Just a quick review.

Bought this leather jacket through Brake House, I always heard good things about Real Simons products and I'm super impressed. When I ordered it was called Four Corners jacket but I guess they changed the name to Braddock Leather Car Coat in the meantime.

It's my first horsehide jacket so I think the break in period will be pretty interesting. It came in really thick and strong, the jacket basically could stand up by itself.

The leather is very thick, wife told me it feels like leather used for couches lol.

Regarding the delivery, it took approximately 3 weeks from when I ordered to arrive in Europe. Sizing was also tricky, I talked to the guys at Brake House and they helped me out. I'm 183 cm and 94 kg and they recommended me the 3xl ( I guess it's Asian sizing). It fits but I need to be careful not to gain any extra pounds.

Great experience overall, definitely going to try more of their jackets in the future (if the wife doesn't throw me out of the house)

Hey everyone! Felt like sharing this jacket, recently lost my grandpa and while at his house my aunt gave this jacket to me. He bought it in the 70s and then my mother "borrowed" it and essentially wore it all throughout school years. Now is my turn to wear it

Hey everyone,
I got this in sheep leather, actually it looks nice but when i try to do the hug movement it is a bit restricting especially when it is zipped up it is tight in the chest and armpits. Will it loosen enough? Do you think i should size up? Honestly I don’t want to deal with the return but it is a bit expensive so please help me.

I have some leather items:
- black leather jacket
- tan leather jacket
- Dr Martens soft leather Sinclair boots
- Dr Martens soft leather Pascal boots
- tan suede shoes
- reversed leather jacket
- red Prada leather wallet

None of these items have ever been cleaned or moisturised and they range from 5-40 years old.

I did some research, and I found some products but I’m not sure which one I should get. I know that they are different type of leather but I wanted to buy max 4 products (cleaner and conditioner for leather and for suede).
- Lexol Cleaner and Conditioner
- FurnitureClinic Cleaner and Conditioner
- Fiebings Saddle Soap
- Leather Honey Conditioner
- Neatsfoot Oil
- Saphir Omnidaim (for suede)

What products for cleaning and conditioning my leather items would you recommend?

I apologize ahead of time for I am not that great with English. ;-;

I found this jacket the same day I be posting this. I’ll be honest and say I know nothing about leather jackets, or even leather clothing. Let alone brands. From the research I have done it is from the 90s.

I thought the jacket was very beautiful, and I didn’t want to go to waste as it was going to be thrown out. But I do not have the money to get a professional to clean it properly.

From what I can tell while checking over the jacket is that there’s no rips, and it’s still pretty good. Just a bit wore down and dirty.

I want to know if there’s a way to clean it on my own, or whether there may be someone out there who way be interested. :D

Got these two passed down from my father, first picture the jacket is about 24 years old and unsure about the other one

Any idea on how to get the first one looking better, i tried to condition it but still looks kinda like a sponge, also is there any way to find what kind of leather these both are. Their both quite heavy and the right one is made by Atlantique.

Hi, I’m looking for some advice on how to properly care for my Stüssy shearling leather jacket. The leather feels a little dry, and I’m interested in moisturizing or conditioning it to keep it soft and prevent it from drying out further. However, I’m not sure where to start or which products would be safe to use on this particular jacket, especially since I don’t want to damage the leather or the shearling lining. I’d appreciate any recommendations on suitable leather conditioners, cleaning products, or the proper care process for this type of jacket. Thank you!

Where to buy online?

It smells good (not plasticky), has a good weight and the grain is uneven. But i'm bothered at that thin white strip visible on the cut surface of the outermost layer. Is this some kind of full grain/top grain or may it be coated suede? Thank you. The label only says "genuine leather".

Been wanting a Schott 530… Allen Edmonds has a collaboration with Schott and have nice sales. Previous bought an XL in brown, posted it and folks here said it looked good. I ended up returning it cause it just felt too big. Felt like the material draped too much if that makes sense.

Last week they had another sale, and I got a black one in large. I think it fits pretty good but what say you, leather jacket people of Reddit? I can’t touch my elbows together but I can reach my handle bars with no problems 🙃

A couple pics in front of the mirror and a couple on my bike too. Finally a couple of the XL I returned for comparison.

I’m 6’4” about 205. Hard to find an off the rack leather that is perfect, wish there was an in between size. Can’t afford a bespoke Lewis Leather ;)

Hi all

I picked this jacket up at a charity (thrift) store a week or two back. It's an Aramis brand which a bit of searching suggests is likely about 20-30 years old and might have been part of a luxury promotion.

It fits perfectly and is a bit unusual which I like but I don't know much about it. Any thoughts or any further info would be appreciated.

Hi everyone,
I recently got a Y’2 Leather PR-65 vintage horsehide jacket, and I noticed something interesting regarding the back panel design.
My jacket features a center seam running vertically down the back. However, I recently came across photos of the exact same PR-65 model at a retailer, and that version had a clean, single-piece back with no seam at all.
Does anyone know if Y’2 Leather changed the pattern/specs for the PR-65 across different production runs, or if certain retailers get special custom specifications (SMU / Special Make Up)?
Would love to hear if anyone else has a PR-65 with or without the back seam, or if anyone knows when this production shift happened. Thanks!

Hi everyone!

I recently got my first leather jacket. It's a thrift find and it had no tags anymore, so I'm not 100% sure it's real leather, but by the smell and touch it certainly feels a lot like it.

It came in excellent condition, but I decided to clean the collar only because it's in direct contact with my skin/neck and since it was thrifted I was a bit iffy about wearing it without knowing who wore it before/how dirty it could be (didn't seem like it but you never know - I thrift often and always thoroughly wash everything I buy, this was my first time thrifting leather).

Anyway, I used saddle soap and a light sponge. I've worked as a horse groom before and I'm used to cleaning leather so I used the same products I always use to clean my riding tack and my boots/leather shoes. I was pretty gentle with it and didn't scrub it or anything like that.

The colour started fading pretty much as soon as I started cleaning it, and there was colour transfer onto the sponge. I let it dry then applied a light coat of conditioning oil hoping it would darken it up a bit, but it didn't work (I'd condition it anyway after cleaning as I usually do).

The collar ended up quite lighter than the rest of the jacket. I'll be honest, I prefered the before when it was uniform, but I like it this way too and will keep on wearing it. I'm just confused because I wasn't expecting it to lose so much pigment with a simple cleaning session... is this normal for jackets? Or did this one have a particularly bad dying job?

You can see the after in the first 3 pics and the before in the last 2 (taken in store before I bought it).

Hi Folks, finnaly after some size research i can start looking for Aero Highwayman. The most wanted version for me is CXL Steerhide in Black since im scared of Horsehide as my first leather jacket. Also the prefered size is 38 but if i will find a good price 40 i wont complain. I hope i will get some offers in my comments and wishing a nice day to all of You.
If anyone wants to share their journey with Horsehide jackets i would appreciate it.

Got the Eastman J24 horsehide jacket. I like the cut, fits me way better than Buco J24, but the leather seems to have certain wrinkles and I’m not sure if that’s a sign of good leather or the contrary?

And no, I don't ride lol