Over 50 wearing leather jackets

[PeterRocco]

Holy **** gents, after reading this thread I'm starting to wonder if this forum is full of vampires or something I wouldn't in a million years guess some of you are 50 after seeing the pictures!.

I will be over the moon if I'll look half as good as the rest of you gentlemen when It's my time(still got 16 years until then so not tomorrow really haha).

Cheers ya'll and keep rockin' that leather

Hi
You never know sometimes who posting their Jackets. I am not good with taking pictures of me wearing my Jackets so I just post still pictures of them. I have to start posting me wearing my Jackets maybe it will help inspire the younger members to keep up this Great Hobby. I know I spend hours every day looking for the next Leather Jacket I see to buy.

 

[Herrvallmo]

Hi
You never know sometimes who posting their Jackets. I am not good with taking pictures of me wearing my Jackets so I just post still pictures of them. I have to start posting me wearing my Jackets maybe it will help inspire the younger members to keep up this Great Hobby. I know I spend hours every day looking for the next Leather Jacket I see to buy.

Please do! it's always more fun to see how a jacket wears on body rather than just a picture of a jacket on a sofa or similar.

I'm useless to take picture of myself, but I do really enjoy having pictures of my old outfits saved down so I can go back later and look how my style changes over time, and to se what worked and not with "new eyes", even if the pictures are ****

Haha, you and me brother. I need another leather jacket as much as I need another hole in my head, but still I visit Ebay/Mercari/Yahoo/Classifieds, or the makers I love, waaay to often searching/thinking about "the next one"(or just to look at awesome leather jackets overall ).

Cheers mate!

 

[Nickelman2005]

Holy **** gents, after reading this thread I'm starting to wonder if this forum is full of vampires or something I wouldn't in a million years guess some of you are 50 after seeing the pictures!.

I will be over the moon if I'll look half as good as the rest of you gentlemen when It's my time(still got 16 years until then so not tomorrow really haha).

Cheers ya'll and keep rockin' that leather

Thanks, Herrvallmo! You made my week. Although any compliment from someone with your good taste and fantastic leather collection would delight any serious leatherphile.

 

[Will Zach]

67 checking in.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Just a couple of weeks ago: I'm now 70, here wearing my Schott 654... at a photography show that includes some of my recent film-camera prints!

 

[Nickelman2005]

67 checking in.

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Just Beautiful! You and the jacket complement each other.

 

[Nickelman2005]

Just a couple of weeks ago: I'm now 70, here wearing my Schott 654... at a photography show that includes some of my recent film-camera prints!

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Congratulations - on the photography, the jacket, and the victory over the ravages of time.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Thanks guys!

 

[PeterRocco]

Just a couple of weeks ago: I'm now 70, here wearing my Schott 654... at a photography show that includes some of my recent film-camera prints!

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Looking Great! Love Your Photos.

 

[Mickiemac]

67 checking in.

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I was 67 - 8 years ago! Time and gravity take their toll on the best of us, but in your case, time has been rather kind. I'd say you are late 50's. Since there is no reference to how one should look at a particular age you are doing something right - congratulations on your youthful presence.

 

[Authenticstyle]

67 checking in.

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You don't look it. I hope I'm as cool as you at 67.

 

[tmitchell59]

72.5 wearing a recent buy, 70s Taubers padded Cafe racer.

 

[dannyg99]

67 checking in.

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Jacket fits unbelievably well. Nice one

 

[PeterRocco]

72.5 wearing a recent buy, 70s Taubers padded Cafe racer. View attachment 708878

Hi.
Looks Great!

 

[Trouser Bark]

I'm 66 and wear a leather jacket most days. Here's part of the stash below. I don't consider myself a collector but I'm the current curator of 15 or 20 leather jackets and several nice wools. I yanked about half the stash out of the closet tonight and put them in the pile below. I'm going to trim the herd soon but it's a little tough to get excited about that. A couple of them would fit another person better and a couple of wool jackets are too similar to justify. The rest of 'em though don't eat much and never complain about being in a dark closet so there's a fair chance I'll only cull a half dozen, max. Some have a story to them that means more than the jacket and they'll stay for certain.

On the table is a Lost Worlds leather pea, a black Vanson Model A , a brown Model A, a pretty new black Model B, some Schotts, Dianese (die-a-ness-ay... that always seems awkward to pronounce for some reason), Willis & Geiger, a Brooks, Filson, like that.

If there's a place on this site where a few detail pics of a guy's stash should be placed point it out and I'll take a few shots.

