Himel Brothers Leather Co.
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Warning, chrome tanned lovers may not appreciate this, or it may cause you to reconsider your allegiance.
here is a glimpse at how the veg tanned semi aniline dyed Shinki HH patinas…. this is going to be a very interesting jacket to watch over time. enjoy
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Wait a minute, will the heron look like that eventually as well?
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if it is the same semianiline wax dyed hh it will.
**just looked at the one on SE, which does not use the wax surface dye so I do not believe it will have the same type of patina, but it still is a semi an. dye
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Yeah I would imagine that the wax exacerbates that evo. This makes the decision harder, I like more subtle patina in my clothes….
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Indeed it is, most the Evo has occurred where my back pack rubs , snd since I where it a good portion of the day 5 days a week there you have it… The elbows are probably my favorite as they are really coming in nice.
GMB- I hear ya, it's a bit more specific to jackets of this type. If you look up old j100 or any old bucks for that matter you will see similar Evo though I agree it is not for every type if leather jacket. I think it would look almost silly on a heron but just my 2cents
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Graeme, thanks man! I really love it!
Also GMB, you ought to give David himel an email he is very knowledgable, kiya is also a big help in helping you find the "look" your after. Good luck man! A great leather jacket is something becomes part if who you are, and vice versa if that makes sense
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Thanks sf
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evo on the jacket looks amazing; still dreaming of owning a seal brown button Heron one day but then reality strikes and I realize this is out of my prize range. I'm considering buying the Bill Kelso Aeronaut instead…
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Are you sure? Do we know the cost of materials versus labor? That'd certainly be interesting to know.
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That could be interesting…IH shinki
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Yeah, I'm starting to think that himels may be a tad overpriced…. They don't seem insanely well constructed and it seems like the leather is nice but I'm not sure if it's particularly expensive
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I'd say from appearances the Kensington looks better made than the Buco RMC JP cafe racers. I've not seen either in person though.
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Different leathers behave differently, thus I posted that people who are more drawn to chrome tanned May not be their thing. But it's relative to preference. David Himel tracks down actual vintage materials to keep the pieces accurate whenever possible. For instance, the lightning zippers throughout my jacket. It may not be appealing to your individual tastes, that's always subjective but make no mistake on the quality, materials, and construction, it's absolutely top notch.
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Ben, I posted this just to give you an idea of why himel selected the leather that was used on my kensington, it may help you understand how this leather develops over time. Again, it may not be your thing but is certainly not a selection of poor materials. It was chosen purposefully. Anyways, like I said before the best thing to do is plenty of research before commuting a large chunk of change to a jacket that in the end you will not be happy with. Your opinion is the only thing that matters when it comes to your own jacket.
old buco d pocket i found on the interwebs search -
It does look very well made. Also quick question, is it the vegetable dyed aspect or the semi-aniline part that leads to evo where the natural color shows up?
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every piece of veg tanned leather that I have seen from boots to jackets uses some form of an aniline dying process and eventually patinas to a similar look to different degrees. I stumbled across a few articles a few minutes ago that compares chrome tanned to veg tanned if you would like I can PM you the links this weekend. I'm no expert by any means, I only know about things that I am interested such as old motorcycle jackets, engineer boots etc. and the one's that I am drawn to generally utilize these processes. A very similar conversation was had over in "the Wild Ones" IH engineer boot thread between chris, MadMonday, and myself yesterday and covered a bit of information regarding the aniline process.
also, like i suggested earlier it would be a good investment of a few minutes of your day to email David Himel he can give you a good deal of information or even just get on the vintage leather jackets blog, it also has a lot of useful information and you can take your search to down the path your individual interests are peaked.
