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  1. RollerC

    AERO x LVC Thunderbird Bird of Prey horsehide leather jacket (RARE prototype)

    thanks!! ya the leather jackets before 2000's are much badass than those produced these days. Horsehide/cowhide is quite the key. Especially for collectors like us
  2. RollerC

    AERO x LVC Thunderbird Bird of Prey horsehide leather jacket (RARE prototype)

    Haha ya, medium(Tag: Regular) is the most common on eBay. And both small and large are hard to find. bank robbery gotta be involved when the perfect jacket shows up haha
  3. RollerC

    AERO x LVC Thunderbird Bird of Prey horsehide leather jacket (RARE prototype)

    As i once met a Italian-American dealer in tradeshow, he got a few pieces without the back painting(he said those are also design samples from LVC/AERO). So it does exist, you may keep an eye on eBay. Good luck & Thanks!
  4. RollerC

    Schott 618hh. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

    Hi Joel! i got both Schott naked cowhide and steerhide jackets. In comparison, i think the steerhide doesn't have enough 'oil' inside so after i broke-in it still doesn't look as rich/ shiny as the naked cowhide. Also for details like inner pocket, the raw edge(without finishing) doesn't look...
  5. RollerC

    AERO x LVC Thunderbird Bird of Prey horsehide leather jacket (RARE prototype)

    Thanks Mich486! The situation is there’re many cheap leather goods factories in Italy and many chinese factories actually moved the entire factory with workers to Italy because they want the ‘made in Italy’ label. That’s why no matter high or low end brands can easily ‘made in Italy’.(Randomly...
  6. RollerC

    AERO x LVC Thunderbird Bird of Prey horsehide leather jacket (RARE prototype)

    Hello, this is the prototype of the famous Aero x LVC horsehide jacket, the rarest & only coloured version you can find. This very limited edition masterpiece maybe well-known among you collectors, but the whole story with exact timeline(and versions out there) remains a mystery. I spent years...
  7. RollerC

    Schott 618hh. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

    YA ROADKING04 , look forward to it! guess we schott fans can’t wait to see the break-in looks!
  8. RollerC

    Schott 618hh. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

    Hi buddies, i am a vintage Schott collector and working in the leather tanning industry. I personally like Schott a lot but honestly its horsehide these days is chrome tanned(seriously chemical) with heavy pigment/coating(not Aniline) so basically it won’t age beautifully like the Schott...

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