Ladies Perfecto style jackets? Anyone?

Leilah Wilde said:

Hello all,

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well. I am after some advice. I'm a 27 year old woman with a serious obsession for leather jackets. I love all the biggies - Aero, Lewis Leathers, Vanson, Langlitz and so on. Here's my issue - I cannot afford one and when I find any second hand/vintage ones I can afford, they're usually sizes much too large for me. I'm fairly petite - 34" chest at most. I own a Schott 536w which is gorgeous, however too long in the body for me at 23". I'd need a cropped jacket with a 20" back length.

Question is - Where the heck can I find a sweet Perfecto style style jacket that 1. isn't made out of cheap lambskin (I'm after cowhide/steerhide) 2. Won't set me back $500+?

Any info would be much appreciated! Also - selling the Schott incase anyone's interested

Best,
Leilah

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Leilah Wilde said:

Question is - Where the heck can I find a sweet Perfecto style style jacket that 1. isn't made out of cheap lambskin (I'm after cowhide/steerhide) 2. Won't set me back $500+?

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ton312 said:

Welcome!
So I bought my wife this perfecto style jacket. She’s not all that into leather but she wanted a biker jacket. It’s a Bermans (later Wilson’s) which is a brand that doesn’t receive much fanfare here. To my surprise the jacket is actually quite nice. It’s a sturdy cowhide and it’s put together surprisingly well. It was $49 on eBay.
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ton312 said:

Welcome!
So I bought my wife this perfecto style jacket. She’s not all that into leather but she wanted a biker jacket. It’s a Bermans (later Wilson’s) which is a brand that doesn’t receive much fanfare here. To my surprise the jacket is actually quite nice. It’s a sturdy cowhide and it’s put together surprisingly well. It was $49 on eBay.
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Leilah Wilde said:

I bought a Berman's a few months back for about $40 but when it arrived it was just too bulky up top so I had to resell. Agree though - quality was pretty decent.
Might have to sell a kidney on the black market and buy myself a Lewis Leathers Memphis. Drool. Aero have a pretty nice ladies jacket right now in soft steerhide. Curious as to how that would look and feel. My vintage steerhide jackets are robust as heck and stand to attention!

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Kuro said:

Woah! I love that it has an inner roughout kidney panel and hem.

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Leilah Wilde said:

I bought a Berman's a few months back for about $40 but when it arrived it was just too bulky up top so I had to resell. Agree though - quality was pretty decent.
Might have to sell a kidney on the black market and buy myself a Lewis Leathers Memphis. Drool. Aero have a pretty nice ladies jacket right now in soft steerhide. Curious as to how that would look and feel. My vintage steerhide jackets are robust as heck and stand to attention!

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Kuro said:

I had a J-100 made by Aero in the Soft Steerhide. I really like it. It is very easy to wear, has give where you need it, requires no break in, looks great, has 3oz+ leather so weight and substance etc. I did a review of that jacket here:

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/my-aero-board-racer-in-soft-black-steerhide-review.93754/

It is great if you want a form fitting jacket that you also don't want to fight every time you put it on.

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Leilah Wilde said:

Hello all,

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well. I am after some advice. I'm a 27 year old woman with a serious obsession for leather jackets. I love all the biggies - Aero, Lewis Leathers, Vanson, Langlitz and so on. Here's my issue - I cannot afford one and when I find any second hand/vintage ones I can afford, they're usually sizes much too large for me. I'm fairly petite - 34" chest at most. I own a Schott 536w which is gorgeous, however too long in the body for me at 23". I'd need a cropped jacket with a 20" back length.

Question is - Where the heck can I find a sweet Perfecto style style jacket that 1. isn't made out of cheap lambskin (I'm after cowhide/steerhide) 2. Won't set me back $500+?

Any info would be much appreciated! Also - selling the Schott incase anyone's interested

Best,
Leilah

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Leilah Wilde said:

Hello all,

Hope everyone is keeping safe and well. I am after some advice. I'm a 27 year old woman with a serious obsession for leather jackets. I love all the biggies - Aero, Lewis Leathers, Vanson, Langlitz and so on. Here's my issue - I cannot afford one and when I find any second hand/vintage ones I can afford, they're usually sizes much too large for me. I'm fairly petite - 34" chest at most. I own a Schott 536w which is gorgeous, however too long in the body for me at 23". I'd need a cropped jacket with a 20" back length.

Question is - Where the heck can I find a sweet Perfecto style style jacket that 1. isn't made out of cheap lambskin (I'm after cowhide/steerhide) 2. Won't set me back $500+?

Any info would be much appreciated! Also - selling the Schott incase anyone's interested

Best,
Leilah

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Angel said:

Hi,
I was lucky to find this Gap jacket for my wife. Good quality and not expensive.
Leather is thick and soft cowhide, not too heavy, easy to wear. The only thing I don't like is the artificial aging. She gets a lot of compliments when wearing that jacket! Good luck for the hunt! View attachment 233716

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