What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[dudewuttheheck]

That’s a nice jacket when it darkens a bit it’ll be even better!

What size did you go for? I noticed freewheelers sleeves seem to run somewhat long in their leather jackets at least. I reckon they do that for riding.


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Thank you! I have seen shots of it darkened and it does indeed look better

I went with a 42 just like with my Caboose. It fits a little larger in every way except the sleeves and length, which are both shorter. The sleeves are interesting especially considering that their shirt sleeves all fit me perfectly.

 

[Monitor]

New Freewheelers Sunset deerskin jacket in yellow ocher

I really, really like this one! Looks super sturdy, too.

 

[sweetfights]

Thank you! I have seen shots of it darkened and it does indeed look better

I went with a 42 just like with my Caboose. It fits a little larger in every way except the sleeves and length, which are both shorter. The sleeves are interesting especially considering that their shirt sleeves all fit me perfectly.

Rolling the sleeves looks cool.
You always display great style.

 

[JMax]

Pegasus.





And a gray-green denim Perfecto by Denim and Supply (just to show I am inclusive and do not look askance at the new denim bros around here). Not an IH...I know bros, I know.

 

[casechopper]

Lost Worlds Downtown

 

[VestCoast]

Oh..OK. I was a kid during the 1950s..teenager in the '60s, etc. Denim was always worn and popular here in the states as work and casual jackets. I still must say that I never saw a denim jacket out in the wild with multiple stacked sleeve creases like that. Along with what was stated in your link, I still think that something else was purposely done to achieve that affect. I like the rest of the jacket but think those creases just look very weird and quite unnatural for denim.
HD

There was absolutely something purposely done to the jacket, but it's more on the manufacturing side than the the wearer. All the wearer did was over-wear and under-launder. Most raw/selvedge denim in the workwear market right now is designed to fade with higher contrast than "standard" denim or even the historic denim they are emulating. The cotton yarns are rope-dyed, which means the indigo sits in little flakes on the outside of the yarn like dried spaghetti sauce on a noodle. The more you crack and abrade the indigo off, the more fading and contrast you will have compared to other areas. Obviously there are a huge number of fabrics out there that have different indigo-fastness or other dye and fabric properties but essentially it comes down to fabric engineering. Personally I also find those high contrast fades to look unnatural (but cool), and like a lot of people I just wash my jeans more in order to even things out.

 

[El Marro]

New Freewheelers Sunset deerskin jacket in yellow ocher

What a great looking jacket Dude!
I remember when I saw that one for the first time a few years ago and it blew me away. I was pretty new to the jacket thing and did not understand what all the hype was about Japanese jackets, the Freewheelers Sunset is the one that made me sit up and pay attention.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Thanks for the good info VC. My denim has usually been Levis and Lee over the years in normal weight of thickness and fade. Just never got into the thick stiff stuff or spiderweb fades,etc in jeans. Heavier would be OK in a jean jacket unless so heavy and stiff that multiple rippled stacked sleeve creases appear. Not for me. I do have a couple overdyed somewhat heavier jeans that I'm enjoying right now for a change. Can't stand the 'sanded' fake crease fades and ripped and torn fads popular today. Old school here.
HD

 

[VestCoast]

Thanks for the good info VC. My denim has usually been Levis and Lee over the years in normal weight of thickness and fade. Just never got into the thick stiff stuff or spiderweb fades,etc in jeans. Heavier would be OK in a jean jacket unless so heavy and stiff that multiple rippled stacked sleeve creases appear. Not for me. I do have a couple overdyed somewhat heavier jeans that I'm enjoying right now for a change. Can't stand the 'sanded' fake crease fades and ripped and torn fads popular today. Old school here.
HD

I think the only think potentially worse than heavily pre-distressed jeans are jeans so skinny you have to grease up your legs to get them on. Some people have thin legs and slim cuts look good/natural on them. Other people do not, and slim cuts look less than flattering. What I find funny about denim is how much research and effort went into making it fade slower, feel softer, and shrink less, only for the raw denim market to emerge and reproduce the crunchiest and least comfortable iterations from decades and decades ago. I'll trade comfort for durability any day but from the near-outrage people seem to experience when they see my jeans standing in the corner it's not a universal feeling.

 

[ton312]

Thanks for the good info VC. My denim has usually been Levis and Lee over the years in normal weight of thickness and fade. Just never got into the thick stiff stuff or spiderweb fades,etc in jeans. Heavier would be OK in a jean jacket unless so heavy and stiff that multiple rippled stacked sleeve creases appear. Not for me. I do have a couple overdyed somewhat heavier jeans that I'm enjoying right now for a change. Can't stand the 'sanded' fake crease fades and ripped and torn fads popular today. Old school here.
HD

You would love a 21oz denim type III.

 

[ksozay]

Lost Worlds Downtown

Great jacket! Those boot tho! SWEET!

 

[Hh121]

 

[sweetfights]

Iron Heart. Rider.
21 ounces of super black denim.

Love the fit.
Trim. Great shoulder gusset action.

Thank you to those who introduced me to heavy denim.

 

[VestCoast]

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Iron Heart. Rider.
21 ounces of super black denim.

Love the fit.
Trim. Great shoulder gusset action.

Thank you to those who introduced me to heavy denim.

Looks killer! Really flattering fit. The gussets on that jacket are surprisingly functional. Welcome to the heavyweight class!

 

[sweetfights]

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Iron Heart. Rider.
21 ounces of super black denim.

Love the fit.
Trim. Great shoulder gusset action.

Thank you to those who introduced me to heavy denim.

Looks killer! Really flattering fit. The gussets on that jacket are surprisingly functional. Welcome to the heavyweight class!

Glad to be here!

 

[ton312]

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Iron Heart. Rider.
21 ounces of super black denim.

Love the fit.
Trim. Great shoulder gusset action.

Thank you to those who introduced me to heavy denim.

Perfect fit! That extra heavy black is nice stuff isn't it?

 

[sweetfights]

Quality denim will fade like that. I've never seen it on a Levi jacket in person but there are countless examples of such perfectly faded Levi/Lee/etc. jackets online. Modern high quality denim is to some extent engineered to achieve such look but other than the perhaps shorter amount of time it would take the wearer to get there, there really isn't anything fake about it.

These creases are referred to as honeycombs, I believe.

Love it!

 

[tmitchell59]

Lee Storm Rider

 

[Monitor]

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Iron Heart. Rider.
21 ounces of super black denim.

Love the fit.
Trim. Great shoulder gusset action.

Thank you to those who introduced me to heavy denim.

That does fit you perfectly and it's an awesome jacket! I've always wanted one but figured I'd go with the Type-3 for my first few heavy denim jackets. How are the shoulder gussets kept inside since there's no elastic band holding them in place, like on leather jackets? Something I've always wondered about.

 

[Monitor]

Lee Storm Rider

Awesome! It's cut just like my Aero made Lee! Man, and it's got all the right fades. The sleeves, the front, etc.