Solid colour "struck-through" makers

[Retserrof]

Hello, over the past year I have been lucky enough to buy and sell several leather jackets from a range of decades and makers. Some of my favourites have been vintage 50-60s leathers and Japanese Shinki.

Although Shinki has some of my favourite qualities, one thing I do prefer is blacks and browns that have been "struck-through" rather than quick teacore.

I was wondering if forum members were able to suggest high quality makers (new and old) that have leathers similar in quality to Shinki ot vintage, but are not designed to teacore heavily.

Thank you!

 

[TartuWolf]

Shinki refers to the tannery, not some specific tannage or leather. You can find both struck-through Shinki and not. Same with "vintage" (which is an even broader term and says basically nothing). Most current makers will offer both struck-through and tea-core options.

 

[Retserrof]

Shinki refers to the tannery, not some specific tannage or leather. You can find both struck-through Shinki and not. Same with "vintage" (which is an even broader term and says basically nothing). Most current makers will offer both struck-through and tea-core options.

Sorry I wasn't super clear. I know it's just a tannery. I'm having trouble finding examples of jacket models that specifically use struck through. For example, it's far far less common than teacore from Shinki in most models.

Any brands or specific models that are high quality that I can more easily find struck through would be helpful.

 

[TartuWolf]

Sorry I wasn't super clear. I know it's just a tannery. I'm having trouble finding examples of jacket models that specifically use struck through. For example, it's far far less common than teacore from Shinki in most models.

Any brands or specific models that are high quality that I can more easily find struck through would be helpful.

Shinki is primarily used by JP brands where teacore is in fashion + wabi sabi idea. But there are also plenty of examples of shinki (including JP brands) that is struck through. I would even challenge you to give me an example of a brand that offers ONLY teacore leather. In my opinion all brands (also) offer struck through leather as that is the more common type overall. I would suggest you focus more on a specific style or set of features and then try to find brands that can offer that to you in struck through as well.

 

[Unrefined Vision]

Hello, over the past year I have been lucky enough to buy and sell several leather jackets from a range of decades and makers. Some of my favourites have been vintage 50-60s leathers and Japanese Shinki.

Although Shinki has some of my favourite qualities, one thing I do prefer is blacks and browns that have been "struck-through" rather than quick teacore.

I was wondering if forum members were able to suggest high quality makers (new and old) that have leathers similar in quality to Shinki ot vintage, but are not designed to teacore heavily.

Thank you!

"Struck through" leather check!

Shinki tannery check!

Just received my Simmons Bilt jacket in chocolate brown Shinki horsehide.

As you can see by the zipper pull this is not the same as their tea core leather. Note the similar dark brown color on both the flesh and grain sides. I only just received it so I can't speak on too many of the leather's characteristics in terms of aging or when worn in weather conditions. My guess is it has less of a finish than with their pigment coated offerings but that's speculation on my part. If that were the case than it might explain why the grain on the chocolate brown leather appears more pronounced than the black pigment coated tea core leather. That could make sense, or that could be due to the natural variation of hides. I can say though that it feels just as high quality and substantial in terms of the weight of the leather and its pliability. Given the summer weather still in my area I hardly have any time wearing this jacket versus my Schott x Shinki collaboration from this last year which I wore 15+ times during the spring. But from my first impressions I'd say this chocolate brown Shinki lives up to the same standard of quality.

Shinki certainly has many varieties of leather, including types of teacore. I'd imagine some would show that teacore at different rates. Also, how you wear the jacket for example as casual outerwear or more rough activity such as riding a motorcycle. I say that because though I have just one season to this point wearing my Schott Shinki cafe racer the pigment coating feels like it will last for some time.

I've attached a few photos so you can see the leather and how the grain is similar between the two types of Shinki horsehide. The lighting is a little difficult to make out, but the last picture is of my black teacore Shinki cafe racer which has some pronounced grain on particular panels but is otherwise mostly much smoother in appearance throughout most of the jacket.

-Cheers!

 

[jchance]

Lost Worlds’ chrome-tanned horsehide is struck-through. In fact, any custom makers can make you a jacket with struck-through color.

 

[Retserrof]

Lost Worlds’ chrome-tanned horsehide is struck-through. In fact, any custom makers can make you a jacket with struck-through color.

I have one jacket from them. Stitching is the best I've had. I just dont get along with the large arm holes.