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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Kfz

One of the Regulars
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Hi did you make this jacket yourself? How did you make the shoulder smooth like a suit with padding? Amazing
 

AerGuitar

Practically Family
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768
Location
Missouri
congrats I like the shoulder slope and the exposed cuff zipper tape, and also perfect sleeve length, I love slant chest pockets and no handwarmers on racer jacket so I can't really comment on the pocket configuration haha, I think the back would need a lot of time to break in to look right.
Thanks! I agree, the back is gonna need some break in time for sure to settle down. That pic was with about an hour of wear. I’m a big fan of racers with no hand warmers as well, but my Aero covers that base, so I added them here.
 

Jon Crow

One Too Many
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1,349
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Alcalá De Henares Madrid
Doing a bit of a Daniel Jackson today haha you sci-fi buffs will get that one ;)
 

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Herrvallmo

One Too Many
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1,115
Location
Sweden
I'll post here to(did not go out with it) :)
I got this vintage-ish CHP jacket from a Swedish vintage site today, I bought it without knowing the measurements but the price was low enough to roll the dice :D I'm rather shuffed with how it fits(the arms could be a bit longer, but the rest looks good in my eyes).
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Cheers!
 

Will Zach

I'll Lock Up
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5,374
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SoFlo

Jon Crow

One Too Many
Messages
1,349
Location
Alcalá De Henares Madrid
I'll post here to(did not go out with it) :)
I got this vintage-ish CHP jacket from a Swedish vintage site today, I bought it without knowing the measurements but the price was low enough to roll the dice :D I'm rather shuffed with how it fits(the arms could be a bit longer, but the rest looks good in my eyes).
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Cheers!
Nice, sometimes you have to just bite the ******, I got a 40s civilian A2 like that from buyee Japan :)
 

jauregui

Familiar Face
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88
Wearing my nemesis today… finally finished this cafe/J-100 mash up in 3.5-4oz CXL steer hide. I’ve always been interested in this hide, I’ve only had experience handling CXLFQHH. Color is burgundy and is really beautiful. Im very glad that I built a little extra room into this one as it is an absolute unwieldy beast of a jacket. This one took me twice as long to complete because getting these seams to lay flat was a workout. I have a new found respect for those who regularly use this weight of hide to make jackets. I feel like a spent a week getting my *** kicked by ninjas. Not cartoon ninjas, but the real ones. Do I want to make another CXL jacket? No thank you. My sewing machine is still weeping and giving me the side eye. Turned out alright though!
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You did well. Glad to see more people given it a go in jacket building. Back on the day, there were many of us. In the US, very few remain or up to the challenge. I am retired living my dream. Good for you and please keep it up.
 

torfjord

My Mail is Forwarded Here
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3,268
Location
Sweden
I'll post here to(did not go out with it) :)
I got this vintage-ish CHP jacket from a Swedish vintage site today, I bought it without knowing the measurements but the price was low enough to roll the dice :D I'm rather shuffed with how it fits(the arms could be a bit longer, but the rest looks good in my eyes).
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Cheers!

You did real good there! I like the fit and while the arms could be longer it’s not an issue in my opinion. Very nice! do you know who the maker is and what animal it’s made from?
 

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