Today I was caught with no jacket at work and had to pull off my display jacket to wear and,as I did, I thought," This is kinda nice"
It is an older Wested in the fabled awesome Washed Goat they had been offering some time ago. It was Tomek`s originially and I believe he sent it in for alterations to have the chest slimmed down a bit. It is the only jacket I have ever come into contact with that had a very thin SCREEN ACCURATE in my opinion, yoke! It has been soaked in the rain and worn under a car for repairs and still has tons of life left in it. I love the heft of it and the dusty appearance of the leather. Changes things up a bit when your feeling saucey. It is just a bit too long for me looking more Temple of Doom on me. As I am a Raiders guy, it didn`t get much wear until I discovered that it fit my Display perfectly and so there it resides usually. Just thought you guys might want to see what the leather looks like on a Wested style that I believe they stopped using long ago...
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Visiting an old friend...
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- Texan Scott
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Washed goat was great stuff!
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CaptainD has one for sale in the classified made out of that washed goat 'as we speak' in size 40-42 in case anyone is interested.
Regards! Michaelson
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Now I really miss the TOD washed goat jacket I used to own. Great looking one you have there Gorak! I really enjoyed the washed goat for its softness and overall look.
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Great, that you still have this jacket! It would be even more awesome for me, if it was darker. It has the slimmest yoke I have ever seen on either my jackets or all of them around here. I believe it was circa 4 inches or even less.
Good job on aging it a bit!
Good job on aging it a bit!