Silver Surfer
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ten years ago, or so, guys would have an apoplexy if their jacket looked as Burts does, ie: wtf?????? the colors don't match and it not smooth all over. its too...its not enough...blah,, blah, blah.
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Jacket Fade…Will it Work? ….
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Chandler
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There was a time (further back than 10 years) where repro flight jackets had more character to their hides.
Then people started complaining about paying a premium price for (what they perceived as) a crappy, grungy looking jacket -- so repro makers started using better-matched hides.
Then people started getting impatient trying to break in their fancy jackets and started asking for grainy, mismatched hides -- even lighter pigmented hides to have that worn look sooner than later.
My first high-end repro was my ELC RW 1401, purchased in the era of more matched hides -- I didn't ask for it that way, it's just what was being sold.
25 (+/-) years later, it's still my favorite jacket and the years have given the hide a great character -- all broken in naturally.
I have a newer ELC Star with a little more fragile finish and more original grain, but it's also starting to show some great, genuine age character.
Yeah, repro jackets have had many transitions over the decades, and probably aren't finished evolving.
Then people started complaining about paying a premium price for (what they perceived as) a crappy, grungy looking jacket -- so repro makers started using better-matched hides.
Then people started getting impatient trying to break in their fancy jackets and started asking for grainy, mismatched hides -- even lighter pigmented hides to have that worn look sooner than later.
My first high-end repro was my ELC RW 1401, purchased in the era of more matched hides -- I didn't ask for it that way, it's just what was being sold.
25 (+/-) years later, it's still my favorite jacket and the years have given the hide a great character -- all broken in naturally.
I have a newer ELC Star with a little more fragile finish and more original grain, but it's also starting to show some great, genuine age character.
Yeah, repro jackets have had many transitions over the decades, and probably aren't finished evolving.
