Club Obi Wan

Hey Ladies and Gents, I saw a recent Thread on a cotton raiders and now i want one. I have only seen a few pics and i was wondering if anyone else has more pics and some with details or any stories and experiences with their cotton wested. It would be much appreciated.
thanks again and always

Heyjude7

Oh yeah i finally got my first wested in.. well not me but it arrived at my home.. just 30 more days til i see it though.. it will be waiting on the pier for me when i arrive back from this deployment. i wanna wear it now though! the wait seems like forever.. My wife says it looks great.. i bet.. cant wait... thanks for everyone's help and all the info that was provided on helping me decide which one to get. Hope it fits me!
thanks

Congratulations on the Wested arrival! Sorry to hear you have to wait, but it will be WELL worth it.

There's a good photo of the cotton jackat AT the Wested site, and if you go to some of the previous discussions, I believe Indy McFly posted some really good ones of his.

Regards! Michaelson

I suppose now might be the time to order a cotton Raiders for the summer.

Heyjude, have a safe trip home.

THanks again Gents cant wait to get home for a million reasons but a wested is a good reason for now!
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Ok im slow.. sorry Michaelson.. i found it.. it was right in front of my face on the site.. dont mind me ive been workin all nite.. i work the graveyard shift..

Totally understood, my friend.

Oh, they don't come with the cordoury collar anymore unless you ask for it. The collars are like the rest of the jacket now, and look MUCH better that way.

Regards! Michaelson

Do you know why wested made it for a while with the cord?

It was what they had on hand at the time. The photo at the site was of the first jacket made (prototype), which was sent in my direction to test. The jacket, for some odd reason, got delivered to VANBERBILT UNIVERSITY in Nashville, TN. The address I GAVE them was The University of Tennessee Space Institute in Tullahoma, TN. APparently since both universities were in Tennessee, that was close enough.

Anyway, some yahoo in the mailroom at Vandy signed for the jacket, and it was NEVER seen again. So, there's someone in Nashville wearing the stolen cotton prototype seen in that photo.

A second prototype was made (just like that one), then sent again to my CORRECT address, and with a few suggestions made, the current jacket came out. I know a few were made with that collar, but not very many. It's still an option (and actually quite comfortable!), but it's not standard anymore.

Regards! Michaelson

I'd like to see the jacket available in some different colors. A nice dark khaki would be nice. I just never cared much for the brown color its offered in now.

I have a bunch of pictures of me in my cotton wested, which I wear in the summers here.
Here's one from Hawaii last year:

Ghos7a55assin wrote:
Here's one from Hawaii last year:

Dang, Ghost, that looks nice. Though, in terms of a cloth jacket, I sure wish there was a high quality replica of Solo's ESB jacket available. Anybody happen to know of one? (Feel free to PM, don't want to derail this...)

Cordially,
Lord Clarence MacDonald

I'm wearing my cotton Wested today. They're fine for spring type weather too. Yours looks great on you, Ghost!!!

Regards! Michaelson

Lord_Clarence wrote:

Ghos7a55assin wrote:
Here's one from Hawaii last year:

Dang, Ghost, that looks nice. Though, in terms of a cloth jacket, I sure wish there was a high quality replica of Solo's ESB jacket available. Anybody happen to know of one? (Feel free to PM, don't want to derail this...)

Cordially,
Lord Clarence MacDonald

Indeed. I'd also be interested if you hear from anyone!

Thanks, Lord Macdonald and Michaelson!
It was your original review, Michaelson, that convinced me to get the cotton in the first place!

Good for you!! Glad you like it!

HIGH regards! Michaelson

All this talk about cotton. Nothing wrong with the feeel of satin and it looks classier too..