Club Obi Wan

NorthernRaider wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:57 am Hey, and welcome!
I’m sure many will chime in here with their experience, here’s mine-

1. Leather
The short answer here to “what is best” really depends what you want from your jacket. Warmth/durability/accuracy/ability to weather?
The off the rack leathers are all chrome tanned, I believe, which means any weathering or distressing you do will show gray and need dying. This is pretty straight forward though.
The Legacy leather is nice and soft and is veg tanned, so it has better undertones. It’s a medium weight lambskin, so some think it’s too heavy for accuracy, I found it to be a relatively light jacket. It doesn’t have much (any) texture though, so not actually perfect for a Raiders jacket.
The Destiny Lambskin is really nice, the nicest I’ve seen from Wested. I wouldn’t mind getting a raiders Hero jacket made from that leather, though it would require some dying to get to the right color. Again, thats not as daunting as it may sound. Pretty simple actually, but do you want to get into that degree of work?
Not everyone does. I found it fun.
I will also say lambskin is not very durable. It will rip if you catch it on anything. I was attacked by a dog recently (!) while wearing my legacy jacket, and the sleeve is full of holes now. The next day I had to go back to the same place and switched to a cowhide jacket and the dog chewed on me some more, no damage at all. Long story lol
So the question is- is this a fashion jacket or does it need to be functional, and what is your lifestyle like? If you are tough on jackets, or wear them while working, or doing anything adventurous where the jacket may take a beating, go with goat or cow. Lamb for looking nice.

2. Sleeve length
I’ve noticed about 1/2” of shrinking with sleeve crumpling/use. I use that as a rule of thumb now, go half inch over what you want and it will probably wind up perfect later, though I like my sleeves a touch longer.
Hope this helps!

Northern Raider

fifthchamber wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:56 pm For Wested, I'd honestly jump on the Legacy line, with the Legacy leather they're using right now too....If those had been around when I first started? I'd have been left with just one jacket over the last 15 or so years instead of the 20 or so I've gone through....(Soon to be 21...Kelso arriving soon...LOL)

Wested Legacy Raiders, for me, looks pretty much the peak of their work..As for sleeves, get the size that works for you, don't predict it based on shrinkage, since that probably won't affect it a huge enough deal to matter...Order your size. If it shortens a touch due to rain or shower work? That's ok too...Since you're ordering to your thumb knuckle, there's still a little that can be lost fine...

Indy Ozzy Jones wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:48 pm

fifthchamber wrote: ↑Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:56 pm For Wested, I'd honestly jump on the Legacy line, with the Legacy leather they're using right now too....If those had been around when I first started? I'd have been left with just one jacket over the last 15 or so years instead of the 20 or so I've gone through....(Soon to be 21...Kelso arriving soon...LOL)

Wested Legacy Raiders, for me, looks pretty much the peak of their work..As for sleeves, get the size that works for you, don't predict it based on shrinkage, since that probably won't affect it a huge enough deal to matter...Order your size. If it shortens a touch due to rain or shower work? That's ok too...Since you're ordering to your thumb knuckle, there's still a little that can be lost fine...

thanks for the feeback. Would you say the Desitny lambskin leather they're using is more durable than other lambskin they're using. I am looking for a jacket that looks nice but is functional and can be worn daily without fear of it getting too banged up.