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Leather trucker jacket opinions?

Marc mndt

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I'll chime in with three original 70s levis Type III plus two modern Type II repro's.

Imo a trucker should be short (and boxy in case Type I or II). The last one as made by Y2 doesn't meet the criterium. It's about two inches too long.

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Jin431

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I pulled the trigger on a Vanson maverick. A little snug, can button it with a t shirt, but it’s tight. I usually don’t button my jackets. Opinions? Size up one?
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Looks like an ideal fit for me since I don't need to layer up and can get away with a tshirt for the most part of the year. That's a lovely shade of brown and the leather is just nice.
 

bn1966

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If it’s comfortable fine, if not I’d size up, Trucker for me should be quite close fitting.
 

barnabus

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I just accidentally bought a suede trucker....

I'll do some pics when it arrives.


And here's a quick photo poncing about in my kitchen after I got it this morning. I'm delighted with the quality and the fit and the whole thing, really. So I've been wearing it all day.

As you can see it's not a straightforward Type II or III, but instead a slight variation on the theme - although still certainly a "trucker".

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I'll do some more photos and a proper run down if anyone's interested. Oh, and also: I literally just noticed today that the denim shirt I'm wearing in this photo has got a neat little "Cone Denim" tag on it.

 
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Canuck Panda

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Right, never mind that one.

Because now I've got this as well. This is the Gap one I've mentioned in WJAYWT, but here is a quick 'orrible pic in the sunshine.

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I'm becoming more convinced that the sleeves aren't actually short at all.
Great jacket. I remember when Gap was selling these. This would be about 10 ish years ago. My Gap store had it up front on the mannequin. I didn't get one because it was priced way above all the other stuff and now looking back I should have.
 
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Well thank you for igniting my interest in a leather trucker jacket. Denim one I got covered but leather still eludes me. There is a certain piece in Europe but the price is the problem in this particular case.
 
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Here are my trucker jackets.
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But somehow I came to the conclusion that I'm more into zippers. Maybe a trucker with zipper?
But the one from Lewis Leathers would still appeal to me.
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Please don't buy a trucker jacket with a zipper. It's an abomination.

Related, if I had a grand to spend on a leather jacket (if I wanted to spend a grand on a leather jacket, actually), it would be on a Lewis Leathers trucker. That one is my favorite. Look at how that thing fits!
 

Kubatu

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Please don't buy a trucker jacket with a zipper. It's an abomination.

Related, if I had a grand to spend on a leather jacket (if I wanted to spend a grand on a leather jacket, actually), it would be on a Lewis Leathers trucker. That one is my favorite. Look at how that thing fits!

Have to disagree here. Wrangler has a couple various vintage models that features a zipper and look great, IMO. Although, I think replicating the look with leather is more challenging.

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