Wested TND Jacket

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:00 pm

I know this is off-topic, but I can't think of anywhere else to ask it. Has anyone ever purchased one of Wested's James Bond jackets?

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:14 pm

Yes, TheMantis did.

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I think he decided to sell it as he thought it was a little small and then he planned to get another one. IIRC.

I thought that it was a great looking jacket in the movie and I have often thought that I should get one.

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:22 pm

Thanks for the link. I wonder if they would make it in different leathers?

I'll keep the sizing in mind, but I dunno how it'd look on a guy with some reverse taper like me.

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:41 pm

Zach R. wrote:Thanks for the link. I wonder if they would make it in different leathers?
I'll keep the sizing in mind, but I dunno how it'd look on a guy with some reverse taper like me.

Reverse taper ...

That's pretty good ... I guess another way to put it would be ... an overly thick ribbon.

Indiana Jarmyr · Post by **Indiana Jarmyr** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:06 am

I bought it last year, and it is the best jacket I have ever owned. My jacket is a lot darker than the pictures I have seen of it though, it is completely black, and I haven't been able to reproduce that light brown finish that is supposed to appear when you take a photo of it using a flash. Anyway, it is a great jacket, and I can highly recommend it.

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:44 pm

You ordered the brown and it looked black?

Anyway, I requested some more pics and some leather samples(along with some samples for my next Indy jacket) from Wested, I'm interested in what exactly this "nubuck leather" really is.

Baggers · Post by **Baggers** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:47 pm

That is a good looking jacket. It appears to be very similar in style to the Motoring Coat offered by History Preservation Associates (or whatever they're called). Their item is made from a smooth leather, which makes me wonder what the Wested product would look like in brown goatskin.

I've also sent an email to Gemma. we'll see what she says.

Cheers!

Mr. Das · Post by **Mr. Das** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:56 pm

I believe the screen accurate version is made with cowhide, whereas the Wested public version is made with a waxy hide

Zach R. · Post by **Zach R.** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:02 am

In the other thread, Peter I think, said that the more you wear it the more "shiny"(eg screen accurate) this nubuck becomes?

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:05 am

I think nubuck leather has a bit of a "nap" to it like pigskin. The more you wear it the "slicker" it will get as the "nap" wears away.

Indiana Jarmyr · Post by **Indiana Jarmyr** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 1:55 pm

Zach R. wrote:You ordered the brown and it looked black?

No, they told me that the original one is supposed to be black, it just look brown in the light. Mine, however, look black no matter what the light is. To be honest, I don't think my jacket look anything like the one in the movie when it comes to the colour, but I still think it looks great.

Mr. Das · Post by **Mr. Das** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:15 pm

The information of the jacket being cowhide comes from David(Mantis). And trust me, he knows his Bond.