Tedquinton
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- Teddington Middx UK
I have always loved the simple lines of the Cafe Racer MC jacket. I had looked to getting a vintage example, but the prices are high and the supply low, so I decided to go for a repro.
I really liked the look of Shinki horse hide, but an already expensive jacket can suffer from further custom duties on importation to the UK making it in my view unaffordable. I got some samples from Aero and though I loved the look of the FQHH, I really didn't want to spend the hours needed to break it in. Vicenza horse hide was a possibility and I very nearly put an order in when I saw a thread on here by dan_t regarding Thedi Leathers. His was the jacket I was looking for.
Then started an email conversation with Theodoros at Thedi Leathers as we worked out the exact details of the jacket I wanted. I must say a big thank you to Theodoros who was extremely patient with me over the many weeks it took me to reach a final decision. I don't want a closet full of jackets so it was important I got it right.
In the end I went for a 4 pocket cafe racer in the style of a Buco J-100. I am not as knowledgeable as many on this forum and wasn't concerned for a perfect reproduction. I just really liked its sleek lines & unfussy appearance. I also, for reasons I don't really understand, love the angled chest pockets!
Here it is. I can try for some better fit pics over the weekend, but I'm only able to manage mirror selfies today.
Close up of the leather
Note: I'm having issues with photobucket - it wont let me rotate my images. I'll try and fix it later. (Edit, hopefully that's fixed it)
I really liked the look of Shinki horse hide, but an already expensive jacket can suffer from further custom duties on importation to the UK making it in my view unaffordable. I got some samples from Aero and though I loved the look of the FQHH, I really didn't want to spend the hours needed to break it in. Vicenza horse hide was a possibility and I very nearly put an order in when I saw a thread on here by dan_t regarding Thedi Leathers. His was the jacket I was looking for.
Then started an email conversation with Theodoros at Thedi Leathers as we worked out the exact details of the jacket I wanted. I must say a big thank you to Theodoros who was extremely patient with me over the many weeks it took me to reach a final decision. I don't want a closet full of jackets so it was important I got it right.
In the end I went for a 4 pocket cafe racer in the style of a Buco J-100. I am not as knowledgeable as many on this forum and wasn't concerned for a perfect reproduction. I just really liked its sleek lines & unfussy appearance. I also, for reasons I don't really understand, love the angled chest pockets!
Here it is. I can try for some better fit pics over the weekend, but I'm only able to manage mirror selfies today.
Close up of the leather
Note: I'm having issues with photobucket - it wont let me rotate my images. I'll try and fix it later. (Edit, hopefully that's fixed it)
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