Kermit3D
Well-Known Member
I arrived on this forum a short time ago (about 5 months). I bought a cycling jacket that I wanted for years ... then I couldn't resist buying a very nice A-2 Bill Kelso ... and now (for a few months) I want a sheepskin flight jacket (after the one I stop ... probably).
I first considered an ANJ-4 jacket (I always considered it). But I think it is a very heavy and warm jacket, it may not be ideal for the climate in the south of France.
So I started looking at the B-6 jackets ... and the more I get interested, the more I love it !
So I have the choice between two brands : ELC and Aero.
For reasons that I can't explain, I don't like the B-6 aero very much. Leather too smooth ? shearling too thick ? I much prefer the B-6 ELC, the fit is nice, the shearling is the right thickness (1/4 "), but ... I definitely don't like the broken grain of the Eastman leather.
As I continued my research, I found THE perfect B-6 jacket ! It's a model that John Chapman made. I absolutely love everything about this jacket ! perfect cut, the leather is sublime ! the color, the finish ... as always with the GW jacket, it's perfection.
The problem is that this jacket does not appear on the Goodwear Leather website ... Is this just a test jacket (in fact, he seems to have made 3 jackets) ? Does anyone know if John Chapman would make a B-6 again ? Has anyone here seen (or own) a B-6 made by John Chapman ?
https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_b6arnoff_0002.html
https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_b6_0002.html
https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_b6arnoff_0001.html
I first considered an ANJ-4 jacket (I always considered it). But I think it is a very heavy and warm jacket, it may not be ideal for the climate in the south of France.
So I started looking at the B-6 jackets ... and the more I get interested, the more I love it !
So I have the choice between two brands : ELC and Aero.
For reasons that I can't explain, I don't like the B-6 aero very much. Leather too smooth ? shearling too thick ? I much prefer the B-6 ELC, the fit is nice, the shearling is the right thickness (1/4 "), but ... I definitely don't like the broken grain of the Eastman leather.
As I continued my research, I found THE perfect B-6 jacket ! It's a model that John Chapman made. I absolutely love everything about this jacket ! perfect cut, the leather is sublime ! the color, the finish ... as always with the GW jacket, it's perfection.
The problem is that this jacket does not appear on the Goodwear Leather website ... Is this just a test jacket (in fact, he seems to have made 3 jackets) ? Does anyone know if John Chapman would make a B-6 again ? Has anyone here seen (or own) a B-6 made by John Chapman ?
https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_b6arnoff_0002.html
https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_b6_0002.html
https://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_b6arnoff_0001.html
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