Horsehide in the Rain: Keeping a Leather Jacket Through Winter

Can a leather jacket get wet? Josh Sirlin on what horsehide wants in the wet months: slow drying away from heat, a wide hanger, a light hand with conditioner, and a brush for roughout commander jackets.

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Gifts for Motorcycle Riders, From a Man Who Rides

What do you give a motorcycle rider? Josh Sirlin, who rides vintage motorcycles in America and Japan, on deerskin gloves, a roughout horsehide commander jacket, Okayama cowboy jeans and a plug wrench made in Japan for Panheads.

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Horsehide Jackets and the Old Way of Making Them

Which brands make exceptional horsehide jackets with traditional craftsmanship? Josh Sirlin on Black Bear Brand horsehide jackets: Horween hides by weight and finish, roughout commander jackets, custom hardware and the preorder wait.

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The Jacket on the Screen: Movie Stars and the Clothes That Stayed

Brando, Dean, and McQueen made a few pieces of clothing immortal. Josh Sirlin on film style and the stars who wear the Black Bear Brand Rough-RIDER commander jacket now.

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Leadership Is Standing Next to the Best

Shackleton brought every man home. A chain stitch artist has given twenty five years to one craft. Josh Sirlin on leadership, craftsmanship, and the ART Edition varsity jacket.

The Cowboy Never Left: Western Style Then and Now

The cattle drives lasted about twenty years. The style has lasted a hundred and fifty. Josh Sirlin on vaqueros, Black cowboys, Yellowstone, and the Indigo Cowboy Jeans.

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Black Bear Brand Opens in Tokyo: Our First Pop Up in Japan

Friday the doors open on the first Black Bear Brand pop up in Japan. Three days in Tokyo, the vintage engineer pant and coat in person for the first time, and a COMMANDER roughout jacket sold only in the room. Josh Sirlin on why it had to be Tokyo.

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Tokyo Gets It First / 東京が、いちばん先に

The first Black Bear Brand pop up in Japan is a week away. The vintage engineer pieces, the Hunter Green peacoat, a COMMANDER roughout jacket you can only get in the room, and everything made in Japan. 日本で初めての Black Bear Brand ポップアップまで、あと一週間。

The Roughout Commander Jacket

Roughout Horween horsehide with the raw side out, no lining, and vintage snaps. Josh Sirlin on the commander jacket, on roughout leather, and on the friends who have put real miles on theirs.