Recent content by bn1966

It can be quite a drab world around my parts..folk wandering around in sportswear & not doing any sport, white commercial vans lining the kerb sides..charity shops full of cheap modern throw away clothing. And then you have people interested in a brighter more technicolour world & having fun...

Being a 46/48 chest dependant it’s difficult to find original vintage clothing in my size so I use the likes of SJC Cathcart, Pike Brothers and Eastman Leather Clothing. I do have an original 60’s Cafe Racer that fits. Old watches thankfully do fit. I’ve always liked well designed quality...

Once used to hang out in an Irish Pub in a big industrial town, pub was a haunt of punks as we were called back in the day. Early one evening I was having a cheeky beer or five with my mate, both sporting black leather bike jackets, torn Levi’s and spiked hair. A couple of suits came in & I...

Got refused entry to a pub once for wearing a leather biker jacket & spiky hair cut. Refused a hotel room too for the same offence :-) A-2 & no hair these days..no problem

Pike Brothers Germany make lots of workwear waistcoats

Etsy is probably worth a look, got a handmade waxed camo bag for £40..stunning quality..maybe someone on there could help

Tried on an ELC 50 Cal version B-3 when I visited their showroom. Would have purchased it but South West England now only has a few days a year cold enough for a B-3..quality was excellent

Sent my jacket for cloning and they did a good job & it gets worn regularly. My military leathers I get from ELC after ages of saving up. Wouldn’t go custom with 5*….did two & neither worked out.

I went down to ELC & tried on B-3’s. I am a 46” chest but size up to 48 on A-2’s to get a comfortable fit. Tried on a 48 B3 and it looked like I’d been jumped on by a bear…not a good look..yours looks great.

I’m done personally with custom. None of my projects worked out totally to my satisfaction...either fit wasn’t right or leather wasn’t as specified. Don’t own any now where I sent measurements & eventually a jacket dropped through the post. There were a couple of nearly rans, close but no cigar...

Enough places about for a couple of days worth of visits, will check as to whether Eastman pop up is popping up in Shoreditch this year.

When I was a young man I traded a genuine earlier G-1 + cash to a local ‘retro’ shop in exchange for their ‘tailor’ making me an Irvin (showed me some nice leather baseball jackets allegedly made by same). Many months went by & then the big day arrived & they rolled out this rug! With my heart...

Mines cowhide think some were horse. It’s my oldest leather jacket and one I’ll unlikely ever part with. Heavy due to the thick lining but a great wearer when it’s chilly & carries a civilian vibe given its a cyclist jacket. 2nd hand I think they come up generally cheaper than an ELC A-2.

Looks similar to the ELC version I own.

My Trucker jacket in black ‘deerskin’ cloned from a series 3 denim worked out in the end after returning to get the dye fixed and gets worn a lot. Unlined suede trucker was poor quality and the dye ran out when it met the lightest of rain leaving me with ‘streaks’ on my skin & ended up in the...