What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[Edward]

Wearing my original United Sheeplined with Allen Edmonds strand shoes, and a pair of Joseph A. Banks high-wasted trousers that I found at a thrift store for just a few dollars.

oh man, to be wearing an original! thats fantastic and looks perfect on you! I hope to get a few casual days to wear my original I. Spiewak & Sons. it won't get much wearing but it'll be a shame not to a few times before I'm deceased. lol!

 

[mulceber]

oh man, to be wearing an original! thats fantastic and looks perfect on you! I hope to get a few casual days to wear my original I. Spiewak & Sons. it won't get much wearing but it'll be a shame not to a few times before I'm deceased. lol!

What’s stopping you right now?

 

[Edward]

What’s stopping you right now?

heat and humidity. I don't wear leather when its 90 degrees out.

 

[mulceber]

Oof, yeah, especially not 80 year old leather. I was even pushing it in my neck of the woods, where it peaked at 75 today.

 

[Edward]

Oof, yeah, especially not 80 year old leather. I was even pushing it in my neck of the woods, where it peaked at 75.

about 8 more weeks and I should start seeing some leather weather days... hopefully. living on the coast is a crap shoot. just depends on which direction the wind is blowing from... if from the south or south east then humid and warm... if from the west, dry and warm... if from the North: Leather Weather!

 

[mulceber]

Man, nothing like the leather jacket hobby to make you hate summer, huh?

 

[Smithy]

I believe you; the current WPG offerings look pretty shoddy, but I could imagine that the test run managed to nail the fit, if not the details, of originals.

The production ones are/were not very nice. I bought another one on the back of this one and it was entirely different, leather, workmanship. My first one is very different.

I know the photo above isn't the greatest but if you click on it it will blow up and hopefully you can see the red undertones coming through on the leather in high wear areas. The goat on this is really lovely, it's also ageing beautifully. The second one I bought of these was a sad shock as it was typical cheaper leather with that grey undertone to the leather when you scratch through the top coat.

 

[Edward]

Man, nothing like the leather jacket hobby to make you hate summer, huh?

exactly. I've disliked it anyway and the older I get the less I can tolerate the heat... I live in the wrong part of the country. but now that I have a few A-2s I groan a lot when looking at the calendar.

 

[mulceber]

The production ones are/were not very nice. I bought another one on the back of this one and it was entirely different, leather, workmanship. My first one is very different.

Yeah, I wonder what happened? My only guess is that maybe they got negative feedback from newbies who didn’t know any better, and went for something cheap and modern looking.

exactly. I've disliked it anyway and the older I get the less I can tolerate the heat... I live in the wrong part of the country. but now that I have a few A-2s I groan a lot when looking at the calendar.

Most of the time when I open up the weather app on my phone it seems like I'm looking to see what days will be jacket weather.

 

[Edward]

Crap photo but I just took it now as it's not long since I got home and chucked this on the floor as I was wearing it all today.

I'm inspired! Its Crumpled A-2 Jacket on the Floor Time!

here we goooooo...... who's next?

 

[mulceber]

I see that and raise you another:

 

[Micawber]

Oooh, one upmanship over who can treat their jackets with the most disdain lol.

Clover couldn't give a rats about the leather but she simply must have her fake pheasant beside her or there will be trouble....

 

[Edward]

Oooh, one upmanship over who can treat their jackets with the most disdain lol.

Clover couldn't give a rats about the leather but she simply must have her fake pheasant beside her or there will be trouble....

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wow Clover is beautiful! you practically made a postcard picture right thar!

 

[B-Man2]

Those eyes just steal your heart , don’t they??

 

[Edward]

Those eyes just steal your heart , don’t they??

indeed!

 

[ausreenactor]

Suits you Paddy, good look!

Flying low though mate

Cockwatcher!

Jacket looks great Paddy!

 

[mulceber]

Micawber, you are playing the most dangerous game, and I salute you!

 

[ausreenactor]

I see that and raise you another:

 

[Edward]

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oh! so you want to play the russet card.... fine.. I'm throwin' down!

 

[ausreenactor]

Double russet!