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Yeah. I wasn’t sure because he mentioned “plated leather” which I had never heard before, but I think that is making the leather appear to have grain by embossing it. Embossing leather I’m familiar with, but I think there is a lot of different qualities and levels between full grain and embossed...

This is the answer I got when I emailed them. To me, it doesn’t say much because it doesn’t say outright “full grain” or “top grain”. Perhaps it will make more sense to someone else…

All I was asking was if anyone knew if FS is using full grain now. Not asking if their jackets are as good as your favorite jacket du jour. I did email them last year and got sort of a non-answer. Thanks for the help.

Now that I re-reread his entire post along with replies to questions, he did specify horse.

Now that I reread his post it didn’t specify hide type…I assume horse.

Horse.

A day or two ago, someone made a Face Book post on FiveStar’s page about a jacket he received from FS. The jacket he received was full grain as opposed to too grain. He posted detailed pictures of the jacket showing hair follicles and natural scars in the leather, which to the best of my...

I’m not shopping, but had seen multiple posts on Flight Jacket Junction on FB and had never heard of them.

I keep seeing Facebook posts on a jacket page selling A2s from QMI. Stuff in the range of €250-300. Anyone know much about them?

So I’m guessing this is nay even with the pool noodle. Is it more of a slope issue, or a width issue. The hangers from Aero seem to have less pitch, but much more narrow.

When hanging for extended periods like over summer, is it better leave a jacket zipped or unzipped? Does it matter?

I just don’t get to wear it all that often. I know y’all say wear it, wear it, wear it. And I get it takes wear to break it in. I work for a railroad. Railroads are very time consuming and life-sucking endeavors, and I’m not planning on wearing a $400 jacket on a nasty locomotive. Plus it adds...

I was looking through a couple hangar threads and all the various opinions about types of hangars, how to’s, and how don’ts. What about the hanging loops that come built into our A2’s? Any concerns with using them? Certainly not for long term or summer storage, but just day to day? I...

Got a FiveStar Rough Wear 23380 in pull up brown. I like it pretty good, but I’m sure ready for it to break in. Mighty stiff around the top half. I measured 42”-43” in the chest and ordered a 48 so I’d have a little more room. 28” in the back and 26 1/2 sleeves. OD green thread, mid brown knits...

Definitely not trying to shrink it! Trying to break it in. To get it to loosen up some.