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I am looking for a vintage Buco J-22 or J-24 size 42-44, in very good conditions and fully original, no modern repros. Possibly located in EU as I am in Italy. Thanks

Recently I bought another Grais jacket rather cheap, a Flightmaster in brown/reddish HH with a nice patina mainly on the sleeves, but the cuffs and waistband were in very bad coodition. So I bought a set from Mash japan 100% wool in seal brown, the original was more a brown/greenish but I didn't...

Hi, a friend owns what seems to be an Harley-Davidson W-style with a wonderful patina. He asked me some more infos about it and how much could it be worth. I am not an expert, the Tanaka book shows one of these in black steerhide, while his one seems to me a brown horsehide but I could be...

I am looking for a vintage Buco J-22 or J-24 size 42, in very good conditions and fully original. Possibly located in EU as I am in Italy. Thanks

I was wondering if there is a way to soften a vintage leather jacket (horsehide or steerhide) that is both effective and safe for the hide. Sometimes vintage jackets are stiff and being able to soften them a bit would make the wearing much more comfortable. Any experience or idea? Thanks

Hi, the work was done by a lady not far from me that makes repairs of leather motorcycle jackets, I brought everything to her and she did all the work (zipper, cuffs replacement etc). She is not perfect but good enough for the job I needed. But I am in Italy.

Hi all, I hope this post is not wrong in this section. Tomorrow I will be in Barcelona for three days, I know there is a big flea market there, the Mercat del Encants, anyone knows if it worth visiting and if is there any chance to find something interesting at good prices? Thanks

Anyone who owned a vintage Lacoste polo knows that quality wise the "modern" ones aren't comparable to the old ones. For vintage I mean when they were still made in France. I know that recently they launched a new "made in france" line but this is another story and they don't make the classic...

Can anyone share details that help to date vintage Rayban sunglasses? It seems there is not much infos on the web. For vintage I mean before 1998 when Luxottica bought B&L/Rayban, as I don't think that they are not "real" Rayban after. I refer mainly to the Aviator, Outdoorsman and Shooter...

Got it back from the laundry, it came out well, clean and no damage to the roundel, cheap price too, €15 (about $15)

OK, thank you all for the advices. I gave it to a good dry-cleaner that already cleaned well my 1967 n-3B, it should be ready tomorrow.

Hi, I just bought this vintage n-3B that should arrive in a couple of days. Even though it seems in good conditions I would like to clean/wash it before wearing it. I am not sure about dry-cleaning fearing to damage the fur and the roundel logo, but I am not sure that washing it in water is a...

I agree, this is the reason why I already wrote in the past that a thread like this one but dedicated to european items would be welcome and helpful for some of us

I agree that it is a bit different, most Lesco had one more diagonal pocket on left breast. From the zippers is it possible to approximately date it?

thank you Marc I didn't see that thread, but if it could be identified as a Lesco or Branded, why the Tripp label? Horse or steer?