FIVESTAR LEATHER A2 in horsehide

[Thomas Koehle]

Sorry Thomas, but I do not like either of those jackets.

No problem at all - everybody has its own preferences and taste

 

[Garylafortuna]

Thomas, you are to be commended for blazing the trail with the first horse A-2 from Five Star. Both jackets look terrific and will look more terrific with a little wear. Your ladyfair has a great sense of style. Her jacket reminds me somewhat of the Wonder Woman jacket. Kudos caballero.

 

[Shawn Ali]

Gents here you go:

Sorry for that grumpy face - i came straight out of the airplane when i found the package with the jackets, gone for walk the Dogs and after that took the piccies ...

The hh is very soft and smooth - Quality of craftmanship is 5* Standard - fit is a bit thight around the chest (maybe i need to slow down with those bench-presses) but was ordered by me in this way

i will post some Detail pics this weekend

besides the jacket for me i also ordered one for my wife - same material - A2 also (at least a "wanna be") but heavily converted in the proportions - her jacket came out EXACTLY like expected and she is highly satisfied

if anyone would ask me whether to order or not i'd say: go for it

Dear Mr. Thomas

Many Thanks for such a great and honest review. Any improvement suggestions are highly welcomed.

Shawn

 

[Shawn Ali]

Shawn here we are on the cusp of the A2 forum wish list and not a word from you,no future plans .No prices no pictures of other jackets or comments on what has been said about the jacket Thomas has . Very strange promotion position ,or maybe your very busy ? .What with the LHS front ripple between the sleeve and the body of the 5XL you made .Will it self correct or is it an error in the armhole size relation to the sleeve being bigger ?.

BIP

Hi Dear BIP

First of all I apologies for my absence for few days as we were on EID Holidays and all of our factory staff was off, me also.

That 5XL Jacket was made for a friend, their size requirements were strange, like chest was reduced from regular size 59 inches to 58 inches, and shoulder was increased from 21.7 inches regular size to 23 inches. Customer was strict to their perfect sizing that was not our recommended size, So when we do these pattern adjustments little difference's cant change the garment look but huge difference may change its appearance. I admit, But that's totally custom one

Shawn

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Gents,

since i thought that horsehide maybe Looks a bit too smooth i followed the advice of a fellow Forum-member and tossed the HH-A2 into the garment-dryer together with 3 tennis-balls.

I choose for the 30 minutes Programm / 30° Celsius and this is how the jacket came out afterwards.

the graining popped out pretty nice and the leather much more shows it's character than before

still i really like what i got from Shawn and his pals in Paki

 

[Bombing IP]

Looks good Thomas it will get better and better with wear and molding .

BIP

 

[Shawn Ali]

Gents,

since i thought that horsehide maybe Looks a bit too smooth i followed the advice of a fellow Forum-member and tossed the HH-A2 into the garment-dryer together with 3 tennis-balls.

I choose for the 30 minutes Programm / 30° Celsius and this is how the jacket came out afterwards.

the graining popped out pretty nice and the leather much more shows it's character than before

still i really like what i got from Shawn and his pals in Paki

Very Nice Idea, We do that in Tumbling using this Tumble Machine with at least 40 jackets per chamber with at least 50-55 degree temperature...

However I am also inspired by your great idea..

Shawn

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Very Nice Idea, We do that in Tumbling using this Tumble Machine with at least 40 jackets per chamber with at least 50-55 degree temperature...
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However I am also inspired by your great idea..

Shawn

Ties recommended the procedure ... - so ist his credits ...

 

[Shawn Ali]

Ties recommended the procedure ... - so ist his credits ...

Mr. Ties Really recommend the greater solution like always.

Shawn

 

[B-Man2]

Thomas
Nice work, the tumbler brought out some nice grain.
I would give it a second treatment for a great effect.

 

[Bombing IP]

Thomas
Nice work, the tumbler brought out some nice grain.
I would give it a second treatment for a great effect.

Maybe thrown in some golf balls also see how that goes with different shape and weight .

BIP

 

[A2 B3au]

You are right Smithy, the collar is a bit on the short side and could be longer ... - should mention that to Shawn when ordering ...

Attached the pics of my wifes jacket.

Again: my wife's jacket is completely out of the Proportion of a A2 following the WW2 Standard. The jacket is heavily converted to meet my wife's taste in terms of lenght and fit. The changes have been specifically requested by me so if you don't like the fit or shape of the jacket don't blame Shawn.

As for anyone else: i know we all on this forum are gentlemen so i do not expect any comments about my wife

Fantastic looking A2 Thomas ,great idea to feminise it with the short cropped look . Really suits her n must look Uber cool 2up on your bike

 

[B-Man2]

Shawn keeps stepping it up his game by taking our suggestions and is turning out some very nice stuff these days.

 

[Bombing IP]

Shawn keeps stepping it up his game by taking our suggestions and is turning out some very nice stuff these days.

AMEN to that .

BIP