Brown Himel Kensington . . . My New Favorite Jacket

jon11 said:

Is the brown Shinki like a dark seal or is it just in the pictures that make it look that way?

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Woodyear said:

Such a lovely jacket, Himel does a beautiful job. Excellent addition to your truly impressive collection. The only thing that sort of bugs me about the Kensington is how the collar never seems to lie flat around the neckline. It juts straight up and encircles the neck without really seeming to touch it anywhere, so the head and neck rise up from out of the jacket almost like how a tortoises neck comes out of its shell. No one else ever seems to notice or care but me so I'm probably insane, but it stands out to me on otherwise perfect jackets, as Himels tend to be.

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VestCoast said:

So the newer batch is the sample with the shadow across it? I've been thinking about ordering an Avro in the dark brown oil tan. Would be my first Himel.

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sweetfights said:

This is the older oil-tanned dark brown shinki.
I am having a new Kensington made of the last of this batch.
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/himel-the-imperial.100703/

The new stuff looks amazing and would make a superb jacket.

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ai00344 said:

I thought you were going for a Brimaco. What changed your mind?

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sweetfights said:

I was going with the Brimaco, but the Brimaco is better wth thicker chrome/cxl type leather.
I fell in love with the Kensington once I had it, especially the shinki- so very nice.
I have a Good Wear Arcadia in dark seal shinki, and it looks very much like the new Himel batch.
I asked Dave specifically to save some of the older dark brown for me. And he did have enough left for one jacket. The new stuff is fantastic after seeing and feeling it. No one will be disappointed with it.

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