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This is a highly modified Custom Jacket we made several years ago which just came back into our possession. This may have been worn a mere handful of times -- if that -- as we see no evidence of wear. Maybe it was tried on, that's it. Usually we don't offer anything not brand new but this is an exception because it's so special a piece and indistinguishable from new. The only one of its kind ever made. Unbelievably soft but heavy American Deerskin that offers excellent performance and durability. The drape is fantastic. Lined in soft, comfortable vintage Plaid Flannel Cotton. Bakelite buttons. Vintage Talon zipper. Essentially we combined the front of our Suburban jacket but lost the chest pockets, with a modified Trojan back, Roadhouse cuffs and Easy Ryder sleeve construction. Beautiful construction and detail, these Custom Deerskin Jackets are among the most expensive we produce. The current cost of this configuration would be around $1650.00. We guarantee this gem will be the class of your closet or collection. So comfortable, user-friendly and stunning that everyone -- women/wives included -- the askew arbiters of what men should and shouldn't wear -- are stunned to silence and admiration. No hype. And $800.00 in savings too! PRICE: $850.00 |
Trojan
Motorcycle Jacket
46R
Seal Brown Water Buffalo
BRAND NEW
Years ago we bought some great Asian Water Buffalo in 3.5+ weight. Amazing elephant-like grain with more than a suggestion of goatskin. And a great performer in the wet. Tough, durable performance hide, It's LOST WORLDS leather, heavy and dripping character. Well, we always loved vintage motorcycle jackets done in goatskin and other specialty hides, so after finding enough Water Buffalo for a single jacket in our factory, we knew our matchlessly beautiful and rugged Trojan would look killer.
Amazing details: genuine NOS Vintage Mouton Snap-On Collar; Tapered Belt; Genuine Vintage Talon Brass Zippers. Everything else identical to our production version: Lining, Snaps, etc.
The W/B gives a kind of instant antique look and is very comfortable to boot. With our workmanship it's an heirloom out of the box.
If you're interested, understand this is one-of-a-kind, never to be repeated. There is simply no more leather and as we now use American Bison, we'll never, regrettably, be bringing in this awesome Asian W/B.
$1350.00
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EASY RYDER MOTORCYCLE
JACKET Again, found hides for a single jacket and we used to offer our highly popular Easy Ryder in Water Buffalo, so here's the last one! Grainy, heavy, yet with good initial suppleness and enduring durability and water resistance. Natural grain, not printed, faked leather. And Asian W/Bs are tough hombres. This beautiful motorcycle jacket will protect you on the road much like our famed Horsehide. Identical in all respects to our Horsehide version. We love this leather but we're now using American Bison so this is it. Great jacket, one-of-a-kind (made 7/08), just as usable without a motorcycle. Magical LOST WORLDS craftsmanship and detail. $975.00 |
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LOST WORLDS Trench Coat These two trench coats are absolutely unique, made in the highest performance vintage US military cotton that ever existed -- the Type VI Oxford Cotton. The Type VI is a 196/90 construction, among the densest cottons ever woven. Double-twist Pima Cotton. Quarpel waterproof finish. This material was so difficult and expensive to make (44-45" widths) that the Army ended production with the M-1951 field jacket in the early 60s. We found two small rolls in Sand Khaki in the military convertor's warehouse. We've taken for our pattern the old prewar US Army Leather Trench Coat we reproduce as a Custom Order and lined it in genuine 100% Bush Poplin Cotton. (Note: this isn't the Grenfell Cloth Trench Coat found on this website; completely different design.) Genuine tortoise shell buttons too. Leather buckle. Twin interior pockets with military snap. The Type VI Oxford is significantly lighter in weight than any comparable outerwear cotton yet so incredibly strong by virtue of its construction that it's virtually impossible to tear. You actually have to cut into it with a blade to tear it. The light weight provides a beautiful full cut and drape, so authentic. And 100% waterproof. And very, very cool looking. Made by LOST WORLDS at our factory.
