Major West
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It dried darker? I might soak mine again then. I quite like it. Wested don't seem to be doing heavy duty predistressed lamb any more.
Major West said:Nice. How long have you had it? The pocket flap design looks like the previous generation westeds.
dakota said:I had the jacket since 2006 /2007 and at the time I think I asked for the Platon pockets style when choosing the custom options (all the rage on COW back then) still wish I'd gone for the nickel zipper instead of the brass one though.
Drones33 said:Custom LC, Dark Brown Novapelle.
Spudomatic said:Hello all, I'm a first time poster here but a long time lurker. I thought I'd share these pics of my pre-distressed hide Raiders from Wested. I'm not happy with the color... very, very light for my taste. I was really hoping for one like Drones33's from back in October. The photos of mine don't even show how truly light it is. It'd say it's pretty much tan. Lighter in color even than my Indy pants from Wested! I was hoping this would be multiple shades darker. So, now begins the task of deciding what to get in exchange... and sadly paying exorbitant shipping fees back to the UK from the US.
Don`t give up on this jacket is my advice. As Glenville says, Pecards is the way to go. The jacket of mine you refer to looked very much like yours on the day it arrived, including the colour. I gave mine quite a thorough soak in the shower, then wore it until it dried. This made it conform to my shape and darkened it down quite a bit. Then next day gave it a very heavy coat of Pecards. Dramatically altered the colour, darkening it right down to the way it looks in the pics I posted last october.
Well worth giving it a try
Great hat, by the way.
Spudomatic said:Hello all, I'm a first time poster here but a long time lurker. I thought I'd share these pics of my pre-distressed hide Raiders from Wested. I'm not happy with the color... very, very light for my taste. I was really hoping for one like Drones33's from back in October. The photos of mine don't even show how truly light it is. It'd say it's pretty much tan. Lighter in color even than my Indy pants from Wested! I was hoping this would be multiple shades darker. So, now begins the task of deciding what to get in exchange... and sadly paying exorbitant shipping fees back to the UK from the US.
Sakis said:How many jackets do you have????
Glenville86 said:Around 16-17 Indy ones. Wested, G&B, S&J, Kelso, US Wings.
Don't get me started on Alden Indy boots or the fedora collection....
Sakis said:You have a jacket collection on its own.