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#2,688
Lae said:
Seems it's only worth giving a try if your jacket is oversized to the point that you don't wear it because of its size. Even then, I really don't know if I'd have the guts to try this... maybe if I had five similar jackets, but even then I'd try hand wash first and probably test it on a small part. With just one leather in my collection at this point I even hesitate at taking my precious to a cleaner because I'm worried they might mess it up.
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dcblam said:
^^Oh my goodness - I would be totally AFRAID to do anything like this. Very brave people - and one has to be prepared to just chuck their RO into a salvage bin if it doesn't work out.......
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I know I'm the same, I would be scared to take it to a specialist cleaner nevermind wash it. I remember reading somewhere that when they clean leather they strip some of the colour and then re-dye it, and it freaked me out. Is that true?

chloe speaks said:
I don't KNOW if I would try it on a jacket; it would probably depend on how inexpensive I got it for, and also what finish it had already. I probably would if I, like the forum member, tried professional cleaning already... I mean, a jacket has alot of parts made with different materials to it that might shrink at different rates, you know?

I definitely wouldn't MACHINE wash, but I would definitely give a try hand washing it. I recently got impatient and washed a pair of Helmut Lang leather leggings because I couldn't wait. Those are lambskin leather with a soft shiny finish. Here is how I did it (#532):

http://forum.purseblog.com/the-wardrobe/leather-leggings-yay-or-nay-760434-36.html

I have to admit that this wasn't a first leather washing job! I worked my courage up to it, working through a number of DIY projects such as Louboutins, Balenciaga bags, and recently a vintage Coach bag (although that has got tough *** leather), which I washed according to some brave soul's direction in the Coach refurbishing section here at tPF.

Actually my HL stretch legging washing was a more delicate variation of that Coach washing technique. The secret to not harming the leather is to treat the water drying off of it very very carefully, i.e., not letting it dry to fast and making sure to moisturize the surface as it's drying and when it's dry so it won't crack. Though I suppose if you wanted to shrink it the method might vary a little - still you wouldn't want it to crack...
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This is interesting. Really when you think about it, it is just skin, and skin gets wet and is fine. Also I'm sure countless people have been caught in a downpour with their leather jackets on, the jackets have been soaked, and they have been fine.

If I were ever to do this I'd probably fill the bathtub and swish it around a bit, that would probably be the safest and wouldn't damage it. Though I would be concerned about the drying process, like in that forum I posted someone mentioned that their jacket took so long to dry that it developed a mildew smell..... that would be very bad.... haha. Really I would only ever consider this if something really bad happened to the jacket, like if my cat barfed all over it or something.... haha.
 
#2,689
jenskar said:
I like look 32 -- the silhouette is intriguing.

DC knows this already but ... I'm just going to be a stalker now for awhile. Went to Santa Fe, drove to Abiquiu, had a serious Georgia O'Keeffe "White Place" "Black Place" moment and bought http://www.kokoproperty.com/vrentals/view/cerrogordoroadcasita

It's not all cowboys and chiles out there -- good food scene, some intriguing art if you know where to find it, and a clothing store that will get me into serious trouble in the future

So I shall live vicariously through all of you!
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Wow what a big step! Hope everything is going well for you out there.

jenskar said:
Just stopped by to see if anyone had been out shopping the spring styles ... I am still in lock down mode but will happily live vicariously through all of you ...
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I hadn't bought anything... until today. I saw this sweater when it first came out, decided I wasn't sure how it looked over your bum, so passed. Then I saw the sleeveless one modelled and it looked different and better over the bum, it was scrunched up a bit so made it nicer. I also realised that it is reversible. So I went back to NAP to buy it and of course it was sold out... so I have been stalking every site that sells RO trying to find it, checking NAP for any returns, and nothing. Then today I had a look at it again on ShopStyle and it showed my size available so I grabbed it and got the last one. They must have got more in. I hope I like it as much as I think I will...

http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/336356

There is also a DRKSHDW cotton jacket I am obsessed with, the only website that has it is Antonioni and they don't have my size :( If anyone sees this anywhere in an XS please let me know!!

http://www.antonioli.eu/en/products/21669-rick-owens-drk-shdw-jacket?gen=women
 
#2,690
echo_23 said:
Here is my experience with the leather codes below in case they offer any insight or assistance to other RO lovers. This is only my experience, others may have different ones.


