my new Wested TOD

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Mon May 25, 2015 12:23 pm

Hi everyone, today I received my first WestEd, a temple of doom in autentich lambskin. I did not expect the thickness and weight of this leather, lambskin jackets than I have are more thin and light.

JohnnyD97 · Post by **JohnnyD97** » Mon May 25, 2015 1:46 pm

looks great!

Glenville86 · Post by **Glenville86** » Mon May 25, 2015 3:30 pm

Nice jacket - congratulations.

I bought an almost never worn older Wested lambskin jacket awhile back on EBay from someone in the UK. It is pretty substantial compared to the couple in lambskin I bought new from Wested over the last couple of years.

DiCatania · Post by **DiCatania** » Mon May 25, 2015 5:16 pm

It looks like you hit a home run. Very nice jacket. Wear it as much as you can.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Wed May 27, 2015 4:17 am

Update: I put the jacket in cold water and I made it to dry naturally, now the color is better, is less polished. I noticed, however, that the jacket is now more rigid than before, is this normal? I can put some product to return it softer or using it will return to normal?

Post by **Holt** » Wed May 27, 2015 6:11 am

When you cold water treat the jacket the elather bloats and gives a more rigid feel. You must wear it to break it in again. You can aso treat it with pecards but the ridig feel will never go completly away.

This is good so don't worry!

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Wed May 27, 2015 7:38 am

OK perfect. Another thing, looking at the first picture I posted, do you think the skin of my jacket is lambskin? Because it seems really too thick and strong.

Post by **Holt** » Wed May 27, 2015 7:44 am

Yes.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Wed May 27, 2015 7:58 am

I tried to pass sandpaper in a point to see distressing effect, here is a picture

I thought that with the authentic lambskin came out a gray, instead came out brown

Post by **Holt** » Wed May 27, 2015 8:03 am

Your all good dude. Enjoy!

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Wed May 27, 2015 3:56 pm

Should cold water treat my new Wested Lamb to get the shine off? I don't want to ruin the jacket.

Post by **Holt** » Wed May 27, 2015 4:00 pm

face it. Your jacket is going to get ruined sooner or later. It's suppose to be ruined.

yes, water will taker the shine of more of less.

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Wed May 27, 2015 4:22 pm

I don't really want the rigid feeling though. I guess I can just wear it everyday and it'll eventually get that distressed look...after maybe 15 years lol

Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Wed May 27, 2015 5:00 pm

I had a similar issue with my old cowhide US Wings, which was rigid after being getting soaked. Upon the advice of another member, I dried it off a bit (not all the way through), put it inside a pillowcase, and stuck it in the tumble dryer on no heat. It came out much less rigid, and after some pecards, it was back to being older soft self.

JohnnyD97 · Post by **JohnnyD97** » Wed May 27, 2015 5:22 pm

There's no better way to break it in than wearing it. The shine and rigidness will disappear and it will conform to your body much better than any artificial distressing you may do. The worse thing you could do to the jacket is getting artificial break lines and folds in a manner not consistent with how a normal person would wear it. But if you're still going to distress it yourself, I've heard good things about the tumble no-heat method mentioned by Photoss.

Good luck!

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Wed May 27, 2015 5:59 pm

giantthugee86 my jacket after using it a while back is already soft, but I have only dipped in cold water for half an hour, and then dry naturally outdoors.
Anyway, what do you think of the fit? a little short? I ordered the back 24.5 inch, 24.5 inch sleeves, my height is 5' 8.5''

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Fri May 29, 2015 12:03 am

Indiana89 wrote:giantthugee86 my jacket after using it a while back is already soft, but I have only dipped in cold water for half an hour, and then dry naturally outdoors.
Anyway, what do you think of the fit? a little short? I ordered the back 24.5 inch, 24.5 inch sleeves, my height is 5' 8.5''

No the length is perfect for your height. My jacket is 24 inches back length and looks about the same. I'm 5 foot 7. Yours looks like an even better fit than mine.

Can you post closer up pics of the jacket?

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Fri May 29, 2015 1:19 am

never mind. Just saw the pics. lol

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:37 am

another picture of the back

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Sat May 30, 2015 1:57 pm

What chest size did you get? 38?

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sat May 30, 2015 2:02 pm

yep 38!

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Sat May 30, 2015 2:12 pm

Nice! Makes me want to get a TOD now. Next wested I get will be in predistressed hide though.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sat May 30, 2015 2:23 pm

TOD model is very nice, I like the large yoke and the small pockets , but, is a bit awkward to thread the hands!

