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Blackbird MC wear Duke jacket

  • Mr.Mow
    Mr.Mow
    4 years ago
    Now I’m not entirely sure if it’s an Australian company, all of their gear is made overseas but in this day and age that’s how it goes.
    I was looking for a leather jacket that had a vintage feel but wasn’t a bloody Brando jacket.

    Blackbird do a bunch of cafe racer style things but cover a fair few different styles, stock comes from Sydney and was 2 days to melb.

    The jacket I got was the Duke jacket, good heavy leather, soft armour in back and contact points. Aged brass zips n clips. Was $599.

    In all it’s a really nice jacket, sleeves are a bit longer than a regular jacket so it doesn’t leave your wrists exposed, unfortunately only has a 1 way zip so it’s zipped at the bottom, leather is soft but thick, stitching is really nice, in all really quality.

    The big drama? Their sizing.. I am the perfect ‘average’ sized human, 5ft 10, 78kg, 33 waist. I’ve been a medium since I was 15 years old, 30 years on I haven’t changed much. 
    I measured up and checked their chart ‘what, no that can’t be right’, so I ordered a medium (a small in US sizing), it was like a tent, it went back and they sent a small (xxs in us), it’s a good size but to be honest I would have been keen to try an xs if it were available seeing leather will stretch out. In all, I love it though, beautifully made, well priced and styled differently to anything else I could find.


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  • steelo
    steelo
    4 years ago
    Nice looking and reasonable price mm. Trick is finding one you can wear away from the bike
  • Krash Kinkade
    Krash Kinkade
    4 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 24 Jul 2020 12:41 AM

    Nice looking and reasonable price mm. Trick is finding one you can wear away from the bike

    Steelo I know for a fact, my ol leather, will stay on, away from the bike!! tested it once on my back sliding down Sydney drag way at 180kph, & I got up and walked away , still wearing the jacket.
    nice looking jacket mm.

  • Wideglider
    Wideglider
    4 years ago
    Nice style there MM, end result was you got what you wanted. 
    Personally though, I've made a rule that however tempting, never buy any clothing without first trying it on!
     
  • Mr.Mow
    Mr.Mow
    4 years ago
    Quoting Wideglider on 24 Jul 2020 01:11 PMedited: 24 Jul 2020 01:12 PM

    Nice style there MM, end result was you got what you wanted. 
    Personally though, I've made a rule that however tempting, never buy any clothing without first trying it on!
     

    Their stuff is available in some retailers but being the lockdown were in here in vic..
  • Wideglider
    Wideglider
    4 years ago
    Quoting Wideglider on 24 Jul 2020 01:11 PMedited: 24 Jul 2020 01:12 PM

    Nice style there MM, end result was you got what you wanted. 
    Personally though, I've made a rule that however tempting, never buy any clothing without first trying it on!
     

    Quoting Mr.Mow on 24 Jul 2020 01:26 PM

    Their stuff is available in some retailers but being the lockdown were in here in vic..

    Ah, fair enough - I see now that you're in Melbourne.
  • Mr.Mow
    Mr.Mow
    4 years ago
    Quoting Wideglider on 24 Jul 2020 01:11 PMedited: 24 Jul 2020 01:12 PM

    Nice style there MM, end result was you got what you wanted. 
    Personally though, I've made a rule that however tempting, never buy any clothing without first trying it on!
     

    Quoting Mr.Mow on 24 Jul 2020 01:26 PM

    Their stuff is available in some retailers but being the lockdown were in here in vic..

    Quoting Wideglider on 25 Jul 2020 01:06 AM

    Ah, fair enough - I see now that you're in Melbourne.

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  • B0nes
    B0nes
    4 years ago
    Quoting Wideglider on 24 Jul 2020 01:11 PMedited: 24 Jul 2020 01:12 PM

    Nice style there MM, end result was you got what you wanted. 
    Personally though, I've made a rule that however tempting, never buy any clothing without first trying it on!
     

    I'm the same. Have to test fit before buying. Went looking for a new leather jacket this morning and ended up heading home pissed off. What's the go are the animal rights mobs infiltrating bike shops now?. Seems to be a very limited number of jackets around, tons of textile ones on offer but I'm not a fan of them.
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