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    What is the proper fit for leather loafers?

    Not good advice. That amount of bulk you add between your foot and the upper, toebox and back of the heel you also add between your foot and the insole, changing the relative functional length of your leg. If you regularly do any meaningful amount of steps per day in that setup, I'm willing to...
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    618HH Fit Check

    Take a look at his belt and his wrist in this photo and let us know if you insist he's not wearing low rise pants: And I agree with @cbez , high rise or even just normal rise pants aren't part of mainstream men's fashion these days - sadly. It's not as bad as 10-15 years ago when men would...
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    Please quote where I said that you had made "outlandish claims". I didn't. The reason I asked for your sources was because I was not excluding that your information might be right and mine might be wrong or misinterpreted by me. Why so sensitive? However, I did look up a few emails from Schott...
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    618HH Fit Check

    My advice: get better photos. I think one reason you've been getting widely differing opinions is because your photos leave a lot to the imagination because of lack of free space around your body, cluttered background, lack of a total perspective that includes your feet/ shoes, lack of various...
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    618HH Fit Check

    Similar but not equivalent because the 118/ 125 is naked cowhide which can be much, much softer than the 618's steerhide. I've had three 125s. The first two, from the early 90s, were alreadly softer than typical HQ MC cowhide, and my last one, made in the late 2000s, can almost be said to have a...
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    FS: The Real McCoy's Buco J-24 (BJ21101) size 40 and 42

    I've seen other RMC jackets with this degree of asymmetry in the lapels. I don't get it. Why?? (Edited)
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    I'll look up my old messages from Gail, Jerry etc. to see how they compare against your claim. They even sent me a comparison table of measurements. What's your source btw? As for "late 2000s", right now their "motorcycle" selection is chock full of "fashion" models like PER62, P628H P677, 519...
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    I'm all for front being longer than back. And I mixed up the 618 and 118, my bad, but so did the reply - yes, the 118 (and the defunct 125) is a longer and slightly fuller-in-the-waist cut than the 618 and other older models. Gail (RIP) and others from Schott have personally stated that.
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    Hidden in Plain Schott: the 613SH Perfecto

    Looks great. If you have time, can you please post measurements? I'm into old school fits (short and tapered) but I no longer trust Schott in that regard because they're so heavily oriented towards long & straight cuts nowadays. They seem to alter old models without notification, and even some...
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    Legendary USA Black Stallion is Back

    Thanks for the reveal. I didn't want to believe that the whole company I bought my first Schott from decades ago had turned to sh1t, and now I don't have to. Not sure if realistic but I hope the company gets rid of that guy, cleans up their act and gets together with Schott again.
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    Legendary USA Black Stallion is Back

    Or maybe one or both parties broke up over politics (or at least the overt display of political stance) since Legendary started posting that kind of content on their Instagram. Schott have built a certain brand image over the last 10+ years that works well for a large company selling a variety...
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    What causes a perfecto leather jacket to flare out at the sides of the hem when unzipped?

    Digging out this older thread because of the recent discussion of length in the new tea core Schott Perfecto: @Carlos480, to me it looks like length is the strongest contributor to flare in the jackets you showed, and to be frank I think it's excessive length in some. Look at your jeans...
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    New PER62 Perfecto ticks a lot of boxes.

    P.S. I wear a Schott 125 Perfecto so I'm no stranger to slightly longer cuts. But that one can be tapered with side lacing for a good fit on the waist and hips. This teacore looks like it would just be very, very flabby around my waist.
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    New PER62 Perfecto ticks a lot of boxes.

    As much as I love all the other features in this jacket, I will never wear a 26" back length. It's too bad, I'd love to buy this. I wrote Schott to plead for shorter, tapered cuts like they used to make for decades. This style combined with a pre-1990s fit would be an optimal city jacket for...
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    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    Is that a size 30 jacket or is that an almost Uzi-sized D pocket and loops that could hold a weightlifting belt?
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    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    It's interesting how subjective perception differs. I know what you mean, and it IS a crutch (because in a new jacket it would be quite possible to just cut a slightly smaller D-pocket for Short sizes or move all pockets upwards), but for me and apparently for Buco back then it's the better option.
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    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    P. S. - Two aspects worth considering when it comes to decorated swords are 1) possibly intentional deviations to accomodate physical preferences or handicaps of the user? I don't know much about swords, just a suggestion/ question. Someone here mentioned custom requests for a lower shoulder...
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    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    @Edward @VansonRider Have you read the whole thread? Others have summarized the issue much better than I originally had (https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/altering-waist-in-4-oz-hh-jacket.111736/post-3027825). I'll note this in an edit of the OP for future readers. Regarding symmetry in...
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    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    That would actually be interesting from an artisanal/ technical perspective. There are asymmetries that can be found more or less regularly depending on the type of jacket (or garment in general). But I won't go into detail here, to avoid possibly ruining someone's affection for their jackets -...
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    Altering waist in 4 oz HH jacket?

    ^ I know. It's just funny that my Bates gives me the choice! :-)

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