Good Wear Leather

[tigerpac]

My wallet would break up with me if I pulled on the trigger on one of those beauties

[natehate]

All I bought was a chunk of horse hide

[Arabit]

[Graeme]

@Graeme:

Still waiting for my turn to come up.

Status update: unchanged.

That A2 looks great Arabit.

[seanocono]

^I would love one of their A2s, but I don't think I could handle that kind of wait.

Congrats, Arabit.

[Graeme]

Patience Grasshopper.

Or you could try the sales page…

There's a really nice, original M-444 there. Not made by Good Wear, but some light restoration by Mr Chapman.

[seanocono]

Graeme, you're absolutely right. As a true heirloom piece, the wait is justified. I just need to suck it up.

I think I will skip on the sales page because I want to provide my own measurements. I'll report back when I finally pull the trigger. Thanks for the nudge.

[Arabit]

Yeah it is worth the wait! What are you gonna have JC make Graeme?

[Graeme]

I'm currently thinking Cafe Racer, but an M422 is also tempting. I'm not convinced an A2 will work on my shape so well.

I'll see what JC is doing when I get to the head of the queue…

[Arabit]

John Chapman interview
http://denimbro.com/john-chapman-of-good-wear-leather_topic1101.html

Interesting that he uses Vaseline

[mclaincausey]

He don't use jelly?

[Anesthetist]

@mclaincausey:

He don't use jelly?

He don't use cheese?

[Graeme]

There's a brand-new Good Wear A2 in their sales section. It's a size 44/46 long, and would suit one of the tall, lanky types who seem to populate this forum. It's $1500, if you feel flush.

http://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_rw_0012.html

There's also a used A1 / A2 hybrid in size 40, which is a reasonable $280.

http://www.goodwearleather.com/pages/sale_civvie_0001.html

[Graeme]

If anyone is considering a Good Wear jacket then this gives you a comparison of most of the major styles.

[JDelage]

I just took delivery of my 2nd Good Wear jacket. I'm lucky enough to live 30mn away...

[Graeme]

@JDelage the jacket looks great. John's work is always fantastic.

I had an order in for a Good Wear jacket back in 2015. Unfortunately, I got to the head of the queue when he became a full-time carer for his mother, it got lost in the ensuing disruption, and I think that other people were better at pressing him for theirs.

I had wanted a Security Aviation Togs Cossack, although I would have swapped the patch pockets for handwarmers.

[JDelage]

I also have a B-6 from him. It's a lovely jacket, quite light and surprisingly warm. John's pictures:

[mclaincausey]

@JDelage fantastic. Congratulations!