do you dare to commit to wear a single jacket for a month through all your waking hours?

Tommer45 · Oct 22, 2019

handymike said:
Hey @Tommer45, do you find this hide has a very thin topcoat (dark brown)? It seems there is a whole lot of light brown showing through already.

Yes, pretty thin topcoat. As if the dye only just barely penetrates the leather. Scratches go right through the dark brown and bring out the natural color of the leather.

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handymike · Oct 22, 2019

Should make for a very interesting evolution in a few years. I’ll bet it will look pretty cool.

Lebowski · Oct 22, 2019

handymike said:
Should make for a very interesting evolution in a few years. I’ll bet it will look pretty cool.

That's how BK Liberty HH works!

Mich486 · Oct 22, 2019

BK Liberty is very crispy with lots of memory which paired with the thin top coat leads to accelerated patina. I really like that leather.

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willyto · Oct 23, 2019

As soon as weather permits I am in. But still over 20 Celsius here... Autumn is not arriving any time soon.

That’s what I do anyway, wear a leather jacket for a full A/W season. Last year and probably this one too will be the Himel goatskin Grizzly, the creases on the sleeves are so nice.

Gamma68 · Oct 23, 2019

I'm up for the challenge. I've had my Schott 613SH for almost a year (purchased it during the Black Friday sale) and haven't seen much break-in despite wearing it fairly often. I want to achieve the amazing Schott HH graining I've read about here.

I'll be spraying it with a water bottle and wearing it daily as much as possible, even if it's not the jacket I wear out and about.

Here's its current state. For some reason, the left sleeve and front panel are showing much more creasing and graining than the right sleeve/panel, even though I'm right handed. A little bit of graining is starting to show on the upper right of the back.

roadking04 · Oct 23, 2019

@gamma, I think you will be pleasantly surprised in 30 days.

Boyo · Oct 23, 2019

13 Days..

navetsea · Oct 25, 2019

My day 15 if not mistaken, today i just wore it in the afternoon, yesterday wore it the whole day but i didnt take pic.

Same jeans but it has been washed, and added small brass d rings

Boyo · Oct 25, 2019

Monitor · Oct 25, 2019

I've been wearing the Aero Lee most of the day, except in the morning when it was far too cold for it. So technically I've been cheating though not a lot.

nick123 · Oct 25, 2019

When this started, I thought summer was on the way out. But noooo, it's been about 95F here all week. I'm out.

MegaLARP · Oct 25, 2019

Either the way I sit is mega lopsided, the leather is thinner in the right shoulder than the left (kinda feels like it imo) or I just didn't notice this when I got the jacket. Pretty interesting.

Either way, it's like day 5? Of basically the same outfit

Powerband · Oct 26, 2019

Gamma68 said:
Looking super. How are you achieving such quick results? Simply wearing it? Or something else in addition?

Sorry for the delayed response—been away. I’ve been only wearing it about one to two hours a day. This jacket has been claimed (in Japanese) to age and to grain and to crease quickly. This jacket so far has demonstrated that claim quite nicely. I’m assuming it’s the tanning process?

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Powerband · Oct 26, 2019

Progression from Day 1.

Front:

Back:

Tea core happening:

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handymike · Oct 27, 2019

Very cool, but very fast.

navetsea · Oct 27, 2019

Day 16

I think generally it fades a shade lighter, looks more grey with some yellow tint

Coke20x · Oct 27, 2019

navetsea said:
Day 16

I think generally it fades a shade lighter, looks more grey with some yellow tint

What's with these tropical plants in each of your photos? Had you opened a botanic garden in your home?

Powerband · Oct 27, 2019

Tropical region of the world.

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navetsea · Oct 28, 2019

I live in the tropic , the beginning of day 17 , starts with fresh morning.... i know it will get tropical very soon.

I get smooth buffed sleeve end patina, and some fading

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