IPCRESS Tokyo New Jacket Maker Longhorn repro Review!

[ton312]

I wanted to share my experience with a maker I found on IG, IPCRESS, based out of Tokyo. Casually scrolling when I ran across what I thought looked to be the absolute best Levi’s Longhorn suede type 3 I’d ever seen. I had to have one. An original for me is essentially out of the question. I’ve never seen one in a larger size and the condition is often undesirable.

The shop is a one man operation run by an absolutely delightful fellow, Satoshi Abe. I have thoroughly enjoyed our conversations and working with him was an absolute pleasure! He is a generous and humble man with a tremendous amount of talent and skill.

I chose a dark brown roughout Longhorn jacket with 3cm added to the collar length, no change to the back length and 1” to the sleeves. Otherwise a stock 44”. It was delivered to me exactly as I had hoped. The cost of the jacket was $600 and that included shipping to my door in 3 days. Total project time was 2 months and I have the honor of being the first US customer.

The leather itself is beautiful. A fuzzy thick roughout in the 3oz range. It has body to it for sure but drapes wonderfully without a trace of stiffness. The construction is neat and solid. Stitched evenly and consistently throughout. I am in love with it and will soon purchase another in black sheepskin. I can’t say enough good things. This guy is one to watch.
To the pics!

 

[dinhnguyen57]

wow! Very form fitting. Do you have an pictures of any other jackets he has at his shop? I am curious how other jackets in different styles look like

 

[jacketjunkie]

I wanted to share my experience with a maker I found on IG, IPCRESS, based out of Tokyo. Casually scrolling when I ran across what I thought looked to be the absolute best Levi’s Longhorn suede type 3 I’d ever seen. I had to have one. An original for me is essentially out of the question. I’ve never seen one in a larger size and the condition is often undesirable.

The shop is a one man operation run by an absolutely delightful fellow, Satoshi Abe. I have thoroughly enjoyed our conversations and working with him was an absolute pleasure! He is a generous and humble man with a tremendous amount of talent and skill.

I chose a dark brown roughout Longhorn jacket with 3cm added to the collar length, no change to the back length and 1” to the sleeves. Otherwise a stock 44”. It was delivered to me exactly as I had hoped. The cost of the jacket was $600 and that included shipping to my door in 3 days. Total project time was 2 months and I have the honor of being the first US customer.

The leather itself is beautiful. A fuzzy thick roughout in the 3oz range. It has body to it for sure but drapes wonderfully without a trace of stiffness. The construction is neat and solid. Stitched evenly and consistently throughout. I am in love with it and will soon purchase another in black sheepskin. I can’t say enough good things. This guy is one to watch.
To the pics!
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Very flattering fit. Short jackets can do what all these 25-26" back length jackets can't: They can actually fit v-shaped and it is a great look! I also like about the jacket that he uses real rough out and not split suede, this jacket will last forever.

 

[ton312]

wow! Very form fitting. Do you have a pictures of any other jackets he has at his shop? I am curious how other jackets in different styles look like

Yes! I should’ve included a link in my first post. Here is a link to his site:

IPCRESS MOD FILE

1960年代後半のSWINGI'N LONDONの最先端スタイルにインスパイアされ、30年以上にわたる研究の成果をもとに東京で再現しハンドメイドしています。

ipcress.tokyo

There is a broader catalog on his IG page:

Ipcress Tokyo (@ipcress_tokyo) • Instagram photos and videos

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This one is up next for me. Shorthorn black diamond:

 

[ton312]

Very flattering fit. Short jackets can do what all these 25-26" back length jackets can't: They can actually fit v-shaped and it is a great look! I also like about the jacket that he uses real rough out and not split suede, this jacket will last forever.

Yes agreed! His pattern is based off a deconstructed late 60’s Levi’s jacket and he absolutely nailed it. It’s very faithful to the fit of the original Levi’s jacket. My best type 3’s have always been cropped with this type of taper. I don’t mind them longer but they do tend to feel more like shirts.