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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?
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That hat really suits you!
Did you make that one as well? It’s one of the nicest CR I’ve seen.
I did, and thank you! All in all, it’s a very simple cafe layout. Nothing groundbreaking, there are a couple of little aspects that make it subtly unique. I still need to make some adjustments. @Mrfrown makes it look great!
What are the jeans?
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Samurai S3100VX. 17oz relax straight cut. I wish I had bought two pair - they are great!
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Great layout
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The jacket looks really cool. A great combination of jeans and shoes with a jacketRMC Nelson and Crush on Retro 501 w/ Levi's 511
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Thank you!
Here´s me doing one of my favourite things: Trying to figure out what is the perfect Cross-Zip (for me personally).
My contestants are the Perfecto 613SH and the Lightning 402.
Both have more or less perfect construction, heavy horsehide and patterns that leave the last 3% to be desired in terms of mobility. Looks are great on both, although I do prefer the slightly "cleaner" features of the LL.
The heavy belt-buckle of the Schott is quite unnerving when the jacket is open, as it flops around all the time and is solid enough to cause harm to delicate objects (car door, coffee mug, hand of wife). I would be happy about a snap button there (yeah, I know, "Floating buckle" and all...).
Both hides are super shiny and appear very hefty and luxurious. In the case of the LL that´s luck, I guess, as my batch actually ages and has shed that vinyl-like uniformity.
As a prosaic issue, prices are in the same ballpark after LL raised theirs. The Schott would be a bit less but for the taxes/customs to get it to my door.
The LL is size 42, and I could probably size up one. Now that I lost my excess pounds, I feel like I don´t need to though. The Schott is 44, and I sure couldn´t size down as the pattern is pretty restrictive. Might try a 618HH for comparison of pattern some day.
As for Icon-factor, the LL has wearers like Lemmy & Fast Eddie, Slash, Iggy and many more going for them. Schott claims all the fame, but - hmm, you know about that. The Ramones DID all wear Perfectos and The Boss as well (although clearly not on the cover of THAT album). Brando clearly is a point in favour of LL...
My contestants are the Perfecto 613SH and the Lightning 402.
Both have more or less perfect construction, heavy horsehide and patterns that leave the last 3% to be desired in terms of mobility. Looks are great on both, although I do prefer the slightly "cleaner" features of the LL.
The heavy belt-buckle of the Schott is quite unnerving when the jacket is open, as it flops around all the time and is solid enough to cause harm to delicate objects (car door, coffee mug, hand of wife). I would be happy about a snap button there (yeah, I know, "Floating buckle" and all...).
Both hides are super shiny and appear very hefty and luxurious. In the case of the LL that´s luck, I guess, as my batch actually ages and has shed that vinyl-like uniformity.
As a prosaic issue, prices are in the same ballpark after LL raised theirs. The Schott would be a bit less but for the taxes/customs to get it to my door.
The LL is size 42, and I could probably size up one. Now that I lost my excess pounds, I feel like I don´t need to though. The Schott is 44, and I sure couldn´t size down as the pattern is pretty restrictive. Might try a 618HH for comparison of pattern some day.
As for Icon-factor, the LL has wearers like Lemmy & Fast Eddie, Slash, Iggy and many more going for them. Schott claims all the fame, but - hmm, you know about that. The Ramones DID all wear Perfectos and The Boss as well (although clearly not on the cover of THAT album). Brando clearly is a point in favour of LL...
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Love your ironheart hickory shirt, I forgot i had one.
Peter Mackin
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I would size up with the Lewis if I was you,feel free to make me an offer i can't refuse Tom..you know I love a cross zip.
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Thanks! I went for minimalism and lifted it from one I saw on Thurston's site.
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I was fortunate enough to pick up this HH 40’s-50’s CR from Jay at Headwind Mfg. Co. Jay said they only made 10 of these and that they are going to just be focusing on their flight jackets.
Beautiful brass repo Talons and the HH is soft and supple. This is a 48 but fits closer to a 46 so I was happy. View attachment IMG_1997.jpeg View attachment IMG_1998.jpeg
I was fortunate enough to pick up this HH 40’s-50’s CR from Jay at Headwind Mfg. Co. Jay said they only made 10 of these and that they are going to just be focusing on their flight jackets.
Beautiful brass repo Talons and the HH is soft and supple. This is a 48 but fits closer to a 46 so I was happy. View attachment IMG_1997.jpeg View attachment IMG_1998.jpeg
As a post-script, Brian James, founder of THE DAMNED sadly passed away yesterday. In the band photo I saw in this respect, he as well as his bandmate Chris Millar both wore LL.
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Filson vest and Indigofera flannel. No "jacket" required? Well the N1 is in the background lol
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