Jacket [FINALLY] arrived: unbelievable!

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:34 pm

Hi everybody!

Just got back from the post office with the new jacket and WOW is it unbelievable. For those who dont know or remember, I originalyl bought a dark brown lamb for christmas but it was too small... and instead of sending back I ordered a new one.

Well after all of the delays (3 months!!) it finally came and the difference between this goat and the lamb is crazy. The goat is SO much softer, has a better drape, and it just looks darn good with the grain. I couldn't believe it, for I had thought after my leather swatches and what everybody on the forum said about the lamb being the softer/etc of the two but not in this case! It fits perfectly, looks awesome, and again that leather is just unbelievable. Ill try to get pics a little later but again WOW it couldn't have turned out better. Props to the gang at wested they really did a great job with this.

Here are some pics, and sorry they are compressed cause I dont wanna pay for my bandwidth lol. Additionally, they are pretty big so watch out and also make sure you click on them to see them FULL SIZE.

I tried to gte the color to show correctly, it is a dark brown, with a hint of almost purple its really hard to describe but it looks great! Here are the pics, included a shot of me (yep, thats what my face looks like), also are shots of the jacket with an old brown shoe so you can compare the type/color of the leather. Finally, look at the goldfish! I used the saturated goldfish as the color temperature so hopefully those are more accurate. Enjoy!

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:51 pm

Well finally, glad to hear it has lived up to and surpassed your expectations

Cheers,
John

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 12:55 pm

has yours arrived yet? Or tomorrow?

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:12 pm

Congrats man! But what about pics!?

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:35 pm

J_Weaver wrote:Congrats man! But what about pics!?

pics are up! Look

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:39 pm

I'm happy for you, AT LAST it arrived!!!!!

SO what are you going to do with the other one? How could have happened that goat is softer than lamb???

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:41 pm

Nope, Mine did not arrive today.

I must say you have the whitest squarest head I have ever seen

Or are you in a witness protection program.

Cheers,
John

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:46 pm

erri_wan wrote:I'm happy for you, AT LAST it arrived!!!!!

SO what are you going to do with the other one? How could have happened that goat is softer than lamb???

The other one is staying back home and is there if a family member wants to use it, I guess. And ya I dont quite get it but this goat is certainly softer and drapes far better than the lamb. I dont get it. The lamb felt like Vinyl in comparison, a big hunk of plastic. Well it doesn't matter, this one rocks!

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:47 pm

G-MANN wrote:Nope, Mine did not arrive today.

I must say you have the whitest squarest head I have ever seen
Or are you in a witness protection program.

Cheers,
John

Nah, i just like to keep things as anon as possible

Btw apologies for the dorm room- just got back in and the place was a mess to begin wtih heh.

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:48 pm

Well if it IS goat

it would be surely heavier than the lamb anyway. Can you confrim it?

BTW i'm very happy for you and that you really enjoy it

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:49 pm

Mmm that's interesting. Antique brass sliders rather than black ones?

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:49 pm

Mantis, I was just pulling your leg. The jacket looks great

Wear it in good health.

Cheers,
John

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:49 pm

erri_wan wrote:Well if it IS goat it would be surely heavier than the lamb anyway. Can you confrim it?

BTW i'm very happy for you and that you really enjoy it

Ya its goat

It is a bit heavier and feels far more substantial. Its crazy I know! Maybe its a new type of skin or I just got lucky? In any even thanks, its been a rough few months waiting and hoping this thing would turn out ok

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:50 pm

Kt Templar wrote:Mmm that's interesting. Antique brass sliders rather than black ones?

I have the same identical sliders! WHERE ARE THE BLACK ONES? :evil:

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:52 pm

If mine ever shows up, I will compare it with my Lambskin and post a couple of pics.
Cheers,
John

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:53 pm

erri_wan wrote:
Kt Templar wrote:Mmm that's interesting. Antique brass sliders rather than black ones?
I have the same identical sliders! WHERE ARE THE BLACK ONES? :evil:

wow i didn't notice that. Hmm...

