Vulcan

Those are some lovely jackets, sir. Love the sleeve crinkles in a nice leather jacket.

Go with your feels mate. I'll be honest, I have a Perfecto-styled jacket that doesn't get that much wear because I feel like you do. I love the look but I often feel self-conscious that people will think I'm going for that "tough guy" look. That being said, if you won't feel self-conscious, that jacket is super versatile and much more classic looking - which may be more your style. The James is more like a modernized cafe racer w/ a spread collar. Less classic but much more subtle. I will say that a leather jacket is a loud statement in itself so I find that more subtle may be the way to go if you feel similarly.

I think it looks good Dude. That's how I like my denim jackets to fit w/ the bottom hitting right at the beltline. As long as you have full range of motion in your shoulders, it's money. That's the one dealbreaker for me, if I feel restricted - it's too tight. But if it feels good, it is good.

That chain stitch runoff on the cuff is interesting. I'm not really a fan (I always just cut itoff) but I've never seen that done before.

For my black denim folks - does sulfur dyed denim transfer onto other clothes the way indigo does? Just ordered my first pair of black denim from Left Field. Pretty stoked.

For those of you that are into the "vintage" fades that TCB is so great for, at what point do you start washing your jeans more regularly? I like to try to keep a balance between maintaining some interesting lines/whiskers but I also love the heavily washed/dried crinkling and texture that really highlights these jeans. I'm always tempted to start chucking 'em in the wash more often but try to hold out to maintain the lines. I think I typically try to go about 1 year+ w/ very occasional washing before I start increasing the wash frequency. Now that my 50's are approaching the 1 year mark I'm starting to think about it... Obviously, everyone will have a different experience due to their unique wear patterns but I'm just curious as to what your methods are.

I came back looking for this thread, so bummed the original pics are gone. Still think it's time for a bump. Classic.

@radfad2000 Here are measurements from my size 32 50's (washed and worn for about 6 months so this would be fully stretched out): Waist: 16" FR: 11.5" BR: 16" Thigh: 12" Opening: 8.5" Hope that helps. I def recommend ordering TTS.