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possible 110 dollar jonathan coreyclose enough jacket
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:49 am
by btice
http://www.dorothylee.com/proddetail.as ... 05&cat=399
its usually 170 but here it is 110
result of hunting for 3 hours
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:06 am
by Captain Ron Solo
The link's not working for me.
Ron
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:24 am
by btice
it wasnt working for a while but it is back now
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:27 am
by Michaelson
Not a bad looking substitute jacket! Looks a lot like the one that shows up on occasion in Sportsman's Guide!
GOOD FIND!!!
HIGH regards! Michaelson
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 10:40 am
by Castor Dioscuri
For a third of the price of a Wested or a Todd's, it certainly looks reasonable for a close enough!
But for some honest criticisms: Those pockets are huge... Even bigger than Wested's! And though the leather looks 'drapey', it also looks like it's made from a raincoat material, and *looks* like it won't stand up to abuse. But that's all very speculative on my part.
It just looks very... puffy, for lack of a better word. I'm not talking about the wearer here, but the jacket itself looks like an overweight Wested... if that makes any sense.
Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:13 pm
by Browncoat
I don't know, you are still paying over $100 for that jacket.
Unless you are really in need of an "Indy" style jacket, I'd take the time and patience to save up a little more for a Wested. For the price, you can't really beat getting an Indy jacket from the original maker.
Plus, if you get the off the rack sized, premade ones--chances are you can recieve it within a week.
Other than that, this jacket makes a decent alternative.
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:12 am
by ydam
it is a nice sub but i would honestly delay the pleasure of having a leather jacket now and save up the extra money for the wested.
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:11 pm
by Dostacos
Vitoscarlatti wrote:Yeah I think it looks a bit ' gathered ' around the waist, Do I smell elasticated sides there?...
yes it has elastic on the bottom instead of the knit band on the bomber jackets. this jacket looks to be a cross of several types of "bomber" jackets with something of it's own.
I don't like the knit cuffs and bottoms so this is better temp jacket for me. the one I like the most looks like this:
but way out of my price range at 400 pounds and I will end up with a Wested anyway
as for why, for me the price is right and the cost of a good one to fit me is next to impossible [currently 4X] I am waiting for mine now and will give a report on it when it arrives.
Dan
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:53 pm
by Rob
A nice find... still pricey of course... and a definite no-no at its original price... but still, well done
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:29 am
by codefool
Dostacos wrote:I am waiting for mine now and will give a report on it when it arrives.
Dostacos - can you please post your order/shipping/delivery stats in this thread
viewtopic.php?t=23479? Thanks!
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:38 pm
by Dostacos
codefool wrote:Dostacos wrote:I am waiting for mine now and will give a report on it when it arrives.
Dostacos - can you please post your order/shipping/delivery stats in this thread
viewtopic.php?t=23479? Thanks!
well it is not a wested and not custom so
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:23 pm
by codefool
Dostacos wrote:well it is not a wested and not custom so
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Oops - sorry. Your post read that you would end up with a Wested anyway, so I assumed you had ordered a Wested.
Well, when you DO order a Wested you'll know where to put your stats.
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:15 pm
by Dostacos
codefool wrote:Dostacos wrote:well it is not a wested and not custom so
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Oops - sorry. Your post read that you would end up with a Wested anyway, so I assumed you had ordered a Wested.
Well, when you DO order a Wested you'll know where to put your stats.
yes WHEN I get a wested. that will be about a year from now. as for the one I ordered, they don't answer the phone OR their emails. I am hoping it is a small operation and closed today. They don't even answer the order line.....
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:42 pm
by Dostacos
just to be clear, I ordered the cheap leather jacket listed in the first post. THEY do not answer either the phone OR emails
Dan
this is not a wested order or problem,
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:40 am
by Dostacos
ok after 6 emails and 6 phone messages over 2 days they got back to me and said OOPS we are out of stock [and they were shipping DIRECT from the mfg]
since the mfg has it for about $140 I suspect when they get it back in stock the price will go UP
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:02 pm
by Dostacos
the mfg also was out of stock.
I went with a Kingsize Direct bomber for $129 [also had a $25 off coupon
] great leather, not a Indy jacket but a real nice jacket XL & 2XL reg or tall is only $109, ask for a catalog, and when it arrives it probably will have a $$$ off coupon
pictures to follow
Dan