John Vaughan wrote:23 1/2" on mine


John

Thanks John, that's what I was looking for. If anyone else has measured the front length of their jacket I'd be interested, since there seems to be some variability in the construction.

James

With a back length of 27", what's the front length measure on these jackets folks? I absolutely love how they look. I was actually wondering this too. At least the small, medium, large, and i thing XL all have 27" backs from the top of the collar stand. Big is the collar stand and what is...

It is Tuesday, May 25th, and for the next 4.5 hrs the US wings Indy kids Jacket is on the deal of the day page:

http://www.uswings.com/dealoftheday.asp

Regards,
James

When I placed my order last month I had a similar issue with the credit card, but Wested's website immidiately gave me an order number with the message that the payment was not received. I contacted Gemma with the order number, and she confirmed that the payment didn't go through, and asked that I p...

I'm also new to the whole leather thing, but here is one thing I noticed about your top post. Your examples all refer to leather being kept indoors: book bindings, museum pieces, etc. Our leather jackets are being worn outside, where they receive the additional stresses of water, UV, and (I don't kn...

I just recently got my Wested, and I can get my hands in the pockets, but I'll agree it does take a little shrug and twist of the wrist to do it. Once inside though I feel comfortable and not like the jacket is stretching. As a comparison to body shape, I'm not much of a V shape. I'm not large, but ...

As promised here are some images of me outside in the sun (not in full gear anymore, some of it needed a washing). http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/james_dell/P1020444.jpg?t=1271610342 http://i942.photobucket.com/albums/ad266/james_dell/P1020445.jpg?t=1271610369 http://i942.photobucket.com/a...

To be honest, the pockets bug me. Not for the overall appearance of your jacket, it looks great. But the pockets aren't LC pockets. They look like the same pockets you find on Wested's Raiders offerings. I respect your opinion, but I think they're OK. That's part of the reason I started the thread....

The leather you got appears different than Tremolo's jacket, seen here: http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45148 I thought these would be the same leather... It could be the light, but maybe it is a different leather. Mine is a nice brown, thin, very soft leather. It looks shiny li...

James, I think you are approaching this the right way. All that matters is that YOU are happy with your jacket. Thanks, I appreciate that. I decided a few weeks ago that I would post my jacket when it came in, and not take anything personally. I know when I was researching, other peoples posts help...

Since my pockets have become a focus, I will provide some info for people who are interested. As mentioned I requested no changes to the normal pattern. They are 8" tall by 6.5" wide, the flap is 2" on the outside, and 3" in the middle. This can be used as a reference for others ...

Awesome. Thank you

Thanks everyone :rolling: !! I'm no jacket expert, but when I saw the pockets I thought "hey, are they really supposed to be THAT huge?" :shock: They are, but I can get my hands in. I'm not concerned with SA so I'm happy. And from my point of view, your sleeves are a bit too long :-k I rea...

I have a question about pecards, most likely Michaelson can answer this. I've just got a wonderful new cowhide wested, and I'm going to be ordering some pecards to go along with it. The question is this: will regular (say two light coats twice yearly) application of pecards slow the natural distress...

Less than two weeks after placing my order, Peter has gotten me my Last Crusade Jacket :clap: . This is my first Indy jacket and I couldn't be happier :rolling: . Soft seal brown cowhide (available from Wested when the novapelle ran out) size 40 with 25" sleeves and 25" back. Measures 22&q...

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Someone on this forum has one of those new Wested cowhide jackets (not novapelle). I thought I saw a picture of it on here, but I did a search and couldn't find it. Anyone know where that is? http://www.indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45148 This one? He did call it Dark Brown instead of Se...

@jamesdell: What do you mean with OTR? No wested jacket to compare with / to take measures from? That's exactly what I mean. I've measured some other jackets (none that fit particularly well), and myself a few times. I think I've come up with values that work for me. I'd love to be able to get meas...

Another unsolved mystery is, why the additional costs for horse hide disappeared. :-s The way I remember it, there was only an extra cost for the novapelle. Maybe some members who have bought the HH remember this better. To be fair I was very cowhide (i.e. novapelle) focused, and didn't really pay ...

I just got off the phone with Peter. He told me that the tannery has not shipped him the novapelle hide recently. He also said that the tannery continues to promise him that they will ship it too him "soon". In the meantime he apparently has a great deal of orders for novapelle, so he has ...

I already decided for a type of leather: novapelle. If you see my post a few down now on the main page, Wested no longer has novapelle listed :-k . I'm considering an attempt at calling Peter to find out why. Good luck with your jacket all the same. I have many of the same questions you do, but no ...

I've been waiting nearly a week to hear back from Gemma about a few things before I ordered a jacket. One of those things was how the supply of novapelle was so that I would be sure I wouldn't be waiting too long. Well I was checking out the order page today and Novapelle is gone :-k . In it's place...

I gotta admit, the more research I do the more I may be on the fence on this one. It seems these jackets run extraordinarily long. Is that the case? :-k I've heard and read in excess of 27" :o Is that correct? Starting to lean away from this one. Somebody convince me otherwise... Travis I've b...

Hi, I'm new to the boards and have been reading a lot about the Wings jackets. On a limited budget this news is getting me excited. I was wondering though if the new line will have the snaps on the windflap like the CE jacket or not (like the others). James I'm guessing these won't have the snaps o...

Hi, I'm new to the boards and have been reading a lot about the Wings jackets. On a limited budget this news is getting me excited.

I was wondering though if the new line will have the snaps on the windflap like the CE jacket or not (like the others).

James