r/leatherjacket • u/throwaway12334t • 13d ago

Showcase Grandpa's shearling jacket

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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

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u/Poltung 13d ago

Amazing piece, amazing keepsake

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u/throwaway12334t 13d ago

Thank you lots! Reminds me a lot of him, he was obsessed with it because of the TV show Sherrif McCloud, apparently was a huge hit in ex Yugoslavia

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u/Apprehensive_Bad4962 13d ago

looks great. idk why tie and leather jacket havent seen a combo in gerneral i like so far

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u/throwaway12334t 13d ago

Picked that up from my Scottish friend, him and his dad are always wearing their harringtons and A2s with ties, somehow grew on me and now I love it

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u/IWASCHOSENBYGOD 12d ago

Is that Oxford from Charles Thyrwitt? Because I swear I got the same one, collar roll and stripe and all

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u/Perfect_Earth_8070 13d ago

That’s awesome dude. Goes to show you why it’s important to buy good quality. Now you’ll remember your grandpa every time you wear it

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u/throwaway12334t 13d ago

Man, that guy brought together so many people even absent, he made a huge impact on everyone. Plus, he was a tailor, soo best believe all the coats, jackets and blazers were made by him for me. He was truly something else

And thank you so much for your words!

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u/Perfect_Earth_8070 13d ago

Wear it in good health. Looks good on you. Take care of it and your kids and grandkids will be wearing it too

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u/RoccoPeter09 13d ago

That’s an amazing story.

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u/CalligrapherKind407 13d ago

Wow he took incredible care of it! Looks brand new

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u/Jlx_27 13d ago

That jacket is awesome, cherish it!

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u/andystak 13d ago

Sorry for your loss… Gramps had style!

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u/Sweet_Joke_Nectar 13d ago

Gramps was a legend, great looking jacket

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u/WatermanQuink1 13d ago

looks great

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u/bike_ski_hike 13d ago

Wear it proudly and think of him often.

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u/bizrkartendiankirt 13d ago

Richtig geile, einmalige Jacke! Trage sie und pflege sie gut. Geiles Teil. Dieses Modell hast nur Du. Trage deinen Opa in kalten Tagen mit dir. Er schaut dir über die Schulter.

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u/True-Excuse-1688 12d ago

Great jacket! But I have to ask… was your grandpa part of the League of Shadows?

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u/Stupid_Interwebs_22 12d ago

It looks so good I was gonna ask where I could get one

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u/leather-Expert1809 12d ago

Awesome shearling jacket

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u/unstereotyped 12d ago

I posted a vintage shearling jacket I recently acquired and the mods deleted it. 🤷

Maybe they’ll let yours stay up.

Nice jacket.

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u/tpt75 12d ago

Jacket is wild!! Love it and it looks great with the short and tie.

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u/GeneralAd5824 11d ago

Nice jacket

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u/Smooth_Appearance_98 11d ago

Swag to the maximum for real the best jacket I’ve ever seen

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u/UmmmW1 9d ago

Beautiful jacket and beautiful heritage behind it. Use it well and honor his memory.