What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[58panheadfan]

Bill Kelso 40‘s style „Surrogate“ Jacket made from Maltese Goat Hide

came with an original label

 

[3.14nche]

Hooch Hauler

 

[theeprimitivesound]

I found this flyers jacket in a used clothing store in Calgary for $40.

 

[Bennarion]

View attachment 645564 View attachment 645565 View attachment 645568 View attachment 645569 I found myself a very nice jacket made in the us by Golden Bear, for a German brand « Leonard ».
This one is made of comfy lightweight cowhide, with a nice waxy touch, and has Scovill hardware all over, in great condition. It is also reinforced at the kidney by a ruff hide part.
I’ve been wearing it for a try on and forgot to take it off, as it feels like wearing a shirt!

You found the diamond

 

[Mysteryo]

You found the diamond

Actually, I like this jacket a lot!!

 

[Trouser Bark]

I bought and returned two Roland Sands Design jackets because of the uncomfortable zippers they installed in the lining to access the pocket for the back protection armour.
The first one was like yours with a horizontal zipper, and each end of the zip sat directly on both scapula.
The second jacket had a vertical zipper sitting dead center on my spine.
RS is the only motorcycle jacket manufacturer I’ve ever seen using zippers on the back lining (thankfully).

Too bad, they were nice looking jackets.

Those boys need to meet the men from Velcro! I hadn't noticed any uncomfortable zipper placement so far but may now... thanks for that!

 

[Yango]

Those boys need to meet the men from Velcro! I hadn't noticed any uncomfortable zipper placement so far but may now... thanks for that!

Lol. Sorry about that chief!

 

[Peter Mackin]

Vanson Enfield with streamliner

 

[Cskarev]

Rainbow Country Hercules in seal brown.

 

[npthaiduong]

Rainbow Country Hercules in seal brown.
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You definitely have the look of Russell Crowe Nice jacket

 

[Cskarev]

@npthaiduong oh yes, I look just like a gladiator.
Thanks, the jacket is great!

 

[Berto]

Rainbow Country Hercules in seal brown.
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Outstanding, I love that jacket. Congrats.

 

[3.14nche]

With the hunting season around the corner I went for what was probably my last walk in the woods for a while, despite the piss poor weather.
Leather is not my go to for hiking but I did not trust my windbreaker to keep me dry for 5 minutes and it's still too hot for my goretex insulated jacket so I thought that CXLSH would keep me dry.
And it did for close to one hour.

By the time I got home 2 hours later I was soaked through.

TBH I think the jacket held its own and I'm not convinced my goretex would have kept me any drier as I was definitely sloshing in my supposedly waterproof boots.

 

[Herrvallmo]

I hate rain... but I do love my Filson(and Rålands)!

Cheers!

 

[Herrvallmo]

Bill Kelso 40‘s style „Surrogate“ Jacket made from Maltese Goat Hide

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I love the style of the Surrogate/Californian! and it must be a dream to wear in that leather very nice!

 

[Trouser Bark]

My profession requires that I maintain a somewhat lower profile than many however, in the context of jacket alterations on something known to be a top drawer product there's at least a minimum explanation due and maybe a fit pic.

Many years ago there was a cook on TV named Graham Kerr. Called himself the Galloping Gourmet. He nearly always wore a sport jacket and as an impressionable young man I was at the time trying to figure out what I liked and how to articulate my sense of what looked right to me. I didn't watch his program w/ any regularity but I did see part of an episode wherein he said he was wearing his favorite sport jacket and the hem of the jacket just barely touched the inside crook his fingers formed if he bent them inward in a U shape with his arm extended straight downward.

For more than 40 years I've measured sport jackets that way and certain other jackets as well, this peacoat among them.

I'm a little more torso than leg and for me that means a little more length in a jacket is better than a little less. I'm 5' 10" and this Lost Worlds leather peacoat is a 46L meant for a tall man with at least a 36" sleeve. The back length from neck to hem is what I wanted and the sleeve length I had shortened by 1.5" to better fit my 18-34/35 frame.

She's heavy and she's loud and I like her a lot. Sorry about the splooge on the mirror. I think Monitor may have brushed his teeth in front of it. The sleeve length though? Nailed it. It had a couple of backing buttons that needed to be replaced as well. Xlnt work. Ninety bucks out the door.

The comment from the leather shop when I went to pick the jacket up?

"Oh man, you can't get leather like this in the US anymore."

I didn't have the heart to tell him that IIRC it was tanned in NY.

Looks like that shirt cuff has been playing in the dirt, too. That one gets retired in 5, 4, 3...

 

[58panheadfan]

I love the style of the Surrogate/Californian! and it must be a dream to wear in that leather very nice!

Thank you! Indeed the jacket is very comfortable to wear and the Goat Hide surprisingly lightweight but strong. It’s a perfect 3-season Jacket. Okay the color (opaque seal) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but I spected it to give the Jacket this classic 1940‘s, 1950‘s look/style adopted from civilized USN Leather Jackets.

 

[Herrvallmo]

Thank you! Indeed the jacket is very comfortable to wear and the Goat Hide surprisingly lightweight but strong. It’s a perfect 3-season Jacket. Okay the color (opaque seal) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but I spected it to give the Jacket this classic 1940‘s, 1950‘s look/style adopted from civilized USN Leather Jackets.

I for one love the color and it's fun with something new, but I agree on that some may not like it as with everything that's a bit out there
I had a Californian style-ish jacket in goat leather back in the days(think I saw the same one here on the forums once ), and holy that was comfy to wear. Almost wore like a "normal" sportsjacket(think G9) rather than a leather jacket.

 

[Bennarion]

My profession requires that I maintain a somewhat lower profile than many however, in the context of jacket alterations on something known to be a top drawer product there's at least a minimum explanation due and maybe a fit pic.

Many years ago there was a cook on TV named Graham Kerr. Called himself the Galloping Gourmet. He nearly always wore a sport jacket and as an impressionable young man I was at the time trying to figure out what I liked and how to articulate my sense of what looked right to me. I didn't watch his program w/ any regularity but I did see part of an episode wherein he said he was wearing his favorite sport jacket and the hem of the jacket just barely touched the inside crook his fingers formed if he bent them inward in a U shape with his arm extended straight downward.

For more than 40 years I've measured sport jackets that way and certain other jackets as well, this peacoat among them.

I'm a little more torso than leg and for me that means a little more length in a jacket is better than a little less. I'm 5' 10" and this Lost Worlds leather peacoat is a 46L meant for a tall man with at least a 36" sleeve. The back length from neck to hem is what I wanted and the sleeve length I had shortened by 1.5" to better fit my 18-34/35 frame.

She's heavy and she's loud and I like her a lot. Sorry about the splooge on the mirror. I think Monitor may have brushed his teeth in front of it. The sleeve length though? Nailed it. It had a couple of backing buttons that needed to be replaced as well. Xlnt work. Ninety bucks out the door.

The comment from the leather shop when I went to pick the jacket up?

"Oh man, you can't get leather like this in the US anymore."

I didn't have the heart to tell him that IIRC it was tanned in NY.

Looks like that shirt cuff has been playing in the dirt, too. That one gets retired in 5, 4, 3...


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The dog in the photo attracts more attention)

 

[Bennarion]

Rainbow Country Hercules in seal brown.
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