Club Obi Wan

My new lamb Wested arrived today. Only had a brief chance to try it on this morning before I had to dash out to work. Pleased with my initial view Very nice soft leather. Seems a shame to distress it- but ####, I'm going to anyway. Thanks to Peter.

Let me tell you something they often tell me

I know, I know Didn't have time this morning.... Also got my Wested shirt and a WPG shirt from Todds. At first glance the Wested is waaayyyyy better but haven't tried them on yet.

you can try them both on....with the wpg shirt on top....and still have room to have a drinking contest with marion underneath it.

Yes I noticed the WPG was on the larger side of large....

A couple of pic's before any distressing.... ... and the WPG shirt is completely mad! I'm 220lbs and 6foot. The shirt is like a tent. I could get two of me in it! The Wested one on the other hand is very good...

djd wrote:A couple of pic's before any distressing.... ... and the WPG shirt is completely mad! I'm 220lbs and 6foot. The shirt is like a tent. I could get two of me in it! The Wested one on the other hand is very good...

Great gear... The sleeves on the Wested are wrinkling-up very nicely... Very good fit.

Great looking jacket djd! -perfect fit too..I'm not a huge fan of artificial distressing myself(I've seen enough real distressing on old jackets now to compare-artificial distressing never looks real IMO),looking at the wrinkling on those sleeves already though I'd say it wouldn't take long to distress naturally.

That's 80s fit right?

I don't think it's an 80's fit.... It's just a 46R from their standard pattern. I guess it just fits well

As far as artificial distressing goes, generally I'd agree with you but the jackets in the films were artificially distressed and I guess that's more of the look I'm after. New- it looks a bit dressy for my taste. I'm very pleased with it though.

looks good on you djd. beware the dark side (the artificial distressing camp)....as you may just find yourself longing for that nice shiney look after all the sanding/acetone/alcohol.....happened to me 4 jackets ago

Thanks Too late now as I started with the sandpaper last night! So far so good. I have dressier jackets if that's what I want to wear, but for me the Indy has to look like it's lived a little. If I'm going out and want to look smart I wear a suit- not a short leather jacket... I hate the 'smart casual' look. I'll be one or the other but not both at the same time. Smart casual makes me think of Alan Partridge for those who've seen that show.

so you've taken the plunge then......word of advice...take it very, very slow. work in small sections of the jacket and do not rush things just so you can wear it in an hour. i would have to say that a good distressing job should span a couple of days or so and should not have drastic changes over each iteration. i've seen many jackets that have looked like rushed distressing jobs (mine included) where it still has the underlying "newness" with frayed/sanded edges. small amounts over time should be the philosophy for distressing....unless you're scheduled to shoot at elstree the next day

A couple of pictures of my newly distressed jacket.... Sandpaper and a bit of hot water. It's not too shiny so I won't go down the chemical treatment route yet. No regrets so far

Sandpaper destroys the jacket.
I would try only acetone. That removes the color only. If you regret you can always redye it at a spacialized shop.

So does attacking it with a wire brush and a penknife! Seriously though, I'm after that 'dragged behind a truck' look and to be honest it's a cheap enough jacket. I've done far more damage to motorcycle leathers, surfing down the tarmac- unless the stiching goes they aren't going to disintergrate.

djd wrote: I've done far more damage to motorcycle leathers, surfing down the tarmac.

Sounds like there's a whole other story waiting to be told?

I wouldn't worry so much about the distressing. We're all different people and we all distress differently As long as YOU'RE happy with it

I'm very happy with it... I love the jacket. Very good value for money and I have no problem kicking the **** out of it to achieve the desired look