What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Superfluous]

Great looking jackets @Hh121 , @ton312 and @AbbaDatDeHat !

 

[navetsea]

goathide this afternoon

 

[Dav]

Bright and blustery out this morning

 

[Dr H]

And that, is how that B-3 has to be worn IMHO. Ignore the eye watering expense and let it get well broken in and a bit grubby.
I could never understand what people saw in these jackets because they always look pristine and too mannered in the images.
Now I understand the appeal, this looks warm and comfortable. Nice score.

 

[jacketjunkie]

German weather is officially picking a fight with me; jumping from 20+°C and too warm to wear leather to 5°C and too cold to wear leather with no inbetween. None of my leathers is lined thick enough to handle that; only option rn is Carhartt Fleece Lined Hoodie with Vanson Dakota on top of it but that makes me look like a ballon so there's that. Looking at Vanson Chopper right now in the hope Vansons quilted lining can keep me warm at these temperatures. @ton312 Can it?

Time to move to another place I think, somewhere that has 10-15°C 300 days of the year. Suggestions?

 

[ton312]

German weather is officially picking a fight with me; jumping from 20+°C and too warm to wear leather to 5°C and too cold to wear leather with no inbetween. None of my leathers is lined thick enough to handle that; only option rn is Carhartt Fleece Lined Hoodie with Vanson Dakota on top of it but that makes me look like a ballon so there's that. Looking at Vanson Chopper right now in the hope Vansons quilted lining can keep me warm at these temperatures. @ton312 Can it?

Time to move to another place I think, somewhere that has 10-15°C 300 days of the year. Suggestions?

I believe it can!! My model E’s with a thin hoody underneath were serviceable for most of the Chicago winter! But the one thing they had that the chopper doesn’t is a snap of faux mouton collar. When you flip that puppy up the face cracking wind is rendered powerless.

 

[Tom71]

Vanson Dominator View attachment 187869

Kille!! Can you tell me what leather you went for, pls.

 

[jacketjunkie]

Kille!! Can you tell me what leather you went for, pls.

That is Vansons competition weight leather. Probably an older batch though, a jacket ordered new from Vanson would look similar but not identical. There was a thread about variations in Vansons comp weight leather ok the frontpage just a day or two ago, look it up to see pictures of differences between comp weight leather from batch to batch.

 

[Tom71]

German weather is officially picking a fight with me; jumping from 20+°C and too warm to wear leather to 5°C and too cold to wear leather with no inbetween. None of my leathers is lined thick enough to handle that; only option rn is Carhartt Fleece Lined Hoodie with Vanson Dakota on top of it but that makes me look like a ballon so there's that. Looking at Vanson Chopper right now in the hope Vansons quilted lining can keep me warm at these temperatures. @ton312 Can it?

Time to move to another place I think, somewhere that has 10-15°C 300 days of the year. Suggestions?

That is Vansons competition weight leather. Probably an older batch though, a jacket ordered new from Vanson would look similar but not identical. There was a thread about variations in Vansons comp weight leather ok the frontpage just a day or two ago, look it up to see pictures of differences between comp weight leather from batch to batch.

Yeah, all this fuss about “jacket-weather” ignores the fact that CXL-HH is either too warm, even with just a T-Shirt or too cold, even when layering up big-time...
I just wear my jackets stubbornly nevertheless. My wife has long since stopped commenting.

 

[Tom71]

That is Vansons competition weight leather. Probably an older batch though, a jacket ordered new from Vanson would look similar but not identical. There was a thread about variations in Vansons comp weight leather ok the frontpage just a day or two ago, look it up to see pictures of differences between comp weight leather from batch to batch.

Thanks much!

I do have a Vanson Chopper from ca. 2016. It’s a great jacket, a true beast, but I don’t much care for the leather. As many have commented, it has a shiny, plastic-like appearance which does not seem to get much different with (hard!!) wear.

I guess, I do need to handle more pieces to see if this is just an issue of a specific batch or simply the finish that Vanson uses for their Comp. weight these days.

 

[Tom71]

Raining cats and dogs all day. Perfect to help the break-in. Sorry for the lousy quality photos. Even with better lighting, it’s really hard to capture the true colour of this midnight- blue CXL.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

A Bear for Wear:

 

[Leither]

Very wet Aero Plainsman in Edinburgh's Meadows enjoying the inevitabilty of change...
Wish I'd worn a kilt with it....

 

[Leither]

I believe it can!! My model E’s with a thin hoody underneath were serviceable for most of the Chicago winter! But the one thing they had that the chopper doesn’t is a snap of faux mouton collar. When you flip that puppy up the face cracking wind is rendered powerless.

Wise words of wisdom Sensei.

 

[ton312]

A Bear for Wear:
View attachment 187982

That’s killer man!! Reminds me very much of my suede Schott. Love it!

 

[Imuricecreamman]

French doublebreasted workjacket. Very soft leather on this one.

 

[Monitor]

Yeah, all this fuss about “jacket-weather” ignores the fact that CXL-HH is either too warm, even with just a T-Shirt or too cold, even when layering up big-time...

I've been saying that for years! Jacket weather pretty much doesn't exist anymore where I am. It went from too hot for even denim to shearling weather in approximately 8 hours.

 

[Powerband]

Sometime look more blue sometime look more teal depending on the weather

Oh, damn.


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[Michael A]

It was darn nippy early this morning. Gave this 1949 model peacoat a chance to get some fresh air for the first time of the season.
IMG_6699 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6695 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6694 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_6692 by Michael A2012, on Flickr
Have a good Sunday,
Michael

 

[El Marro]

Sunday morning coffee time in the new Commando. Love at first sight with this one.