Here's what I like about Wings's goatskin:
First of all, there is NO "break in" period required for this leather. I took it out of the box and it is just as soft as butter right from the start. It slips on like an old friend, but of course it's only just getting started with the many miles of adventure you could put on this jacket. And the grain is already coming through VERY well in some areas....there's a "mixed" grain to it, but it's well balanced....nothing looks "out of place" about any of it.
Second, the physical weight of the jacket is much lighter than the FS jacket. Again, I'm comparing to the older stock of FS goatskin...not the current issue...but this Wings goatskin is amazingly light. And with the cotton lining standard to Wings's mil. spec A2 jackets being used in this jacket (this was the same lining that was in the first "Old Cow" Indy jacket I got from Wings which I have since sold...I've kicked myself a thousand times for that), this jacket could easily be paired with a short sleeved shirt for wear in the higher temperature range of jacket weather (upper 60s to mid-70s) or with a thick shirt and sweater for wear in just about any cold....I had it on earlier this evening in the ice storm we're having here in GA and with just a flannel shirt under it, I was pretty comfortable. Quite frankly, I think this is the lining Wings should use in ALL their Indy jackets...it's amazing!
Third, the COLOR of the jacket is just fantastic!!!! I've heard people complaining about Wested's and FS's goatskins being too "shiny" to start with and having to take rubbing alchohol to them to "tone them down"....well, you won't have THAT problem with this jacket. The jacket looks nice enough to be "new", but it looks broken in enough that it doesn't look "too new", if that makes any sense at all. Now that's not to say there are any "wear" spots on the jacket anywhere....this looks like a jacket that would be equally at home with a shirt and tie for casual Friday's at the office OR with a pair of jeans and a T-shirt for "Happy Hour"....OR, of course, with your favorite pair of khakis, bullwhip, and fedora for a little adventuring for that matter
. And since I know SOMEONE is going to ask I've looked at the "exposed" parts of the jacket's leather (like the side straps and where the pockets are sewn on) and there is some DEFINITE potential for some really cool "artificial aging" to be done to this leather due to the color differential between the "under side" of the leather and the surface. And MK's complaints about Wested's goatskin being "grey" in its undertones....NOT a problem with this stuff, man....you've got a VERY beautiful dark brown with a deep khaki color to come through with highlights. I think it would be really cool looking. And, as always, the construction of the jacket is over and above "top shelf". There have been some issues with construction of the Wings jackets come up here recently. And I think that those concerns have been addressed in the new, tighter, QC at the new place in Stow where Sarge is now having the jackets made. He's running a tight ship there and I'd recommend ANYONE to contact him with problems with their previous ordered jackets and give him the opportunity to keep you as satisfied customers by making your situation right.
For what these Wings Indy jackets are going for on their sale pages, I just don't see how any of us can pass up adding one to our respective collections. They're awesome jackets, they're built like tanks, they're GREAT looking, and they're "made in the USA" by a man who has done a great deal for this fan community and has certainly earned the full respects of THIS Indy fan.
High marks all around for this little number. Nicely done, Sarge!
"If you have the means, I highly recommend you pick one up".
-Ferris Beuller
Highest Regards!
Indydawg
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) The leather isn't necessarily granier, but by definition, goatskin is just so different from cowhide....the cowhide is mismatched with its smooth and grainy areas. The goatskin is very evenly matched and pretty grainy all over....very nice. The goatskin is also lighter in weight and is matched with that awesome cotton lining they have....really makes this jacket one for MOST of the seasons you'd have as it is versitile enough to wear with most of your clothing types...short sleeves, shirts, thick shirts, or shirts/sweaters. 
is a great thing. I'm sure the others do too, which is what I think is great about this hobby--Gearheads aren't considered fanatical or nuts, they are respected and served with the utmost in care and consideration.
