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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

regius

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Finished this concept jacket at last, a combination of Horween metropolitan and Italian steerhide. Blue twill lining, red duck pockets and some studs. NOS Talon front zipper
 

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Will Zach

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Thedi military canvas and buffalo leather MTC-C127913. This thing is as stiff as a board.

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Also, new Filson x Gallantry wallet

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Thedi military canvas and buffalo leather MTC-C127913. This thing is as stiff as a board.

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Also, new Filson x Gallantry wallet

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May be stiff as a board, but fits great!
 
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Finished this concept jacket at last, a combination of Horween metropolitan and Italian steerhide. Blue twill lining, red duck pockets and some studs. NOS Talon front zipper

Turned out SUPER cool! Love it!

View attachment 257065 View attachment 257064 View attachment 257066 sorry for the terrible pictures and pose. Asked the fiancé to take a few right before we left and she was not in the mood for TFL shenanigans haha. Anyways I’m wearing my Schott 618HH. Since it’s not beefy or built to the nuts but has “the look;” I’ve turned into my punk rock jacket. Have pins on the lapels. Wearing my fan made DJ Strummer shirt in Clash Pink. A Pigeon Tree belt. It’s his version of Red Wing Black Prairie leather. Will chip and fade to brown. To match my Red Wing Beckmans in Black Prairie. And my Joe Strummer “Punk Rock Warlord” bandanna as a mask. We’re going to safely grab a few drinks with friends. If I don’t have to many I may try to take some proper pictures. Have a great night TFL.

Rock on, Danny! Love everything about the look.
 

J Leather Investigater

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Finished this concept jacket at last, a combination of Horween metropolitan and Italian steerhide. Blue twill lining, red duck pockets and some studs. NOS Talon front zipper
How long have you been learning to make jackets? Did you take any course or get training? Super cool. Seriously I'm sure j.c. an hemil started out like this an they surely had there first prototype jacket one day as well
 

regius

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Thanks guys, really appreciate the support. I’m mostly self-taught while had a lady who got me started but she shortly developed breast cancer and we lost touch. The thing is (around where I am) nobody has experience or interest in making leather jackets, the dry cleaner ladies could provide theoretical hints but there’s very sporadic and material-specific challenges with leather (and leather/fabric combo, which is...well, about every leather jacket). JC has always been a tremendous mentor, very generous in sharing experience.
 

J Leather Investigater

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Thanks guys, really appreciate the support. I’m mostly self-taught while had a lady who got me started but she shortly developed breast cancer and we lost touch. The thing is (around where I am) nobody has experience or interest in making leather jackets, the dry cleaner ladies could provide theoretical hints but there’s very sporadic and material-specific challenges with leather (and leather/fabric combo, which is...well, about every leather jacket). JC has always been a tremendous mentor, very generous in sharing experience.
Awsome. Its always a good experience talking with john and I totally believe that, I have always been surprised by how much he is willing to share. If he would let me i would come work beside him just to help him and learn
 
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Thanks guys, really appreciate the support. I’m mostly self-taught while had a lady who got me started but she shortly developed breast cancer and we lost touch. The thing is (around where I am) nobody has experience or interest in making leather jackets, the dry cleaner ladies could provide theoretical hints but there’s very sporadic and material-specific challenges with leather (and leather/fabric combo, which is...well, about every leather jacket). JC has always been a tremendous mentor, very generous in sharing experience.

You have my infinite admiration and support in this. The jackets look well made, you're not afraid to do new stuff and most importantly, you know exactly what you like about the jacket, a certain part, detail, etc. and are doing it that way. That's what I think matters the most.
I've wanted to have a go at this too but never got thru with it as with so many things in my life so I know how difficult and admirable it is to make that first step and do something that isn't just wishing or even planning.
 

regius

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You have my infinite admiration and support in this. The jackets look well made, you're not afraid to do new stuff and most importantly, you know exactly what you like about the jacket, a certain part, detail, etc. and are doing it that way. That's what I think matters the most.
I've wanted to have a go at this too but never got thru with it as with so many things in my life so I know how difficult and admirable it is to make that first step and do something that isn't just wishing or even planning.

The feeling you get from personally realizing your own vision, out of your own hands, is definitely the sublime kind. We've seen this saying a lot in start up businesses, that the founder does it because he/she can't find what suits them so they decided to do it themselves, this is almost a trope and honestly in many instances, I don't quite believe it. But in this case, there is only so much you can discuss/describe to an existing maker and get exactly what you want (with rare exceptions), so I am very happy to be able to make the jackets the way I want it. Of course, when it became a business, I have to find a mid-ground between my preferred fit vs period-correctness vs. what the customer wants.
 

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