I went by a friend's office today wearing the new Vanson B. Several commented in the room about how much they liked the jacket and I was a little surprised by that. Not sure why. One of the guys had a new Harley jacket and we tried each other's on. That HD jacket was so soft, supple and generously sized that I'm sure it would have ripped off immediately in a slide. It seemed to me like it shouldn't have been sold as riding gear but I don't have to crash in it so I kept that to myself. Sure was soft and comfy though.

One of my favorite winter jackets isn't in the pile. It's a Filson 3/4 length wool; perfect length for a car coat as the end of the jacket stops at the leading edge of the seat so I'm never sitting on that hem bump.

There was nothing about turning 50 that made me want to rethink leather. Not even close.

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

If there's a place on this site where a few detail pics of a guy's stash should be placed point it out and I'll take a few shots.

This thread is a good one:

Post pictures of your jacket collection

As 2024 draws to and end, it’s time for an update. A few jackets came in the door this year and a few jackets went out the door. All changes were in the leather/suede department. Thedi’s: MTC-1279720, MTC-1279318, MTC-1279107 Yeah, I sold a Thedi this year. I decided that I just had to...

www.thefedoralounge.com

Hasn't seen some action in a while

 

[PeterRocco]

I'm 66 and wear a leather jacket most days. Here's part of the stash below. I don't consider myself a collector but I'm the current curator of 15 or 20 leather jackets and several nice wools. I yanked about half the stash out of the closet tonight and put them in the pile below. I'm going to trim the herd soon but it's a little tough to get excited about that. A couple of them would fit another person better and a couple of wool jackets are too similar to justify. The rest of 'em though don't eat much and never complain about being in a dark closet so there's a fair chance I'll only cull a half dozen, max. Some have a story to them that means more than the jacket and they'll stay for certain.

On the table is a Lost Worlds leather pea, a black Vanson Model A , a brown Model A, a pretty new black Model B, some Schotts, Dianese (die-a-ness-ay... that always seems awkward to pronounce for some reason), Willis & Geiger, a Brooks, Filson, like that.

If there's a place on this site where a few detail pics of a guy's stash should be placed point it out and I'll take a few shots.

I went by a friend's office today wearing the new Vanson B. Several commented in the room about how much they liked the jacket and I was a little surprised by that. Not sure why. One of the guys had a new Harley jacket and we tried each other's on. That HD jacket was so soft, supple and generously sized that I'm sure it would have ripped off immediately in a slide. It seemed to me like it shouldn't have been sold as riding gear but I don't have to crash in it so I kept that to myself. Sure was soft and comfy though.

One of my favorite winter jackets isn't in the pile. It's a Filson 3/4 length wool; perfect length for a car coat as the end of the jacket stops at the leading edge of the seat so I'm never sitting on that hem bump.

There was nothing about turning 50 that made me want to rethink leather. Not even close.



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Nice Collection.

 

[Trouser Bark]

This thread is a good one:

http://[URL]https://www.thefedoralo...tures-of-your-jacket-collection.84142/page-30

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Hasn't seen some action in a while

I'll whip up a few pics and post 'em up in that thread. Thanks.

Nice Collection.

Thank you, Sir! I don't see others dressing in leather jackets all that often. When I do I know that guy's a little bit of an iconoclast in this and other ways, too. At a sandwich shop a couple months ago I had a leather jacket on and across the room of tables was another guy, older, wearing a leather jacket and a fedora. With silver hair piling out from under his hat I knew nothing about him other than that he had thought for a moment about what he was wearing before storming out the door that morning and yes, he had nailed it.

When he got up to leave he turned in my direction, leaned forward a few degrees and with fingers in the crease of his hat nodded forward in my direction. I had no idea who he was but I knew that flourish was one of recognition and it was for me. Couldn't help but smile and I laughed out loud on my way out the door a few minutes later.

A little bit of thought in putting your selection together carries something along with it that isn't easy to articulate but is instantly recognizable. I appreciate the compliment!

 

[Camel24hrs]

66 years old.
Eastman RW 27752 in seal brown

Eastman RW 1401-P in Havana (russet)

It’s funny how different the color of both jackets are indoors vs outdoors

 

[Trouser Bark]

66 years old.

It’s funny how different the color of both jackets are indoors vs outdoors

Agreed. I think it's also a little funny that when you see an old goat in a leather jacket, chances are that guy has made an effort to stay in healthy condition. It is rare to see an old fat guy in leather. It's like there's a tacit reciprocal agreement that each take (good) care of the other.