IH-101J - 1946 101J Riders Jacket
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thanks @Dion
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Here it is at St Andrews, an hour from home. I've worn it a lot since I got it in December and it's slowly showing some light fades in the wrinkles.
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Great combo @wdw - IH denim jacket and a woolen roll neck is always a winner imo.
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Thanks guys. The roll neck is an Outdoor Knitwear Woolly Pully, surprisingly cheap, with a long sleeve t-shirt underneath. I find that combo underneath allows me to wear IH denim jackets in fairly low temps. Today, when these were taken, it was about 4ºC plus some wind chill, and I didn't feel at all cold.
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I like this jacket a lot, so here's a comparison of what it looks like now after 4.5 months quite hard use. Definitely improving with age.
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The 101J doesn't get the love it deserves. Now 8 months in and looking better all the time:
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The 101J seemed to need a lot more effort than the 526J to get to looking pretty reasonable as it does now, but 8 months is nothing in the scale of things. I only have 2 indigo denim jackets, but also a few other jeans jackets which also need to get worn occasionally. Choices, choices…
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Damn, now I regret selling mine. A pity the sizing didn't work out for me.
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Killer @wdw Makes me want one in my collection.
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I'm surprised this didn't seem to sell too well, as it's such an iconic look. I guess the lack of hip pockets puts a lot off here, but I don't think they'd work with this style. Luckily I only use a card holder as a wallet and if I take a phone, it goes in the shirt pocket.
Also, the lack of fade pics can't have helped, so I'm going to keep battering this and will update in December after a year, just to show what's possible.
