Schott 141 cafe racer, collar wear

[Hammerklavier]

One of the best fit I ever seen in this forum, nice pant too, which brand it is?

 

[Monitor]

I heard back from Schott re: repair costs. Here's what they say:

New zip out liner - $95.00
Replace collar - $105.00
Replace leather under collar on the inside - $45.00
Return S/H - $15.00 (within the Continental US)
Repair total - $260.00

The jacket appears to be from 2003.

Too much. You can get another one for that money.

 

[Gamma68]

Too much. You can get another one for that money.

Well, I'd skip the liner. Where would I find another for $150?

 

[Gamma68]

One of the best fit I ever seen in this forum, nice pant too, which brand it is?

Thanks. The pants are Wrangler denim in wheat.

 

[Hammerklavier]

I think it's a fair price, LW charge me almost same price for shortening sleeve and narrowing both sleeve opening.

 

[Gamma68]

What do you guys think of the fit? No sense pursuing if the fit is off.

Seems to me I read a comment on another thread that water (as in a rainshower) can shrink naked cowhide? I think this jacket could be a little more snug. But I defer to the judgement of members more knowledgeable.

 

[TREEMAN]

Nice looking leather, although it looks a little big in the shoulders............What size is it ?

 

[Seb Lucas]

In close to 30 years of buying leather jackets I have never seen that kind of savage wear before. It has to be some sort of deliberate mistreatment - almost looks like the collar was held against an industrial grinding wheel.

It fits but is large in the shoulders.

 

[AeroFan_07]

Nice jacket, too bad about the damage to the collar, which I agree looks intentional (abuse) or the prior owner wore chain mail hooded sweatshirts.

I won't claim fit expertise, but the sleeves & shoulders are baggy to me. They hang way off your actual shoulders. I'd catch-and-release this one, or return it if you can.

 

[ton312]

I tend to agree with Randy. The shoulders seem too wide. However if they weren't the sleeves would be at 3/4 length. The fit isn't terrible but not ideal either. A loose CR goes against the very nature of the jackets intent.

 

[AllanP]

maybe the owner had a cat or rabbit that collar used it as a chew/claw toy

 

[TREEMAN]

I tend to agree with Randy. The shoulders seem too wide. However if they weren't the sleeves would be at 3/4 length. The fit isn't terrible but not ideal either. A loose CR goes against the very nature of the jackets intent.

LOL..........

 

[Rich22]

The shoulders are too wide and don't fit well. As someone else said, without the shoulders being extra wide the sleeves would be too short. Very odd. Otherwise I liked the first front-on picture.

 

[Gamma68]

@ton312 makes a great point. A cafe racer is supposed to have a more snug fit. That's why these are sometimes called "racing shirts," not "racing shirts to wear over flannel shirts."

This will be a catch-and-release jacket, which is a shame because I otherwise like it and would probably have sent it to Schott for repair. But it's also a learning experience for me. Here's what I've picked up:

1. I'll probably never run into another jacket with this type of wear (even though it's still very wearable).
2. A size 40 would probably work much better for me than 42.
3. I really like the naked cowhide on this jacket.

Anybody have a Schott 141 in black, size 40, hanging in a lonely closet, hoping for a "forever home"? LOL

 

[AeroFan_07]

I could help you with a Brown, vintage "Sears" CR but I think it's a 42L.
Sorry, probably not what you are after. It's out there!

 

[chollie]

Schott's naked cowhide is beautiful, but I am not a fan of the fit of the 141's at all.


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[Seb Lucas]

Schott's fit is patchy, isn't it? I wish they had slightly trimmer, longer patterns. Most of their jackets are 25.5 inches long at back. About 2 inches too short for me. Ok if you are five nine, I guess.