My Wested, nearly 8 years later.
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My Wested, nearly 8 years later.
Hello all, it's been a while. Before I have a new lining put in my Wested, I figured I would show a few pics of how it looks now. There's some minor artificial wear, but the majority is just from wearing the ever-loving #### out of it, as evidenced by the lining. I don't take any precautions while wearing it, I've even had to leather weld a few spots.
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Now thats the way to disess a jacket. I have a bomber jacket thats over 20 years old and looks fantastic. Wear that jacket with pride my friend.
Thanks for all the kind words guys. When I ordered this jacket, I ordered another with the intent of keeping pristine, while wearing the other to shreds. It's very interesting to see them together now.
This jacket is the one that appears with my Disney jacket in the pic at the top of this page: http://www.indygear.com/gear/ojackets.shtml Also, I'll send a special "hello" to Michaelson, who I'm sure will be happy to see this jacket after all these years.
This jacket is the one that appears with my Disney jacket in the pic at the top of this page: http://www.indygear.com/gear/ojackets.shtml Also, I'll send a special "hello" to Michaelson, who I'm sure will be happy to see this jacket after all these years.
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Great job, DeWayne. You know, I've had my Wested for nearly four years now amd it has aged nicely as well, however I have noticed a while ago that my jacket has some of the same characteristics as yours, ie the "fold" along the right side of the jacket (that would be the left side of the pic). I often wondered if mine was the only one that done that. I still dont know how (or why) this happens.
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Very cool
So this is 'pre' the discovery of the production jacket during the Wested move?
I think I remember someone at the 2004 UK summit having a Wested jacket not the color of todays authentic, and yours looks to be the same 'pocket and shade of brown' wise, as in a tad darker than the auth,
and with a bit more black than the dark brown.
Main quetion: How should I live my life for the next six years to get my auth. goat to look that nice?
High regards,
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So this is 'pre' the discovery of the production jacket during the Wested move?
I think I remember someone at the 2004 UK summit having a Wested jacket not the color of todays authentic, and yours looks to be the same 'pocket and shade of brown' wise, as in a tad darker than the auth,
and with a bit more black than the dark brown.
Main quetion: How should I live my life for the next six years to get my auth. goat to look that nice?
High regards,
Swindiana
Yeah, it's pre-authentic brown, etc.Swindiana wrote:Very cool
So this is 'pre' the discovery of the production jacket during the Wested move?
I think I remember someone at the 2004 UK summit having a Wested jacket not the color of todays authentic, and yours looks to be the same 'pocket and shade of brown' wise, as in a tad darker than the auth,
and with a bit more black than the dark brown.
Main quetion: How should I live my life for the next six years to get my auth. goat to look that nice?
High regards,
Swindiana
I've done everything in this jacket. Changed tires, wrenched on my car, slept in it(no, not taken it as far as sleeping in my own bed in it though), worn it through heavy rains, out in the snow, and basically any other situation that would punish the leather. It's been fun....
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That jacket belongs to "old razor-neck Dewayne" , just kiddin.. but that would be a good screenname, use the shreaded pic as your avatar.. Actually, that shredded collar is a good example why leather lining around the inside of the collar stand is a good idea, but I like it better with the cotton lining and no facing,
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"There's some minor artificial wear"
Nice pics and nice jacket. Thanks for sharing them with us. I can't see any post of "pro-distress" defenders. Guys, where are you? Moreover, everybody ignores the part "There's some minor artificial wear". Anyway, after over two years of wearing my jacket to "Michaelson's specification" I decided to play with aceton. A small natural-distress damage (as the pocket lighten by fastening car's seatbelts) is definitely not enough. I've waited over two years and that was at least a year too long. That's the first time I am saying this loud - if you want Indy's look, go for distressing! YEAH! I said that!
Another advice - you want it to get naturally distressed, you just have to buy two jackets. Time is running fast - do not waste it! It doesn't mean your distressing job must look exactly like seen in the movie. You are not mannequin - give the jacket its own soul.
Cheers,
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Another advice - you want it to get naturally distressed, you just have to buy two jackets. Time is running fast - do not waste it! It doesn't mean your distressing job must look exactly like seen in the movie. You are not mannequin - give the jacket its own soul.
Cheers,
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Re: "There's some minor artificial wear"
I think the jacket lost it's own soul, somewhere just before the tanning process.Raider wrote:You are not mannequin - give the jacket its own soul.
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It must have been a satellite joke, it went right over your head.
I wasn't talking about distressing, natural or artificial. I was referring to the fact that the lamb had to be killed before they could take his skin to make the jacket in the first place. You said to give the jacket its own soul. I said he already lost that, some time before the tanning process.
I wasn't talking about distressing, natural or artificial. I was referring to the fact that the lamb had to be killed before they could take his skin to make the jacket in the first place. You said to give the jacket its own soul. I said he already lost that, some time before the tanning process.
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I'm still out here. Kinda. No new lining yet. I keep finding other things to spend my money on. It will be done, some day....
Oh, and when I said minor artifical distressing, I meant I used some 1000 grit sandpaper on it once. Mainly along the seams on the inside of the arms. That area is very hard to get worn out naturally. No chemicals or anything.
Here's a few pics of it on. Excuse the massive beard!
Oh, and when I said minor artifical distressing, I meant I used some 1000 grit sandpaper on it once. Mainly along the seams on the inside of the arms. That area is very hard to get worn out naturally. No chemicals or anything.
Here's a few pics of it on. Excuse the massive beard!
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Wonderful jacket, DeWayne! That's a fine natural distressing indeed... I would have been tempted to leave the lining as-is (as-was?)
I especially like the look of that right pocket - nice abrasion!
Makes me want to work my jacket a bit more... now where did I put that mink oil and Scotch-Brite pad...?
Cheers for the inspiration!
I especially like the look of that right pocket - nice abrasion!
Makes me want to work my jacket a bit more... now where did I put that mink oil and Scotch-Brite pad...?
Cheers for the inspiration!