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[Raw]

Haha, well Drrrk ordered his pair before me .
Would love to see more pics of the custom details.

[miserableman]

Rick calf safari. I didn't decide to keep it but posting the pic just for the sake of contribution:



colour is dark shadow but is the darkest dark shadow leather I've had, similar to CCP 19 with a bluey tint almost.

[kunk75]

is that boxer calf?

[lost53]

^why didn't you keep it?^

[miserableman]

Mainly because I like it, but don't love it and at this time I'd rather spend money on things I love. It looks kinda cool worn open but it doesn't look as cool closed imo

It's cut slightly shorter in the body compared to my other ricks which I wish rick would do more but the chest and upper arms seem to be bulk out on this style, as if it were meant for someone with muscles bigger than mine.

The leather to me is hit and miss(it is boxer calf btw). Looking at it, and from the pic above, it looks great. To feel, the leather albeit pretty thick, feels very dry, could well benefit from oiling but it seemed to me like it would scratch very easily the top surface of the leather(see this pic of a scratch that already was on the inside http://i55.tinypic.com/vj5fs.jpg to see what I mean)

Maybe the leather would wear well in some aspects and not others, I wasn't too sure but that added with not totally digging the design, some fit imperfections and the fact I have another leather I prefer which isn't a million miles away in terms of style, I decided against it. Seems like they've tweaked the shoulder design already for this season. If I could tweak the design, I ditch chest zipper, thin the arms out and change the collar to make it less angular then it would be perfect.

Just my opinion really, don't want to put anyone else off buying it because it's an really awesome jacket. Just not for me right now.

[kunk75]

^well, i just ordered one so we will see. i had a leather from many moons ago that flaked in a similar manner.

[lost53]

Indeed it's got to feel right. Obsession is par for the course in these matters! This one is next on my list.. hence the interest.

[miserableman]

One part of me thought that the jacket would benefit from the leather really getting worn bad though, to contrast against the somewhat structured design. Arms and elbows were creasing nice just from trying on just a couple times so were some good signs.

I think if it had fit me a little better in certain areas, I would have kept it. I have lost a lot of weight recently as well so I might not be the best person to comment on fit at the moment.

[seenmy]

FW09 shearling

[Ochre]

Holy christ.

[BBYY]

Damned.

[DRRRK]

Would love to see more pics of the custom details.

Young French Designers (I) - STAT_MENT [ADELINE BASELY]

[t-bone]

Blistered Lamb Safari Biker:


Personally I love this cut, think it might be my current favorite. Thanks to David at The Archive!

[graydot]

daaaamn t-bone. thats gorgeous. kinda like the epaulette things on this versus without on the f/w iteration.

[MikeN]

killer!