Which leather did you get? I’m close to pulling the trigger myself (already have a S&J Raiders and LC; figure I should complete the trifecta). But stuck on which material to choose.

Great looking jacket, Tinplatejeff. I say that because mine from Diego just arrived on Monday! #107. And it looks virtually the same as yours, but with very little distressing. I’m so pleased with my Cazadora ‘36 - been wearing it as much as possible each day. Fit is spot on, leather is comfortable ...

Mine is #107. I also got a ribby Merino ‘36 with light distressing. It was finished last week, then sent out yesterday to my home in the states. I’ll be checking the status online every few hours until it arrives at my door! FYI, this is my second S&J (my first was a ‘38, now I’m back for the or...

Cybertrek, did your jacket arrive yet? I’m looking to get your impressions.

I ordered one just like yours, based on the photos you uploaded. Sadly I’m going to have to wait awhile: I will have jacket #107.

I'd like to know the answer to Tinplatejeff's question as well. I recently placed an order for this very jacket, and am trying to decide whether to have it distressed or not. Thanks.

I'm in your boat. I ordered a Raiders jacket a few weeks ago and was bouncing back and forth between ribby merino and standard horsehide. I already bought a S&J LC jacket this winter in distressed cowhide, courtesy of the special sale Diego had. I do love the fit and quality of the jacket. But a...

I must agree he just emailed me today with pictures and measurements of my jacket. It looks great and if that is any indication I am sure it will fit great too. He is going to ship it Friday as soon as I get it I will post some pictures its a RoA made in thin cowhide. Can you put up a couple of the...

There have been recent posts and questions about the LC jacket, so I thought I'd post my experience and a few pics of mine. I've owned a few Wested Raiders jackets, including a custom one for which I was measured by Peter himself at his shop in the U.K. I'm pretty happy with the overall fit, and lov...

I travelled to Wested's Swanley shop last fall and had Peter measure me for a custom ROLA jacket. He convinced me to make the shoulders trim rather than droopy (by shortening the shoulder length by one inch). The fit and look is so much better than my old OTR Wested! I agree with KT that the USD/GBP...

The back of the LC jacket came out especially well. I tried acetone on a Wested Raiders jacket last year, but I don't think I used enough of it to really change the back and sleeves the way you did. Now I'm down to one jacket and don't want to risk it in case I mess up. I think I need a backup jacke...

Lots of people have mentioned the heels wearing down. How about the leather soles - do they seem to last a long time? Replacing a heel is fairly inexpensive. Redrafting isn't, though relative to the price of the boots I guess it's a better option than replacing. Also - does anyone know if Alden has ...

Great looking jacket, and fits you well. I've been thinking about also buying one in shrunken lamb. But when I was at Wested's shop last fall, all of the shrunken lamb offerings they had were a dark caramel color - nothing nearly as nice as even your coat here. And I don't want to spend money on a n...

Thanks, Tibor. It's my birthday next week, so I may just be ordering myself something a bit early.

As I think about distressing my Wested Raiders jacket, and read all of the great tips here, I start wondering about folks that either didn't follow the directions quite right, or else tried something totally different and amazingly misguided, in retrospect. (Some background: back in the 1980s, when ...

Looking forward to seeing the photos. I'm contemplating a S&J distressed LC jacket. Indiego has been very helpful with my questions so far. I have a Wested brown lamb custom Raiders jacket that I picked up at the shop while traveling to the U.K. last fall, and love it. I'm looking for a second o...