Himel Brothers Leather Co.

[davito]

"Old school understated cool"..very well said Q. big congrats on this treasure. Truly a in ya face piece love it man, wear it well

[gbougard]

@davito:

"Old school understated cool"..very well said Q. big congrats on this treasure. Truly a in ya face piece love it man, wear it well

this a real badman jacket, as my Jamaican buddies would say

[Qinhan]

Thank you for the comments, gentlmen.  I'm extremely happy with this piece.  It's the best leather jacket that I own (and I've got a bunch).

Davito, notice the Merz I was wearing in the fit pics?  Love that stuff.  Thanks for introducing me to them.

[davito]

Hi Q. I am so blown away by your jacket that I did see the Merz just now ;). good choice! glad you like the henleys, they are really fine, wearing one almost every day. have fun in exploring the brand

[madmonday]

incredible details on your jacket Qinhan, thanks for the outstanding images.

[Qinhan]

You're welcome, Monday.  Glad to spread some knowledge of this brand.  IMHO Himel Brothers represents the pinnacle of leather jacket craftsmanship.

I forgot to mention in my review that the horsehide is from the Shinki Tannery in Japan, the same source for all the Real McCoy's vintage jacket repros.

[Chiba J.]

Beautiful jacket Qinhan!

[Qinhan]

Thanks Chiba.  Haven't seen you round these parts for a while but notice that you seem to have become a regular at "that other place" for jacket crazies.

[Chiba J.]

I wonder whether DH and JC have opportunities to order or commission special shades of HH from Shinki?
Probably not the latter, maybe the former?

It seems that brands like Rainbow Country and Freewheelers definitely have the former and probably even the latter.
Hmmm…..

We need to do a tour of Shinki!
Or, barring that, it would be very interesting to see a catalog of what hides they produce/have produced.

[Qinhan]

I don't know, I suspect that ordering special shades is too difficult for the smaller operators like DH and JC as the volumes that they purchase are way too small.  This is just speculation on my part, however.

I'm possibly heading to Japan later in the year so would definately be up for a visit to horsehide-land or, at the very least, a get together to compare notes on jackets.

[natehate]

dave just posted these on facebook
his new collab boots with ace boots
cordovan hh
this is after 4 months of wear

[Qinhan]

Dayum.  They look awesome.  Any idea on price?

[seanocono]

Real nice, Nate. Thanks for posting.

[natehate]

@Qinhan:

Dayum.  They look awesome.  Any idea on price?

i asked him about pricing and if any customizing was available
"nah…just black and brown....they are super expensive to make...best japanese horse ass in the world...I can only get 50 pcs a year of horse butt" thats direct from our conversation about them

[Friday]

Beauuuutiful..

[seanocono]

Nate, please keep us updated if/when you get any more info.  Not that I would be able to afford them, but I can dream, right? Thanks, bro.

[bagley920]

How much Nate? Just curious

[natehate]

He actually doesn't know but ill get it out of him eventually . Some other goodies in the pipelines too

[natehate]

semi answer

"kiya is going to sell them at self edge so I have to wait till he sets the price…likely 1100"
thats daves educated guess and is probably pretty close
but dont hold anyone to that price it could vary

[Qinhan]

^  Thanks!  That's only a fraction above the MF boots, if I'm not mistaken.  I might have to take the plunge and get my first pair of engineers.