Wested's Goatskin

[galopede]

Just checked my assorted jackets, leather and otherwise and most have the slider on the left except for the Aero! Even my Drizabone is on the left... Must be the British way as mentioned. Always feel wrong on the right!

Gareth

 

[Doctor Strange]

The other-side zipper pull is a European thing, and the original Indy film jackets zipped that way... so Westeds are more screen-accurate than other versions. The Wested blouson I recently got my son also has it, which threw him a bit at first.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Here are some pics. The one of me in the mirror, well, I couldn't get any closer than that and still have light on the jacket. Anyway you can tell something of the fit -- which is great; it doesn't restrict my arm movement at all when I'm driving, for example, and I can wear a thin sweater under it. Not sure about a thicker sweater yet, though.

 

[bn1966]

Nice jacket! I was pleasantly surprised with my Wested jacket too, light but tough & comfortable goat Expect I'll use them again in the future too...

 

[Benzadmiral]

And I got lucky that the weather this weekend was cool enough actually to wear the jacket! Woo-hoo!

 

[regius]

And I got lucky that the weather this weekend was cool enough actually to wear the jacket! Woo-hoo!

how would you describe the surface texture (hand) of their goatskin? I have a feeling it's sourced from Pakistan, which for me means very tough and has a plasticy coating. My dirt cheap A10 glove from US Authentic is made from a "boring" pakistanian goatskin, and it has stood all abuse you can imagine, abrasion, salt, snow, heat, sand!

 

[Doctor Damage]

The other-side zipper pull is a European thing, and the original Indy film jackets zipped that way... so Westeds are more screen-accurate than other versions. The Wested blouson I recently got my son also has it, which threw him a bit at first.

The "wrong size" zipper is not a European thing, it's a non-USA thing!

 

[Doctor Damage]

how would you describe the surface texture (hand) of their goatskin? I have a feeling it's sourced from Pakistan, which for me means very tough and has a plasticy coating. My dirt cheap A10 glove from US Authentic is made from a "boring" pakistanian goatskin, and it has stood all abuse you can imagine, abrasion, salt, snow, heat, sand!

Nice to see someone recognize that practicality/utility has value!

 

[Doctor Strange]

The "wrong size" zipper is not a European thing, it's a non-USA thing!

So you have other-side zippers on Canadian-made jackets too?

Sorry to have left out the rest of the world. My apparently limited knowledge of this factoid comes from what I've read HERE and in other clothing forums over the last 15 years.

 

[Benzadmiral]

how would you describe the surface texture (hand) of their goatskin? I have a feeling it's sourced from Pakistan, which for me means very tough and has a plasticy coating. My dirt cheap A10 glove from US Authentic is made from a "boring" pakistanian goatskin, and it has stood all abuse you can imagine, abrasion, salt, snow, heat, sand!

It's very smooth. To me the word "plasticky" suggests "cheap," and this jacket certainly does not feel cheap. It's quite flexible and comfortable.

 

[Marv]

anybody have a wested indy hero jacket in their shrunken lamb, I have an older raiders in predistressed cow, well made but not very screen accurate and was thinking of maybe upgrading to the hero model at some point

 

[regius]

A question about shrunken lamb here. Schott still offers the "vintage" lamb for their heavily patched G1 jackets. It is indeed a luxurious thick and cozy leather, but some people say it's not the most durable and eventually will disintegrate. I..e once it starts tearing it'll just self destruct. I experienced that with an 80s Schott. Otherwise, it is a very nice leather, i.e. IF you don't distress it much. Maybe the "shrunken" lamskin is different? On the same note, the US Wings vintage lambskin Indy is what i'm talking about, the same hide as Schott's mall G1.

 

[tropicalbob]

Why did I have to see this? They have a Snake Plisskin jacket in cowhide for $230.00, and I'm fresh out of excuses with my wife. I have to think about this. Bi-swing back.