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

[Danimal506]

@Dork-in-Denim Looks primo!

[weftyarn]

@Dork-in-Denim Aced it! Perfect fit if you’re going over a tee most of the time.

[myk1098]

Just came in fresh from the mail (Tokyo to California)

[68degreesorless]

Such a beautiful jacket

[goosehd]

@myk1098 Topic merged

[jfive67]

Who's got the most wear on one of these. Would love to see some proper teacore-ing beyond just hems and zippers

[myk1098]

@jfive67

Mine is pretty used up but still holds the color, its pretty tough to beat up

[myk1098]

@goosehd Amazing fit on ya! but kinda long on the arms, mine is the same way ...:)

[popvulture]

@myk1098 that's a pretty fantastic level of wear — did the person you bought it from say how long they'd worn it? Looks like it's been perfectly beat up yet impeccably taken care of (no surprise for something coming from Japan, haha. Masters of tasteful evo!).

Makes me wanna really beat the hell out of mine this fall/winter. The cool weather can't come soon enough.

[myk1098]

@popvulture the jacket is pretty much like new aside from these rub marks here and some around the hem, I assume these are from accidentally rubbing at the zipper rails when worrn open ( holding some beer bottles haha), I have noticed that i am doing the same, but I dont know. looks preety good to me as added character.

[popvulture]

@myk1098 I think yours looks really killer. I feel like these jackets need a good bit of wear before they start looking nicely worn, which is why I was wondering. I’ve had mine for at least two years (maybe three?) and there’s still no teacore showing anywhere. Granted I have a couple other leather jackets, so it’s not like I’m giving it a ton of punishment. I have managed to get the shine tamed a decent bit (these things are crazy shiny when new), but I’m gonna try to make it my main jacket this winter so it’s got a better chance. We’ll see what happens!