Submitted by maio84 t3_11hgcpf in BuyItForLife
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maio84 OP t1_javde3d wrote
thanks
maio84 OP t1_javdk0e wrote
i like the barnstormer and hoochhauler :)
fazalmajid t1_javm5zz wrote
Yes, I am very fond of 3/4 leather jackets as well.
maio84 OP t1_jat7wuv wrote
I've seen the question posed but can only see options from the states in replies.
Thinking of something like a Barbour hunting jacket... But in leather.
kuddlesworth9419 t1_jav86hf wrote
Ebay second hand is probably the best place if you want something affordable. That would be the first place I would look anyway.
Slashenbash t1_jaw7itp wrote
Hack from Germany is excellent. They are also sold on Manufactum who in general are great curators of BIFL products.
maio84 OP t1_jaxafiv wrote
thanks
dapperdanman19 t1_jb0bo9a wrote
Hein Gerricke from the 90’s or earlier.
Bregottkungen t1_jbdwra0 wrote
gazzadelsud t1_jcm29dt wrote
ebay, old schott, will last forever. Aero are excellent but pricey, lewis leathers too maybe.
We had a local maker here, and I bought a few of his, heavy leather will easily last 100 years if you feed it every few years.
aarkwilde t1_jat8bz6 wrote
The only leather jacket I ever saw that I would consider buy it for life was a friends Harley Davidson that was made out of bison hide or something. It was very thick and dated back from the sixties.
I have been looking for anything like it. No luck. Maybe something custom made would suit, but I can't afford that.
fazalmajid t1_jatpwc6 wrote
Aero Leather, made in Galashiels, Scotland. The guy at Johnson Leather who tailored my bespoke leather jackets in San Francisco (and who made the ones used in George Lucas' THX1138, among others) speaks very highly of them.