LB: blistered lamb Rougher textured blistered leather. Very very drapey with varying degrees of softness and texture often with some glimmer to the leather when it hits the light due to the texture.Summer weight of this leather is usually very light and drapey. Winter weight can be thicker and more substantial.
LBO: box/-ed calf
LC: washed lamb (not confirmed) The softest most drapey blistered/crushed lambskin. Smoother texture than LB but definitely feels crushed and highly distressed to a fine soft version of LB
LF: fading/-ed (gradient) lamb
LG: full grain lamb (not confirmed?) Full grain distressed but not blistered lambskin with alot of graining and texture to the thick leather (no texture peeling away or broken). "chewy" leather would be my best description.
LG: washed lamb (not confirmed)
LK: kangaroo
LKG: kangaroo (washed / full grain ?)
LM: metallic calf I had a metallic lamb with this code but oddly, had a lamb and shearling jacket with this code as well :shrugs:
LO: oiled calf
LP: hammered lamb
LS: silky lamb- Super smooth fine grain lamb. No notable texture.
LSH: shearling lamb

LR: 'regular' lamb?
LNB: some sort of blistered (combined with fabric)?

LZ: ?
LV: vegetable dyed lamb ? Very similar to LS IMO. Very smooth and supple with little to no texture.
LGAO - 'giove lamb' / oiled calf ?
COM: from archives it looks like a two-tone blistered treatmet (combined with fabric) ?

LCE- washed lamb metallic/pearlized?

Maybe some will find it useful

Also, I have had zippers reading RY or Raccagni Italy on my jackets only. All read Olma and Mirta on the tags in some way. Occassionally different seasons have had slightly different looking font size on the tag in my opinion...
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Just to add that I have an LC and I don't think it's blistered/crushed/distressed, it's very smooth, a mid weight, is very soft and buttery but holds its shape and isn't too drapey, and shows some grain, but not as much as an LG.
 
#2,693
jenskar said:
DC knows this already but ... I'm just going to be a stalker now for awhile. Went to Santa Fe, drove to Abiquiu, had a serious Georgia O'Keeffe "White Place" "Black Place" moment and bought http://www.kokoproperty.com/vrentals/view/cerrogordoroadcasita

It's not all cowboys and chiles out there -- good food scene, some intriguing art if you know where to find it, and a clothing store that will get me into serious trouble in the future

So I shall live vicariously through all of you!
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totally missed this until now, but just wanted to say that I'm super jealous of you. how exciting! I looove the home.
 
#2,694
_debi_ said:
Wow what a big step! Hope everything is going well for you out there.



I hadn't bought anything... until today. I saw this sweater when it first came out, decided I wasn't sure how it looked over your bum, so passed. Then I saw the sleeveless one modelled and it looked different and better over the bum, it was scrunched up a bit so made it nicer. I also realised that it is reversible. So I went back to NAP to buy it and of course it was sold out... so I have been stalking every site that sells RO trying to find it, checking NAP for any returns, and nothing. Then today I had a look at it again on ShopStyle and it showed my size available so I grabbed it and got the last one. They must have got more in. I hope I like it as much as I think I will...

http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/336356

There is also a DRKSHDW cotton jacket I am obsessed with, the only website that has it is Antonioni and they don't have my size :( If anyone sees this anywhere in an XS please let me know!!

http://www.antonioli.eu/en/products/21669-rick-owens-drk-shdw-jacket?gen=women
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http://www.fashionsauce.com/brands/rick-owens-stockists
theres a list of most RO stockists on the web, they usually stock drkshdw also so if you have time you could go through all of those....
 
#2,695
clarkda said:
http://www.fashionsauce.com/brands/rick-owens-stockists
theres a list of most RO stockists on the web, they usually stock drkshdw also so if you have time you could go through all of those....
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Thanks for that, I had been through most of them but there were a couple of sites I didn't know about. Sadly though still no jacket :( I wonder if I emailed the RO shops here in London and in Paris with a link if they could find one for me... worth a try I suppose.
 
#2,697
_debi_ said:
Thanks for that, I had been through most of them but there were a couple of sites I didn't know about. Sadly though still no jacket :( I wonder if I emailed the RO shops here in London and in Paris with a link if they could find one for me... worth a try I suppose.
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Good luck - keep us posted.
It's an awesome jacket.......
 
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