Getting a jacket copied

[zebedee]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a company that can copy a fairly light jacket in reasonably hard-wearing leather? I have a 70's Jeno de Paris cordovan-coloured leather jacket that is made of a lightish leather (everything now seems light compared to the Aeros I own...), and I'd like to get it made in something substantial before the original falls apart (which it may well do in a couple of years). If there was a fairly lightweight fqhh or steerhide, that might be a good option, but I doubt very much that Aero would do a wholly original cut just for one person (and I suspect that it would be quite expensive...). Anywhere in the UK (or even the US) that anyone knows of who might do this in the 6-800 quid range?

 

[robrinay]

You could ask Byson Leather - they did a complex repair on a G1 for me very neatly and some of the renovations they show on their website are practically re- makes.

http://www.bysonleather.co.uk

 

[ProteinNerd]

Johnsons leather? They seem pretty happy to do custom patterns.

 

[zebedee]

Ok, I'm emailing them... It's pretty weird, once you've owned five Aeros (three FQHH, one heavy steerhide, one mid-weight HH) to be deliberately trying to find a light version of mid-weight leather. I reckon it won't drape correctly otherwise.

 

[Monitor]

Johnsons Leather. They made a stitch for a stitch, perfect copy of another member's Terminator 2 jacket, originally from Bates.

 

[nick123]

Johnson. They'll make just about anything.

 

[Monitor]

Found it: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?51802-New-Johnson-Leather-custom/page3

 

[handymike]

Johnson is a GREAT option!