What's your favorite leather (Poll)

[Guppy]

Notably absent: whatever Thedi uses, Langlitz cowhide, and shinki.

 

[nick123]

I put in CXL but I'm like Henry VIII...next week will be a new rose.

 

[Brettafett]

For A-2s... Bill Kelso's Liberty Horsehide.
Platon's Italian horse (don't think its Vicenza) is nice also. My seal Dubow to all appearances incl weight, feel etc is almost identical to a seal WW2 Aero original A-2 I once owned.
Eastman's hide can be great, depending on the batch. It varies. Sometimes it appears a bit over-done to me.

 

[58panheadfan]

Shinki Deerskin...

 

[Willybob]

Bill Kelso Victory Horsehide

With Terry on this. Victory Horse, followed by Horween CXL horse

 

[Lebowski]

BK Victory HH

 

[Seb Lucas]

None of the above. I prefer goat, but I am not a fanboy of any specific leather and don't really get this way of thinking.

 

[hondurasdave47]

Shinki Deerskin...

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I didn’t know Shinki offered deerskin. I thought they only tanned horsehide.


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[hondurasdave47]

BK Victory HH

I love all of the examples of Victory I’ve seen, but the price is [emoji15]


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[Dr H]

I didn’t know Shinki offered deerskin. I thought they only tanned horsehide.


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My Freewheelers Journeyman is Shinki deerskin.

 

[jonbuilder]

Star Glove Horse off the ones listed LW horse

 

[Worf]

Right now my fave is Vicenza horse though I must admit I've an Orvis jacket in some light tanned leather that's my have jacket at the moment. But that'll change on Monday when the temps dip down into the 20's.

Worf

 

[nick123]

BK Victory HH

Quite possibly my favorite leather I've never seen in person. To think of the days when it wasn't a £1000 upcharge.

 

[nick123]

My vote goes (CXL) to Johnson's overdye. That was the most pleasing of all leathers I've handled. Smelled a tiny bit better than the Aero stuff, if you can fathom that!

 

[J Leather Investigater]

Obviously Lost worlds. I am interested in victory horsehide from b.k. but never handled it, would love to.

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[dinomartino1]

My favourite leather at the moment is missing from the list.
Aero battered steer hide, soft and the distressed leather look is subtle.
Soft and drapes well, similar in weight and softness to Horween Vermont horse hide.
As I have gotten older [55] I prefer softer, more lighter weight, comfortable jackets now and the weather where you live and the jacket style is a factor.
Living in a very hot part of Australia now heavy weight jackets are not practicable for me, if I was still In London I would still be wearing heavyweight horse.

Pictures here.

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/aero-royale-in-battered-steerhide-review.98742/

 

[dudewuttheheck]

How is Shinki not even on this list?!
I also think Thedi's buffalo should be here as well.

 

[sweetfights]

I stand corrected!
Number one is Langlitz cowhide chrome tanned. My over 50 year old Langlitz was given a drink over the years and that leather is amazingly resilient and robust. Stunning leather really. I have no idea how the current modern leather from Langlitz will look in 50 years.

 

[nick123]

Too sleepy to go back and check, but surely some has listed old Cal horsehide?

 

[Carlos840]

My favourite leather is usually the one i am currently wearing!

I can't think of anything that would objectively make LW better or worst than Shinki, CXL, X150 or any other high quality leather.

Subjectively, my favourite leather when it is warm is Eastman HH.
My favourite leather to be caught in a downpour with is LW HH.
My favourite leather for autumn is CXL.
My favourite leather on the bike is Vanson Comp Weight/X150.
My favourite leather when i feel fancy is Shinki.
My favourite leather when i want to feel shiny is Schott HH.

I just like leather...