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US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:16 pm
by car96
Size XXL. Fit is good, length is good. Sleeves are too long for my liking, but it'll do.

Leather is soft and supple, collar is big & I don't like so much how it lays, leather is light and feels like it could snag and rip easy...but for the $$$ it's good.

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Above : Wested Pre Distressed Cow / US Wings Antiq. Lamb

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:48 pm
by Cajunkraut
Very nice, 96!

Looks like it fits you better than the last one, and the sleeve length looks good on you too.

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:18 pm
by car96
If I could take up the sleeves about 1", it would be perfect on the sleeve, but it's not too bad.

This is gonna be my backup jacket....I want to be rough on it, but that lamb is too thin...but I am happy with it.

It doesn't look that brown either, more of a dark brown.

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 2:20 am
by knibs7
car96 wrote:
It doesn't look that brown either, more of a dark brown.
:-k :?

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:13 am
by Gorak
The collar can eventaully be trained to sit like you want.
I loved my Wings lightweight lamb..I just hated the lining....Michealson has always said that you could have that changed out but I just never tried it but it really was a great go-to jacket! Loved loved lovede that leather and have never found its equal with any other vendors.

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:41 am
by Michaelson
Yep, with a cotton lining they're fantastic jackets, and a LOT tougher than you're giving it credit, even as a lambskin, though you should always lean toward the side of caution with ANY form of that leather. You don't have to treat it with kid-gloves, but it sure ain't a goatskin or cowhide. ;)

I was surprised!

Regards! Michaelson

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:43 pm
by Chewbacca Jones
The sleeves on an Indy style cuff are very easy to have altered. Any tailor that's worked with leather should have no problem.
As for the collar, I find that all of my US Wings jackets needed to worked by hand a bit to look right. I often wet the collars for that, too.
I have one of these on it's way to me, and if it's the hide I think it is, it's stronger than it seems. As Michaelson says, it's not goatskin or what-have-you, but it's not going to disintegrate if you bump into a wall. I doubt US Wings would allow such a product out of their doors.

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 4:02 pm
by baddates1
Now the only thing needed on those jacket are the tailoring, and some distressing to give it that ToD look.

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 8:42 pm
by Weston
knibs7 wrote:
car96 wrote:
It doesn't look that brown either, more of a dark brown.
:-k :?
I think he's talking about how with flash those pics make it look a much lighter shade of brown than it actually is. In natural light, it is a dark brown.

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:05 pm
by car96
Weston....yep :D

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:29 pm
by knibs7
Weston wrote:
knibs7 wrote:
car96 wrote:
It doesn't look that brown either, more of a dark brown.
:-k :?
I think he's talking about how with flash those pics make it look a much lighter shade of brown than it actually is. In natural light, it is a dark brown.
Gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up. :TOH:

Kyle

Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2014 8:12 pm
by car96
Did a little distressing. Should I try and darken the distressed areas with Pecards?

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Re: US Wings 30th Ann. Featherweight Antiq. Lambskin

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 12:37 am
by knibs7
car96 wrote:Did a little distressing. Should I try and darken the distressed areas with Pecards?
Ya, I'd make it a little darker. It would be perfect for the LC jacket though.

:TOH:

Kyle