Recent content by Dortreo

Hello everyone, I'm offering a beautifully crafted and now quite rare indigo-dyed horsehide car coat from Y’2 Leather of Japan, one of the most respected names in Japanese heritage leather. This is a standout piece both for its unique leather and its now-unavailable silhouette. The horsehide...

It’s actually this really supple indigo horsehide from Y’2.

The BC Hats Bac Pac Traveler in oily brown steerhide. Indestructible.

I’m finding that the look just doesn’t work well on me, so I’ll soon be putting two up for sale on the classifieds.

I love the hat but why does your auction have to be 10 days long? :(

Wearing a lovely Moto Maryam horsehide jacket in reddish brown courtesy of @JCSD with Arno Bliskavka side-zips in CF Stead russet kudu. Arno is a wonderful small US brand run by Mikhail Bliskavka and Christine O’Leary. Their boots are well worth checking out.

The boots are the star today. While the jacket is a Fine Creek Top Field in black tea core horse hide, the boots are from Nova and made of dark burgundy Guidi horsebutt. They’re both beautiful and comfy. Nova is a relatively new Chinese maker of high end boots.

Good news: Won a very nice vintage Brooks Brothers / Lock & Co fedora on eBay. Bad news: It and its original hat box reek of cats Good news: The Zero Odor stuff recommended by @moehawk really works. Whew.

First Street Leather is closing out their Borsalinos. Fuzzy traveler for $59 shipped is kinda nice. Also closing out Christy’s. https://www.firststreetleather.com/sale-hats-and-caps

Aero sizing is just weird. But that’s a gorgeous jacket!

This is stating the obvious but the ELMC Californian is just a terrific jacket. Not just in looks but in comfort. Here’s mine in Havana paired with White’s Stitchdown Cruiser in navy horsehide.

It’s a beautiful bag. A bit pocket deficient but wonderful as long as you don’t overload it like I’ve been doing.

Monday Monday. Himel Pinecrest in Italian cowhide thanks to @Momein with Brother Bridge Tokyo Henry in Himeji-tanned Dutch calf. The overloaded bag is a Bleu de Chauffe Lucien in veg tan chocolate.

Newbie questions. I just got a Christy foldaway. It’s easy to put a crease and pinch into it but just as easy for them to go away. Is that just what happens with a folding hat? How do I ensure the crease and pinch stay in place? Also any tips on how to make the brim look good? I’m trying to...

Yup. That’s exactly what happened. I’ve unfortunately discovered Borsalino.