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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Drzdave58

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I have been on the lookout for another leather trucker jacket for some time and didn't feel like dropping big $$$ on an Aero etc. So this Levis water buffalo hide trucker comes up f/s locally in my size so I went for it.
I have to say I'm impressed with this piece. The leather is quite substantial with a nice handle. The various grain structures are really interesting. The leather seems better than the cowhide Schott trucker I had. This jacket punches well above the $300-$400 CAN I paid for it IMO.
 

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Observe

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I have been on the lookout for another leather trucker jacket for some time and didn't feel like dropping big $$$ on an Aero etc. So this Levis water buffalo hide trucker comes up f/s locally in my size so I went for it.
I have to say I'm impressed with this piece. The leather is very substantial with a nice handle. The various grain structures are really interesting. The leather seems better than the cowhide Schott trucker I had. This jacket punches well above the $300-$400 CAN I paid for it IMO.
Looks great. I'd definitely wear this jacket!
 

MikeinRome

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A 1952 dated Western jacket from Rex Bell's Frontier & Sportswear store in Las Vegas where he sold his Walking Box Brand clothing named after his Walking Box Ranch which had about 400,000 acres. Jacket is paired with a 1930's Stetson Real Nutria hat and Panhandle Slim shirt. The jacket has it's 1952 date inside of a jacket pocket.
 

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dudewuttheheck

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I received my Seattle Woolen Sport Togs jacket on Saturday. The one reason I hesitated about purchasing it was due to the fact that the leather looked rather dry, dull, and faded. When it arrived, that is what it was like.

Immediately, I decided to condition it with a product I hoped would darken it a bit, so I used Smith's Leather Balm. It worked exactly as I hoped and the color has stayed the darker, richer, more red brown it turned even over a day after conditioning it and wearing it out for several hours.

Overall, I'm very happy with the style, fit, and now leather of this jacket. It's a real gem. Thanks once again to @jeo For his advice and for sending the listing to me in the first place.

Here are some photos from the seller:
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Here's how it looked when I got it, in poor lighting admittedly.
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Here it is after conditioning. It doesn't look wildly different here in this poor lighting, but it really is quite an improvement in person.

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The jacket also felt extremely dry when I received it. All of the leather felt surprisingly dry, yet clean. It was as though someone heavily cleaned it and stripped it of its oils, but never reconditioned it.
 

torfjord

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Here are some photos of me wearing it after conditioning it:
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This short aviator cross zip style has been my favorite jacket style for the last 7 years- well before I got into vintage. To have something like this feels really nice.

I love that jacket and how it fits on you! Congratulations on yet another great vintage find :)
 

Bennarion

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Here are some photos of me wearing it after conditioning it:
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This short aviator cross zip style has been my favorite jacket style for the last 7 years- well before I got into vintage. To have something like this feels really nice.
Cool vintage jacket. It fits perfectly!
 

barnabus

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Britain's oldest recorded town
Here are some photos of me wearing it after conditioning it:
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This short aviator cross zip style has been my favorite jacket style for the last 7 years- well before I got into vintage. To have something like this feels really nice.

That looks absolutely superb!

It couldn't fit you any better and the style is timeless and wonderful.

What a thing!
 

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