/fa/ - Fashion

>>15863255
It's simple:
>redpill
Leather is the best protector against wind, but it doesn't retain heat. A lined leather jacket is required if it's cold. They best looking leather jackets are ones that fit like a second skin to the owner. Loose leather looks horrible unless it's supported. Finally, leather will last a lifetime if you care for it, so if you only want to spend once, then it's the way to go. It lasts far longer than synthetics.

>quality leather jacket?
Choice of hide, how it's tanned, colour and grain, thickness, suppleness/lack thereof, the cut, the finish, the fit, and finally the hardware (zippers, buttons, and other metal things).
>spend to collect
Because it's a costume; you can change your outfit to suit your personality or where you're going.

I have about 11 at last count, and I love them all and wear them all.

>The key: fit is everything with leather. If it fits badly, you and the jacket look like shit. If it fits well, you look like a million bucks.

>>14756916
cont.

this may explain why the sleeves feel baggy...they've been used a lot. I wouldn't alter it at all if it's vintage...accept it and enjoy it. That being said, try Pecard's as a conditioner. That'll brighten it up a bit, but quite honestly I like the look of it as it is. Just be aware...your clean-shaven baby-face contradicts the jacket heavily; wear it only with 5'oclock shadow or else it might be mistaken for your father's jacket. (the jacket has more mileage than you).

>>14756923
Yes, very much so. Pic related.

>>14756937
Incorrect.

>>14758874
It was a nice jacket...I've been thinking about one for a while, but just never got around to it. Sorry it didn't fit...but there are always more jackets out there that might.

>>14759248
No. But women look great in them if the jacket fits well.

>>14703782
You're here for the honesty, so forgive the directness.

The good:
1) Cuffs and hems all end in the right places. Arm length is fine for a fashion jacket but too short for a riding jacket, but that doesn't matter if you don't ride.

2) Colour combo looks fine, and you have options too given your skin pigment.

The bad:
1) I'm afraid you might have to lose some weight in the midsection. The problem here is that the jacket needs to bunch when zipped up (see the stress under your pecks as well as the bulging at the stomach area), and due to the softness of the leather it will take that shape easily.

2) In the long run, if you wear it zipped without changing size or changing fitness, the upper lapels of the jacket will bunch and crease in a way that isn't attractive. Look what they're doing when you zip it up now....imagine it being permanently misshapen in a few years time.

Ultimately, you want leather to flow naturally, as if it's part of your body, so stress like this when you zip it up either means you need to lose weight or you may wish to go with a slightly larger jacket in the stomach area.

>>14323519
No problem. It took a lot of research and a mistake or two to learn precisely what I needed for my body with regards to leather. It's a wonderful material, and certainly my favorite for clothing, but it's unforgiving, and if we don't know what to do when we're buying one, then all we end up with are expensive errors. Furthermore, it's very easy to say, 'well, it's 90% good, and the price is excellent, so I'll get it'. With synthetics, we can get away with that because they stretch, or they can be shunk, and they're also easy to tailor. Leather does not stretch to appreciable amounts, and even in controlled shrinkages it's woefully unpredictable. Tailoring it is easy if you have an excellent tailor who has the industrial needles you need to get through hide...but you can't correct mistakes of sewing in leather, so once again it's a one-shot deal (so if you get it tailored, make sure you have an awesome tailor).

There are three general things to look for when you're buying a jacket. 1) Where the shoulders fall. 2) Where the cuffs end. 3) Where the waist ends. These three things will vary even if the chest size of the jacket is consistent with your own chest.

Finally, make sure you wear what you plan to wear with the jacket when you try it on. One of my first mistakes was buying a jacket on sale while wearing a very thick sweater. It looked awesome in the store...but now I can only wear it with the same damn thick sweater because if not it looks too large. Good luck!

>>14259309
Depends on the jacket. One of the most universal combinations is denim plus a t-shirt, either white or black. Generally that's for either old distressed jackets or for 'rugged' jackets. Pic related, but other Anons have seen this combo before. Longer coats require different aesthetics, and of course distressed vs. clean jackets require modifications to everything from boots to whether you are clean-shaven or have 5-o'clock shadow.

I've never been a fan of the tie/white shirt/double-rider combo as is in your pic of Beckham; to me it's somewhat 'fake' in terms of the styles that contradict. No biker would ruin a nice tie and shirt while riding, and higher quality fabrics tend to require a more refined aesthetic and design of jacket. So, the combination makes me think either 'dressing well and wearing a biker jacket to add 'fake danger' or wearing a biker jacket and trying to make it less low class by wearing a shirt and tie'. It just doesn't work for me.

But, I'm somewhat conservative in my pairings; I go for what always works, rather than what might work on film. For example, wearing a double-rider with serious shirts and ties is a real-life problem because of all the zippers and buckles that could get caught and pull on the nice fabric, let alone the tie. It's practically stupid. Aviator leather jackets and bombers are smooth for a reason, with button down pockets or protected zippers so that uniforms underneath aren't frayed to shit.

The biggest challenge is recognizing what only works on film, or to put it another way, what falls apart when worn in person. You can always straddle the line, of course, but practicality always wins, and great design always comes from that primarily.

What about you?

>>13523251
Because I am an experienced oldfag. Where have you been? Pic is the first jacket that has ever fit me properly, and since then it's been easy riding whenever I purchase. But it took a serious 'mistake' jacket for me to learn why, and maybe some of us here can help others to avoid the same mistakes.