Shearling Hercules

[simonc]

I have a couple of questions:

Would you mind giving us your height/weight? If this is too personal of a question I apologise and withdraw it.
No mate, I'm 6' 1.5" - 92kg's although normally 90kgs

What is the jacket size?
44 / 26 arm

Have you tried layering anything more than a shirt underneath?
Not yet as it would be too hot and too tight.

Did you get the jacket shearling lined because it was something you'd always wanted or because you thought it would make it fit better?
I wanted to reinvent the jacket and breathe new life into it, the alpaca lining was worn around the hem and the zipper tired but everything else was fine.

Has the lining bedded down any yet?
No, this is something I do think about, as it is quite significant, I can zip it but its tight, however I do know it will bed down a lot, which is why I went for the 1 inch max fleece. Once the fleece beds down it should be in proportion to the mass of the jacket and all should be sitting even better.

Again, I'm gobsmacked by this piece. It's changed my whole line of thinking.
I'm very pleased. It is a classic. I like heavy, it works very well in HH. I like solid well made things and this jacket represents that, also I think the black on black is unbeatable. I've walked across trading floors in the city of London, film sets and fightclubs and this jacket has stopped traffic there. Besides the warmth the jacket now offers the refit has a renewed the shape which I really like and it fulfils a corner of my wardrobe for the winter months that I can rely upon unquestionably. Thanks for your interest.

 

[Highwaymanman]

Cheers!

 

[simonc]

Out and about the Herc taking me for a walk.

 

[scrawlysteve]

Fight clubs ? In London ? Can yoiu talk about them?

 

[simonc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOR9nkqzHc

 

[tropicalbob]

Sink me, that's a beautiful jacket (bit warm for the tropics, though). I was thinking about the belt question: you look fine without one. There is a belt on the Leather Goods Connection website, however, that the jacket would look great with. I'm thinking of the black ranger/biker belt in the ranger belt section. Their prices are very reasonable, the quality's first rate, and they'll send it out, custom-made, within a week.

 

[simonc]

Thanks Bob, ill check it out.

 

[simonc]

Laughed they did when I ordered 1 inch thick shearling lining - not any more - http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/44...-snow-forecast-for-Britain-starting-next-week

 

[Sloan1874]

Seeing that it's the Express, the Royal Family and immigrants will no doubt be behind the cold snap.

 

[simonc]

Of course.

 

[Fanch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOR9nkqzHc

That was an interesting blurb. There is nothing more physically exhausting than martial arts form of exercise.

 

[53Effie]

Simonc. I really like your Hercules. It's just an outstanding jacket. I have looked through this thread several times and I am interested to know why you chose to treat the jacket with neats foot oil. I've seen a good deal of negative commentary about that product and I have been a bit uneasy about using it on high end jackets, although I have had very good results with several pair of boots. What changes did you notice in the jacket after treating it other than the matte finish that developed?

 

[Khun]

About that shearling, it is so uniformly consistent in appearance without any apparent randomness, when I first laid my hands on it I thought it possibly could be synthetic. I'd be curious to know how Aero processes and sculpts such a uniform layer from an animal skin.

 

[alfyman]

You Stopped Me, Very Strong looking Jacket..Thanks

Out and about the Herc taking me for a walk.

 

[Dinerman]

About that shearling, it is so uniformly consistent in appearance without any apparent randomness, when I first laid my hands on it I thought it possibly could be synthetic. I'd be curious to know how Aero processes and sculpts such a uniform layer from an animal skin.

Are you talking about the Mouton? If so, it's been electrically treated and sheared.

 

[jon11]

The Hercules design is fantastic with that little bit of length.