Grand Potentate
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that forearm zipper would drive me insane
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too many zippers. whats with all these zippers?Not really planning to buy, but still having some fun looking around. This would be my other choice for an MTO lighter weight jacket (and yeh, I think I’d get rid of the silly bicep zipper). They have some other leathers that I think I like more - less ‘character’, just a nice grain though maybe a bit heavier than I need.
Vanson Daredevil, Dark Maple Bainbridge, size M/L (38) – Thurston Bros Rough Wear LLC
Vanson Daredevil--an incredible Vanson Leather Jacket! This custom slimfit style is made with Dark Maple Bainbridge, nickel hardware, olive tan lightweight rayon liner, shoulder gussets, three-pocket front, bicep zipper, double-ended front zipper, right side horizontal interior pocket and left...www.thurston-bros.com
too many zippers. whats with all these zippers?
neat. keep us updatedI just put down a deposit to get production going - using the brown 3oz Horween Milan horsehide above.
thats a great fit. can you tamp down those straps sticking out in the back? i find that personally annoying.Jacket arrived Monday. The leather and construction is out of this world. Shoulders, sleeve and body length all good, but I’m thinking I’ll send it back to get the chest and waist slimmed down. This is with the side adjusters fully cinched (not ideal, with the resultant bunching):
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thats a great fit. can you tamp down those straps sticking out in the back? i find that personally annoying.
well we have fundamentally different body shapes so i wasn't really looking at it being skin tight. sleeves look like they fit. length looks good. you don't look like a jackoff in it. these are the things i look at first before then moving on to nitpicking fit. now if its too big in the chest i suppose all there is to do is start hitting the weights. but correct me if i'm wrong - wasn't this mtm?You think? I feel like it needs about 2” off the chest and 6-8” off the waist (so it doesn’t have to be all cinched and bunched up like that). Even then, the sleeves probably need to be slimmed down too.
i can maybe see the waist in the arms down photo but in the arms up it looks like there's barely any extra room there.You think? I feel like it needs about 2” off the chest and 6-8” off the waist (so it doesn’t have to be all cinched and bunched up like that). Even then, the sleeves probably need to be slimmed down too.
well we have fundamentally different body shapes so i wasn't really looking at it being skin tight. sleeves look like they fit. length looks good. you don't look like a jackoff in it. these are the things i look at first before then moving on to nitpicking fit. now if its too big in the chest i suppose all there is to do is start hitting the weights. but correct me if i'm wrong - wasn't this mtm?
so everything is done after the fact or did they just fuck up the measurements on this particular one?Yeh, I could live with the sleeves and maybe the chest, but the the waist is just too much. Here in Texas, I’m never going to be wearing more than a tshirt under a jacket like this.
It’s a semi-mtm. They choose an otr size to match your measurements and can them lengthen or shorten sleeves and body.
so everything is done after the fact or did they just fuck up the measurements on this particular one?
I dunno. I think chest is pretty good. Waist is big, but that is somewhat by design to cinch down the adjusters
he's got enough side adjusters sticking out to make a belt
shit i thought that was just a cosmetic design choice and didn't realize he had it cinched all the way up. Dropbear show us the waist without the cinch to get a better picture.he's got enough side adjusters sticking out to make a belt
ok, now we're cooking with gas. they definitely fucked that jacket up.
Still waiting to hear back from them and what they will do. I’m going to take some better pics today that I can send them to illustrate the problems. Right now, I’m thinking the ideal solution would be:
-6” off the waist. I know some will say leave extra room to cinch it down, but I’d rather a fairly snug fit uncinched so it isn’t all bunched up at the sides with strap ends sticking out the back.
-2” off the chest.
-.5” on the sleeve width, maybe even a full inch at the top.
- .5” off the sleeve length. This measurement is on my. I took sleeve length from other well fitting jackets but this seems a bit longer. I’m probably more aware of it here because, zipped at the wrist, it is making the upper arms bunch up.
Great jacket, looks awesome!
Indeed it looks like they've left room for a big bulky sweater underneath. Isn't 6" off too much though?
Thanks. Somewhere between 4-6” would be ideal. I want to get it down to 19” at the opening, laying flat (based on another jacket that fits well).
We ask for your measurements as only a guide for us to determine the closest fit for you from our sizing, we DO NOT use these measurements to adjust the pattern to custom fit the jacket for you.
We can custom fit but this will incur additional charges and we would quote a price once all details have been received. (Please read our returns policy here).
So wait, what you got is an OTR 38, or did they already do some alterations to it?No, I did not. I gave them the sleeve and body length I wanted and they fit me to the base size (a 38). I’m pretty sure that, based on the measurements I supplied, they should have started with a 36.
That Returns page is full of so many disclaimers that I’m not entirely confident I’ll be able to get this worked out with them without getting hit-up for more money.
So wait, what you got is an OTR 38, or did they already do some alterations to it?
Uggh. Fingers crossed.
Disclaimer:: I’m not a leather jacket alterationist. But. It seems as if it would be easy and non destructive to alter by the side inserts?.. No?Still waiting to hear back from them and what they will do. I’m going to take some better pics today that I can send them to illustrate the problems. Right now, I’m thinking the ideal solution would be:
-6” off the waist. I know some will say leave extra room to cinch it down, but I’d rather a fairly snug fit uncinched so it isn’t all bunched up at the sides with strap ends sticking out the back.
-2” off the chest.
-.5” on the sleeve width, maybe even a full inch at the top.
- .5” off the sleeve length. This measurement is on me. I took sleeve length from other well fitting jackets but this seems a bit longer. I’m probably more aware of it here because, zipped at the wrist, it is making the upper arms bunch up.