Fish Tail Parka from Totokaelo

from the Jan. 2, 2009 post in totokaelo's blog

This is a great leather coat even though it's not the typical leather coat. Made in Japan apparently. Machine washable. This item is no longer available. I don't know how I would have felt with the faux fur part of it.

What brand are you? If we don't know, your design and distribution efforts will wash away into the abyss and your creation will go to nothing. That's why we need branding. To remember you.

Something about the snugness

Is he a girl or a boy?

I don't like the rest of his outfit, but the snug leather jacket is why I am posting this picture. There's something about how snug it is.

Found via The Sartorialist for men's fashion week. The link is a bit strange on my computer.

more leather jacket goodness

ALANIS leather jacket by Soia & Kyo, $390

Soia & Kyo has not exhorbantly priced leather jackets that are 100% leather.
not sure what eggplant looks like in real life.

why are they less than $400, I'm a little suspicious.

are they made well?

how will I ever know?

Found via door sixteen.

Search for a leather jacket

John Varvatos for Converse, $695 at 80spurple.com

I've never owned a leather jacket.
I'm really not a leather jacket kind of girl.

I've also never had that much $$ to drop on something non-essential (as opposed to a winter jacket, those are essential).

BUT... this being a blog and all about the subtle wardrobe, just because I can't buy it doesn't mean I can't post about it.

I am going to try to collect different leather jackets out there in the market.
Let the leather jacket image collection begin!

I feel like I know what I want, it's just a matter of finding it out there.
It's a bit frustrating that I have to just wait until the one I want is designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold. And if there is the off chance that the leather jacket I imagine has materialized, there's a slim chance that it's in my price range for non-essential goods.

Designers control what I wear. wtf.

I love John Varvatos' mens collection, and am happy to see that he's designing for women through converse.

Untitled, with scarf

My dream bomber jacket from Giorgio Brato:


leather bomber jackets can look too 80's. not this one by Giorgio Brato. it's on sale at totokaelo.com for like... $1,120. (gee golly)
it's quite beautiful don't you think?
(i think too)


even when the model is holding it, it looks beautiful.

what is great is that the face is cut off on the model so you can imagine anyone holding it.
(this is a joke)


surprisingly, you would never know how awesome it looks on someone by looking at it on a dress form.

maybe if you or i were to stand like a dress form it would look that awkward. hmmm. or maybe that's the way it looks zippered. crap. i'll like never know.


ahh.... and here, with scarf.

(that's what it should be called: Untitled, with scarf)

(get it, that's what i call the post)
(hi-larious)