Five Star Leather Jackets

El Marro said:

Langlitz actually recommends their goatskin over cowhide for serious riders (as opposed to imaginary riders like myself). I got a chance to handle one of their goatskin Columbia’s when I was at their shop and it was quite substantial, not at all lightweight or flimsy.

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unhatted said:

Thanks both.

Thanks both—that’s really good to know! TBH I suspect the same jacket in 5* goathide *will* be a little softer than their horsehide but given what I’ve read across the past few pages, a repro in a fairly pliable leather seems like one of the safer bets. My only slight hesitation is that I’m pretty sure the original jacket the pattern was taken from was a size 48 (supplied by @Bahabp100 IIRC?) and I’m going below their offered sizings to a small 36—so I guess this may introduce a not-insignificant variable in terms of patterning…

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mysternee said:

It's been a busy week, but here are a few photos of the jacket, most taken by my extremely patient partner (bless her heart). Front, back, open, mirror. One thing I'll say about these photos is that Google's software is making the jacket look less brown than it does in reality. It's a greyish brown, but quite clearly a brown to the naked eye, whereas these photos make it look black. I'm pretty sure it's just modern phone cameras; the mirror shot looks browner to my eye, and it's more like that in reality.

I've worn it in our typically rainy weather, and while it's yet to encounter a proper soaking, it has shrugged off the rain so far. It also has been pretty dismissive of twigs and branches. Very happy I went with the goat, I really feel like I can just wear and not care, which is what I wanted.

The fit is perfectly generous and comfy, and a little bit oversized without being stupidly floppy. I could probably have taken another half inch off the sleeves, but it's really fine and anyway might have looked weird when the shoulders are deliberately a bit spacious. Oversized shoulders and fitted sleeves would probably look a bit daft.

I'm still extremely satisfied with it, and it looks like I'm going to get that refund of the tip for the hole in the knit, which was the only problem. As long as it holds up, it's a bargain.

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spectre6000 said:

Tell us more about this one. This is the general direction I'm aiming for personally.

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PilotJens said:

I have a feeling that the Pakistani have different meanings for known leather types .
CHL=Crazy Horse Leather/Any leather infused with waxes and oils
Pull up leather= Leather that changes color due to oils,wax top coat or paint top coat .

Is the core of the pull up leather lighter/different color all together or similar to the overall color on top ?


When I talked to different manufacturers they could never really give me a clear answer .It seems they can only look at a still shot of a photo lol

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GraceNote13 said:

It’s been 5 days since I reached out to Shawn and Fargham, no response regarding a full refund or no cost remake. I emailed them again today and will give them a few more days before I file a complaint and request a refund through my credit card provider. They claim a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee on the website, I hope they plan on honoring it. I'm really trying to give them the benefit of doubt as there are a few holidays in the first 2 weeks of February in Pakistan.

Also gave them the option to remake the jacket in standard steer, if the CHL is partially to blame for the issues.

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spectre6000 said:

What did you give them, and what did they give you?

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JDarwin52 said:

I’ve long admired the HB look and moved slowly on this purchase, my first halfbelt. To my eye, this is a well-executed take on the classic look.
I did a few tweaks, mostly based on input from this thread. Only wish I had put cuff dimension closer to 5.75”. Can barely fit my hand through. And specifying satin/smooth poly on the sleeves would have been huge. But overall, on ratio of smiles per dollar- I’m happy.
Tweaks below were submitted with my order along with separate text on sleeve/back length, pit-to-pit, etc. View attachment 587957 View attachment 587958

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unhatted said:

Thanks both.

Thanks both—that’s really good to know! TBH I suspect the same jacket in 5* goathide *will* be a little softer than their horsehide but given what I’ve read across the past few pages, a repro in a fairly pliable leather seems like one of the safer bets. My only slight hesitation is that I’m pretty sure the original jacket the pattern was taken from was a size 48 (supplied by @Bahabp100 IIRC?) and I’m going below their offered sizings to a small 36—so I guess this may introduce a not-insignificant variable in terms of patterning…

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