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Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:21 am**

Arrived a few minutes ago with my "Skull" jacket:

Very noticeable olive hue but beautifully soft lamb. This will see a lot of use when it's too hot for thicker jackets.

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:54 am**

Ah, another one. I think I may be OK with the olive hue. Indy's jacket in the temple in Raiders also looks a little olive. In fact his jacket hardly ever looks brown in Raiders.

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:14 am**

Look at that picture of the back

That leather must be extremely soft! Never mind the hue, I love the way that leather looks.

Regards, Geert

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:09 am**

Thanks for the feedback. Here are a couple of pics of the jacket being worn. I'm used to longer sleeves - does this look okay?

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:32 am**

Nice looking jacket but the sleeves are perhaps a bit short.

-Nebraska

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:32 am**

I really like this leather, it has a beautiful drape. As for your sleeves, I find them slightly short

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:45 am**

IMO the colour looks very well at the daylight. I don't see any olive hue here. About the sleeves: just pull down them gently a little a couple of times, and they will look right.

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:54 am**

Indiana Strones wrote:About the sleeves: just pull down them gently a little a couple of times, and they will look right.

Funnily enough, I was just about to post something similar. Either the jacket's freed up a little or I'm standing differently but it now seems a perfect fit with the sleeves around an inch from my knuckles!

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:46 am**

i have a jacket that the sleeves feel right sometimes and sometimes they feel short..its due to how i wear it when its open..

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:58 am**

Hey, the jacket looks great worn outdoors. The sleeves would be too short for my liking. How tall are you, and what size did you order?

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:03 pm**

whiskyman wrote:Hey, the jacket looks great worn outdoors. The sleeves would be too short for my liking. How tall are you, and what size did you order?

Hi whiskyman. The sleeves are actually okay - they've "given" a little and the photo's deceptive. As Heyjude7 says, I think it depends how you're wearing it but there is also some movement.

I'm just over 6'2" and I ordered a 44. I'm comfortable with the sizing and, as I'm currently looking to lose some weight, the sleeves will only improve with time.

Posted: **Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:06 pm**

That's a really great looking jacket and I'm glad the sleeve problems have resolved themselves. I was nervous after reading about the olive hue, but it's only under certain lighting conditions and the drape and feel of the leather more than make up for it.

Posted: **Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:45 pm**

send it to me.I am a 44

Posted: **Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:50 pm**

I know what you mean about the sleeves. With my G&B it depends on how I'm wearing the jacket. If it's zipped all the way up the sleeves are just about too short. If the jacket is open and off the shoulders the sleeves are long.

Posted: **Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:34 am**

The jacket looks solid

Posted: **Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:33 pm**

After a few days of consideration, I ended up going down the custom route (which I originally didn't know was available with this hide) on this and the Veg Tanned "Crystal Skull" jacket. Will post pics soon but the new jackets which arrived today are definitely an improvement in both body and sleeve length.

Posted: **Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:25 pm**

look foreward to seeing your new jacket.

Posted: **Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:53 pm**

The sleeves may not be SA but they are period accurate. In the 1930's sleeves were worn higher up the wrist. I think yours are fine and the jacket looks good. There's a famous Howard Hughs photo of him in a leather jacekt next to his Spruce Goose and his sleeves are even shorter.

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:07 am**

DVD Connoisseur wrote:After a few days of consideration, I ended up going down the custom route (which I originally didn't know was available with this hide) on this and the Veg Tanned "Crystal Skull" jacket. Will post pics soon but the new jackets which arrived today are definitely an improvement in both body and sleeve length.

So you sent back those 2 new jackets?

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:19 pm**

Indiana Strones wrote: So you sent back those 2 new jackets?

Yep, but the replacements are in the same hides...

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:29 pm**

I have a question for you, how long after you ordered your washed lamb did it arrive at your front door?

I'm just curious so I know about how long I can expect to wait.

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:31 pm**

jnicktem wrote:I have a question for you, how long after you ordered your washed lamb did it arrive at your front door?

I'm just curious so I know about how long I can expect to wait.

My washed lamb arrived in 9 days, but I'm in Italy...

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:43 pm**

Well shipping to the US doesn't take long, since I received my NH shirts 4 days after ordering. It has now been 14 days since my order was "processed for production."

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:45 pm**

Sorry, 15 days.

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:46 pm**

You'll have to take customs into consideration: that can sometimes delay jackets for a couple of weeks.

Regards, Geert

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:08 pm**

As I was waiting on 2 jackets, my wait for longer than normal. I think it was about 2.5 weeks in total.

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:10 pm**

Well, if it is about 2.5 weeks, mine should be coming soon. Did you get an e-mail notification when it shipped?

Posted: **Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:12 pm**

jnicktem wrote:Well, if it is about 2.5 weeks, mine should be coming soon. Did you get an e-mail notification when it shipped?

No, I've never received e-mail confirmation of shipping. I tend to ring up and Gemma's always able to tell me where the items are up to and when they'll ship.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:19 pm**

Here's my custom replacement. I'm a lot more comfortable with the length this time around.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:21 pm**

Is that a washed lamb? (I'm no good with leathers...).

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:28 pm**

jnicktem wrote:Is that a washed lamb? (I'm no good with leathers...).

Yep, it's the limited washed lamb.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:32 pm**

Wow, it looks really good on you! What are it's measurements?

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:34 pm**

jnicktem wrote:Wow, it looks really good on you! What are it's measurements?

Cheers! My original jacket was a 44 regular. This was too short so I asked for a further 2.5" in the sleeves and 2" in the body. I'm 6'3" and 90kg.

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:38 pm**

Judging by those measurements, my washed lamb should fit perfectly! I can't wait for it to arrive (should be this week!).

Thanks!

Posted: **Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:07 pm**

Great jacket DVD! ;-)

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:59 pm**

The jacket's wearing in well (particularly the sleeves) but I'm struggling to rid myself of the packing creases, clearly seen in the pic of the front of my new custom.

Will these eventually disappear with time? The creases are quite well imbedded in the leather.

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:01 pm**

A little water and tumble in cool dryer with a couple of clean tennis shoes for about an hour will really do wonders, at least it did for my washed goat.......Hatch

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2008 5:00 pm**

Cheers, Hatch.

Posted: **Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:50 pm**

Dug this out of the wardrobe for the first time this year and noticed the "croc" effect on the washed lamb hide that I hadn't noticed before!

I think this is the leather feature that many pick up on in shots from the movie. I could have sworn the leather was smooth when it was new!

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