Anyone interested in Fivestar horsehide? 3 shades in progress..

[AlexLutov]

with another lighting:

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Impressive!

 

[WingAndaPrayer]

I have to say this chrome tanned steer of his drapes pretty darn close to what the originals look like. I like a very tight fit to mine so it’s hard to see but the drape is obvious when it’s unzipped. I might be in the minority here but I like my new jacket to look, well, new. I want an even color with no blotchy spots like you get with veg tanned jackets. I want my jacket to look like an original in 80 years, not after 16 weeks haha.

Here is the drape in the back. It was the best picture out of a dozen

 

[Spitfireace]

Nice jacket with the right hard to find zipper!

China made POS probably.....

 

[Spitfireace]

Sorry I"m a zipper snob. If it's not the right zipper the jacket ain't right.

 

[mulceber]

China made POS probably.....

It's actually a Waldes made Japanese repro of the original hookless zippers. It's the same repro that Eastman uses for their Werber 1729.

 

[Spitfireace]

I don't mind Waldes.

 

[Spitfireace]

some of the finest zippers being made today. When you can't tell the difference between NOS and new zippers, it's a good thing.

 

[Spitfireace]

Can't go wrong with a Werber either.

 

[mulceber]

Yep, and Shawn just received an original Werber 1729 in the mail a few weeks ago (picture below). So in the next few months there should be a good budget Werber 1729 available.

 

[Spitfireace]

I already have a budget Werber. It's called a Flight Apparel Industries.

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

Mikey You guys are blessed to have each other during what for all of us has probably been an unprecedented year for lifestyle changes. I can honestly tell you that it was one of your first travel posts that was an Ah-Hah moment for me , and made me realize that my wife and I couldn’t stay...

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[Spitfireace]

I'm not lord flashhearrt although I wouldn't say that is a bad jacket.

 

[jerome35]

Spitfireace: I bought these zippers in Japan and sent to Shawn for the jackets, i've had them 'in hands' and was nothing but good quality ones

 

[Sergey Savenkov]

Few new photos, we have a cold snap in northern Italy and I have been wearing a leather jacket for almost a month

 

[jerome35]

Here is Shawn's 5 Stars Werber in Russet Horsehide along with 2 ELC Rough Wear (1401 on Left and 27752 on right side)

 

[mulceber]

Wow, the color blends in seamlessly.

 

[jerome35]

Wow, the color blends in seamlessly.

The most astonishing is the feeling and aspect of this leather.

 

[mulceber]

The most astonishing is the feeling and aspect of this leather.

Can you describe it? I have samples, but that’s not the same thing as a jacket.

 

[jerome35]

Can you describe it? I have samples, but that’s not the same thing as a jacket.

It has the special touch of vegetal worked leather, grained, fine and thin. It has remind me the very first Eastman I unboxed many years ago, the same pleasure. It's hard to picture it.

 

[Kermit3D]

A leather which should allow the collar to behave as in the photos of the 1940s

 

[jerome35]

A leather which should allow the collar to behave as in the photos of the 1940s

Exactly! Same feeling about sleeves too.