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Just wondering...is there any way to tell whether this thing is made of goatskin or cow leather? It seems to be dated 1972. I have another Star 7823D, which i'm not sure is goatskin either, but the 7823 has a lot more pebbling, and is a bit stiffer to feel. To be fair, the 7823E seems to have...

So was mine...pigment dyed maybe? At first, I thought it was painted, because some wear spots looked like they were peeling. But no way they'd paint a leather jacket, right? And to put everyone's mind at ease, I probably won't modify the collar unless it's to replace it with a real Mouton...

Hey guys, thanks for the responses. It's been helpful, and while I think I might leave it as is for the near future, i like making things more...mine. I freaking love every other detail about the jacket, so I don't think it's a stretch consider this. More questions: is the hide goatskin for...

ok, so sorry for the double post, but i think i answered my own question. I didn't think i could get to the fibers to see if it were skin or a cloth bed under the collar, but i see that it's most likely synthetic. does anyone know if it'd be easy to replace this collar with a regular old...

Got a 7823D Star Sportswear G1 off of the ebay, and I was wondering if there's a way to tell if it's got a mouton collar or a synthetic (dynal?) collar. it's the darker variety, and like i mentioned before, the tag reads 7823D, so it seems like mid-60's production according to wikipedia? Unless...

i don't know if it's appropriate to continue the conversation here, but is a hat former/shaper (?...that round thing) needed to create the correct bump for the telescoping crown? or are there alternate methods of creating a nice even shape?

^ah, thanks to the moderator that moved this thread. It wasn't stickied so I didn't see it. As for the hat...where do I find a hat like this? Ebay like roger said? All the homburgs i've found have that center crease like you said, Lean. A cursory google search for, "homburg telescope crown"...

What Hat is this? I hope this isn't an insignificant enough of a question to be in its own thread, but I was hoping you guys could educate me on what hat Tom Hardy wears in Peaky Blinders. I always thought Russell Crowe's hat in 3:10 to Yuma was badass, but I'm not really a huge fan of the...