bumping this almost 4 year old post for a question about leather jackets in Osaka.
I'd be visiting Osaka and Kyoto in June. From emailing a dealer (Organic Blue), I learned that his store is out of stock of what I'm looking for and some manufacturers are not delivering new stock until August+...
just ask them, they are responsive
these Indonesian makers are essentially small scale cottage industries that can't afford machinery so most if not all of the work are hand made. Over the last 5-10 years they kept this constraint and are now seriously upping their game on lasts and styles that...
It's information sharing like this that gave me confidence in making informed choices about my custom JL leather jacket. FL is the best resource I've found for this niche interest and it's thanks to people like @Canuck Panda for freely sharing his learnings. But on the other hand, is he somewhat...
That's great if you can go to the store.
For me, fit is King. Being able to go to the store and getting custom measurements edged JL over leather jacket makers that have good reputation but are not local to me.
Another factor is price - JL added small surcharge fee for altering the base...
Yes skived steer is still a beast! More pictures after a week of wear. I didn’t change the Remix pattern and I changed the sleeve length, shortened the body and collar measurements for better fit. The plaid wool lining is nice! It was used for a batch of Nepenthes jackets.
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