Recent content by pillepalle123

Sorry Guys, english is not my first language. Do NOT Put vinegar on your gooch area :oops:

Next time you can use a leather detergent which will rehydrate the hide as well as cleaning it. There are several options, there are nubuk sprays which say they condition. Colourlock sells "Aniline protector", which is a conditioner and waterproofer. On thick suede/nubuk I actually used pure...

The labels I posted are the older ones, you can see the recent one in the pictures on their side: https://stewart.it/products/work-camoscione (Lambskin versions of some old label jackets exist, but on these models they are rare. Good thing for me, I dislike this fragile stuff.)

Okay, I see. This is just one post though, hard to draw real conclusions. But the new jackets all look rather light weight so he probably has a point. I have 6 jackets from them, I do not know how old they are, all bought used. They all use the older label designs, not sure when they switched...

Could be an interaction with the sweat (salt) and grease of the previous owner. Propably aniline dyed? Conditioning the whole jacket should even it out a bit. If it is aniline dyed you can used some diluted vinegar and clean the gooch areas with it, you can get it reasonably wet without damage...

Where did you read that the quality has declined drastically?

Some simple sturdy shoes from Trabert Germany. Nothing fancy, just practical. https://www.zwienaht-onlineshop.de/produkt/halbschuh-main/ Norwegian welted My pair was made before 1989 ("West Germany").

Don´t know why, but I found these "used once" for cheap and needed to have them. Not even sure which outfit I can wear with them... Bowen THETFORD BI MATIERE (stormwelted with Harris Tweed)

1950s "Le Corbusier" with a tad short sleeves. Original patron saint:

Stewart Italy jacket/coat on its way from Italy.

Cheapest option: Worn out heels can be easily and cheaply repaired with one of these, no need for a complete resole or even taking of the toplift most of the time since most of the time only one area/edge of the toplift is worn. (In Germany they are called "Keilstreifen") Then you could go for a...

In Germany we call it "Tiefziehhaken" and every serious hiking boot has it. It helps to lock in the foot and especially the heel better. Oftentimes it is a more heavy duty hook so you can apply more force to it, but here every hook is heavy duty double riveted ;)

I would not "overcondition" as well, but the literature I read about tanning and leather in general actually had tear tests for different amounts of fat added to the same leather. Tear resistance went up with higher fat content, but gets more flabbery and sticky and at some point it is just too...

Okay that is one of the newer tags/labels. You can be pretty sure its calfskin or cowhide, non expensive real motorcycle jackets are never made out of horsehide and sheepskin/goat are not suitable. Every normal HG I own is made out of cowskin. Not worth 250 Dollars in my opinion, I never paid...

There should be a cloth label inside the Jacket, See above. Edit: Should Look Like this.