For me it’s not so much about the materials (although there certainly is something to that). It’s hard to describe. It’s ethereal. Something that is more perfect than a repro, despite being far less so in material and construction. It’s so hard to describe but the feeling is plainly obvious. All this talk has me REALLY wanting my Windward back from Dena.
You just defined wabi-sabi, the undefinable.
A couple pages back but wanted to say- this is fantastic. An instant high point of jacket styling & fit for me
Has epaulettes too. Next time I will stand with arms straight out at my sides aka the flight jacket guy pose.Like the 'Flying Nun', with that collar, we could call you the ' Flying Ton'....
Wow, congrats, is this the jacket from your old JL thread that was not to be?
Thanks, man!
In this case, this vintage jacket is superior to repro's in terms of material and construction. That's what makes it so special to me. It has that vintage charm that can only come from decades of wear, yet it is better constructed than a lot of the repro's we buy today. Is it a unicorn?
In this case, this vintage jacket is superior to repro's in terms of material and construction. That's what makes it so special to me. It has that vintage charm that can only come from decades of wear, yet it is better constructed than a lot of the repro's we buy today. Is it a unicorn?
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Ok I stand corrected. Maybe I should look into vintage some more
The teacore stuff will be really interesting to see as it ages 5,10,20,30 years down the line. I own teacore boots and I think when done right it looks badass. But when leather is created to look 50 years old in 2-3 years. Some even faster aging than that; it does make you pause to consider how will it actually look when it’s that old?exactly this. Was the point of my Cal thread I did the other day. None of my new jackets will ever come close because there's not enough chance to wear them. Plus and probably more importantly, I don't ride, so they're not getting exposed to all those elements. 60 or 70 years of wear can't be recreated with hand vintaging and whatever else. But I am very curious how some of our jackets will evolve in the next 20-30 years. Especially the shinki and teacore stuff, a lot of the Thedi, etc. I think this is why I'm justifying all these purchases now. Almost like investing early. Get in now, start wearing, and before I'm ready to die hopefully some of these will start peaking LOL
