What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Marc mndt said:

I'm not wearing it today but I thought this would be a good place to share this story.

Bought this LL a couple of weeks ago. The pics were the worst but I decided to hit bin without asking questions about condition or size because it was listed pretty cheap.

It turned out to be too small but I was able to stretch it up a couple of inches, just enough for a tshirt only fit.

Today I realized I totally forgot to let the seller know how much I love the jacket so I decided to send her a couple of fit pics. This was the reply I got:

Votre message me touche particulièrement. Cette veste appartenait à mon papa qui était motard puis à mon oncle et enfin c’est mon cousin qui l’a portée. Malheureusement mon cousin nous a quitté au mois de juin.
De voir cette veste revivre sur vos épaules et en plus dans votre pays ( il aurait aimé le visiter ) me rend heureuse.
Il y a un signe à tout cela.
Merci encore et bonne continuation

In English:

Your message particularly touches me. This jacket belonged to my dad who was a biker, then to my uncle and finally my cousin who wore it. Unfortunately my cousin left us in June.
To see this jacket come back to life on your shoulders and in addition in your country (he would have liked to visit it) makes me happy.
There is a sign to all of this.
Thank you again and good luck

There's so much more to a jacket than the jacket itself.

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dudewuttheheck said:

Freewheelers Bodie:

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Marc mndt said:

I'm not wearing it today but I thought this would be a good place to share this story.

Bought this LL a couple of weeks ago. The pics were the worst but I decided to hit bin without asking questions about condition or size because it was listed pretty cheap.

It turned out to be too small but I was able to stretch it up a couple of inches, just enough for a tshirt only fit.

Today I realized I totally forgot to let the seller know how much I love the jacket so I decided to send her a couple of fit pics. This was the reply I got:

Votre message me touche particulièrement. Cette veste appartenait à mon papa qui était motard puis à mon oncle et enfin c’est mon cousin qui l’a portée. Malheureusement mon cousin nous a quitté au mois de juin.
De voir cette veste revivre sur vos épaules et en plus dans votre pays ( il aurait aimé le visiter ) me rend heureuse.
Il y a un signe à tout cela.
Merci encore et bonne continuation

In English:

Your message particularly touches me. This jacket belonged to my dad who was a biker, then to my uncle and finally my cousin who wore it. Unfortunately my cousin left us in June.
To see this jacket come back to life on your shoulders and in addition in your country (he would have liked to visit it) makes me happy.
There is a sign to all of this.
Thank you again and good luck

There's so much more to a jacket than the jacket itself.

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AeroFan_07 said:

Nice jacket here as well as photos. However I am more a fan of the boots. Are those Nick's Americanas? Or a pair of similar White's?

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Monitor said:

That shirt is nice.

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Will Zach said:

Great mood in those shots, and bokeh, too. You're upping your photo game.

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Will Zach said:

Taking the Cal for a walk in rainy weather.

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ton312 said:

This hit my porch at 9PM last night. Atomic level CHP. Beastly. Will have to wait ‘til the weekend for actual wear but this one should easily fend off any chill in the air. Thanks @J Leather Investigater!
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ton312 said:

Not wearing today but “what jacket am I weighing today”….this kind of shocked me. With a duty belt this is well over 10lbs. It’s a good thing it’s soft. I’ve decided anything over 5lbs must be soft. I’ve grown to prefer lighter weights and heavy plus stiff is 100% banned from my closet. I can’t wait to give it a real wear this weekend. I suspect my former Cal Ventura (that I sold around 2012) was actually an AL. I’ve never had a Cal this heavy.
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Marc mndt said:

I'm not wearing it today but I thought this would be a good place to share this story.

Bought this LL a couple of weeks ago. The pics were the worst but I decided to hit bin without asking questions about condition or size because it was listed pretty cheap.

It turned out to be too small but I was able to stretch it up a couple of inches, just enough for a tshirt only fit.

Today I realized I totally forgot to let the seller know how much I love the jacket so I decided to send her a couple of fit pics. This was the reply I got:

Votre message me touche particulièrement. Cette veste appartenait à mon papa qui était motard puis à mon oncle et enfin c’est mon cousin qui l’a portée. Malheureusement mon cousin nous a quitté au mois de juin.
De voir cette veste revivre sur vos épaules et en plus dans votre pays ( il aurait aimé le visiter ) me rend heureuse.
Il y a un signe à tout cela.
Merci encore et bonne continuation

In English:

Your message particularly touches me. This jacket belonged to my dad who was a biker, then to my uncle and finally my cousin who wore it. Unfortunately my cousin left us in June.
To see this jacket come back to life on your shoulders and in addition in your country (he would have liked to visit it) makes me happy.
There is a sign to all of this.
Thank you again and good luck

There's so much more to a jacket than the jacket itself.

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ton312 said:

Snow for the next three days. First glimpse of winter is here. I have to go buy a red velvet cake with “red” written across the top to commemorate Taylor’s Swift’s re-release of her album. This is the life you live whilst rearing a tween girl. Windward seemed up to it. And if ever a day begged for some porters and stouts…
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