What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Bigbenbs]

Getting some solid break in time for the new RM J-24 Buco on the 14 hour flight back from Tokyo.

 

[IndianaStan]

Decided to go full Canadian tuxedo for my birthday with a Levi’s Type 2 and 517s—with some NOS Red Wing 9866 and a beat up flannel from Lucky Brand

 

[Herrvallmo]

I love this jacket a lot more than I thought I would the tan, thinner leather is perfect for those days when it's "almost to warm for a leather jacket, but I still want to rock one" temps outside lol.

Once again sorry for the ****py pictures gents, I really need to learn how to take a decent photo someday...

Have a great weekend yall, and to those living where the heat is going crazy, please be safe and drink a lot of water!
Cheers!

 

[Bigbenbs]

Okay, I might have gone a little too hard during my Japan trip. Second new purchase. Rainbow Country Hercules dark seal shinki. Wasn’t planning on a second jacket after the RM Buco, but it was so beautiful and fit so perfectly I couldn’t say no. Price was also about $500 better than overseas, from what I can tell.

 

[Shawnziee]

Ohhh man I have a thing with RC … ohh talk to me about the smell lol by the way how much was it if you don’t mind me asking?

 

[Bigbenbs]

Ohhh man I have a thing with RC … ohh talk to me about the smell lol by the way how much was it if you don’t mind me asking?

Smell is unreal! It weirdly reminds of this luxury resort I stayed at in Mexico. No idea how they do it.

I paid $1,500 new from McFly.

 

[Edward]

On a day like today, with London cosplaying hell at 35C, I can only dream of being able to wear a jacket. Mostly I'm jealously eying the dog's cool-coat; he's just lucky he's far too tiny for it to make any difference to me!

 

[bobjones]

Simple, sophisticated, perfect: my two new Schotts...OTR but fit like they were made for me. And after 20 years of FQHH, I feel like Atlas the day after the weight of the world was lifted off his shoulders.

The black is #246 lamb/sheep, the brown is #546 in cow; both are delicious, smooth as butter, and superbly crafted. Linings are cotton and magnificent, sleeves are satin/polyester/smooth. Schott is known for its moto/Perfectos, but I think their "civilians" are even better.

Wish I had discovered them decades ago, would have saved me a lot of aggravation, time and expense. Yes FQHH is an ideal material for riding, giving lots of protection and the weight is less of a factor since you are sitting on a bike, but wearing an 8.5lb FQHH coat while walking around for 6-8 hours is brutal - and that is after you've spent YEARS breaking the jacket in so you can actually move your arms.

New leather jacket buyers should be properly educated on FQHH and what it requires of the buyer/wearer, and I think the jacket makers should urge buyers to look at lighter/mid-weight horse hides (Pinnacle??) if they have never had a FQHH jacket before.

PS I received my Aero hangers which after customs/duties cost nearly $30 per...don't get me started, but this was not Aero's fault. UPS is truly a dreadful company.

 

[Mrfrown]

Okay, I might have gone a little too hard during my Japan trip. Second new purchase. Rainbow Country Hercules dark seal shinki. Wasn’t planning on a second jacket after the RM Buco, but it was so beautiful and fit so perfectly I couldn’t say no. Price was also about $500 better than overseas, from what I can tell.

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Looks great man! The seal brown is one of those hides that makes you go “wow!” from day one

Brief price side panel-
My prices for 2025 production were $1750/1815 depending on size, though all the Hercs sold out. RC upped their prices about $150 so 2026 production had to go up accordingly. The difference for my price vs buying in Japan can almost entirely be accounted for by import duties.