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ok tell me what you guys think? these are pics of my jacket new and then distressed.

http://public.fotki.com/ak472000/wested/jacket/

I think the jacket looks really good. I especially like the pocket distressing. Distressing is something that's really hard to photograph. Pictures with flashes or bright lights just make it stand out more than it ever would to the naked eye. I wish we could see you outside in the sun. But I guess being in Alaska, that might not be possible for a while.

Agreed - nice 'artistic' approach to the pockets. Very believable, without being overstated. (Yes, I meant it.)

I'm a little concerns about that right elbow, though - is it really that extreme, or did the flash just exaggerate it? Was all the color removed w/ acetone, or is that extreme sanding? My only concern is for the integrity...it would **** for normal wear and tear to do a number on a weak point on the elbow and end up w/ 'ventilation'.

Same sort of question for the seams on the left-side split below the sidestrap - a lot of color removed, or a lot of sanding? A slightly different concern here is that the stitches shouldn't get too sanded, so they don't come apart over time.

My apologies if I seem to be picking on it - I think you did a great job, but just in case you are getting too deep or working over the stitches, I figured you'd appreciate it being pointed out before you went any further with it. Right?

Thanks,
J

P.S. I'm in Michaelson's camp (natural distressing), but I'm taking so much wear and tear I'm almost ready to defect and start tinkering w/ mine a bit - so thanks for sharing your pics! Can you remind me what kind of leather that is, please?

Hummm.

Regards! Michaelson

Man, he can see ANYTHING, can't he? Trust me, if you could see my jacket now, you'd think I HAD been distressing it...until I pointed out that all the markings on my jacket are clearly 'child tracks'. They're killing me slowly, I'm sure...the death of a thousand drools...

Thanks guys, and yes the elbow is not as distressed as it looks with the flash,this was all done with acitone and elbow grease.I thought about where the jacket would ride on my body when driving and doing normal stuff like putting your elbow out the window,becouse yes you might be on an adventure and get dragged behind a truck but most the time you would just be driving the truck.and also i thought thaqt the wear would not be even all over and being that i am left handed I figured that side would wear more.

Good plan, Blizzard - a practical approach to distressing. Very well thought out!

Indiana Jerry wrote:Man, he can see ANYTHING, can't he? Trust me, if you could see my jacket now, you'd think I HAD been distressing it...until I pointed out that all the markings on my jacket are clearly 'child tracks'. They're killing me slowly, I'm sure...the death of a thousand drools...

I think baby drool has an equivalent solvency to Acetone Jerry, at least my 4 month old seems to be that way.

Blizzard,

Loos pretty good, I think the flash may have brought out the distressed areas a bit too much as stated. If its less apparent in natural lighting I'd say you did yours pretty tastefully. You could probably take some pics in good natural lighting with no flash and that might show what it really looks like...just a thought.

You have made some errors which cannot be undone. For example, it's obvious the coat was sanded while not being worn. This is shown by the sanding highlighting the fold that lay beneath the surface being sanded on one of the sleeves. I don't have a solution to prevent this which is why I won't take any abrasive to my leather. Aging anything is an art, and its all too easy to ruin the article.

hmmmm, no sanding at all just a little acitone,but thanks for the advice, I see what you mean next time ill try to prevent that. but i like the way this turned out, to me it looks pretty natural, i have gotten several complements on it at work.

That's a fine distressing job, right there
Had I not known any better, I would not question it at all. Good show.

I like what I see. I'm actually glad I saw this, because now, I understand what the underarm gussets on a Wested look like. Anyway, is this a lamb, goat, etc.? Which?

Looks pretty good to me Indiana...