What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Tom71]

Family time in Bienne.

Beautiful!

 

[Tom71]

That is beautifully tailored!!!

Isn‘t it?!!

I wouldn’t leave the “Pale Rider” open, as it’s just not tailored at all. This one actually looks pretty cool, IMO, buttoned or not.

 

[Marc mndt]

Soooooo!

After realising via the IH “Pale Rider” that I can indeed be a “Leather Shirt Guy”, I took the plunge on this marvellous indigo Y2 x The Shop Vancouver “shirt”.

TJ was a pleasure start to finish, not least in the quest of getting the fit right form the outset , as I just couldn’t face paying double import/tax/shipping on an item that’s not exactly cheap in the first place (as I already spend a year of my life getting reimbursed on the fees for an exchange item that is no appeal either’.).

Well, I got the fit right. This is size 46 and indeed smaller in all dimensions than the XXL Pale Rider.
For perspective, I wear a size 42 in “American“ makers or Aero 1930s patterns and size 44 in slimmer fits (Aero “premier”, most things Japanese).

The “shirt” is insanely thick. The webpage of the Shop quotes 1,3 - 1,5mm and I have no doubt it’s not less than the former. It’s also lined, so we are talking more “over shirt” than proper shirt.
The leather is not super soft, but it’s reasonably pliable straight out of the box (much more so than the Iron Heart equivalent), so I never felt I’d actually need to break it in in the usual sense.

This shirt just oozes luxury, and it’s a pure pleasure to see, touch, smell, wear. I literally love everything about it (well, sitting down, I wouldn’t mind half an inch more in the gut, but it does have buttons than can actually be opened…).
An expensive piece but “worth it” for me for sure.

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This shirt looks AMAZING.

Matched with a pair or cowboy boots, or Jodhpurs maybe?

 

[ton312]

Aero. This jacket is easily in my top 3 all time favs. A delight to wear.

 

[AHP91]

Bought a bunch of cool jackets but today my sick ass wore the warm wool that belonged to my late grandfather

 

[torfjord]

Aero. This jacket is easily in my top 3 all time favs. A delight to wear.
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Brilliant jacket and it goes so well with your bell bottoms!

 

[Tom71]

Aero. This jacket is easily in my top 3 all time favs. A delight to wear.
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Eye Candy as well. Can‘t get over the bell bottoms, though. Maybe in my next midlife crisis.

 

[Tom71]

This shirt looks AMAZING.

Matched with a pair or cowboy boots, or Jodhpurs maybe?

Thanks, Marc! It’s better than I wished it would be. The Shop has it in a bottle-green version as well that just looks the bees knees as well.

Cowboy boots last weekend. Today actually a pair of Chelsea Boots from your neighbours of Butts&Shoulders…

 

[ton312]

Those are actually as close as I come to ankle stranglers

Eye Candy as well. Can‘t get over the bell bottoms, though. Maybe in my next midlife crisis.

 

[Tom71]

Autumn is here.

20 degrees and sunny yesterday, 3 degrees, windy and cloudy today. Don’t be fooled by the fair atmosphere in the photo. An hour later I was caught in the grandmother of all downpours.

 

[Al 916]

feels good

 

[JMax]

Last few days—

Hercules, likely Fried Ostermann. Great hide. Nice enough that I sold my CSC Herc.

Kurland. As nice as a vintage jacket can get.

All Weather. CHP heaven.

 

[ton312]

Last few days—

Hercules, likely Fried Ostermann. Great hide. Nice enough that I sold my CSC Herc.

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Kurland. As nice as a vintage jacket can get.

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All Weather. CHP heaven.

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All weather is best in class for a straight zip CHP. Doesn’t get better than that.

 

[JMax]

All weather is best in class for a straight zip CHP. Doesn’t get better than that.

Marc mentioned the same thing a little while back and after some thought I’ve come to the conclusion that he is full of sh…absolutely correct. It really is the perfect CHP. The hide is crazy thick and has some nasty grain. The HH of CHPs from the 40s is on another level. I never shoulda sold my Eaglesons (SF department store label/unknown maker from the 40s) but my regret led me to this AW. More than happy .

 

[torfjord]

feels good

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Looks good too

 

[navetsea]

Crosszip

 

[NZJono]

Aero. This jacket is easily in my top 3 all time favs. A delight to wear.
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Super cool. Great combination.

 

[58panheadfan]

From last Weekend, FW Brakeman to start in the leather jacket season:

 

[GUYSWEETLAND]

Autumn is here.

20 degrees and sunny yesterday, 3 degrees, windy and cloudy today. Don’t be fooled by the fair atmosphere in the photo. An hour later I was caught in the grandmother of all downpours.

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You won't die if you roll in the snow

 

[hodgeko]

Finally cool enough to wear this 70s Mascot Black Night I picked up in Portugal over the summer. Thanks to the folks in the Lounge for helping me identify it without a label.