FiveStar Visky Crunch

[WingAndaPrayer]

Hey gang, here’s the new visky crunch horsehide. It’s the 2779 DuBow, so I’m not going to do a lengthy review. There’s enough dubow reviews I’m not sure what I could possibly add. This is just a quick commentary on the leather quality.

The hide is a little stiff, but it’s straight out of the box so will loosen up with wear. It has excellent graining and mismatched panels. The color is a nice russet and the new mid brown knits are much improved over the last(year ago) ones I had.

The cons: it has a fake aged look to it with dark spots and splotches.

What do you all think?

 

[daw]

That looks nice! Seems like a step up from most of the horsehide varieties they've offered previously...

 

[Skyhawk]

Is that a hole on the waist knit?

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

Is that a hole on the waist knit?

It sure is, I just noticed that. It’s been repaired it looks like

 

[Dany McDonald]

Hi,

The fake look doesn't bother me at all. From my desktop its doesn't look too artificial or overdone. I also like the skin, mismatched panels are a nice to see. It could develop a lot of character with time and wear but who knows for now as its a guessing game, its a bit early and five star is pretty new. Its all to you and how you wear it!

Keep us posted.

D

 

[Chandler]

The pebbled grain on horsehide is pretty interesting -- and full of character.

My ELC Star steerhide (at least I think it's steerhide) has similar pebbled grain -- almost like goatskin.

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

Honestly… I’m not sure I like it.

 

[Dany McDonald]

What is it you don't like?

 

[ausreenactor]

Looks good for the price.

 

[B-Man2]

It looks like a decent repro for the money and the fit looks good …. What is it that you’re not happy with ?

 

[Juanito]

Pebbled horsehide that looks like goat. Personally, not a fan. Aging does not look overdone, though.

 

[ShanghaiJack]

That A-2 is a definite keeper, the color, grain, and fit are excellent.

The knit hole, on a new jacket, would be off-putting, but not a deal breaker.

Wear it with pride WingAndaPrayer..!!!

 

[johnwayne]

Hmm…mixed views really, the grain looks ok but the ‘scaring’ would bother me I think and whilst maybe not a big issue for some, a repaired hole in a new jacket is poor. They should have told you and/or knocked something off the price?
Given a bit of wear it might age quite nice though!

 

[daw]

It does look pretty pebbly; do you suppose this is treated to make it look like that, or maybe it's goat and not really horsehide?

 

[busdrivermike]

I absolutely love the color and character of that leather especially the scars
They appear to be natural ones
I generally dislike jackets made to look used but this is
Done really well.
Were I to consider ordering a jacket I definitely would want mismatched
Hides from the roughest and ugliest of the heard, the evil knievels most
Accident prone members of the heard
I would look forward to seeing pics after some regular wear for a month or two

 

[MikeyB-17]

The hide I quite like, but the hole in the knit is not on, and this is something that Five Star just don’t seem to get. It just isn’t acceptable to have something like that on a new jacket. If there’s a hole, that bit of knit isn’t any good, you don’t just stitch it up and bung it out. If you haven’t got the right knits, or collar mouton, or whatever, it isn’t acceptable to just use what you have got, and expect the customer not to notice. It’s quality control issues like this that they really need to get sorted.

 

[leper-colony]

Did it show in the approval pics?

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

What is it you don't like?

I don’t like the color

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

The hide I quite like, but the hole in the knit is not on, and this is something that Five Star just don’t seem to get. It just isn’t acceptable to have something like that on a new jacket. If there’s a hole, that bit of knit isn’t any good, you don’t just stitch it up and bung it out. If you haven’t got the right knits, or collar mouton, or whatever, it isn’t acceptable to just use what you have got, and expect the customer not to notice. It’s quality control issues like this that they really need to get sorted.

I agree. I’m a little dissatisfied with the hole in the knit.

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

Did it show in the approval pics?

No it didn’t. It was a little surprise when I finally noticed it