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Price: 850.00
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GENUINE 100% AMERICAN BISON JACKETS. After over a year of development we're thrilled to be able to introduce to our customers a new and scarce, spectacular high performance LOST WORLDS hide, available nowhere else. During the frontier era and into the early 20th century buffalo leather was prized for its warmth, durability and amazing grain. With the disappearance of the American buffalo -- thank you, Buffalo Bill! -- so went hide availability. The only buffalo skins since to enjoy commercial use have been Asian water buffalo, a leather we like very much but VERY different from true American plains buffalo. Yet, amazingly, in one of the characteristic quirks for which history is known, American buffalo's staged a comeback. The cult popularity of buffalo meat -- esteemed for its lower fat and cholesterol -- has, as by product, allowed the hides to become available in limited supply again. And what hides! We've had our tannery produce bison to LOST WORLDS specs. -- 5.0 oz., as heavy as our heaviest horsehide and on average heavier than most of our horse -- and was there ever a customer who thought any LOST WORLDS horsehide lightweight! (In fact "competitors" go through all sorts of hoops, all duplicitous, trying to match our weight and quality.) Yet as heavy as our bison is, we've given it a supple hand to compensate for its weight, heft you need on a bike if the fates aren't on your side on a particular day. Now look at the grain. Gorgeously rich and complex -- all natural. The sort of grain that other outerwear manufacturers print onto their cowhide to add character. Just staggeringly beautiful. And All American. This bison will perform like horsehide. Great water and abrasion resistance and great shock absorption when function must override beauty to protect its owner. Not fashion, but equipment, which is what a motorcycle jacket is as true riders know. Permanent leather. Of course that LOST WORLDS jackets are staggeringly beautiful is a nice "perk," but form and function are indivisible. American bison isn't cheap -- try pricing buffalo steaks or bison accessories -- belts, wallets, shoes, etc. on the internet. But given its scarcity, its LOST WORLDS integrity, its uniqueness, ours, like our horsehide, is a true bargain. Not for everyone, of course, But what is? For example, this Trojan is $1350.00 + $200.00 for the belt. But try matching this it with any other anywhere for performance, beauty, craftsmanship, the heirloom quality for which we're esteemed. We are taking Orders for existing LOST WORLDS styles in two bison colors: Black and Cognac (pictured). Individual pricing per style, specification.
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Two great accessories in our bison leather. The Belt is double-ply 5.0 oz. bison with a nickel US-made buckle. Heavy but buttery supple. The Cell Phone Wallet of identical construction with two interior Russet Horsehide dividers, allowing credit card and money stowage. Identical to our Horse Butt and Front Quarter models. Beautiful, distinctive and durable. BELT
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BUCO RIDER, 44R,
5 oz. American Bison Leather |
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A-1 FLIGHT JACKET,
44R, Russet Brown Goatskin. This is a BRAND NEW, one-of-a-kind offering.
We had enough beautiful 2.5 oz. Russet Brown Goatskin for a single
jacket and thought the A-1, with contrasting stitching and bakelite
buttons, would be terrific. The color of the stunning goatskin is just
a little redder than the jpegs indicate. Beige Cotton Lining. 100% Wool
Knit, of course. An opportunity to get a unique LOST WORLDS flight
jacket as this is the first and last we could do in these hides. PRICE: $975.00 |
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PEA COAT CUSTOM
15 oz. 100% Cotton Duck. Dark Brown, Navy, OD, Black. A very
special and unique Custom Pea Coat design we sampled for a Japanese
company but never put into production because the manufacturing costs
were so high and the customer couldn't manage it. Their loss, your gain.
Check out the one-of-kind details: fantastic arched button front that
curves as it rises. Buttoned epaulets with oversized neck flap. Buttoned
flap pockets with outline stitch. Adjustable cuffs. Cape Rear Shoulder
Yoke. Lined in our waterproof military Quarpel OG lining. Really rugged,
heavyweight cotton. One high-performing, tough-looking but smashingly
cool and distinctive LOST WORLDS custom design. PRICE: $525.00 |
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PEA COAT
Sizes 38-48R Gray Cashmere. An absolutely stunning,
peerless lightweight 80% Cashmere/20% Virgin Wool LOST WORLDS Pea Coat.
