Leather Jackets: Post Pictures of the Best You've Seen/Owned?

[sinnedk]

The look you’re talking about definitely came to exist. I was just saying the original looks on the New York scene were different (and IMO much more cool).

yea I understood, and agree

 

[JibranK]

Horse vs Sheep. Horse, eh?

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Why not get the actual Lewis instead of this?

I guess I will have to give a minor round of applause to Addict for at least not ripping off Lewis's sleeve pocket like the other JP brands do.

Lewis will do a narrower bottom opening too.

 

[EdAno]

Why not get the actual Lewis instead of this?

I guess I will have to give a minor round of applause to Addict for at least not ripping off Lewis's sleeve pocket like the other JP brands do.

Lewis will do a narrower bottom opening too.

Power of more attractive presentation on the website .. lol.

 

[JibranK]

Power of more attractive presentation on the website .. lol.

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That's an archival photo of a 40 year old jacket. There are a ton of Japanese photos of the 391 too, if you prefer.

Anyway, I'm just saying you'd probably get a better jacket, with the waist you want.

 

[upsett1_spaghett1]

I ordered a dark blue DR with custom length. I wanted a narrower bottom opening but they said no can do.
5 month wait begins…

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Hell yeah. The dark blue horse is very pretty. Nice

 

[NYDRH]

Power of more attractive presentation on the website .. lol.

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I have to say, i never gave Lewis much thought and i was against the logo patch as i generally do not care of logos but I started looking at more of their offerings and many of the styles grew on me to the point where I actually like the patch.

I picked up a vintage super monza shortly after that and its really one of the nicest jackets i have. The quality is obvious and i really like the design. Logo is on the shoulder, it's pretty discreet.

I haven't gotten anything modern but i probably will at some point soon. The jacket @MrProper posted looks great and as was just mentioned they do mtm size adjustments as well along with some solid leather choices. Seems like a win win and their pricing is favorable to addict. And they are the original

 

[EdAno]

That's an archival photo of a 40 year old jacket. There are a ton of Japanese photos of the 391 too, if you prefer.



Anyway, I'm just saying you'd probably get a better jacket, with the waist you want.

The little details between the two such as the button location on the collar and the size of the collar itself, make Addict jacket more attractive to me also. And the brand patch of Lewis and the extra zipper on the arm.. both probably could be omitted upon request. But you are right the bottom hem customizing would have been nice. I can always get the alteration from Johnson leathers in SFO if needed.

 

[JibranK]

I have to say, i never gave Lewis much thought and i was against the logo patch as i generally do not care of logos but I started looking at more of their offerings and many of the styles grew on me to the point where I actually like the patch.

I had the same thought process with Lewis myself, complete with eventually coming to appreciate the patch.

Apparently the reason they stopped allowing you to omit the patch on MTO jackets was the whole industry of Japanese Lewises (the worst offender to me is actually FCL) though I heard they might be allowing it again upon request.

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The little details between the two such as the button location on the collar and the size of the collar itself, make Addict jacket more attractive to me also. And the brand patch of Lewis and the extra zipper on the arm.. both probably could be omitted upon request. But you are right the bottom hem customizing would have been nice. I can always get the alteration from Johnson leathers in SFO if needed.

I actually wouldn't expect there to be much difference in the button placement/collar size between the two (provided both jackets are the same size), since Addict started out as a vintage Lewis reseller in Japan. And yeah, the sleeve pocket can be omitted but props on Addict for not copying it in the first place (which FCL does); it is to Lewis what the Levi's arc is to Levi's.

Addict didn't start making these as a ULTIMATEJAPANESE knockoff like FCL did. They were running low on their supply of vintage, so they made these as an (at least initially) more affordable option for the domestic Japanese market, without the hefty import fees.

 

[JibranK]

@EdAno I didn't want to double post so I made my reply to you part of the previous message, but you'd already seen it by then, haha.

 

[hoodog]

I've had a LL 391 and I currently own a FCL Edward. I prefer the FCL.

 

[JibranK]

I mean, to be clear, I realize I'm pretty much alone in finding FCL pretentious and uninspiring.

 

[hoodog]

I mean, to be clear, I realize I'm pretty much alone in finding FCL pretentious and uninspiring.

I have no idea. It's just clothes. I try not to overthink it. And in sum, I prefer the FCL.

 

[sinnedk]

You folks know my opinion on this. I returned the Addict rider, really didn't like the leather and fir of it. I've never had a LL but they are way more well known.

I dig this much more than the addict

i also like what FCL did here

 

[JibranK]

You folks know my opinion on this. I returned the Addict rider, really didn't like the leather and fir of it. I've never had a LL but they are way more well known.

I dig this much more than the addict

i also like what FCL did here

You'd probably like the veg-tanned cow Lewis 391:

 

[MrProper]

i can recommend the veg tanned sheep. a dream.