Major West
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Glenville86 said:Very nice jacket - congratulations!
Drones33 said:Great looking jacket Major, you wear it well.
Thanks both
Glenville86 said:Very nice jacket - congratulations!
Drones33 said:Great looking jacket Major, you wear it well.
Major West said:I took these the day after I got the jacket. By comparison my lambskin jackets feel like slipping on a cardigan now.
Raiders Pre-distressed Hide. Click the thumbnail for bigger pic:
If you don't already own a LC jacket I think this skin would be a good option. As above though, I really like the jacket. It's thicker, a little heavier, but the more it's worn the more it breaks in. Already had some 'that's a cool jacket' looks from people.
Major West said:Indeed. My instinct is to take care of clothing but I'm embracing the bad weather at the moment. Deciding which jacket needs the punishment before I leave the house and wearing them for as long as possible.
Major West said:Indeed. My instinct is to take care of clothing but I'm embracing the bad weather at the moment. Deciding which jacket needs the punishment before I leave the house and wearing them for as long as possible.
I'll be very interested to read your views on your new novapelle when it arrivesGlenville86 said:I have a dark brown novapelle Raiders jacket being delivered by DHL Monday. They turned this around in about 2-weeks from the order date. I have had a couple of the Wested LC jackets and prefer the Raiders ones better. Out of my multiple Indy jackets, almost all are Raiders. My LC by S&J fits very well and looks great. The Wested ones have really weird looking very pointy collars that I don't like.
Drones33 said:I'll be very interested to read your views on your new novapelle when it arrives
Drones33 said:I'll be very interested to read your views on your new novapelle when it arrives
I`d heard that the dark brown can look quite grayish. Are you disappointed with it or do you think its a keeper?Glenville86 said:It came today. The dark novapelle is not very dark at all. It looks very much like my US Wing Import Steerhide jacket but more grayish than tan. Leather texture looks the same. Not sure I like the novapelle leather that much. The fit and finish is very well done.
Drones33 said:I`d heard that the dark brown can look quite grayish. Are you disappointed with it or do you think its a keeper?
Drones33 said:and I`m really pleased with the results. Its conformed to my shape nicely and, more importantly in my book, darkened down a couple of shades.
From what I can gather the colour of the shrunken lamb can vary a bit. When it arrived my hero had an almost chestnut brown colour. Bit lighter than the pre distressed cow. Still great, it's just that I always see the Raiders jacket as quite dark. A soaking darkened it enough for my taste. Lovely leather too.Major West said:Looks excellent
So you feel it needed to be darkened down then. I've ordered a Temple of Doom jacket in Shrunken Lambskin that might arrive this week, just wondering what to expect.