How well an M works for you depends somewhat on how you like the jacket to fit, and how wide the shoulders are on a jacket which fits you well. Based on your stated weight, I would guess that the M will not by any means be too small for you. What size do you normally wear? 38? 40? Some other size? ...

Hi guys. I ordered the "antique cowhide hero-jacket", size M... could you tell me, according to my measurements, if YOU think that its right? height: 5.77 foot weight: around 154-155 lbs sleeve (total size of one arm; begins with end of shoulders, ends with the first ankle of my thumb): 24...

Now they have changed the status of every Indy-Jacket to "SALE". Do they stop selling those kinds of jackets?

I would go for predistressed cowhide. (wested's "worn look hide")

I perhaps would have thought about such an us wing jacket....but when I read that the shipping fees are 100 $(4 times the US-fees) to Germany...I was shocked.

I did send an email to them. I will see what happens...

Is it really possible to ask wested for samples? Any experience? What about the costs?

Cheers

Daniel

@Indiana Holt: Thank you. :TOH: Did you do some distressing to it? I heard that this "soft seal brown cowhide" is exactly the same leather like novapelle. BUT: It is not coloured "through and through". That means only the upper surface / layers are coloured and underneath there's...

@James: Could you post some makro-pictures of the leather / jacket details? That would be very cool. ) So I could compare it to my horse hide.

A question concerning those "samples" in general: How can I get some? How much do they want for them?

Thanks for all the answers. As I read, the "worn look hide" seems to be not very tough and durable. Hm...If only the novapelle hadn't run out of stock ] And there's no other hide apart from "worn look hide" which is kind of distressed...

I think those pockets are LC pockets. They are too long for the raiders-style.

Congratulations James!

Can anyone assure that the "worn look hide" is cow-leather? Is it as thick / tough as novapelle? Nobody who has ordered it yet?

Could anyone tell me, which sort of leather is mostly comparable to "Novapelle"? I mean, if it won't be in stock in a short time, I would have to choose something. Is horsehide really the most durable leather they have? Which hides apart from novapelle are also distressed in the same way? ...

I am waiting for novapelle to return into stock. I will wait till the middle or at most end of the week after the following week. Hopefully it will be available sooner. Could it be that wested doesn't distress the jackets / leather? Should mean that the used leather is already distressed when it arr...

@jamesdell: What do you mean with OTR? No wested jacket to compare with / to take measures from?


Nobody who solved such a problem in the past or who has anymore hints?

O.K. thank you for this information! That's a little bit what I thought: The soft seal brown cowhide is more or less the same leather (perhaps even EXACTLY the same) but without distressing. Hm, but acutally that's what I wanted, a distressed adventurer indy jacket. Now the question is, what "s...

Oh no, that's really the case. But what happened? I just see, that now there is no difference anymore, considering the leather prices....should this mean that the quality of horsehide has gone down? I think this ought to be clarified. What about people who wanted to order NOVAPELLE or HH? They must ...

@Texan Scott: Thanks for your advise. I already decided for a type of leather: novapelle. My off the peg jacket (horse hide)from wested is as mentioned size 40. It fits. So I am wondering whether to take 40 or 38. I think 38 should also suit and not be too tight. :-k I think I should send wested an ...

Hello, I am thinking about ordering a wested custom made LC / CS jacket. I already have a wested jacket; it's a standard off the peg raiders version size 40. My problem now, is to choose the right sizes in the wested online blank. My chest size is about 92 /93 centimeters (loose fit). The other s,di...