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:19 pm

How did you dry your jacket after cold washing it? I just cold washed my Wested lamb.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:30 pm

giantthugee86 wrote:How did you dry your jacket after cold washing it? I just cold washed my Wested lamb.

let it dry naturally in the open air

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Fri Jun 12, 2015 1:54 pm

How does your jacket feel now? less rigid? Did you put pecards on it? I heard you're not supposed to put pecards on lamb.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 6:18 am

My jacket is back soft as before, perhaps even more, without putting any product.

DiCatania · Post by **DiCatania** » Sat Jun 13, 2015 11:37 pm

I am getting the itch for another jacket. I may have to pull the trigger on a TOD jacket in a thin distressed cow hide. Now I have to convince my wife

henryindianajonesjr44 · Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:17 pm

You're making me want another wested!

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:12 am

guys honestly, you think that my jacket is the right length? I don't know, It Seems a bit short on back. I was thinking of selling it and order another more longer. What do you think?

Post by **Holt** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:27 am

Forget about peoples opinions cuz they are only that, opinions! In the end, YOU own the jacket and YOU are the wearer.

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 8:31 am

From a screen accurate point of view, I'd just say you're jeans are on the low-rise side, and the jacket looks just right if you wore Indy trousers where he did. From a casual point of view, if I saw you I'd say, what a cool jacket. Perfect fit.

giantthugee86 · Post by **giantthugee86** » Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:15 pm

Looks like a fine length...Its not supposed to be a long jacket. Maybe if it was an LC jacket it would be slightly too short.

CM · Post by CM » Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:14 am

You're not very tall and the back is 24.5? That's longer than Harrison Ford's jacket and he's six ft one. I'm six ft two and my jacket is 25 inches long. It's fine.

Nitz146 · Post by **Nitz146** » Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:34 am

I'm just starting to do my research on jackets and i'm loving the way the ToD jacket looks. Is this the authentic brown lambskin or the dark brown?

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:34 pm

Nitz146 wrote:I'm just starting to do my research on jackets and i'm loving the way the ToD jacket looks. Is this the authentic brown lambskin or the dark brown?

Hi, is authentic lambskin, the color and the quality are amazing. Unfortunately, I would be more comfortable if it was 1 inch longer, in fact I'm thinking of selling it and buying it again longer.It is a shame because the quality of this is incredible, especially the color is perfect.

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:22 pm

Well, I still don't know. The difference between sleeve length and back length looks about identical to yours, if that's what you're after. Take a look at these pics:
http://movie-screencaps.com/indiana-jon ... m-1984/17/

If you want to try a longer length, and can afford it, I'd recommend keeping the current jacket until you get the longer one and compare them. Too often people sell off a jacket only to find they miss it and it really was better than the next one they got.

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:35 pm

I'd say 2-3 inches below the belt is perfect for this type of jacket, wherever that falls?

When I have given a jacket the water treatment in the past, I would zip it and close the hand warmers, usually with masking tape, something not too sticky that could remove the finish when you peel it off, and wet the leather in the shower, then wear it around until dry. This gives it the natural folds and character that you are after, especially in the sleeves. No point in getting the lining wet if you don't have to..?

I've seen some sharp ToD's lately.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:33 pm

hi guys, is just my impression or the jacket is really more longer than before?
I tried to stretch the skin of the back panel, the Lambskin is very elastic skin.

Nitz146 · Post by **Nitz146** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:09 pm

Huh, to me it almost does look a slight but longer. Maybe if you had pic with the same pants as the first pic it would be easier to tell?

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:03 pm

Nitz146 · Post by **Nitz146** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:35 pm

To my eyes it looks like the back is slight longer from the original pictures but the front still looks the same. What's your thoughts?

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 8:59 pm

I agree with your opinion, it seems to have stretched from behind but from in front remained the same. However, it seems to go well as long, I've decided to keep her!

Nitz146 · Post by **Nitz146** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:26 am

Good, that is a very nice jacket.

Texan Scott · Post by **Texan Scott** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 7:37 am

'89, where do you see the jacket hem? Do you think it was too short?

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:38 am

in pictures posted on May 27 it seems a bit short in the back, now in the last pictures seems better.

Indiana89 · Post by **Indiana89** » Thu Nov 19, 2015 2:48 pm