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How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

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Decent fit for everyone else; not so good for your standards.
Yeah I have, had and sold better suede’s no doubt. It’s one of those horse shoe jackets that I can’t figure out if it’s close enough or not. Wearing it…it feels big so it’s likely going to eBay. Already licking wounds with a denim 70’s Penny’s type 3. I have jeans from this era. “Plain pockets”. It’s great stuff.
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Bawheid

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Deus Ex-Machina jacket. I have just recieved this jacket , new with tags
Sold new by The Deus Ex machina store in Sydney Australia.
I got it on ebay Australia
Lovely soft leather, lovely leather aroma, Well made and nicely lined
Downside ? tag says "genuine leather" and made In India
Looks to me like perhaps a copy of a Lewis leathers jacket commissioned by that Sydney store.
Upside ? Cost 149.95 Australian dollars delivered to me.
That's about dead on $100 USD
What do you guys reckon to it ?
 

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The Lost Cowboy

One Too Many
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I have two leather jackets coming in the dead of summer! Masochist! Both from Montgomery Ward.

The first one is a very low-end but fun-looking 1970s piece in excellent condition. Only $25? Sure, okay, I’ll bite!

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The second is my fist proper investment piece. Not sure why this steerhide Windward lingered so long on eBay - maybe there’s something wrong with it that I’m too much of a newbie to notice? It is a female size (20) but I can’t see anything about it that’s different from a male jacket and the measurements provided fit me so I made a fair offer and now it’s on its way. My first leather from a “classic” brand.

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The interior is what first caught my eye - very inviting!
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Happy summer folks. If you’re like me, you’re counting down the days till jacket season…. (over on the hat side we call it “fur felt season”, but I am slowly converting… ).
 

The Lost Cowboy

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Might be a boys jacket, judging by the absence of back gussets? A women's jacket would have had the zipper to the opposite side.

A boy’s size would make more sense to me and I didn’t think of that. I was also wondering about the absence of an action back. I have no idea about boy’s sizes - if this is correct, then a 20 must on the XL side.

The seller didn’t provide shoulder measurements so that’s the one worry, but it’s free returns anyway.

(Edit: I did some research and there isn’t a lot of definitive information about child’s sizes - all the charts are pretty random about how they size things but they do all agree that sizes 18 or 20 are the largest sizes. So yeah, I think this is a child’s jacket. Will be interesting to see what it’s like. Thanks again for the info - if I had known this prior to, I probably would not have bought it so maybe it’s good I didn’t know - I was wondering why it wasn’t selling when it was rather inexpensive.)
 
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Jiantle

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Also coming next week: ELMC Californian in Havana Brown, picked up during the ongoing clearance sale.
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So I just received my ELMC Californian and I have to say it's lived up to my expectations! The leather on this is fantastic. It feels like the leather that Vicenza wants to be. It makes the jacket very comfortable and easy to wear. I usually feel like half belts fit me weirdly but this one feels and looks real nice. Some quick fit pics.
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A few things to note:

1. I thought I would be getting a unibody collar, this was not the case. I can't say for certain, but it seems there may be different specs depending on the ELMC stockist, so do check beforehand if it's a deal-breaker for you.
2. The sleeves are trim at the upper arm and loose at the cuff. While it doesn't affect the comfort, it does make the sleeve look more tubular and not very tapered-looking.

No big deal... It's still a great jacket and I think it fits the bill of what I'm looking for at the moment.

However...

I noticed that the stitching near the collar isn't so perfect. There is a line of empty stitch holes at the top of the splay collar. The edge where this happened is also significantly thicker than the other side that was stitched perfectly.
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Upon further inspection, I found that the stitching had missed the leather that was folded in and it is able to be pulled out from the seam, exposing more stitches. I'm not trying to poke holes at it but I wonder if this would be exacerbated with more use.
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Still, it sucks but it's not a deal-breaker. I can live with it and be perfectly happy wearing the jacket. I'm still in love with it and don't want to let something small like this ruin it for me but I was just curious to see what the lounge thinks. I got it a great deal but even then, after paying close to a grand, is it something I should overlook?

