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zeus, that is a great jacket.....wonderful.

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The leather is very rich, thick but soft and supple. It is as nice as the FS cowhide material, and that is one of the reason I am so pleased with it. When it came in the waistband was not sewn properly and I sent it back and they fixed it very quickly..now it is pretty close to perfect, perfect for ...

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http://tinypic.com/b7c58y.jpg http://tinypic.com/b7c6tw.jpg Sorry I couldn't figure out how to have these open up with the post. This is the jacket I just got from San Deigo Leather. The quality is very nice, very reasonably priced as well. I like the fit better than any other G2's I have tried, and...

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Yup, I can post some pics but I am sending it in for them to adjust the fabric around the bottom as it is no right on one side causing the leather to bulkle just a tad..I agree about the leather bottom, it just does not look right. Since I knew how much shorter and since they had to make it up for m...

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My search for a leather jacket has ended and I received my raiders G2 style from San Diego Leather yesterday. www.leather.com The jacket does not look half as good in the pics as it does in person. I opted for the cow in brown. The jacket is a super value at $215. Since they had to make one for me a...

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Well here is an update. I had brought in a G1 with leather collar from San Diego Leather, found it surfing...it was pretty nice fitting, very inexpensive. In order to get a US Authentic the way I wanted I would have to do a custom...Not wanting the big patch pockets I tried the G2 from San Diego and...

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Rixter asked me awhile ago about the US Authentic and my expience...the A2 I ordered had the nicest goat I have seen but the 38 was too small and the 40 too big, in both cased the epaulettes did not lay flat, so if I do buy from them it will take a trip to their facility to make sure I get fit prope...

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Rixter, good questions....What made the US Authentic head and shoulders above the goat I tried from FS was the feel, look and overall drape of the jacket. While I am between sizes, the 40 was a bit to big, overall including the length, the 38 was just too confining. I have not ruled out going to US ...

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I brought in a US Authentic Goat (it is a 40 and they run a bit big so my 38 will come today). Compared to the Flightsuite the goat is head and shoulders nicer, so nice that it is the only leather I would consider in their jacket, and the fit is very nice (I can imagine the 38 being perfect). Wonder...

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I just got a jacket for US Authentic to try...the goat is just great feeling and lookng, much nicer then the Flightsuite I tried, but the jacket is too big, I think I would need a 38....so I will try one of those now...very nice jacket...don't know if I will do anything custom or not (the only thing...

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I am looking at an A2 at the moment, maybe without the epaulets, but I am not sure (not worried about accuracy on this one)...so I am wondering how these different hides look? I have heard that the goat will pretty much stay as new, while the horse will get nice creases in the arms and body..so I am...

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I spoke with Dan, the salesmanager over there, the CWU specs have changed (also the gusset was quite a bit smaller from the raiders) but the new ones will not have any from what he said.

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I tried the FS riaders and hated the gussetts.....hated them enough to never want them on a jacket I would wear. A biswing back is ok...I thought the gussetts were the extra material but wanted to make sure I had the terminology right. FS does have a CWU that now has no gussetts but a bi swing back....

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I wonder if under the arms it is like the FS raiders, with a lot of extra material for freedom movement. Those look pretty bad on me and I want a nice fuller cut jacket but without the under arms being modified for movement like that one.

Thanks

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also, in my description I don't have an issue with metal gussetts, I was talking about the extra material that the FS jackets seem to have under the arms of the raiders jackets......by swing i think is ok...

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I actually already got a message back from Gemma, seems the email problems are fixed.....

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Does Wested do a jacket with flight type sleeves and waist material? I think I am looking more for that look. I will try to email them but so far I have not had luck with that..if peter reads this maybe he can let me know as well.

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This was their raiders which is like a flight jacket and it was in cowhide. The gussetts were very noticeable. What really disturbed me though was that I left an email with my sales rep and she never repsonded, I wanted to know if the CWU was any better under the arms. I called and I stated I wanted...

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Thanks guys, I will check....

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I am looking for a leather flight type jacket, no epaulettes, no gussetts under the arms, not a tight fit, leather collar, somewhat roomy..any suggestions for a quality item?

Thanks

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I measure my chest at 38 inches, but I wear a 40 short sport coat and that is what I should have gone by...but, those double gussets under the arm of the raiders, they are just too ugly. Any flight jackets withought epaulets and no gussets under the arms? Maybe there is not flight type jacket for me...

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I ordered both to try them...they are both boxed up and going back today.

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I ordered the FS raiders and the expedition to check them both out, both in a 38. These fit well in the shoulders but were tight arcross the chest..The expedition just did not look good, it is the goat and if I were to buy it I would really want to see the lamb. The raiders was a real dissappointmen...

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Thank guys..the color is fine, not problem there, just a bit crinkled. I was going to ask about lexol so you have answered my question...Is one better than the other, lexol or pecards, or is it really just personal preference?

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I really for the life of me could not understand all the fuss about lamb from these vendors saying it is so delicate, I know it is soft....but this is what I learned and I hope someone can give me some tips..I have a very nice lamb jacket and the sleeve must have gotten caught in the closet door whe...

