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togoastray
Joined: 27 Dec 2006
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 Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: Good Leather Jacket |
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| It's starting to get chilly, especially riding at night, so I'm in need of a good leather jacket to get me through the winter. Does anyone have any recommendations for places to buy quality leather jackets? |
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pjmancktelow
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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theres a shop on the 2nd floor in itaewon. same side as the hamilton. called maxler. they are pretty good. they have a website too. but i dont have it to hand. you could google it i guess.
they stock a lot of outsizes too. i got heine gericke stuff there. they also have stuff such as dainese, alpinestars, triumph and other brands. they make their own too. |
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coralreefer_1
Joined: 19 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Not sure if this would be considered a "quality" but I will throw it out there as a friendly advisory.
Avoid the "Rothschild" leather jackets sold at Emart (perhaps Homeplus or another place also) I bought one last year and the teeth on the zipper started falling out after 3 weeks. Emart was kind enough to exchange it without a receipt, and the second one had the same problem a few weeks later. I chalked it up to a bad design and rather than try to exchange it or refund bought a cheap 30,000 won Henry Brown jacket with NO zipper problems. |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
Location: Electron cloud
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| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Had one of these (but better looking) and it lasted 5 years.
Itaewon good for leather. Also Dongdaemun (doota building and subway shopping arcade.)
I paid 350,000 for the RAF flight jacket.
Paid 120,000 for a beauty little blazer stlyle black buffallo skin jkt. Soft as glove leather but as tough as at the same time. Some cnut stole it from Gekkos.
Also paid 100,000 for a lovely tan brown blazer (brad in fight club)soft leather jkt. Some cnut stole it from Helios.
Hint - don't leave your new jacket unnatended anywhere and I mean anywhere in Hongdae or Itaewon. |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:04 am Post subject: |
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| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
Had one of these (but better looking) and it lasted 5 years.
Itaewon good for leather. Also Dongdaemun (doota building and subway shopping arcade.)
I paid 350,000 for the RAF flight jacket.
Paid 120,000 for a beauty little blazer stlyle black buffallo skin jkt. Soft as glove leather but as tough as at the same time. Some cnut stole it from Gekkos.
Also paid 100,000 for a lovely tan brown blazer (brad in fight club)soft leather jkt. Some cnut stole it from Helios.
Hint - don't leave your new jacket unnatended anywhere and I mean anywhere in Hongdae or Itaewon. |
Where'd you get the 125k and 100k ones? |
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Leslie Cheswyck
Joined: 31 May 2003
Location: University of Western Chile
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eIn07912
Joined: 06 Dec 2008
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:20 am Post subject: |
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Leather is murder.
It's also tacky. That's probably the more important reason.
Leather jackets are for guidos, balding old farts having their midlife crisis, and dudes that wear white socks with suits and/or white, high top sneakers for anything other than basketball.
Don't be that guy. Canvas is trendy and classic. Wool will always be sophisticated. And if you have to go the dead cow route, go suede.
The only leather a modern man should wear anymore is his wallet (sorry, nylon and velcro are for middle schoolers), his belt, and maybe a wrist watch band, depending on the occasion. |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| eIn07912 wrote: |
Leather is murder.
It's also tacky. That's probably the more important reason.
Leather jackets are for guidos, balding old farts having their midlife crisis, and dudes that wear white socks with suits and/or white, high top sneakers for anything other than basketball.
Don't be that guy. Canvas is trendy and classic. Wool will always be sophisticated. And if you have to go the dead cow route, go suede.
The only leather a modern man should wear anymore is his wallet (sorry, nylon and velcro are for middle schoolers), his belt, and maybe a wrist watch band, depending on the occasion. |
So is it tacky and murder, or just mostly tacky? Makes that first sentence look kind of opportunistically self-righteous. |
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Goon-Yang
Joined: 28 May 2009
Location: Duh
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:54 am Post subject: |
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| eIn07912 wrote: |
Leather is murder.
It's also tacky. That's probably the more important reason.
Leather jackets are for guidos, balding old farts having their midlife crisis, and dudes that wear white socks with suits and/or white, high top sneakers for anything other than basketball.
Don't be that guy. Canvas is trendy and classic. Wool will always be sophisticated. And if you have to go the dead cow route, go suede.
The only leather a modern man should wear anymore is his wallet (sorry, nylon and velcro are for middle schoolers), his belt, and maybe a wrist watch band, depending on the occasion. |
So is eating. If god didn't want us to eat animals he wouldn't have made them out of meat  |
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eIn07912
Joined: 06 Dec 2008
Location: seoul
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Old Gil wrote: |
| eIn07912 wrote: |
Leather is murder.
It's also tacky. That's probably the more important reason.
Leather jackets are for guidos, balding old farts having their midlife crisis, and dudes that wear white socks with suits and/or white, high top sneakers for anything other than basketball.
Don't be that guy. Canvas is trendy and classic. Wool will always be sophisticated. And if you have to go the dead cow route, go suede.
The only leather a modern man should wear anymore is his wallet (sorry, nylon and velcro are for middle schoolers), his belt, and maybe a wrist watch band, depending on the occasion. |
So is it tacky and murder, or just mostly tacky? Makes that first sentence look kind of opportunistically self-righteous. |
Obviously it was meant to be funny. Sorry your too dim to see that. |
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Old Gil
Joined: 26 Sep 2009
Location: Got out! olleh!
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| eIn07912 wrote: |
| Old Gil wrote: |
| eIn07912 wrote: |
Leather is murder.
It's also tacky. That's probably the more important reason.
Leather jackets are for guidos, balding old farts having their midlife crisis, and dudes that wear white socks with suits and/or white, high top sneakers for anything other than basketball.
Don't be that guy. Canvas is trendy and classic. Wool will always be sophisticated. And if you have to go the dead cow route, go suede.
The only leather a modern man should wear anymore is his wallet (sorry, nylon and velcro are for middle schoolers), his belt, and maybe a wrist watch band, depending on the occasion. |
So is it tacky and murder, or just mostly tacky? Makes that first sentence look kind of opportunistically self-righteous. |
Obviously it was meant to be funny. Sorry your too dim to see that. |
Obviously not that obviously. |
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cdninkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Any thoughts on where to get a custome ailored (non-motorcycle, if it matters) leather jacket? |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Leather cuts the wind better than anything for riders. Wear a wool sweater under it. Wool or down is what will keep you warm best for those hoofing it. |
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Palladium
Joined: 26 Apr 2009
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| eIn07912 wrote: |
Leather is murder.
It's also tacky. That's probably the more important reason.
Leather jackets are for guidos, balding old farts having their midlife crisis, and dudes that wear white socks with suits and/or white, high top sneakers for anything other than basketball.
Don't be that guy. Canvas is trendy and classic. Wool will always be sophisticated. And if you have to go the dead cow route, go suede.
The only leather a modern man should wear anymore is his wallet (sorry, nylon and velcro are for middle schoolers), his belt, and maybe a wrist watch band, depending on the occasion. |
My vote for stupidest post for 2009! What a wanker! |
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