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Leather Trucker Levi's / Lee / Type-whatever jackets!

torfjord

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Just received this original Levi's type III suede trucker, probably from the 50s. It's the above ^ jacket's granddaddy. I was expecting the jacket to be fragile with holes in it. Yet to my surprise, it's in perfectly wearable condition. It looked a bit pale at first so I used some suede renovator to brighten up the color. That also took care of the faint cigarette smell.

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So cool! Looking forward to fit pictures!
 

DrMacabre

One of the Regulars
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178
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France
Hi, i need some expert advice on this one. The seller says it’s leather but on the pics, it looks like fake leather. The Lee MR tag and the round collat makes me think it’s probably from the 80’s. What do you think?

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Marc mndt

I'll Lock Up
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Fit is great everywhere, except the sleeves do look extremely short. Are you sure they haven't been modified? Usually, they come with cuffs and snaps to close them.
These are original. I can tell by the wear and the stitching.

The 60s truckers came with cuffs, 50s without.

Here's a sherpa lined trucker from the 50s. Same short and wide sleeves.

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Will Zach

I'll Lock Up
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4,415
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SoFlo
I figured I'd post it here for the record, since this is the only one Lost Worlds suede trucker of this type that I have seen. There are a few truckers on Stu's website, but they are different, have snaps instead of buttons and different suede and probably cut. This one was made by Stu for (I think) a Japanese collaborator Twins Acoustic. The suede is pretty hefty, the jacket weighs 3.6 lbs in size 38. I like this jacket quite a bit. A welcome addition to my (nearly) all black leather jacket collection.

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Richiefell

New in Town
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8
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Austin
Will excellent piece. Did you get from ebay? Pretty sure I was watching this haha even though there is no way it would fit ha!
 

Richiefell

New in Town
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Austin
Anyone have feedback on the Vanson maverick? Specifically a rough out suede.. they have one on their site now..didn’t know it was an option..
 

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Marc mndt

I'll Lock Up
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I figured I'd post it here for the record, since this is the only one Lost Worlds suede trucker of this type that I have seen. There are a few truckers on Stu's website, but they are different, have snaps instead of buttons and different suede and probably cut. This one was made by Stu for (I think) a Japanese collaborator Twins Acoustic. The suede is pretty hefty, the jacket weighs 3.6 lbs in size 38. I like this jacket quite a bit. A welcome addition to my (nearly) all black leather jacket collection.

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I love it. Personally I'm not a fan of lw jackets at all. They lack character imo. But this one is the exception to the rule :) Great color and you wear it well.
 

Will Zach

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SoFlo
Will excellent piece. Did you get from ebay? Pretty sure I was watching this haha even though there is no way it would fit ha!
Yeah, eBay. The way the guy took pictures, the color was a pretty sickly pale yellow, so I took a chance. Turns out the real color is a much deeper ochre shade which I like. A great spring/fall easy wearing jacket.
 

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