In the process of getting first leather jacket

navetsea said:

I tend to believe even if your jacket is not 100% dream jacket, but as long as you give it a chance, wear them often, care but don't baby them so much in few years it will look good, many here never give their jacket enough wearing time.

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Seb Lucas said:

Yep - some here don't really seem to be into leather jackets at all. They just like buying them.

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Seb Lucas said:

Yep - some here don't really seem to be into leather jackets at all. They just like buying them.

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barnabus said:

@Zeltbahn
Have you worn a cross zip biker style regularly before? If not, I might suggest you buy a cheapo version of it - eBay is full of examples - and wear it for a while to see how you feel in the style.

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barnabus said:

I'd go Lewis, in your shoes. In fact, I had a cheapo Lightning copy for a while and thought it was great, but sizing was fishy for me.

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Justhandguns said:

I think double breast biker jackets are always a timeless design. It is a bit like the MA-1 bomber which has been very popular in the past 5years in the fashion scene, but slowly cooling down a bit this season. In terms of double breast bikers, you can always find them in the ladies' fashion section these days. What changes over the years is simply the cutting. I suspect there is also some differences between Europe/American and Asia in general. In Europe, people general associate the style with rock bands where as in the US, the first impression is.... the Terminator jacket.

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Justhandguns said:

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This is my size 40 Lightning after 8yrs of causal wearing. It is the standard cut, not the 'T' slim version, which they originally only offer to the Japanese market.

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Zeltbahn said:

Damn it does look good and still looks fresh as new. This was cowhide right?
Isn't the standard cut quite slim already?

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