IHJ-35-BLK - Japanese Horsehide Rider’s Jacket - Black (Tea-Core Dyed)

[Red Devil]

Nice post kr3ll,
Your explanation on the arms makes sense to me.
Regarding going for colours, I agree as long as you look comfortable wearing something than it will work for you. Hence my need for primal red colour
That being said, I think that Turquoise colour looks more versatile than you would believe at first and it really goes well with the indigo jeans.
And agreed, you can wear the jacket however you want. After all biker jackets did inspire the fashion brands and still do to this day. And indeed, the really cool part about these jackets is that you can ride as well

[organisys]

The way I see it the jacket will look cool if you dont ride,
However if it is broken in and you do ride it will look even better….

[Graeme]

@kr3ll:

One other thing.  Someone asked if it was ok to wear this if you don't ride.  Some people would call a jacket like this a fashion piece since it doesn't have body armor, yet it was what people wore 70 or 80 years ago riding.

Or wear something like this Forcefield armoured shirt underneath it…

[Giles]

[MET]

Great jacket and I may buy one. How thick is the leather or how much does it weigh in ounces? Is it comparable with the heavy FQHH or Vicenza HH of aero? Any plans to make with brown or cordovan HH?

[Giles]

I don't know what oz it is but it is significantly lighter than the Horween FQHH I am used to….We;re doing blu and may do other colours at some point.....

[MET]

Thanks Giles. One more question. Is one piece back possible?

[Giles]

Everything is possible, but we have so many of the standard versions to make and the output is so tiny, I can't start doing specials yet…

[rohitsingh]

With all due respect … everything here is originated from USA (I adore IH for keeping it alive & adding heavy weight for denims (we never made it to more than 14 oz)that was totally Japanese, and I am sorry we almost killed our roots by outsourcing, btw iI am talking about denim only) .......... ........... .......... But Schott NYC never died .... you can still get original with much lower price .... Why would I pay extra ..... in name of Japan where labor is cheaper than USA!!!! Again with all due respect .... we are still looking for something that was designed by our Schott NYC!!!

[Giles]

Erm, because it is better. I defy anyone to pick up a Schott and compare it with a leather jacket from Flat Head, or Real mcCoys or Joe McCoys or indeed Iron Heart and say it is better.  I have jackets from them all, and Aero and Simmons Bilt and a few others, so I do know what I am talking about….  And the J100 which this jacket is derived from is a our interpretation of a Buco, not a Schott....

[zatenm]

While manufacturing can be standardised almost everywhere, Japanese 'craftsmanship' is indeed unequalled in my opinion. But it comes at a higher price, that's the compromise. We pay for what we get. I'd love me a U.S. made Schott at some point but that's a different tiers for me, in both price and quality/attention to details

[natehate]

where are these being made?

[Pavel Pipovič]

@natehate:

where are these being made?

@Giles:

FourSpeed Leathers - Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture.

[FurattoHeddo]

Jackets are made by these guys, if memory serves me correctly: http://www.4speed.co.jp

[Giles]

Correct

[4c]

These new IH Japanese leather jackets look great.

[Joule]

My wife and I just returned from a week in Osaka.  While there, I ordered an XL jacket and had it delivered to my hotel room.

Here are a couple shots of it crispy new.

[Joule]

Here are a few more after a day of wear.

[superfuzz]

Perfect fit! Really nice!

[dudewuttheheck]

The fit on that is really perfect!