Himel Brothers Leather Co.

[hajduk]

@Finn666:

getting high on that heroin is one of my goals!
though i also have the one from AL in mind…also a more than great jacket (considering the price difference and all)

[Finn666]

ups, my bad!

[tatmantall]

[tatmantall]

If you haven't been on himels page lately and looking for a beautiful studded belt, look now… One of these may be in my near future

[tatmantall]

Warning, chrome tanned lovers may not appreciate this, or it may cause you to reconsider your allegiance.

here is a glimpse at how the veg tanned semi aniline dyed Shinki HH patinas…. this is going to be a very interesting jacket to watch over time. enjoy

[grandmasterben]

Wait a minute, will the heron look like that eventually as well?

[tatmantall]

if it is the same semianiline wax dyed hh it will.

**just looked at the one on SE, which does not use the wax surface dye so I do not believe it will have the same type of patina, but it still is a semi an. dye

[Graeme]

Tatman, that looks fantastic.

And it's making me think that I absolutely have to get my eventual Goodwear in Shinki…

[grandmasterben]

Yeah I would imagine that the wax exacerbates that evo. This makes the decision harder, I like more subtle patina in my clothes….

[superfuzz]

Is that your jacket, tat? That's some quick evo!

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[tatmantall]

Indeed it is, most the Evo has occurred where my back pack rubs , snd since I where it a good portion of the day 5 days a week there you have it… The elbows are probably my favorite as they are really coming in nice.

GMB- I hear ya, it's a bit more specific to jackets of this type. If you look up old j100 or any old bucks for that matter you will see similar Evo though I agree it is not for every type if leather jacket. I think it would look almost silly on a heron but just my 2cents

[superfuzz]

Looks dope tat!

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[tatmantall]

Graeme, thanks man! I really love it!

Also GMB, you ought to give David himel an email he is very knowledgable, kiya is also a big help in helping you find the "look" your after. Good luck man! A great leather jacket is something becomes part if who you are, and vice versa if that makes sense

[tatmantall]

Thanks sf

[SLAB]

evo on the jacket looks amazing; still dreaming of owning a seal brown button Heron one day but then reality strikes and I realize this is out of my prize range. I'm considering buying the Bill Kelso Aeronaut instead…

[Graeme]

It might be worth seeing if Giles could source some Shinki horsehide for a run of Alexander Leathers jackets. That would be about half the price of the Himel counterpart.

[mclaincausey]

Are you sure?  Do we know the cost of materials versus labor?  That'd certainly be interesting to know.

[tatmantall]

That could be interesting…IH shinki

[grandmasterben]

Yeah, I'm starting to think that himels may be a tad overpriced….  They don't seem insanely well constructed and it seems like the leather is nice but I'm not sure if it's particularly expensive

[mclaincausey]

I'd say from appearances the Kensington looks better made than the Buco RMC JP cafe racers. I've not seen either in person though.