Fivestar Werber Sportswear

[Walt3r]

I’ve been hovering here for quite some time, I love my Aero’s and my schotts but bloody hell how much?
Just ordering a new Werber Sportswear from Shawn at Fivestar, what an incredibly accommodating gentleman he is too, discussed leather, lining and thread options, can’t wait for the finished result.

 

[daw]

Look forward to seeing the finished product when it arrives...

 

[Flash Badger]

I'm doing the same Walt so I'm keen to hear how you get on. I read a review on the FS Werber on here I thin and it looks beautiful.

 

[Walt3r]

Shawn’s finished it and it’s on its way already!

 

[Walt3r]

 

[Flash Badger]

That hide looks magnificent Walt. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it.

 

[Walt3r]

That hide looks magnificent Walt. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on it.

It appears to have quite a lot of grain in it doesn’t it, I’ll right a review when I get hold of it but from the pics Shawn has sent me it looks pretty good and for £250 hopefully can’t go wrong but we’ll see...

 

[daw]

That looks NICE! Like the grain. What type of leather is it?

 

[Flash Badger]

Is that the rust coloured knits Walt?

 

[Kennyz]

Wow - looks great, Walt3r!

Ken

 

[Walt3r]

That looks NICE! Like the grain. What type of leather is it?

I ordered Seal horsehide, it does look very grainy in places, I have an Aero real deal in jerky horsehide that has patches similar to it.

 

[Walt3r]

Is that the rust coloured knits Walt?

I just stated brown or seal knits on my order but they do appear quite russet coloured in the pics

 

[Flash Badger]

Don't worry about it mate. The more I see of Fivestar offerings the keener I am. Great customer service combined with a fine looking product has to be a winner!

 

[Kennyz]

It's cool, Walt3r... those knits look really great on that jacket!

Ken

I just stated brown or seal knits on my order but they do appear quite russet coloured in the pics

 

[Brettafett]

Looking forward to more pics... Shawn's work looks neat and tidy, great to see.

 

[Flash Badger]

C’mon Walt, are you holding out on us, where’s the Webber?

 

[Walt3r]

Okay here it is straight out of the bag, actually delivered folded in a bag within a plastic DHL mail bag which was torn, hence the back and arms are somewhat heavily creased, I'm sure they will drop out after some use no damage to the jacket, it got here PDQ as well, certainly given the present circumstances.
It's been made to my measurements and fits pretty well I think, possibly another quarter inch in the arms maybe.
It's nice I like it a lot but it is indeed a two hundred quid jacket and not anything approaching Aero Goodwear or ELC's output.
I can't fault the way it's put together though, the knits the lining the stitching and the repro label and Talon zipper are all first rate, it's just the leather, I chose the seal horsehide, it's incredibly grainy almost pebbly in places, some seriously wrinkly horses were used in the making of this jacket and there isn't a matched panel on it, the tanning is a dark seal which I like, I have a russet Aero A2 which is a tad conspicuous for me, it's also incredibly soft giving it a broken in feel from the off but unlike the aforementioned manufacturers, nowhere near the same quality hide is used, for instance the left arm on this one is paper thin in places a QC issue maybe because the rest of the jacket does appear to be okay, I have read very good things about the goat hide on here maybe that or steer hide are better options..?
In short though I do like it a lot, it's a nice pattern, it has narrow arms cut quite high giving it a nice trim fit no 80's blouses here...

For the money 8 out of 10 would recommend

 

[Flash Badger]

Nice looking jacket Walt but I'm with you regarding the hide, it is a little "too" grainy in places but I'm sure that will balance out when the rest of the jacket catches up with those areas. The packing is a wee bit disappointing too but Shawn is never far away from these posts so I'm sure he'll take your comments on board. Everything else looks great tho and I think the knits work well with the Seal hide. I'm guessing the hide is chrome tanned? I see on their website that they do a semi aniline goat in russet and I'm wondering if they do the same in Seal? All up tho, and like you say, its a lot of jacket for your 250 quid and to 90% of the population it probably looks no different to the Aeros, Eastmans and BKs.of the world.

regards

Garry

 

[daw]

Looks nice and pretty well put together, especially at this price point.

Thanks for the review and all the pics.

 

[ausreenactor]

Looks great. Well done!