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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

alish

One of the Regulars
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Enjoying the cooler mornings! Got to wear my HD CR this A.M. I recently over-dyed it with a diluted Fiebing's black with a touch of mahogany mixed in. Was going for more of a seal brown (from the original HD brown, although mine wasn't really HD brown anymore as I had stripped the surface coating off a while ago and then given it a good conditioning to darken it some already). It looked great after dying it (almost darker than I wanted), but after buffing the excess dye off, lightly conditioning it, and then putting a light coat of Tenderly on as a protective topcoat it lost a bit more color than I had hoped (lost a little at each step). Still pretty happy with my first attempt with dying a leather jacket, especially one that isn't naked hide. It's a bit more mottled / marbled than I was wanting - I'll wear it for a while and see how the color holds up before deciding whether to try more dye or not. The marbled look definitely gives it nice depth, which was part of why I dyed it in the first place; just have to find the right balance so it looks natural... It's close. Maybe after a couple months of regular wear this fall with plenty of sunshine thrown in!

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Jin431

Call Me a Cab
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New custom Aero Wayfarer for the winter months - black badalassi with brown shearling lining and collar.. View attachment 365550 View attachment 365551 View attachment 365552 View attachment 365553 View attachment 365554 View attachment 365555

Looks great, love the shearling together with the black badalassi. Hope it fits well.


@Jin431, you've been killing it with custom. It takes a lot of work, but the results are clear. Your last few fits are just perfect.
My good luck ran out with my new Aero black badalassi order lol Aero made the bottom hem way too small
 
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New custom Aero Wayfarer for the winter months - black badalassi with brown shearling lining and collar.. View attachment 365550 View attachment 365551 View attachment 365552 View attachment 365553 View attachment 365554 View attachment 365555

Very, very nice! Brilliant idea to combine such a sleek style, lined in heaviest possible winter lining option. It'll do it's mission to keep you warm in the harshest of winters without looking bulky or ***bersome. Absolutely fantastic.
 

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