Yes or No?

[Aleks]

2, cut looks better
will look great with wear

[eton97]

Really hard one.
I have jacket 2 but in a slightly darker grey than the colour of jacket 1
Couple of things to be aware of. And this is only my opinion....
- The high neck collar of jacket 1 is far higher than the collar of jacket 2 which makes it a bit more difficult to wear. The collar of jacket 1 goes almost to your bottom lip, whereas the collar of jacket 2 is definitely under the chin. Also when worn open you have a lot of collar flapping around on jacket 1.
- the inner flap by the zip on jacket 1 is much wider than that of jacket 2 making it a bit more difficult to wear open.
- jacket 1 is shorter in the body. Sits on the waist. Jacket 2 a touch longer in the torso. It sits more on the hips.
- I adore the buffalo leather. The texture/weight is perfect for me, but if you are in a hot part if the world you are going to struggle with the weight. Never been that impressed with the roo....I understand that's a big generalisation and that there are 2 thicknesses of roo that carol uses. Maybe the one i handled was the thinner one....but it felt too delicate for me
- BUT White is pretty hard to pull off.
My advice is don't buy it unless it's exactly what you want. It's an expensive mistake to make.
If push came to shove, the White colour would be the deal breaker irrelevant of my points above.

[Crowzer]

For me, definitely the first one, i love the texture. I don't like the white.

[eton97]

To help you in your choice
Fit of jacket 2 closed and open. Grey bison high neck.

[Dane]

^that's a thing of beauty!

I love 2, but 1 is far more "practical". If you have many other practical leathers, I'd go for 2, but if this will be you're one and only (or nearly that), I'd go for 1.

[quiet noise]

no 2 has a more stoic fit but i love the gloves on the first one.

no comments on the hammered lamb scuba?

[copacetic]

thanks for the responses, and thanks a lot to eton for posting those pictures.

i feel sort of the same way about the kangaroo leather. i have some kangaroo derbies, and the leather on those is very interesting...but it's sort of dry and taut and wrinkled looking... which is grotesque and great, but at the same time, with the full leather, i'm hoping that it's elegant too, not just dirty and scratchy-looking.

i have a fencing already, so i'm thinking that the high-neck bison that eton showed isn't different enough from the fencing to warrant a separate purchase. there are lots of other things i'd like to get with that $$$.

so i guess i'm back at square one. i agree that the super-high collar on the kangaroo is not really what i'm looking for, and eton's jacket, though beautiful, is maybe too similar to what i have. hmm...

[quiet noise]

i think despite the many similarities, these are two very different jackets in terms of styling. The first one is like a rugged vintage body armor and has kind of an agressive punk/street touch to it. It looks amazing with some denim and RO high tops. The second one is more "classic" and eton already showed you how it can/should be worn.

when deciding between two very expensive items, i personaly almost always go for the one that fills a larger "hole" in my wardrobe. With that, i mean get the one that is the most different from the jackets you already own (as long as you think you can pull it off).

One of them might be a very nice piece to replace/substitute one of your jackets in an outfit you already "have", while the other might open up for entierly new possibilities and combinations. Id say go for the latter option.

[kuugaia]

Daymn eton, you rocking that jacket. I like it zipped it more, but both looks good.

White leather jackets are very hard to pull off in my opinion. I would find myself very conscious of it when having it on...

[nicelynice]

Speaking of white, how about white guidi horse side-zips?
Any clue how these might look after a year or so of wear?
I figure i could always dye them black when they turn ugly

[Calimero]

I found the bone color of those guidi very nice, and actually one of the few "white" pair i see myself wearing

[sshum88]

^ bone Guidis - if you already have a lot of dark colored footwear, I think bone is a nice addition. They will get dirty but I think that adds to the character.

[quiet noise]

the bone guidis KILL. i would get them over a black pair if i could.



Julius X Gordini 2010AW leather in waxed cow nubuck. it looks stunning in the pictures but i have very little experience with nubuck IRL so it feels like a gamble. has anyone handled this piece? im worried that the leather might be too soft and milky wich could kinda spoil the rugged julius style.

[Raw]

The Julius lamb nubuck jacket from 09FW was just as substantial as the 10SS moto I have now. I believe dji had this one so you can ask him on his thoughts about it.

[lost53]

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Just got these trousers, and....yes or no?

Thanks