I placed my order for my ToD jacket in dark brown goatskin this morning. I asked for the 80's fit, X-box stitching, rect. sliders, smaller pockets, tapered sleeves, pleat elastic & underarm gussets. Wested was very accomodating, with the small exception of the underarm gussets -- I had asked for the 2-piece, but they had said that they only do a 1-piece. Not a deal-breaker at all, but I had thought that someone here had gotten them to do a 2-piece gusset at one time...have they discontinued doing the 2-piece one? As I said before, it's only a small thing - esp. considering that my current jacket doesn't have gussets at all! It was more of a curiosity than anything else...Oh, I also had asked if they could reverse the straps, so that they wouldn't have to be doubled-back in order to face rearward, but they wouldn't do that either! I wasn't going for screen accurate as much as what works for me. Overall, I think I'm getting pretty much exactly what I was hoping for -- I can always still double-back these straps!!
I just want to reiterate that Wested was very easy to work with -- this is in no way a complaint against them for not being able to accomodate each & every spec that I had wanted on this jacket. I had a list of things that I would've liked the jacket to have on it -- and they okayed all but 2. I would've rather had the 2-piece gusset for a bit more maneuverability, but the 1-piece will probably be sufficient. So I thank you Wested, for putting up with yet another Gearhead with a list of requests!!
~Jace
. Please post pics when she arrives!
