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with a little luck this jacket has become mine.
and its a pretty unique piece with a retail price tag to match, so i've decided to offer a little review.
firstly, this jkt may be in the same pricing realm as a ccp leather, but it is not a ccp leather. not at all. but the good news is it is not trying to be. and this is mainly evident in the leather itself. i am not knowledgeable enough to explain this in detail, but even though they both undergo a unique tanning and object dyeing process, the processes and results are very different. at first reaction the ccp leather seems nicer in my opinion, but thats probably because it just seems more "finished".
the BBS leather has a stiffness i have not experienced before. it seems more like a raw hide or a skin than a finished leather for use in clothing. it is very obvious that you are wearing an animal skin. and with the thickness of the horse leather it has the most "armor" like feel of anything i've ever worn. also, some object dyed leathers, like ccp, have a deep dark rich inky blackness. this jacket is just barely dyed. it is matte and there is slight variation in texture throughout the jacket and all the imperfections and markings of the original skin are easily seen. it is raw and rough and noisy like something you'd imagine out of some primitive hunter gatherer society or something lol.
that arm bulge that is so prevalent is there for a reason. without it you could not bend your arm. because not only is it stiff, it is very form fitting. because of the "body molding" i feel like it is supposed to fit you like it was molded on your body specifically. and over time, with a lot of wear, i think it will. it feels like it is going to give in and loosen up a bit. but the down side is that for now this jacket is shrinkwrap tight and stiff as hell. and i think most of the store photos i've seen reflect this. it is worn tight. if i had sized up i think it wouldn't look right. it would look body molded on a body bigger than mine. but for now it is a bit restricting in the shoulders and arms.
i'd like to hear what some of you think of the fit of the jacket on me, from the waywt and the 2 photos above...
curiously, the collar is kind of a non-issue. when zipped up all the way it looks a bit oversized, but unzipped it looks pretty normal to me. and i'll never wear this zipped up.
well thats my report. it is a very very nice jacket. is it worth full retail? i kind of think so. its tough and built to last, utterly unique, and likely to evolve with you into something very special. but it is not a ccp leather. if thats what you are looking for, you will be disappointed.
and its a pretty unique piece with a retail price tag to match, so i've decided to offer a little review.
firstly, this jkt may be in the same pricing realm as a ccp leather, but it is not a ccp leather. not at all. but the good news is it is not trying to be. and this is mainly evident in the leather itself. i am not knowledgeable enough to explain this in detail, but even though they both undergo a unique tanning and object dyeing process, the processes and results are very different. at first reaction the ccp leather seems nicer in my opinion, but thats probably because it just seems more "finished".
the BBS leather has a stiffness i have not experienced before. it seems more like a raw hide or a skin than a finished leather for use in clothing. it is very obvious that you are wearing an animal skin. and with the thickness of the horse leather it has the most "armor" like feel of anything i've ever worn. also, some object dyed leathers, like ccp, have a deep dark rich inky blackness. this jacket is just barely dyed. it is matte and there is slight variation in texture throughout the jacket and all the imperfections and markings of the original skin are easily seen. it is raw and rough and noisy like something you'd imagine out of some primitive hunter gatherer society or something lol.
that arm bulge that is so prevalent is there for a reason. without it you could not bend your arm. because not only is it stiff, it is very form fitting. because of the "body molding" i feel like it is supposed to fit you like it was molded on your body specifically. and over time, with a lot of wear, i think it will. it feels like it is going to give in and loosen up a bit. but the down side is that for now this jacket is shrinkwrap tight and stiff as hell. and i think most of the store photos i've seen reflect this. it is worn tight. if i had sized up i think it wouldn't look right. it would look body molded on a body bigger than mine. but for now it is a bit restricting in the shoulders and arms.
i'd like to hear what some of you think of the fit of the jacket on me, from the waywt and the 2 photos above...
curiously, the collar is kind of a non-issue. when zipped up all the way it looks a bit oversized, but unzipped it looks pretty normal to me. and i'll never wear this zipped up.
well thats my report. it is a very very nice jacket. is it worth full retail? i kind of think so. its tough and built to last, utterly unique, and likely to evolve with you into something very special. but it is not a ccp leather. if thats what you are looking for, you will be disappointed.
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