zoomer
Well-Known Member
The great debate is on!!!
I just acquired a Lost Worlds A-1 in seal brown goat. Comparing this beautifully made jacket to my other goatskins from Gibson, Good Wear, etc., I noticed a lack of that distinctive fine "pebbling" we associate with the outer layer of old Billy. Instead there's a network of fine, slightly rippled grain lines that compare best to my cow/steerhide garments. It very closely resembles the LW G-1 pictured on their website.
What's the deal? Anyone more knowledgeable than me know why you would process heavy goat (and it IS heavy) to resemble cow? Does it have to do with LW's tradition of extra-tough, road-resistant leathers?
Pix of the new A-1 coming soon.
I just acquired a Lost Worlds A-1 in seal brown goat. Comparing this beautifully made jacket to my other goatskins from Gibson, Good Wear, etc., I noticed a lack of that distinctive fine "pebbling" we associate with the outer layer of old Billy. Instead there's a network of fine, slightly rippled grain lines that compare best to my cow/steerhide garments. It very closely resembles the LW G-1 pictured on their website.
What's the deal? Anyone more knowledgeable than me know why you would process heavy goat (and it IS heavy) to resemble cow? Does it have to do with LW's tradition of extra-tough, road-resistant leathers?
Pix of the new A-1 coming soon.