Soft as down. Perfect for any occasion, from jeans to formal. Gorgeous
workmanship. Silken 100% Flight Satin Nylon Lining. We only have a
single roll of this wool, enough for 7-10 coats. Compare our price for a
Made In USA gem to anything else out there with comparable quality and
wool. The drape of this beautiful Cashmere will garner accolades
wherever you go. Yet all man, nothing effete about it. PRICE: $825.00 |
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DOWNTOWN CUSTOM CAR
COAT 38-48R. Black or Russet Horsehide. Years back we did a very small run of
these coats for an exclusive shop. They were very expensive, made to the
shop's requirements, which included large modifications to our regular
DOWNTOWN. With added panels the front and back became dramatically
different, making a very stylishly different coat. The rear horizontal faux belt
panel is really very right. Sturdy, masculine-looking coat. All
the
detail mods, in fact, worked great. Killer too is the price. We found
a small quantity of already cut horsehide, long forgotten.
PRICE: $850.00 |
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DOWNTOWN CUSTOM CAR
COAT 38-48R. Dark Brown or Black Goatskin. As above but
done in our lighter weight 2.0 - 2.25 oz. Goatskin for instant,
unbeatable comfort and drape. No break-in here, it's buttery out of the
box but no performance/durability weakling either. All materials and
specs. per above. Great coat, great price. PRICE: $825.00 |
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PEA COAT Sizes
38 through 48 Regular. NOS Vintage 100% Wool. Years back we were lucky
enough to uncover several rolls of a 1950s hunters wool. Having worn an
old Woolrich hunting coat in high school through the very worst NY
winters I 've always loved these gems and, in fact, still wear my
original one! (Now Woolrich makes a soft, lighter weight 85 Wool/15
Nylon blend that's a far cry from the old material.) Our NOS wool is
heavyweight and firm, with great water resistance, but softens quickly
with use. As is our wont, we adapted this rarity to our popular Pea
Coat, combining an amazing textile with equally impressive LOST WORLDS
workmanship, detail and fit to render a Pea Coat alone in its class.
From a casual classic for the best restaurant to shoveling snow, this
splendid Pea Coat is, if not for all seasons, for most uses. Observe how
the hunting plaid pattern lines up precisely in adjacent panels. This is
American clothing of the highest echelon. Beautiful, masculine,
assertive. And made in USA at our factory by a single craftsman, not
abroad with some meaningless designer tag for dimwits who mistake labels
for pedigree. PRICE: $525.00 |
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HORSE BUTT BELT 32 through 42 Waist. LOST WORLDS Horsehide
is justly famous. Here's something very scarce and unusual. We sourced
some vegetable tanned Horsehide Butt, thick and firm, close to 8 oz.,
and made this tough and distinctive belt. The tanning allows the hides
to darken with age and immersion -- unlike our chrome-tanned garment
horsehide -- endowing this nearly indestructible leather with great
character. The edges are sewn in heavy duty US military OD Nylon threat
for visual appeal. The construction, however, is single-ply -- that's
how thick these butts are, which are usually used for shoe soles and
welts. There's nothing like horse butt for strength -- and price. Costs
a fortune. With sand-cast nickel buckle imported from the UK.
PRICE: $110.00 |
Horse Butt Natural Vegetable Tanned
Russet Front 1/4 Horsehide
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HORSEHIDE PHONE BELT WALLET.
