My new Goodwear "Imperial"

[handymike]

Me too- 8 months out of the year

 

[willyto]

If anyone is interested, the original is for sale here:
https://denimbro.com/good-wear-leather-imperial-kapital-trip-ring-coat_topic3536.html
It is an incredible jacket made from the same dark brown Shinki hide as Butte's Ventura.
It is marked as 42, but it is really a 40.

What do you mean by the original?

 

[Superfluous]

What do you mean by the original?

John Chapman created the original Imperial jacket in collaboration with HandyMike (HM was the impetus). However, the original jacket did not work for HM (I forgot the reason why). Therefore, Chapman built a second Imperial for HM and HM continues to own and enjoy that jacket. Meanwhile, the original Imperial was purchased by Mark Randall, who is now selling it. I was fortunate enough to purchase the third Imperial, which I still own and enjoy.