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LJHood

What is the best wayto artificially distress a Wested Goat? I know that you can do light distressing or really go heavy. But roughly, what are the procedures? Thanks.

LJHood

I have a Wested Dark Goat. Love it. The one issue I have is that I like to put my hands in the pockets of the jacket on the side to keep my hands warm. Now the leather on the side of the pockets sags a bit and is a little lumpy looking. Anyone else have this problem? NAyway to deal with it?

LJHood

I am 6'1" but relatively lean. I think the collar is too big. In fact, I just received a TOD Jacket in goat and the collar was 3.25 inches. Just too big. I sent it back to Peter and asked for a 2.75 inch collar which is what I have on my Wested lamb. It looks perfect. I don't know why the colla...

LJHood

I wear a 42R but when I ordered the jacket I requested a roomy fit so I could wear a sweater and such underneath it. The jacket tag says 44 which as I understand is Peter's equivalent of a 42.

LJHood

It does not puff out a lot. When I have the jacket on, there is just some excess material in that particular area. There is no large bulge or anything, just little more material. I have broad shoulders but then I taper quite a bit to my waist. I am wondering if it is also because of the stiffness of...

LJHood

Has anyone ever received their jacket from Wested and then had to send it back for alterations because it was too big? I just received a dark brown goat jacket which is beautiful and fits well almost everywhere except that there is some excess material in the lower part of my chest above my abdomen....

LJHood

How much color, if any, does the 91% alcohol take off? The color of your jacket is really great. There is a subtle undertone of red in there.

LJHood

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LJHood

Does anyone know if there is any color difference between the Authentic Goat and the Authentic Lambskin? I have the A.L. which I absolutely love. However, I was curious to see if the A.G. was the same color. Thanks.

LJHood

Has Peter reduced the size of the color in the front where it is widest? I got a Wested in February of 2003 and the collar was big and my next jacket I asked him to reduce it by .25 inches at the widest part. Can anyone speak to this?

LJHood

I read a prior post that indicated that when ordering a Wested, you can request one of three types of fits: roomy, regular, and military. One person (I am sorry that I forgot this person's name) said that his Flightsuits 40R was the same as a military fit Wested 44R. He also said that he got a Weste...

LJHood

How does the Wested fit in the chest? Does it tend to be generous or slimmer? I wear a 42 suit jacket. If I wanted to where the Wested with a light sweater, what would be good? I do [u]not [/u]like pulling the jacket up and having it tight around the chest.

LJHood

I know one gripe about the Wested was that the action pleats stayed open too much. Did anyone figure out how to fix it or request a modification on their Wested order to fix it? Thanks.

LJ Hood

LJHood

I just got a made to measure dark brown chrome goat jacket from FS. It is awesome but very stiff and a little shiny. I have read the regular-guy website, but does anyone out there have any insight as to how I might age a chrome goat Expo and loosen it up a bit? Also, has anyone out there had any luc...

LJHood

I thought about having my shoes refurbished by Alden but it was just too expensive. Instead I had them resoled with a black Vibram lug sole almost identical to the Jcrew Work Boots. I think they look awesome and kind of enhance the boot feel of these shoes. They look meatier and I like that. And it ...

LJHood

I emailed Ryan Barrington about getting the made to measure. He responded quickly and said come on in. I went in and there were no customers. The whole thing took about 30 minutes. He gave me time to try on some jackets and really figure out what I wanted. No rush at all. Once he took all my measure...

LJHood

I live in DC but I grew up in San Diego where my parents still live. I was home visiting them and I decided to go to the Flightsuits store in El Cajon and get a made to measure Indy Jacket. It took them 7 DAYS! The only modifications I made were a longer length in the body, switching the zipper, and...

LJHood

Has anyone ever sent their Aldens back to Alden to be resoled? How long did it take? Do they give you a new welt? Also, can they replace the stitching along the moc-toe?

LJHood

If I got them resoled, could they also put on a new welt, the part that rings the shoe with stiches? Or is this something more elaborate that the Alden company would have to do?

LJHood

Has anyone bought Alden 405's recently? What is the color? Are they pumpkin orange or a reddish brown? There was some talk earlier about Alden switching leather suppliers and I was curious. Thanks.

LJHood

Does anyone know if you can have your Aldens resoled with a sole that has teeth like those JCrew boots as opposed to the flat sole that it comes with? If so, what happens to the stiching that rings the outside of the boot? The white stitching on the welt. Is that removed too or does it stay. I would...

LJHood

If you ordered a FS jacket, could you request interior leather facings? How much can you specifically request on FS jackets without having to opt for the more expensive "made to measure" option?

LJHood

What are interior leather facings? I here that the FS does not have them although I don't know what they are.

LJHood

Who here owns the FS Dark Brown Goatskin? How is the color? Is it so dark that it looks black or is it a solid true dark brown?

Also, how thick is the leather and how well does it distress? Thanks.

LJHood

Can someone post pictures of their authentic lamb jackets? I am curious to see how the color really is. Thanks.

LJHood

Mine was 2 inches and then I had it remade to add another inch. I like a longer jacket.