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I finally got one yesterday and the jackets really do look better in the catalog, espeically the Raiders that I have been considering. Now that I see a good pic of it I know it is the same design as the Avirex I bought and loved a few years ago, the one that fell apart (stiching) within a couple mon...

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OK, I'm convinced, it is screen accurate or I'm not buying it.

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Belle, The problem with Alden and Alden Dealers is that many of the shoes are not stocked by the dealers and are brought in when someone expresses interest. I am not sure of a big stocking Alden dealer. You may want to go a width narrower instead of going shorter, depending on how much room you have...

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Right you are, chuckle is too harsh a word...probably I do get a smile. For me I love some of the items, but to put them togehter to look like indy, well I probably would not, but I do wear a fedora, have for years and I do wear them with leather jackets and if I get an indy style one (I have a very...

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Sorry to be bringing up a possible sore subject, but is it that important to look exactly like indy looks? I mean, isn't it ok to have some clothes that are close? I for one never want to be a clone of any character, but I do often want something similar....I get a chuckle when I see some of the pic...

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I have some Allen Edmonds ankle boots with a monk strap that are fine, a little heavier than the shoes, but not too too much heavier. I would think the indy boot to be quite a bit heavier..Alden shoes are pretty substantial when you get to the thicker souled models

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Just some more info needed..I have been told that these are quite heavy. Since I have had 3 knee surgeries and have pretty severe arthritis in my knees I am a bit concerned with the weight of the boots, any comments?

Thanks

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Just curious with so many boots to choose from? a nice boost for Alden, although small, but for a small company still nice

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The sleeve appear to be snap or button closure, a pain if you have to shorten them.

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Thanks...that certainly changes my opinion of lamb, for me there is really no real roughstuff activities. Now I know the USW lamb ages nicely, what about the FS? I don't see them writting anything about this on their pages.

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When I was talking to the customer service person at FS they indicated that the lamb was very delicate. I wear an Andrew Marc lamb that is pretty new, very soft but does not seem to be overly delicate. They steered me towards goat (which I know is very durable but does not drape the same) or cowhide...

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Tristan, now when you talk about the look is it the indy look, or the general look of the boot....

I would not be using them as a work boot, just with chinos and maybe in the bad weather we get here in New England in the winter...if they could withstand that.

Thanks

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I haven't looked at the USW jacket yet but the Wested cotton is very nice. I would love a review on fit once some folks get theirs...very nice indeed.

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My regular shoe shop keeps telling me I won't like these, that they look too orthopedic. That is not the impression I get from the pics I have seen. Would you consider these pretty much a work boot? I generally dress pretty well, but I am a chino guy on weekends and do go for comfort always....these...

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Since my foot is extremely narrow, and the boot cut will be wider than the shoes I generally wear I think a 1/2 size, same width will do me better..the actually (alden) suggested I go to an A width from a B...

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I spoke to my regular shoe place and Alden as well since I have a history of wearing Aldens..the 1/2 size smaller is a must, but I am not sure what to do about the width..did you all order the same width you generally order? I am sure I will wear these with a heavyish sock, medium weight at least, I...

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I was looking at the avirex page posted and noticed that they have a raiders jacket as well..the short one with the zip pocets. This was the leather jacket that I purchased and owned for about 6 months..I had more problems with stitching coming out and had it repaired so many times that the retailer...

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Peter, Great...will you be resending out those emails that bounced back to you....I look forward to receiveing them.

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Not kidding, it was a raiders style (as in FS raiders)..it may have had flap pockets but I was focused on the ragland sleeves and waistband.. Maybe we can start our own trend

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Thanks all. I have had time the last few weeks as I am home recovering from surgery....I will have to just make up my list of questions and resend when I get it all together...until then just my thanks for your feedback.

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Rob, no disrespect, I just have to try and remember what my questions were......wish I had them all in my email history. When it becomes important enough for me I am sure I will remember and post them.

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I had asked a bunch of question relating to a custom (obviously) and since these were on their site I have no record of it...so I am hoping they will resend their reply to me, but this is not the first time with slow responses, but since they told me that my emails had bounced I was hoping that they...

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I send some emails from their site last week and no answers..when I sent an email directly to them they said my emails had bounced so I asked if now that they are getting emails through to me if they would send the bounced ones to me so I could read the replies. Is this usual or is it just something...

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I think it will look great...the pic sure does. As you said what you really wanted is the back pleats anyway. I bought a great leather this winter before I found this site, a dress jacket in Lamb, indy look only as far as it is a straight jacket with not woolen to bind the sleeves or bottom and I lo...

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Thanks Jess....problem is the stores here that carry alden are more fashion shops, but I printed a list of shops out and will make some calls tomorrow to see who can do this...

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San Diego Leather G2 Raiders

Not an Indy, but a Raider's just the same

US Authentic, wondering why I see no posts on them

horse/goat....how do they break in?

who owns a G2 jacket?

what I would like to find

FS jackets arrived

Lambskin lesson

Flight Suit catalog

What's the big deal with being screen accurate?????

What is the story on how the Indy boot (alden) was chosen

FS Lamb

I dreamt that Indy changed his jacket

What's up with Wested