Interesting thread. I've always fancied a Himel bros Heron but the high price was always a deterrent. But I'm convinced now to not take the plunge.
Most expensive jacket i've owned was a flat head delraiser that cost $2500. Lovely, impeccably made jacket if you're looking at craftsmanship and...
That's hardcore! But I dig your methods :) I'm not looking to speed up the process. I am wearing it every day as it is and it's broken in and not as stiff as it was on day 1. I was just wondering today if it would end up becoming buttery soft if I kept wearing it for the next 10 years. Because...
Yeah that was the day I received it. It's no longer like that. I believe they use the same style shinki for all their jackets.
Is yours teacore as in brown overdyed black? Mine is like that.
Yeah I have no issues wearing it to break it in. Not looking to speed up the process. I was just...
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Appreciate all the good responses here. Buttery soft is a difficult term to define, as you said it has different meanings and interpretations depending on the individual.
For me, buttery soft would just mean soft and pliable to the touch and it drapes nicely, having...
The leather is vegetable tanned, and 1.3mm horsehide. I think that is considered midweight.
It's also a brown core underneath and black on top. I noticed this as the jacket has broken in.
Hello!
Longtime lurker and beneficiary of all the wisdom on this forum.
I own a flat head leather jacket in shinki horsehide (first leather jacket). It's breaking in nicely but I am curious as I don't have much experience with leather.
But will horsehide ever break in till it becomes buttery...
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