I also want to point out that the folks I got this jacket from have been great to work with and very accommodating thus far.

Would you guys consider this a big enough flaw to the point of wanting to return it?
 

Jasonissm

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So I just received my ELMC Californian and I have to say it's lived up to my expectations! The leather on this is fantastic. It feels like the leather that Vicenza wants to be. It makes the jacket very comfortable and easy to wear. I usually feel like half belts fit me weirdly but this one feels and looks real nice. Some quick fit pics.
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A few things to note:

1. I thought I would be getting a unibody collar, this was not the case. I can't say for certain, but it seems there may be different specs depending on the ELMC stockist, so do check beforehand if it's a deal-breaker for you.
2. The sleeves are trim at the upper arm and loose at the cuff. While it doesn't affect the comfort, it does make the sleeve look more tubular and not very tapered-looking.

No big deal... It's still a great jacket and I think it fits the bill of what I'm looking for at the moment.

However...

I noticed that the stitching near the collar isn't so perfect. There is a line of empty stitch holes at the top of the splay collar. The edge where this happened is also significantly thicker than the other side that was stitched perfectly.
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Upon further inspection, I found that the stitching had missed the leather that was folded in and it is able to be pulled out from the seam, exposing more stitches. I'm not trying to poke holes at it but I wonder if this would be exacerbated with more use.
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Still, it sucks but it's not a deal-breaker. I can live with it and be perfectly happy wearing the jacket. I'm still in love with it and don't want to let something small like this ruin it for me but I was just curious to see what the lounge thinks. I got it a great deal but even then, after paying close to a grand, is it something I should overlook?

I also want to point out that the folks I got this jacket from have been great to work with and very accommodating thus far.

Would you guys consider this a big enough flaw to the point of wanting to return it?
I reckon it wouldn't hurt to bring it up with the vendor, their page says "All are new, unworn, and complete with factory warranty." Worst they can do is say no, personally I would be a little bit bothered with it.

Fit looks fantastic by the way, hopefully you can come to an agreement with them.
 

Marc mndt

I'll Lock Up
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I thought I would be getting a unibody collar, this was not the case. I can't say for certain, but it seems there may be different specs depending on the ELMC stockist, so do check beforehand if it's a deal-breaker for you.
Through the years Eastman experimented with different ways of doing the collar on their Californian. I owned half a dozen of these, the oldest ones were folded over, newer ones had a French seam, my newest one (black) only has a single topstitch.

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Would you guys consider this a big enough flaw to the point of wanting to return it?

I think it's easy easy to fix, just glue it back in place. Make sure to use leather glue which is flexible.
 

Jiantle

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I reckon it wouldn't hurt to bring it up with the vendor, their page says "All are new, unworn, and complete with factory warranty." Worst they can do is say no, personally I would be a little bit bothered with it.

Fit looks fantastic by the way, hopefully you can come to an agreement with them.
Yea I've reached out and based on the same photos I posted here, their initial assessment is that it isn't a defect. They've agreed to look further into it though, so I sent a short video to provide more clarity.

I agree that the fit is great and I'm definitely not looking to return. Perhaps an exchange if there's another in stock, but wouldn't mind just accepting it the way it is as well. Let's see what happens.
 

Jiantle

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Through the years Eastman experimented with different ways of doing the collar on their Californian.
I see. That's good to know! Didn't realise they have been changing construction methods. The only pictures I've seen are on Instagram and on TFL and most if not all of them have the more streamlined unibody construction which I prefer.
I think it's easy easy to fix, just glue it back in place. Make sure to use leather glue which is flexible.
That's a good idea. Thanks Marc. Not something I'd expect to do on a brand new jacket but it may fix the problem, if it comes to that.
 

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