What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[ton312]

Just unboxed this beauty. 50’s era Excelled Horsehide half belt. Kind of like a half belt and HWM had a baby. Sweet! Thanks @robrinay! Have to get better pics up soon. Really cool jacket though. I dig it!

 

[handymike]

Got my "new" Brooks yesterday. Had about 60 years of cologne in it, so gave it a light wash, solid dry, and 2 coats of coconut oil. I was hoping the coconut oil would darken just a shade (and hide the cologne smell), but that top coat is sick on this thing. Guess it's why so many have lasted all this time.

Overall look, it's kind of like if a Members Only jacket had a bad ass cousin.

Special shout out to Terry M. on sending me the link to this and also some other kind folks on the Find Deals thread for giving me some solid info.

I'm going to take to a tailor to see if he can replace the elastic band in the biswing back. I'm pretty sure it's completely flat and putting in a new one should give it some life and help clean up the poofiness of the back.

Let me know how that goes, I need it on my Kehoe.

 

[Will Zach]

Got my "new" Brooks yesterday. Had about 60 years of cologne in it, so gave it a light wash, solid dry, and 2 coats of coconut oil. I was hoping the coconut oil would darken just a shade (and hide the cologne smell), but that top coat is sick on this thing. Guess it's why so many have lasted all this time.

Overall look, it's kind of like if a Members Only jacket had a bad ass cousin.

Special shout out to Terry M. on sending me the link to this and also some other kind folks on the Find Deals thread for giving me some solid info.

I'm going to take to a tailor to see if he can replace the elastic band in the biswing back. I'm pretty sure it's completely flat and putting in a new one should give it some life and help clean up the poofiness of the back.

Looks almost NOS, that is why the top coat is impervious to oil. Nice jacket.

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

Looks almost NOS, that is why the top coat is impervious to oil. Nice jacket.

Yeah was expecting it to be a sponge, especially after being in the dryer on high for like an hour. But it beaded pretty much right away. It did get absorbed though once I hung it up in the sun. The leather is interesting. Wouldn't exactly call it high quality, but there's something to it. I mean, it was $100. That's a hell of a deal for a jacket that fits like that. Seems like it looks good on everyone if you can figure out the sizing.

Let me know how that goes, I need it on my Kehoe.

Will do. Give me like 3-4 weeks and remind me in case I forget to update. I can feel the band back there and there's no pull to it whatsoever. So that deep cut on the action back just creates a lot of mess back there as the extra material just puffs out, especially behind and below the arm pit.

The other option is to partially sew down the lower part of the cut. Maybe come up like 3 or 4 inches and just leave open around the arm/deltoid area. That'll work too. I did it on my Schott 141 and it significantly improved how the jacket was rebounding/resting. It does "tighten" up the fit though obviously, but not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Bennarion]

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Golden autumn is the most beautiful time of the year. Beautiful view, great outfit.

 

[handymike]

Yeah was expecting it to be a sponge, especially after being in the dryer on high for like an hour. But it beaded pretty much right away. It did get absorbed though once I hung it up in the sun. The leather is interesting. Wouldn't exactly call it high quality, but there's something to it. I mean, it was $100. That's a hell of a deal for a jacket that fits like that. Seems like it looks good on everyone if you can figure out the sizing.



Will do. Give me like 3-4 weeks and remind me in case I forget to update. I can feel the band back there and there's no pull to it whatsoever. So that deep cut on the action back just creates a lot of mess back there as the extra material just puffs out, especially behind and below the arm pit.

The other option is to partially sew down the lower part of the cut. Maybe come up like 3 or 4 inches and just leave open around the arm/deltoid area. That'll work too. I did it on my Schott 141 and it significantly improved how the jacket was rebounding/resting. It does "tighten" up the fit though obviously, but not necessarily a bad thing.

Yeah, I’m going back and forth on gussets/bi-swing backs. I like the range of movement, but I’m not thrilled with the way the shoulders lay.

 

[casechopper]

Johnson Leathers M200

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ Best fitting of your jackets right there!

 

[Psant25]

Johnson Leathers M200

Sure looks great on you! Glad it found a good home

 

[jpk_NJ]

Old school Vanson Bandit 42

 

[Turnip]

Sure looks great on you! Glad it found a good home

And that massive cast iron radiator is also quite a shell.

 

[torfjord]

Grizzly all day every day

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ I like this. Might make a bear envious if you keep wearing that around.

 

[ton312]

This jacket makes me want to join a gang of whiskey thieves. Gave it a good conditioning, twice actually. I should be throwing whiskey barrels into the back of a truck with a bunch of low level thugs. Dare to dream.

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ Good fit there Tony - I'll all but given up on Vintage items fitting me...oh well!

 

[AeroFan_07]

And where we have another example of a Sausage casing for a jacket. Flannel shirt over T-shirt and it's just not working shoulders & Pit to Pit as well as Arms are too tight. Torso is a bit short too. So this "42" Sheene will be right back in the classifieds today. Darn shame as the brown CXL FQHH on this Sheene is breaking in nicely and will be awesome!

 

[ton312]

And where we have another example of a Sausage casing for a jacket. Flannel shirt over T-shirt and it's just not working shoulders & Pit to Pit as well as Arms are too tight. Torso is a bit short too. So this "42" Sheene will be right back in the classifieds today. Darn shame as the brown CXL FQHH on this Sheene is breaking in nicely and will be awesome!


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Looks a touch short but pretty darn good otherwise! Almost looks like the zip sleeve descendant of the excelled I posted. Definitely not a layering piece though. That’s a t-shirt fit jacket and would be a better fit with at least 1” in the body and 1/2” in the sleeve. Beautiful brown though!

 

[Jin431]

New to me, Aero X Levi's ruff-n-ready asymmetric zip half belt

 

[Marc mndt]

New to me, Aero X Levi's ruff-n-ready asymmetric zip half belt

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Looks like a great fit. What do you think about the front drop? Its one of the heaviest front drops ive seen. Does it work when wearing your shirt tucked?

 

[58panheadfan]

And where we have another example of a Sausage casing for a jacket.... So this "42" Sheene will be right back in the classifieds today...
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Please don't get it wrong, no offense, just a statement: I've rarely seen someone who manages to buy his jackets 1-2 sizes too small as often as you... on the other hand, the classified section is always happy about it.

But definitely a cool jacket and a pleasure for the new owner whom it fits...