Hi all,
Just wanted to share my experience with a natural veg tan sports jacket I bought back in June 2024, my first real foray into high-end leather jackets. Unfortunately, the fit wasn’t quite right from the start.
I ordered the wrong size, plain and simple. The P2P was too generous, and the waist couldn’t be altered due to the construction. In hindsight, I should have gone down a size, especially in the shoulders and length. While those two weren’t terrible, the main issue was the chest and waist: too loose to feel good wearing it.
At first I kept telling myself it was fine, wore it about a dozen times, but deep down I knew it wasn’t working. I even tried to sell it at one point, but regretted that immediately. I hadn’t yet tried the other route: a professional alteration.
Now, I know many here are firmly in the “never alter a leather jacket” camp, and I get it. But I figured it was worth a shot, especially since I wasn’t wearing it anyway.
After buying this jacket, I also picked up an Aero Premier Highwayman and a Thedi Leathers motorcycle jacket. Both were fantastic experiences, and I was especially impressed with Thedi Leathers. So I reached out to Pampoukas Theodoros (who is roughly my size) to see if he’d be willing to try an alteration on the jacket.
To my surprise, he said yes, cautiously, and entirely at my own risk.
I’ve attached some pics showing the jacket before the alteration, during the cutting process, and the final result. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier. The p2p and waist are now spot on. The sleeves and length are still a bit long for my taste, but overall the fit is so much better, and in my eyes, the jacket has become a unique piece with its own character.
I’ll be wearing this one proudly and letting it age into that deep, rich caramel colour.
Happy to answer any questions or share more pics if anyone’s curious.
Cheers!
Just wanted to share my experience with a natural veg tan sports jacket I bought back in June 2024, my first real foray into high-end leather jackets. Unfortunately, the fit wasn’t quite right from the start.
I ordered the wrong size, plain and simple. The P2P was too generous, and the waist couldn’t be altered due to the construction. In hindsight, I should have gone down a size, especially in the shoulders and length. While those two weren’t terrible, the main issue was the chest and waist: too loose to feel good wearing it.
At first I kept telling myself it was fine, wore it about a dozen times, but deep down I knew it wasn’t working. I even tried to sell it at one point, but regretted that immediately. I hadn’t yet tried the other route: a professional alteration.
Now, I know many here are firmly in the “never alter a leather jacket” camp, and I get it. But I figured it was worth a shot, especially since I wasn’t wearing it anyway.
After buying this jacket, I also picked up an Aero Premier Highwayman and a Thedi Leathers motorcycle jacket. Both were fantastic experiences, and I was especially impressed with Thedi Leathers. So I reached out to Pampoukas Theodoros (who is roughly my size) to see if he’d be willing to try an alteration on the jacket.
To my surprise, he said yes, cautiously, and entirely at my own risk.
I’ve attached some pics showing the jacket before the alteration, during the cutting process, and the final result. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier. The p2p and waist are now spot on. The sleeves and length are still a bit long for my taste, but overall the fit is so much better, and in my eyes, the jacket has become a unique piece with its own character.
I’ll be wearing this one proudly and letting it age into that deep, rich caramel colour.
Happy to answer any questions or share more pics if anyone’s curious.
Cheers!
