What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

dudewuttheheck · Aug 26, 2021

MrProper said:
lol
In the end, it doesn't matter. The good thing about clothes is that everyone can do what he wants according to his preferences and it will never be wrong... maybe apart from 80s shoulder pads

I suppose. I do think slim jeans look objectively terrible on me... not an opinion thing. My body does not work with them at all.

My very strong opinion is that slim and skinny jeans look atrocious on everyone who isn't an extremely skinny and flamboyant rock star, but I have to admit that this is only an opinion.

On me, however, skinny jeans looking bad is a fact. This isn't without experience by the way. I wore them for many years. It's not like I just tried to experiment with them a couple of times. I was committed to them for around a decade.

Marc mndt · Aug 26, 2021

dudewuttheheck said:
slim and skinny jeans look atrocious on everyone who isn't an extremely skinny and flamboyant rock star

if I'd have to choose between atrocious or flamboyant rockstar, I'd take the rockstar title

Salmosalar · Aug 26, 2021

1970s Belstaff blue racer…

Imuricecreamman · Aug 26, 2021

Old jc Penneys.

Monitor · Aug 26, 2021

dudewuttheheck said:
Freewheelers Bodie:

This jacket fits you insanely well and the pants are very nice too. I guess I just don't like wide jeans both brown ones like that are nice. This whole style really works for you as it looks more casual than the 50's stuff you do - Or maybe it looks more authentic and less cosplay-ish, which isn't a bad thing of course in itself.

Marc mndt said:
if I'd have to choose between atrocious or flamboyant rockstar, I'd take the rockstar title

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With such a cool jacket, either works! Man, a nice shirt with heavy, crazy-ass print would go so perfectly with that combo.

think_zot said:
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This is nice!

Marc mndt · Aug 26, 2021

Salmosalar said:
1970s Belstaff blue racer… View attachment 356914 View attachment 356915 View attachment 356916

You do have an awesome collection sir. Chapeau.

J Leather Investigater · Aug 26, 2021

Straight zip- leather is smooth, tough, and heafty!

Will Zach · Aug 26, 2021

Salmosalar said:
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That Belstaff is badass with those horizontal zippers. Would love to see a fit pic.

Mich486 · Aug 26, 2021

dudewuttheheck said:
I suppose. I do think slim jeans look objectively terrible on me... not an opinion thing. My body does not work with them at all.

My very strong opinion is that slim and skinny jeans look atrocious on everyone who isn't an extremely skinny and flamboyant rock star, but I have to admit that this is only an opinion.

On me, however, skinny jeans looking bad is a fact. This isn't without experience by the way. I wore them for many years. It's not like I just tried to experiment with them a couple of times. I was committed to them for around a decade.

It is also quite evident that skinny fit pants have gone out of fashion over the last couple of years and wider fits are becoming more and more popular and easily available. As with every trend it takes a bit to peak up amongst the general population.

Now dude I’m not suggesting you are wearing wide cuts because of fashion, but my point is that I’m pretty sure many skinny jeans aficionados will progressively turn to straighter cuts over the next few years and we’ll look back at skinny jeans like we look at 70s bells bottom.

MrProper · Aug 26, 2021

Very comfortable to wear, especially in lousy weather.
But somehow I like the style of my other jackets more.
BTW... skinny is not the same as slim. I was talking about the latter.

matchankh · Aug 26, 2021

JCSD said:
Aero Tobacco Badalassi Bootlegger

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Is this the stf bootlegger? Looks stunning and the fit is spot on!
Is there a post That I missed that gives more detail about the jacket?

if not can you share some basic sizing information? Your height and Chest measurement with the ptp and back length would be great hahaha

Appreciate it as I'm planning to make a purchase myself

Pandemic · Aug 26, 2021

dudewuttheheck said:
I suppose. I do think slim jeans look objectively terrible on me... not an opinion thing. My body does not work with them at all.

My very strong opinion is that slim and skinny jeans look atrocious on everyone who isn't an extremely skinny and flamboyant rock star, but I have to admit that this is only an opinion.

On me, however, skinny jeans looking bad is a fact. This isn't without experience by the way. I wore them for many years. It's not like I just tried to experiment with them a couple of times. I was committed to them for around a decade.

I’m right there with you. It took me a long time to learn how to dress for my top-heavy body. As much as a like slim-straight jeans on other people, they are not for me. Even moreso, low-rise pants are objectively awful on me.

El Marro · Aug 26, 2021

Here’s a quick progress shot of the natural hh jacket.

It’s turned a really nice shade of golden brown, a bit lighter in reality than it appears here in the photo. Any marks or dirt still show up very noticeably though so I’m gonna keep working on making it even darker.

dudewuttheheck · Aug 26, 2021

Monitor said:
This jacket fits you insanely well and the pants are very nice too. I guess I just don't like wide jeans both brown ones like that are nice. This whole style really works for you as it looks more casual than the 50's stuff you do - Or maybe it looks more authentic and less cosplay-ish, which isn't a bad thing of course in itself.

With such a cool jacket, either works! Man, a nice shirt with heavy, crazy-ass print would go so perfectly with that combo.

This is nice!

Thanks! What 50s stuff are you referring to though? I can't think of any 50s stuff that I have now aside from maybe a couple t shirts. Everything else is earlier or later.

Pandemic said:
I’m right there with you. It took me a long time to learn how to dress for my top-heavy body. As much as a like slim-straight jeans on other people, they are not for me. Even moreso, low-rise pants are objectively awful on me.

Yeah low rise jeans do not work on me at all. If I actually wore low rise I'd probably need size 36 even though I wear size 30-31 normally.

Pandemic · Aug 26, 2021

dudewuttheheck said:
Yeah low rise jeans do not work on me at all. If I actually wore low rise I'd probably need size 36 even though I wear size 30-31 normally.

I'm 6'0, chest 38" and waist 32" ... but with a 30" inseam. If I am wearing an untucked shirt, obviously waist doesn't matter and that is my excuse for so many awfully fitting jeans over the past decade.

I used to buy 38L sports coats in order to get the button stance right on the ubiquitous mid to low rise pants. That just accentuated my top heaviness. It's only in the last year that I've learned to bite the bullet and go with short jackets and high-rise pants.

The next two pairs of jeans I have in the Ciano Farmer queue will be a new experiment for me: high waist, but relatively slim in the top block and medium straight in the thighs, then falling straight from the know to a 9.5" opening. I'm hoping they will hit the sweet spot of something that works for me and not look like groovy 70s flairs!

ton312 · Aug 26, 2021

Mich486 said:
like we look at 70s bells bottom.

With unbridled love and affection? LOL..I love bell bottoms! I don't own any, but I love them!

J Leather Investigater · Aug 26, 2021

El Marro said:
Here’s a quick progress shot of the natural hh jacket.
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It’s turned a really nice shade of golden brown, a bit lighter in reality than it appears here in the photo. Any marks or dirt still show up very noticeably though so I’m gonna keep working on making it even darker.

Love it

d z · Aug 26, 2021

The weather outside continues to be 90 degrees, and I continue to receive jackets I can't bring out of the house. But I recently sold an Aero Board Racer, and picked up a Thedi Phenix. I really like it! I was worried about the quilted shoulders, but I find the Thedi pattern to fit on me much more comfortably than the Board Racer, despite nearly exact measurements.

This is a Thedi in Black Buffalo

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Jimmy Shinki · Aug 26, 2021

Imuricecreamman said:
Old jc Penneys. View attachment 356917

Such a cool jacket

ES335 · Aug 26, 2021

JCSD said:
Freewheelers Speed Master

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Killer- just perfect!

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