https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1dNac5DMYZjr3B99_KhKkoVU0gdvujGwx
That is a google drive link of some photos of my jacket. I also included the size measurement data from Schott on this style. I will do fit photos in the future. For now the focus is the jacket itself. Before I start, if there are any questions or photos of an area of the jacket, please ask. I am not a jacket authority, so my photos may not be of areas of importance. I will try and not be too wordy... Thank you.
First impressions: I love the color and the style. I am not a purist, but I am interested in a quality product. Smiled the moment I tried it on. I also like the wool liner, great color and texture. Jacket felt good and strong.
Observations: It is a heavy jacket. 7.6lbs according to my weight scale. Horween Chomexcel Steerhide leather. Feels like wearing cardboard, but well balanced and distributed. You really only feel the stiffness in the arms and your wrists as you move around. I can tell that a breaking in of the jacket will take time. Sleeve length is plenty long. I wear 34 - 34 inch sleeve length dress shirts, and this jacket falls to the first knuckle of my thumbs. Since this is a slim fit jacket, it lacks underarm footballs as I understand. But I don't really feel restricted unless I want to raise my arms above my head. Reaching for bars feels fine with minimal sleeve rise for me due to the action back. I like that the buckle snaps to the jacket so as to not flop around. Plenty of room for layering in the size large I selected. Able to stand up on its own, that is the kind of leather this is made of. The 100% wool liner is really nice.
Build quality: It does have a few faults. One belt loop was restiched. There are a few extra holes due to this and the leather being so stiff looks like it would tear like a perforated stamp if caught on something. But since it is not load bearing, probably will be fine? One small hole in the back panel, perhaps a scar in the hide? Two small holes near a pocket. Looks like a machine accident. Some stiching flaws that seem minor. In the big picture, seams and stitching are straight overall, very few examples of the stitching going off course. No ripples in the leather where stiched to a zipper. Just smooth as it should be. All in all, other than the one belt loop, I see a hand made product that has a tolerance below perfection. I am not sure if the belt loop was supposed to pass their QC, but again you don't really notice it except more of the natural leather can be seen around the stiching than the other belt loop attachment points. I give the jacket a big pass since I doubt I could get this jacket made by someone else better. I have never stitched leather so I assume the leather of this jacket is not easy to work with due to stiffness and thickness. Jacket looks like it was handled properly while being made as it is very easy to leave a mark on this jacket, and it was mostly mark free. The one mark I could complain about could have been a handling mark, and will fade in comparison to other maks in the jacket as I wear it.
Final thoughts: I really like the style of this jacket. It is comfortable worn and should only improve with wear. That being said it is not easy to wear. You have to want to wear it as the stiffness fights you. It is a heavy stiff leather jacket, and in that way a very serious leather jacket, even if it is burgundy! But these qualities also make it special for me and increases my respect for it.
I hope you enjoyed my review, I also hope I did not forget anything obvious.
P.S. The color is not anything at all like what is on the Schott webisite. It is a rich dark red, like red wine.
That is a google drive link of some photos of my jacket. I also included the size measurement data from Schott on this style. I will do fit photos in the future. For now the focus is the jacket itself. Before I start, if there are any questions or photos of an area of the jacket, please ask. I am not a jacket authority, so my photos may not be of areas of importance. I will try and not be too wordy... Thank you.
First impressions: I love the color and the style. I am not a purist, but I am interested in a quality product. Smiled the moment I tried it on. I also like the wool liner, great color and texture. Jacket felt good and strong.
Observations: It is a heavy jacket. 7.6lbs according to my weight scale. Horween Chomexcel Steerhide leather. Feels like wearing cardboard, but well balanced and distributed. You really only feel the stiffness in the arms and your wrists as you move around. I can tell that a breaking in of the jacket will take time. Sleeve length is plenty long. I wear 34 - 34 inch sleeve length dress shirts, and this jacket falls to the first knuckle of my thumbs. Since this is a slim fit jacket, it lacks underarm footballs as I understand. But I don't really feel restricted unless I want to raise my arms above my head. Reaching for bars feels fine with minimal sleeve rise for me due to the action back. I like that the buckle snaps to the jacket so as to not flop around. Plenty of room for layering in the size large I selected. Able to stand up on its own, that is the kind of leather this is made of. The 100% wool liner is really nice.
Build quality: It does have a few faults. One belt loop was restiched. There are a few extra holes due to this and the leather being so stiff looks like it would tear like a perforated stamp if caught on something. But since it is not load bearing, probably will be fine? One small hole in the back panel, perhaps a scar in the hide? Two small holes near a pocket. Looks like a machine accident. Some stiching flaws that seem minor. In the big picture, seams and stitching are straight overall, very few examples of the stitching going off course. No ripples in the leather where stiched to a zipper. Just smooth as it should be. All in all, other than the one belt loop, I see a hand made product that has a tolerance below perfection. I am not sure if the belt loop was supposed to pass their QC, but again you don't really notice it except more of the natural leather can be seen around the stiching than the other belt loop attachment points. I give the jacket a big pass since I doubt I could get this jacket made by someone else better. I have never stitched leather so I assume the leather of this jacket is not easy to work with due to stiffness and thickness. Jacket looks like it was handled properly while being made as it is very easy to leave a mark on this jacket, and it was mostly mark free. The one mark I could complain about could have been a handling mark, and will fade in comparison to other maks in the jacket as I wear it.
Final thoughts: I really like the style of this jacket. It is comfortable worn and should only improve with wear. That being said it is not easy to wear. You have to want to wear it as the stiffness fights you. It is a heavy stiff leather jacket, and in that way a very serious leather jacket, even if it is burgundy! But these qualities also make it special for me and increases my respect for it.
I hope you enjoyed my review, I also hope I did not forget anything obvious.
P.S. The color is not anything at all like what is on the Schott webisite. It is a rich dark red, like red wine.
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