Recent content by achosid

Good guess! ;) I ordered Friday, received photographs with measurements Monday, and tracking states it'll arrive Monday. I went with this one: https://www.fivestarleather.us/collections/type-a-2/products/copy-of-men-type-a2-repro-military-flight-jacket-real-goatskin-thick-leather-seal-brown-1...

It doesn't seem like Five Star has what I think of an an actual russet in horsehide yet. Just slightly less dark seal brown.

Got an email from Platon this morning: current lead time is 4-6 months on new orders.

I'm 6'2" and was planning on buying a Platon Dubow, but the wait is currently at 4-6 months and at my height I was very concerned about the length being wrong on an unreturnable jacket. I ordered a FiveStar on Friday. Shawn emailed with me and made a few custom alterations for me and I received...

Any update on the timing of your house jacket? I'm in the market for a lower-cost A-2 and have had my eye on this.

Great! Do you still offer discounts to forum members?

That’s exactly what I’m hoping for! Fingers crossed.

Shawn, thanks. I'm looking for an A-2 in the much lighter Russet like AVI sells, as seen in this link: https://www.avileather.com/product/a2-flight-jacket-russet-bronco/ Do you have a brown like this in goatskin?

Shawn, can you make your jackets in a lighter brown horsehide? I've seen photographs of A-2 jackets around the internet in a much lighter color than the standard seal brown/russet colors and I'd be interested in one. I'm very much a novice at all of this, but the Buzz Rickson's jackets appear...