IHJ-54-BLK - Japanese Horsehide Rider's Jacket with Collar - Black (Tea-Core Dye

[dinobarnesberlin]

@weftyarn that jacket just looks better and better---any signs of the tea core peeking through yet?

[weftyarn]

@dinobarnesberlin thanks mate! No significant difference to the pics I posted before.

[dinobarnesberlin]

@weftyarn I will be trying to keep up with the process however long it takes---maybe it will be slow going then all of a sudden bang! There it is

[Brandrea]

Damn it … now you’ve all got me thinking about one of these.

I need another jacket, like I need another hole in my head

[Brandrea]

Question about the sleeve opening measurements … are those zipped or unzipped?

Asking for a friend.

[dinobarnesberlin]

@Brandrea said in IHJ-54-BLK - Japanese Horsehide Rider's Jacket with Collar - Black (Tea-Core Dye:

Damn it … now you’ve all got me thinking about one of these.

I need another jacket, like I need another hole in my head

But think of how good you would look walking around with that hole in your head

[Brandrea]

@dinobarnesberlin

[Kfactor]

So I think it’s time to sell my schott 519 and get one of these

[pechelman]

@Brandrea said in IHJ-54-BLK - Japanese Horsehide Rider's Jacket with Collar - Black (Tea-Core Dye:

Question about the sleeve opening measurements … are those zipped or unzipped?

Asking for a friend.

just measured mine and it matches the sizing chart when unzipped. The forearms on mine fit pretty trim even without zipping as an fyi.

[Brandrea]

@pechelman thank you for that!

Would you mind giving me the zipped cuff size?

[pechelman]

@Brandrea the cuff closes down from 5" to 4" on my size large. As a note, the zip on the gusset at its opening is 2" wide, so this creates a 1" wide fold of leather that needs room inside the cuff, along with your wrist, so it might feel more snug than that.

[Brandrea]

@pechelman thanks so much for this information, I really appreciate it!

[weftyarn]

Sleeve update. This leather is wicked! Love the way it buckles rather than wrinkling.

[pechelman]

Love the way yours is showing age @weftyarn !

My horse is just a foal by comparison with the first bits of tea core showing.

And just to double check, this is the normal and expected type of wear to see, right? It looks a little more flaking/chipping than what maybe I was expecting.

[Brandrea]

Awesome sleeve tunneling guys.

[weftyarn]

@pechelman looking good!

And yes that is the way this jacket shows its core. I was sceptical at first too and thought it looked more like a defect rather than patina. But don’t worry, it will blend in after some time.

[Stuart1991]

Hey all new to the forum here…
I just recently stumbled over one of these jackets on eBay and instantly fell in love. Especially since it has a good taper to fit my slim waist and hip
Luckily it was also my size (L). At least I thought so.
When I asked the seller to confirm the measurements of the jacket provided by IH, the P2P chest was about 6 cm off ( 50 cm compared to 56,4). Other measurements were about right.
Understandably I’m hesitant right now - wanted to ask for your experiences, anyone encountered the same?
Thx in advance

[pechelman]

there's normal variation on anything like this, but 6cm or 2.3" on the P2P width seems to be much too far off. I'd ask for a picture of how it was measured with the measuring implement in the photo.

[Stuart1991]

That’s the one I got - sure, some variation is to be expected and the yard stick is arguably not the optimal way. But both won’t account for the discrepancy

[ARNC]

Could be that measuring again with a soft tape measure for sewing/tailoring would eliminate most of the discrepancy. The one they used looks like it’s stiff and floating above the jacket, so it will probably read lower than the true measurement.