Pic of me and Hercules

[fedoralover]

I finally got around to taking a pic of me wearing my vintage Sears horsehide Hercules jacket. Thought you'd like to see it.

fedoralover

 

[Vcruiser]

Very nice looking Herc! Great fit as well..!
Van

 

[greyhound52]

Very nice looks good on you

 

[better duck]

Nice looking jacket and looking good on you. One question comes to mind looking at your stance: is that position in which you hold your hands there comfortable, or are the handwarmer pockets a tad too low for real comfort?

 

[fedoralover]

Nice looking jacket and looking good on you. One question comes to mind looking at your stance: is that position in which you hold your hands there comfortable, or are the handwarmer pockets a tad too low for real comfort?

They seem comfortable enough, although I'm not typically a hands in my pockets sort of guy anyway. I put them in the pockets just for the pic. I really like this jacket and will be wearing it alot.
fedoralover

 

[Corey]

Thanks for sharing. That's a wonderful looking jacket and excellent fit on you. I think the Aero long HB is based on that type of jacket. What's the back configuration on your jacket?

 

[dujardin]

great jacket and great look

 

[jack aranda]

Terriffic jacket, fl! A perfect fit. The leather looks thick but supple. Really nice. Thanks for the pics.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

That's a really nice example. Is it brown?

bk

 

[fedoralover]

Thanks, the color is dark brown with just a hint of maroon in it. The back looks like this.

fedoralover

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Lovely. Which label does it have?

bk

 

[fedoralover]

Label says "Hercules" genuine horsehide, Sears and Roebuck clothing Co.

fedoralover

 

[Happy Hooligan]

I think Hercules is my favorite vintage jacket (civilian) maker...

Looks exceptional.

 

[fedoralover]

Interestingly there was an exact copy of this jacket that just sold on ebay recently. It was in poor shape, but it was a large size and the seller got $365. for it. Here's a pic of it. Mine looks brand new by comparison.

fedoralover

 

[Steve Canyon]

Commercial pics of 'the Herc': Aero.
Nearly equal: Aero Long Half Belt.
(Recommended: 1-2 inside pockets)

 

[airfrogusmc]

Nice jacket fedora.

 

[fedoralover]

Thanks, I've really enjoyed wearing this jacket this winter. It was a rare find to get one this age in such exceptional shape and that fits and so cheap. The poor fellow who bought the other one in the above pic ended up putting it back on ebay and didn't get much out of it and that was after he had tried to repair it.

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