I just checked my email and I did choose:

Side Fastener: Anodised Black Rectangular Slider(buckle)

Interesting. I dont care though, maybe I'll swap em from my other jacket lol

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:57 pm

someone has black ones to show?

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:58 pm

Erri, mate you've seen the black ones

My ones are black so are VP's.

G-MANN · Post by **G-MANN** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:59 pm

I just checked, it has taken over 48 hours for mine to clear Customs.
I will let you know if mine come with the wrong sliders too.
Cheers,
John

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:00 pm

Kt Templar wrote:Erri, mate you've seen the black ones My ones are black so are VP's.

these ones looks exactly like mine actually and mantis'

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 4:15 pm

erri_wan wrote:
Kt Templar wrote:Erri, mate you've seen the black ones My ones are black so are VP's.
these ones looks exactly like mine actually and mantis'

Actually I understand what you mean, you can only see the shine on the pic on my album. I'll take a pic tomorrow under more controlled light.

Mantis, when you get a chance how about some shots out in daylight? I know what you mean about the purplishness of the dark brown, not that that's a bad thing.

Dr._J · Post by **Dr._J** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:39 pm

Yes, Peter FINALLY got the metal loops correct and then he changed colors on us! They went from being black to antique brass. If and WHEN I order another jacket I'll provide my own hardware.

Regards, Dr. J

Indakin · Post by **Indakin** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:15 pm

yea i also asked for the black sliders, but i def have the antique like in the pictures above. I dont mind it though.

And your jacket does look alot like my authentic goat in the light, not to get you worried that u got the wrong color

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:29 pm

Indakin wrote:yea i also asked for the black sliders, but i def have the antique like in the pictures above. I dont mind it though.

And your jacket does look alot like my authentic goat in the light, not to get you worried that u got the wrong color

It did occur to me that maybe it was, but after further inspection I could just tell it was the dark brown from that strange purplish aura of color. Its really hard to describe, its unique to this type of leather and treatment I guess. But ya the color is great, its brown enough yet dark.

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:41 pm

Indiana_Tone wrote:Yes. It is goat. Nice coat, Mantis. I think you might be talking about the shiny, slick sheen feel of the leather rather than it's being softer than the lamb. Semantics. The lamb does have a pleather-y feel to it - but that is softer.

Either way, cool coat! I must say it's the most Authentic Brown looking Dark Brown coat I've seen. You sure it's not Authentic brown?

Yeah, my "black anodized rectangular sliders" showed up brass as well. At least the rectangle part was correct.

Maybe thats what im feeling, it just feels nicer than the lamb as I recall (having just been home and fiddling around with it.) I guess it all depends on how you define "soft" - the lamb can be soft considering it has virtually no grain yet it doesn't have this feel of the goat even with its grain so ya lol.

Ya again its not authentic, certainly dark look at the picture of the strap you will see it virtually purple which is how the dark brown looks. Also, the pictures were taken in direct sunlight and with a white balance of the exposed white area on the goldfish container- I did this so that the color could be as vibrant as possible to try and show the "truer" colors. Hmm I guess I'll have to have my parents ship down the old leather swatches so that I can prove it

hehe

Strider · Post by **Strider** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:37 pm

Odd! When I got my goat, it was much stiffer than my lamb. Not cowboy hat stiff, but noticably stiffer and heavier than my lamb.

Hmm!!

mantis3214 · Post by **mantis3214** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:10 pm

Indiana_Tone wrote:I can see these better from my home computer. Which I'm willing to bet you've had on since you opened the package, huh?

Any chance I get

And I get lots of chances heh.

Kt Templar · Post by **Kt Templar** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:03 am

Here you go Erri this is what the adonised black sliders look like. Mantis sorry to hijack!

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 8:11 am

So why did I get brass ones?

Indakin · Post by **Indakin** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:54 am

your not the only one erri-wann i asked for black and got brass too

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:56 am

Indakin wrote:your not the only one erri-wann i asked for black and got brass too

well I will try not think about this too much... at least they match with the zip

they could avoid to say BLACK RECTANGULAR SLIDERS and only say the square slider description