Your position on patina

[CBI]

Patina - there is never enough!!!!

 

[ProteinNerd]

Another positive vote here for the Eastman timeworn “distressing”.

If anyone remembers my Roadstar review I bought it slightly used but was confused by the wear on the outer, the previous owner said he only wore it a few times. The absolutely pristine condition of the inner jacket seemed to confirm this but there was definitely wear on the outer . It didn’t even occur to me at the tine it was faked wear.

 

[Pdxgeo]

It also depends on your style and the design, ESPECIALLY a moto style if, like me, you don't ride.

A clean hi quality a2 looks pretty conservative compared to my friggin russet bootlegger. I feel self conscious a.f. when i wear it and i cannot wait for if to have patina!

 

[GregGale]

Someone mentioned a very good analogy here: guitars vs jackets. I treat my A-2 exactly like I treat my Martin acoustic. It's an expensive object that will hopefully last decades, or a lifetime. Therefore, I try to keep as good care of it as possible. I don't go around and abuse it, like some people drag their Telecasters behind their cars to get that vintage look. Others buy "relic" guitars that are new but look 50 years old - I find that very...insincere. My way is different: I use the sh*t out of them. Play my guitar as much as possible, play gigs in bars, wear my jacket everywhere I can, especially when flying. They will eventually develop signs of wear/ use, I won't get a heart attack over a ding on the wood or some scratches on the jacket, because the more they get, the more they become a part of who I am and what I did. And just like jackets will fit you better and better over time, guitars sound better too as they age

This being said, ELC's aged jackets look very nice...

 

[Seb Lucas]

Interesting point, Greg - I've never even held a guitar so I struggle to see how you would compare a stiff unyielding acoustic box with strings to a floppy agglomeration of leather, but I get the analogy. Don't baby stuff you love because the whole point is to use and enjoy, a testament of that enjoyment is wear and tear AKA character.

 

[willyto]

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Nice gloves. They look familiar - what brand are they?


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Dainese goastkin gloves. Goatskin for me develops the best patina in the sense that it doesn't age fast, it takes long but when it does show patina is real and earned one which looks amazing.

Don't get me wrong, not that I do not love horsehide or steerhide but those do show patina and creases all over very fast most of the time depending on the leather obviously. My medium horsehide from Aero needed almost 2 years to start showing permament creases in the arms and patina is nowhere to be seen.

My next leather jacket will be goatskin probably, basically because it's the best to wear in Spring here and you can get away with it in Autumn with a sweater under it or thick shirts.

Leather jackets for me should be light.

 

[Edward]

Dainese goastkin gloves. Goatskin for me develops the best patina in the sense that it doesn't age fast, it takes long but when it does show patina is real and earned one which looks amazing.

Don't get me wrong, not that I do not love horsehide or steerhide but those do show patina and creases all over very fast most of the time depending on the leather obviously. My medium horsehide from Aero needed almost 2 years to start showing permament creases in the arms and patina is nowhere to be seen.

My next leather jacket will be goatskin probably, basically because it's the best to wear in Spring here and you can get away with it in Autumn with a sweater under it or thick shirts.

Leather jackets for me should be light.

Ah, Dainese! I like that yellowy hue. Goatskin is great - I like it because it doesn't age so quickly, but it does look broken in. When I want a light hide, goat would be my first choice.

 

[Fanch]

Great thread to which I came in late, spending waaaay too much time again on watch forums. I have so many jackets to rotate that virtually none of them show significant wear during our relatively short period of cold weather in Texas, maybe with the exception of my brown FQHH Teamster that is now five years old.

 

[navetsea]

I polished the metal parts and it shows brass underneath the black finish, looks beautiful.

 

[Powerband]

You likey my patina? (It’s well earned when I fell off my tricycle and onto my neck.)

 

[JMax]

You likey my patina? (It’s well earned when I fell off my tricycle and onto my neck.)

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Stunning. I love how the topcoat has worn through.

 

[navetsea]

is that leather?
'how the top coat peeled, the backing, and puckering of the seams.. all scream vinyl

 

[Ugly Genius]

If the jacket item in question is rugged in nature, patina is appreciated (so long as said "patina" is not in the form of damage that compromises the overall structure of the item in question). If the item is more elegant in nature, dress shoes, for example, then I prefer an un-patina'ed leather.

 

[Powerband]

is that leather?
'how the top coat peeled, the backing, and puckering of the seams.. all scream vinyl

Vinyl???! How dare you. I paid top dollar for this polyurethane beauty.

 

[navetsea]

Ooops... i mean vegan leather...