JAPAN TRIP November 2011

[beautiful_FrEaK]

yes he is…the other question I can't answer

[FurattoHeddo]

^Yes, MP. that's Mr. Kobayashi aka Mr Flat Head …

[Giles]

It's a this season western….

[Chris]

@Giles:

Roger from VMC and I fell in love with these…...

Glace Goat from Whites.....

Those are nice, but I'd be worried about durability.  Goat isn't exactly noted for being a tough leather.  Should be really comfortable, though, since goat is thin and soft.  Any idea what the lining is?

[rocket]

@Giles:

it's me (Beatle), sorry , just posting via Giles' account..just saying hi , miss you

hey beats, new belt?

[Giles]

[Giles]

[Giles]

@Chris:

Those are nice, but I'd be worried about durability.  Goat isn't exactly noted for being a tough leather.  Should be really comfortable, though, since goat is thin and soft.  Any idea what the lining is?

Went back to TFH for another meeting today.  Had occasion to play with these again and I asked for the spec and actually its Water Buffalo …..

TFH over here distribute Whites Boots but told me to just buy them direct from Whites.  I will confirm spec with Whites and then the order will be placed....

[Giles]

A lot of restaurants in Japan have plastic models of the food outside.  Many of them have a kanji menu with no pictures.  The solution, take photo on way in and give the waiter the camera…...

[jimmy]

^ cleaver. It's a sign your in the real part or Japan and not just the tourist district.

[shutoko]

@jimmy:

^ cleaver. It's a sign your in the real part or Japan and not just the tourist district.

If you really want to be a tourist there's a street in asakusa with a bunch of shops that sell those models.

[Megatron1505]

There are plenty of stores in Akihabara which sell them, the top floor of Laox electromics used to have loads.

[michaeljcr]

@Chris:

@Giles:

Roger from VMC and I fell in love with these…...

Glace Goat from Whites.....

Those are nice, but I'd be worried about durability.  Goat isn't exactly noted for being a tough leather.  Should be really comfortable, though, since goat is thin and soft.  Any idea what the lining is?

No idea about the footwear applications of goat, but I thought goatskin was considered very tough for leather jackets? Relatively lightweight, tough and lasts well. It's also supposed to be pretty waterproof. It was used on some WW2 A2 jackets, and as far as I'm aware is what the USAF and USN use for their current issue leather jackets. not that that means a lot for footwear though.

[Omega Man]

I think they are actually Water Buffalo.

[madmonday]

we need more photos.

[J-IV]

@Giles:

Does anyone know what shirt she's wearing?
The one not holding the menu.

[madmonday]

i think it's a flathead or strike gold shirt from last fall winter.

leaning towards flathead

[kiya]

That's a Flat Head shirt from F/W 2010.

[J-IV]

Thanks for the quick response guys!

[Chris]

@michaeljcr:

No idea about the footwear applications of goat, but I thought goatskin was considered very tough for leather jackets? Relatively lightweight, tough and lasts well. It's also supposed to be pretty waterproof. It was used on some WW2 A2 jackets, and as far as I'm aware is what the USAF and USN use for their current issue leather jackets. not that that means a lot for footwear though.

I could be wrong about that; my knowledge comes primarily from the western/cowboy boot world, where goat is considered a poor choice for vamp leather.  It gets used a lot in tops, since it's light, takes dye really well and is less expensive than something like calfskin.  I know bookbinders use goat a lot, and I didn't know about the use in jackets.  Perhaps it's tougher than I realized.

Perhaps it doesn't get used as often in footwear because it's lightweight- shoes and boots take a lot of abuse, even when they're well maintained.  As such, they tend to be made of heavier leather.  I don't know, that's speculation on my part.  Guess we need an expert, Brett Viberg, for instance, to provide a quality opinion/answer.