herk115
Active Member
I own a really bitchin' ELC RW 1401P, and it's absolutely perfect except for one thing: the idiotic clown collar that came on the 1401P. I've done the HW treatment, run over it a few times with my truck, etc. (just kidding), and though I've managed to flatten it enough to be acceptable, it still makes for a rather ugly jacket, at least to my eye.
So, question: since I bought it on Ebay for probably less than half what HPA would charge me new, I can afford to put some money into it. Do you guys know if it's feasible to remove the collar stand and existing collar from a jacket and have a more attractive (to me) collar put on? Is this possible or is there some show-stopper in the design of the jacket that would make this uglier than what I've got now? And if I do decide to do this, should I have ELC do it, or is it something that can be handled by a local tailor? Should I order the collar of my liking from ELC, have them ship it to me, then have a local tailor put it on, or would I be better off just shipping the jacket to ELC and having them fix it? I've got to balance cost vs. improvement here. Interested in your opinions. Thanks in advance.
Cheers.
So, question: since I bought it on Ebay for probably less than half what HPA would charge me new, I can afford to put some money into it. Do you guys know if it's feasible to remove the collar stand and existing collar from a jacket and have a more attractive (to me) collar put on? Is this possible or is there some show-stopper in the design of the jacket that would make this uglier than what I've got now? And if I do decide to do this, should I have ELC do it, or is it something that can be handled by a local tailor? Should I order the collar of my liking from ELC, have them ship it to me, then have a local tailor put it on, or would I be better off just shipping the jacket to ELC and having them fix it? I've got to balance cost vs. improvement here. Interested in your opinions. Thanks in advance.
Cheers.