Vanson Associates CR project

[Rosecitymike]

Well, a while back I picked up this early Vanson Model B. Like the jacket a lot, but it’s just not my color and it didn’t really find it’s way into the rotation. Could have sold it I suppose, but saw a thread where somebody dyed their Langlitz a richer brown and it came out great, so I figured what the hell. The goal was to try and replicate some of the great midnight blue jackets that have been around lately. Instead, I guess because the original color more red than imagined, I have arrived at what I’m calling Midnight Plum, which I’m actually digging a lot! Still need some post-dye conditioning and polish the zippers where some dye bled over, but here you go:

Before:

After:

 

[Boyo]

Nice work... customization at its finest!..plus that looks like it fits you to a Tee.. well done..

 

[Rosecitymike]

Thanks! That first swan of dye was a real “oh shit” moment, but it turned out to be a lot of fun and I’ll wear the hell out of it now!

 

[sweetfights]

Wow- I was afraid when I read the first post then I scrolled down to the photo's.
Well done!!!!

 

[Guppy]

It looks almost black to me. I think it came out OK, but I would have preferred to keep it original. That tan was nice. But as long as you're wearing it more, that's what counts.

 

[handymike]

Well Done!!!!!

 

[Tommer45]

That was me who dyed my Langlitz. Yours came out great, man! Nice work.

 

[ton312]

Dang man that’s hard to do! From caramel to dark chocolate! I tried this exact same thing with an old Bates. It went from caramel to a blueberry. Well done man. You nailed it!

 

[Rosecitymike]

Dang man that’s hard to do! From caramel to dark chocolate! I tried this exact same thing with an old Bates. It went from caramel to a blueberry. Well done man. You nailed it!

The photos may not show it well, but the color is actually a deep purple with some black/navy undertones, so maybe closer to your blueberry after all! Maybe I should call it Le Noir Aubergine, which is worlds better than blueberry. Will try to get some good close ups that capture it. Oh, here’s one:

 

[nick123]

It's not a 38 is it? I remember almost buying something very close to this in like 2012.

 

[Rosecitymike]

It's not a 38 is it? I remember almost buying something very close to this in like 2012.

It’s a 48. Almost never see that size pop up in older jackets so I pounced on it.

 

[nick123]

It’s a 48. Almost never see that size pop up in older jackets so I pounced on it.

Way off!

 

[Rosecitymike]

Finally got around to getting a photo that shows the color off better. Here it is sandwiched between two other cafe racers in brown and black. For those interested, front to rear: goat, steer, and horse.