my sheepskin on the inside ..... and my horses Chrome Tanned
This is the jacket for Plumbline, cool daddy-o
http://www.alexanderleathers.com/vintageclassics/grizzly.html
Neither are my favourite, but the fur on AL's looks as if it last saw service as a bathroom mat. I'm sure all you new guys will beg to differ, you're more than welcome to, but I've been incredibly disappointed with AL's offerings. So little imagination and flare.
This is the jacket for Plumbline, cool daddy-o
http://www.alexanderleathers.com/vintageclassics/grizzly.html
The AL sheepskin looks more like most of the Grizzly's I've seen in the flesh ... Aero's looks more Mouton-esque but would wear to eventually look like the Alexanders one .... both are a waste of good sheepskin IMHO ... why put it on the outside when it feels so much better and is so much more effective on the inside
I think the AL offerings are getting much better with time ... I suspect though they will be like marmite ( as is Aero in the motorcycle world ) .. you will either love it or hate it ( based on a whole load of perspectives and biases). Most of my biker buddies shun manufacturers like Aero and the other "retro" manufacturers because they are missing many of the features that a "Modern" bike jacket has both in terms of comfort and protection.
I think Aero's new offerings look amazing if you are like many FL'rs into an authentic 1920's - 1940's look ... it looks like that is where Ken / Holly and Co's direction is taking them. I think Alexanders are going more mainstream .. perhaps reflecting Sandy's background ..... but equally a less authentically vintage market and more where Aero was.
I've been incredibly disappointed with AL's offerings. So little imagination and flare.
Given the prices they are charging there is never going to be the level of detailing and ageing Real McCoy's Japan offer.
That's what I envision (for John lol ) Good Wear being...Well, I can hope.Flare and creativity do not need to come with a big price tag - AL's full price stuff is only just short of Aero's and ELCs. You ask me what I want? I'm like any other average jacket buyer: fresh, interesting designs well-rendered that stand on their own merits. I still think there is plenty of room for somebody to do a Real McCoy/Himmel Bros type thing. It's a real gap in the market and one that could be exploited really well.
I guess this is the jacket you got, and IMO it does look tasty.
http://www.alexanderleathers.com/vintageclassics/roadster.html
Definitely better than what I expected from looking at the sample I was sent
It'd be interesting to see what the real cost price is on the Japanese stuff. I've always had the impression a lot of those prices are artificially inflated by the nature of the market they play to. Fair enough, they make the business work, that's capitalism, but I'm not yet sure that they couldn't do something similar with a lower unit price.
And Apple could build cheap computers. Then they'd be in the same boat as the rest of the crappy PC makers. Hey, the good stuff costs money - and there's a market for it as it sells. Not going to debate the merits of Japanese jackets or Apple's hardware, just an example...