Wested Skyfall Enjoying Death Jacket
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So I can't afford the real levis menlo so I'm thinking about going with an alternative. Do any of you own a wested enjoying death jacket? Is it worth the price for the custom one? Do you like it? Can you post pics? Thanks!
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I have a real Menlo too and the Wested shrunken actually gets more wear!
"Keeping British end up, sir." - RM "This never happened to the other fellow." - JL "I must be dreaming." SC
"Keeping British end up, sir." - RM "This never happened to the other fellow." - JL "I must be dreaming." SC
I ordered a custom from them too and I feel like it was only a few weeks; they’re really good to deal with. I’ve visited them too and they’re really friendly and helpful. I recently ordered perhaps a slightly more upmarket jacket from one of Wested’s rivals (and I can’t deny the leather is superior), and although COVID very much got in the way, it took 10 months!!
You can get better jackets, but you can also get much much worse, and considering they do bespoke I would say they’re brilliant value.
One thing to remember with the Menlo though is that it’s a motorcycle jacket and that means the sleeves are long (they’ll come down near your knuckles when your hands are down). Some people don’t like that, and you can probably specify a different sleeve length if you don’t. Personally I think it’s part of the look, but up to you of course.
"Keeping British end up, sir." - RM "This never happened to the other fellow." - JL "I must be dreaming." SC
Ah okay, well of the two I’d say the shrunken lamb is probably the thinner and it’s quite nicely lightweight. I think I’ve worn that on warmer days and not sweated to bits. No, it’s not a dead ringer for the Levi’s one, but I like the look of the leather and the distressed one looks a bit plasticky to my eye. I can take a photo if you’d like.
Oh and if you are ordering it I’d also specify to get inside pockets! The ones on the outside are really only hand warmers and not good for putting anything in.
"Keeping British end up, sir." - RM "This never happened to the other fellow." - JL "I must be dreaming." SC
Sorry for the delay, here are some shots of both plus some closeups so hopefully you can get a bit of an impression of the leathers but I'm not sure they quite do them justice. The shrunken lamb has a nicer grain and texture I think, although I guess you'd say the drape on it is almost a bit papery, but it is very lightweight. It's quite a chocolatey brown, rather than the deeper brown of something like an Indy jacket. The distressed lamb is very smooth and almost a bit plasticky, and veers slightly towards the orangey! It's a lot lighter than it looks too.
Bear in mind I did buy the shrunken lamb from eBay rather than direct, so I think it's shrunken lamb but I guess I don't know for sure!