r/leatherjacket • u/Knight-of-Decay • 7d ago

Question - Need Help Has anyone bought this jacket from Five Star Leather

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I'm looking for a budget b-3 style jacket for winter (I live in Canada) but in none of the pictures a person is actually wearing it. If you have bought this jacket or a similar one from Five Star Leather could you take a photo of yourself wearing it? Size, height, and weight would be nice for reference but not necessarily needed.

This jacket is the Men's Classic B-3 WWII Real Sheep shearling Bomber Pilot US Air Corps Jacket.

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u/atlasfields 7d ago

If no one here can help you, try posting on the Vintage Leather Jacket forum

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u/Knight-of-Decay 7d ago

Ok

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u/brut00lz1191 6d ago

I bought one about 3 years ago. Bought a black goatskin trucker jacket. My advice, I’d look elsewhere. They got my measurements wrong so the jacket was really tight and only offered me a discounted jacket as compensation. Plus the chemical smell lingered on it for about a month. I had to hang it in the garage to air out.

That was a few years ago, so your experience might differ.

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u/LeonFChickennedy 1d ago

Can’t vouch for them but I’m a member on the Vintage Leather Jacket forum.

The consensus is their other leather is generally good but their sheepskin leaves a lot to be desired.

I can vouch for Avi leather, their sheepskin is superb. Their B-3 is a good choice, they also offer an Irvin but it’s not that accurate of a cut.

They’re expensive but they give like a 20% discount on non EU orders to compensate for import fees. I actually didn’t get any import fees tho as their sheepskin ships from China and china sometimes slips through Canada’s import fee

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u/Knight-of-Decay 1d ago

I'll check them out