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#3,631
Hi

Can someone help me with SHEARLING

Is it really warm? I'm talking about the standard shearling biker.

I live in Northern Europe. It's only really cold for about a month or two a year.

Am I mad getting a shearling?
 
#3,633
I have one, it's not crazy warm. I've been fine wearing it in London, and also further up north when it's a bit cold for a regular biker. But if it's really cold, like below around -10ºC I'd say it's probably not warm enough. Around +5 to -5 it's great though.
 
#3,636
Mine is just fine for Seattle, it's like being an animal and having a pelt, good for a range of temps. I sometimes even wear mine indoors because it's a pleasure to wear against the skin. I don't have the short shorn type though, maybe they are not as silky.
 
#3,639
Adding some new leathers to the list of fabrics/leathers, etc.


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

LO: oiled calf

LP: hammered lamb

LS: silky lamb- Super smooth fine grain lamb. No notable texture.

LSH: shearling lamb

LSR: suede calf

LSY: suede pigskin

LR: 'regular' lamb?

LVS: Textured Calf Leather

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?

DT: Tweed, Rayon, wool, nylon, spandex .

BWM: Mohair, Nylon, Wool.

OC: Cotton, Polyurethane.

TD: Cashmere

FCWL: Painted cotton

NLBM: Metallic blistered lamb and wool flannel

C: Alligator

LE: Washed and Aged (antiqued) calf leather.

LNB: Blistered and Waxed lamb (thick, heavy, backed in polyurethane)

LSN: Water snake

PEK: Pekan/Fisher ( usually with kangaroo or nappa leather)

MIN: Mink

MF: Mink and fox combo

BEA: Beaver

LPK: Pony (hair, not tanned horse leather)

MPF: Mink, Pekan, Fox combo

GP: Alligator and Python

ZIB: Sable (taken from jacket with blistered lamb sleeves, some pieces have the code SAB)
 
#3,640
Correction to LSR:

dcblam said:
Adding some new leathers to the list of fabrics/leathers, etc.


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

LO: oiled calf

LP: hammered lamb

LS: silky lamb- Super smooth fine grain lamb. No notable texture.

LSH: shearling lamb

LSR: nubuck calf

LSY: suede pigskin

LR: 'regular' lamb?

LVS: Textured Calf Leather

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?

DT: Tweed, Rayon, wool, nylon, spandex .

BWM: Mohair, Nylon, Wool.

OC: Cotton, Polyurethane.

TD: Cashmere

FCWL: Painted cotton

NLBM: Metallic blistered lamb and wool flannel

C: Alligator

LE: Washed and Aged (antiqued) calf leather.

LNB: Blistered and Waxed lamb (thick, heavy, backed in polyurethane)

LSN: Water snake

PEK: Pekan/Fisher ( usually with kangaroo or nappa leather)

MIN: Mink

MF: Mink and fox combo

BEA: Beaver

LPK: Pony (hair, not tanned horse leather)

MPF: Mink, Pekan, Fox combo

GP: Alligator and Python

ZIB: Sable (taken from jacket with blistered lamb sleeves, some pieces have the code SAB)
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#3,642
sarachryan said:
Ok. Need to decide. Best pal selling me her shearling for €1000. So 2/3 off. She wore it once and thought it was just too warm.

So is it?

Price is great
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Sorry that I cannot help you out with this question since I don't have any shearling. BUT - I can give you this personal advice - don't purchase just based on the price being great. I've learned this lesson the hard way....with items just sitting in my closet, not being used/worn. It's not a good deal IF you don't use it!

IF you are always COLD, searching for items to keep you warm...consider the shearling.

IF you think you will use a CLASSIC BIKER more often, spending your funds on this type of outwear makes much more sense.

Hope this helps.......
 
#3,645
Not the greatest quality picture.

They were bough from NAP around Nov 2010.
 

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