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I got a sample of Aero's Horween 4oz steer the other day and it is a nice looking leather. It would make a really good pair of boots....
As to the original, original question:
I'm every bit as curious now after receiving and living with my FQHH jacket as I was before when I created this thread. I'll have to go back and re-read through the early part of this thread to find some of the more relevant answers. In the end, it seems our answers are as different from one another as we are as individuals.
As to the original, original question:
I'm every bit as curious now after receiving and living with my FQHH jacket as I was before when I created this thread. I'll have to go back and re-read through the early part of this thread to find some of the more relevant answers. In the end, it seems our answers are as different from one another as we are as individuals.
America is mystique backed up with action.
The only reason I prefer horse in a utility jacket or more specifically Aero/Horween regular FQHH is for the charactor it for sure developes as it ages. Quite unique and excellant for streetwear..for me.
This train of thought was more in line with my expectations a while back. My two jackets certainly look worlds apart from one another: one horsehide and one steerhide, both Horween CXL. However after the the incident last year where it turned out that many folks couldn't tell the difference between horsehide and steerhide, I began to question this logic or assumption on my part. Aside from the weight of the hide, I'm not really sure what to think any more. Still it fascinates me due to the reputation that horsehide has developed over the years.
If somehow the two different hides now more recently resemble each other that much..so be it! That is the look I prefer..whatever the hide.
HD
It's pretty clear really...
We want to wear Horses, don't want to eat them.
I doubt you have a choice. Them pesky horses get everywhere and are the meat of er...default.
As for Chimps! An African guy at my works once had a taste for 'Bush meat', he told me it's ok but hard to get over here in the UK. I think he meant illegal haha.
I'd eat horse. Why not? I wear horse.
My parents encountered a good bit of steak à cheval when doing France on $5 a day in the 60s. They said it was delicious, tho a touch more gamey than beef. More towards venison.
I haven't consciously eaten horse, but it's highly likely I've had it in Beijing. I've eaten donkey there on a number of occasions -
and no, it doesn't taste like ass...