LJHood

I own a lambtouch but sorry I can't post any pictures. But I can say that it is an awesome leather. Comes out of the box a bit shiny and almost black looking. I took some alcohol to it twice and dulled it down and brought the brown out more. It drapes tremendously. No real break in time. People say ...

LJHood

Do any of you have a problem with your storm flap sticking up when you zipper the jacket? Does anyone know how to fix this?

LJHood

When I ordered my Wested, I gave Peter my waist. I have broad shoulders but a much smaller waist by proportion. Consequently, I usually get jackets that fit the shoulders but have a ton of excess room and fabric around my middle and waist. Anyway, when I tried my Wested on it fit perfectly. Perfect ...

LJHood

I am now a proud owner of a lambtouch wested. Truly an amazing jacket. Anyway, my question is to fellow lambtouch owners. THe jacket is really dark, almost black. How do you get it lighter so it can be a more true brown? Does it lighten with age? Also, how has the lambtouched distressed? Does it dev...

LJHood

Peter has already said that the lambtouch is heavier than the lambskin. How much heavier, I do not know. But supposed to be heavier.

LJHood

What about deerskin? That would be even better.

LJHood

For any of you who have reference, how heavy is the FS lamb compared to the heaviness of the Wested lamb or lambtouch? Thanks.

LJHood

LJHood

For those of you who have worn cowhide and goatskin jackets, how much heavier is the cow than the goat? Also, how much warmer is the cow than the goat? Does anyone have any comparisons of the two leathers? Thanks.

LJHood

LJHood

Can you describe the leather for us? The pictures do not quite do it justice. I have noticed on the dark brown goat, the leather has a hrey tint to it. How does the authentic goat compare? Is it a true brown? How much lighter do you think it is that the dark brown goat?

LJHood

Alot of people here have been commenting on the fact that Wested's lambskin is the least durable of all the leather's that Peter offers. How does the Flightsuits lambskin compare with respect to durability and tear resistance and ruggedness? Thanks.

LjHood

LJHood

How would you guys ranks the following Wested leathers in terms of heaviness in a jacket: dark brown lamb, authentic lamb, goat, cow, and lambtouch? Thanks.

LJHood

Thanks. I will just have to email him and tell him what the story is. He's a good chap though for doing all that he does for us. By the way, I thought the quality of the jacket was absolutely awesome.

LJHood

I jsut got my new Wested. Unfortunately, it is too small so I have to send it back. I got it in dark brown goat and I also noticed that it has a greyish tint to it. Does anyone have any shots of the new authentic goat? If Peter is forced to make me a new jacket from scratch then I might go with the ...

LJHood

Do you have pictures of the authentic goat yet? What is it like?

LJHood

I jsut received my first Wested today. It is truly beautiful. The only problem is, it is too small in the chest and shoulders. If I return it to Peter, will he make a whole new one or can he modify it as is? Also, does any one know if I will have to wait another 4 weeks for him to do it, or will it ...

LJHood

Leightonwill, I have an old A-2 goatskin jacket that my parents gave me when I was 18. It is too small now but I still keep it around. The other day I bought some 75% alcohol and rubbed half of the jacket down. It definitely reduced the sheen on the leather but not a ton. The leather looks fine and ...

LJHood

I have a new Wested Goatskin jacket which has a bit of a new jacket shine to it. How can I dull the leather a bit? I am not interested in actually creating distressed patches and spots. I just want to mellow the leather shine down. Thanks.

LJHood

Supposing that your sleeve length on a regular dress jacket was 24 inches, how much additional would you add to your sleeve length when ordering a Wested?

LJHood

Do the front pockets on the Wested jackets allow for side entry? If not, has anyone made this modification? How did it look?

LJHood

Has anyone worn their lambskin jackets out and then become caught in rain? How did the lamb take the rain? Did it ruin the jacket? I am worried specifically about the leather no necessarily color running from the lining. THanks.

LJHood

How would you guys rank each leather's ability to distress? First being the leathers abilty to look Indyesque and last being no matter what you do with the leather, it looks the same as when you got it. Thanks.

LJ

LJHood

What do you guys think about the color? For those that owe the original darker Aldens, how does the ebay pair compare? How do you think this seller go these colored Aldens? Curious stuff. I am an 8.5E so I am very interested to say the least.

LJHood

Don't do it. Turns the leather into plastic. Seriously. The leather loses all the texture and depth and the spray basically looks like you painted your shoes. Stick with the liquid always. I speak from experience.

LJHood

My brother lives in Sherman Oaks and he wants a pair of Aldens. Where is Fritz's shoe shop? Thanks.

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Aging Wested Goat

Pocket Sagging

Wested Alterations

Authentic Goat v. Authentic Lambskin

Wested Collar

Wested Fit

Wested Action Pleats

Aging a Flightsuit Dark Brown Goat

Custom Flightsuits

Alden Shoe Co. Resoling Service

New Aldens

Resoling Aldens

Flightsuits Dark Brown Goatskin

Authentic Lambskin

Storm Flap

Attention Lawmbtouch Owners

FS Lamb v. Wested Lamb/Lambtouch

Cowhide v. Goatskin

FLightsuits Lambskin

Leather Heaviness

New Wested

Goatskin

Sleeves

Front Pockets

Lambskin and Rain

Distressing

Color

Nu-Life

Fritz