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  1. Carlos840

    BESOIN D'AIDE LOST WORLDS LEATHER POUR LA MOTO!

    I'm 188cm and 88kg, 42" chest, i wear a size 42 both in LT/A and LT/B. The LT/A is definitely tighter fitting than the LT/B, i can wear the B with a thick jumper, the A is a T shirt jacket for me. After seeing your pics i wouldn't recommend going with a size 44 for any model, unless you are...
  2. Carlos840

    which jacket do you prefer? please vote!

    To me the ELMC is trying too hard. Every single pic of that jacket looks like the wearer is trying his hardest to be a badass and failing, it looks like a costume not a casual wear jacket. I like the RAF hooded one best.
  3. Carlos840

    My leather jacket database.

    I have never felt the need to buy a FH jacket because i have never found them impressive. I handled a few in the Rivet and Hide store in London and to me they felt like poor value for money. I don't like the stitching style, i am not a fan of Shinki and disliked the specific one they used, and...
  4. Carlos840

    Hooked on jackets? Why?

    The whole "completing sets" thing is weird and interresting, i do it too and i am not sure why. I had a time where i was literally collecting vintage spanners cause the hunting of missing sizes and completion of sets was so satisfying to me. Needing to have an item i like in every single colour...
  5. Carlos840

    Hooked on jackets? Why?

    IMO what you describe: "It would be addiction if we were to compulsively buy & hoard on any & all leather jackets available, with no planning, use or purpose" is exactly what i was doing with LW and Vanson Jackets. It was hidden by the classic "i am studying jackets and their history", but deep...
  6. Carlos840

    Hooked on jackets? Why?

    Trust me it can be... The fact that one can be organised and clever about it doesn't mean it isn't an addiction. Addiction isn't always a total loss of controle. And the fact that you don't consider it an addiction personally doesn't mean it can't be for somebody else. To me it is 100% a side...
  7. Carlos840

    Hooked on jackets? Why?

    To me it's some sort of hunting/gathering thing, it was jackets for a decade, now i am back into musical gear, before that it was something else, i did it when i was a kid with rocks, coins and stamps, tools in my teenage years, musical instruments in my 20s, jackets in my 30s, right now i am...
  8. Carlos840

    Boiled wool mittens

    I have worn these: https://www.climbers-shop.com/clothing/gloves-and-mitts/dachstein-mitts__1377025 They are warm as F, they where used by everest climbers etc, not really necessary for everyday life. In the end, they are just warmer because they have more wool content, ie they are shrunk to...
  9. Carlos840

    Vintage Schott-Beck Motorcycle Jackets

    "I had assumed that the additional workmanship such as the French seams was something Beck had specially requested for their own-labeled jackets. Indeed the presence of French seams led some people to suggest they couldn't have been made by Schott." Didn't all the early perfectos with double...
  10. Carlos840

    Zipper fray

    Some zippers are like that, i don't have pics at hand, but some FW jackets have zippers where the entire male part is metal. Other makers add a reinforcement, LW for example sews a little strip of fabrick onto the tape at that exact area to strengthen it. I think it's like everything, more...
  11. Carlos840

    Is this Horse Hide from 5 *?

    I'm glad you went full circle with them. I remember having discussion with RD wondering if you had gone mad, telling ourselves that these jackets looked obviously cheap but not wanting to poop in your cereals... Coming back to a "sane" Tony is great!
  12. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    Here, to me what we are seeing in current Japanese leather jackets is this vibe applied to leather:
  13. Carlos840

    Is this Horse Hide from 5 *?

    As @ton312 said, at that point it makes no difference whether it is horse or cow, it is printed crap...
  14. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    Agreed, that's why i also mentioned Japanese fashion aesthetics, i think it's a combination of the two. I think these shapes are more recent in Japanese leather brands, when we first started talking about Japanese brands 10 years ago it wasn't that common. I might be wrong, but i don't remember...
  15. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    It doesn't excuse everything, but there is definitely a difference in shoulder width between the average Japanese man and the average American and that has to have an influence on pattern differences:
  16. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    Ok, trained but out of practice...
  17. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    From experience, Japanese jackets are designed to fit on A shaped people. All it takes is looking at the size charts to see it. The first jacket (size 42) has 18.9 shoulders, 20.9 waist and 20.5 opening, which is basically A shaped, not V shaped. it also has 27.2 back with only 25.5 sleeves...
  18. Carlos840

    Which Flat Head back design looks better?

    To my untrained eyes they both have very Japanese issues. The one on the left is just a shapeless mess, it is too long and super bulbous, it looks all kinds of wrong. The one on the right is the complete opposite but taken too far, it is super hourglasss shaped and IMO has a very feminin...
  19. Carlos840

    Boring Aero Sizing Question

    I wear a size 42 in most brands but a size 40 in Aero. 1950's cut tends to be pretty boxy compared to others. I would trust Holly...
  20. Carlos840

    How Do I Tie N1 Drawstring Cords?

    https://i.pinimg.com/736x/4d/2c/96/4d2c968f0d39b7e0ee6317daf01c995d.jpg

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