Deplorable though the Cell Phone Cult be, we are all members, even the most
stubbornly Luddite among us. Unlike, however, the high priests, those whose
phones must be surgically removed from their heads -- with the instant
demise of the organism -- many of us have semblances of lives in which we do
things other than pursue the dream of perpetual self-absorption. Walking
dogs, running, driving and manipulating. In our experience, the leather
phone holders the providers provide have the strength of a Philippine
condom. When they fail the phone's often gone, unless you use the
handy provided belt loop, ugly but necessary. A second major deficiency is that we often go outdoors without a wallet yet need mobile storage: money, ID, credit card, dog biscuit (for the beast who won't come back off the leash), etc. So we decided a durable, permanent, hand-sewn phone belt wallet in LOST WORLDS Horsehide would be a niftily handy little thing. And real good-looking too. We don't do things that aren't. Construction: either Vegetable-Tanned Natural Horse Butt (see Belt description above) or Black or Russet Chrome-Tanned LOST WORLDS Front Quarter Horsehide. Inside: Black or Russet Horsehide-Lined, divided into three compartments, so you don't pull out what you don't want to. The belt loop is riveted to the wallet, not sewn. Military US Rau snap. The HORSE BUTT version is heavier and thicker than the Front Quarter, which is suppler with, however, all the strength and performance of LOST WORLDS' hides. HORSE BUTT is for heavy outdoor use, like a holster, while the Front Quarter for heavy or lighter applications. Failure isn't a legitimate issue with either. Pure function with LOST WORLDS craftsmanship and materials. HORSE BUTT PHONE WALLET
$110.00
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Black Front 1/4 Horsehide
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PEA COAT
38 Through 48 Regular. 100% Ventile Cloth.
British Ventile Cotton is revered for its wet weather performance and
durability. Used by the RAF for survival clothing and bespoke outfitters
for hunting and travel apparel, Ventile is, as enthusiasts know, very
expensive and exclusive. When Willis & Geiger folded for the last time
we bought the last few rolls of their Ventile from our jobber so this
gorgeous Pea Coat, identical to our Horsehide version, is very limited.
And it's entirely made by LOST WORLDS. Lined in our OG Quarpel Oxford
Military Cotton, with beautiful tortoise shell buttons. It's
fantastically stylish, very lightweight and detailed as only we can. It
doesn't get any better or any rarer. (Or cheaper!) PRICE: $750.00 |
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SUBURBAN
Leather Jacket 38 Through
48 Regular. Seal Brown Goatskin. We have limited amounts of a lovely
2.25 - 2.50 oz. Goatskin so we put it to great use in our always popular
Suburban. These hides are lighter in weight than our regular production
Goatskin and extremely soft and supple. Perfect for climates where a
heavier leather finds less use. In fact we've often been asked to make
lighter weight jackets and usually can't oblige. These skins look great
in the versatile, stylish Suburban. Everything else identical to our
renowned Horsehide version. 100% Nylon Satin Lining. Brass Talon
Zippers.
PRICE: $850.00 |
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A-1
Flight Jacket
38 through 48 Regular, Navy Camel Hair. For
years we've done wool and cotton versions of our flight jackets for
wholesale customers. The A-1 is a perennial favorite and works
especially well in fine wool, like this 100% Camel Hair version. Our
Camel Hair has a velvet, almost velour softness yet with great
rain resistance and not fragile. Just a beautiful, comfortable drape and
matchless hand. Lined in 100% Khaki Bush Poplin Cotton, 100% Wool OD
Knit. With its classic American trim fit and cut, this A-1 has no
competition that we can think of for craftsmanship, style, quality and
exclusivity. Flatters every build.
Price: $495.00 |
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PEA COAT 38- 48R, Black Cotton Duck. Our Horsehide Pea Coat is very popular, but for years we did a heavyweight 15 oz. Cotton Duck version for Wholesale only which continues to be highly regarded. We decided to offer this rugged and absolutely beautifully detailed and sewn Lost Worlds gem as a Limited Production item, avail. as the material remains. The Duck is firm (like our leather) but softens quickly with wet and use. The lining -- our superlative Quarpel finish Olive Green (OG106) military Oxford Cotton, 100% waterproof and nearly impossible to rip. Cotton Flannel pockets. The WWII Pea Coat, preserved in form but adapted almost laterally -- the Cotton Duck is an outdoor fabric meant for rugged use (in slightly heavier weights than this dreadnought applied for boat tarps, tenting). Add to great materials the nice "perk" of Lost Worlds American-made craftsmanship on a level all its own -- see the shot to the right. Presence, that's what our stuff has, and elegance and cool. What would these things cost if people knew our name? PRICE: $440.00 |
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B-15A
FLIGHT JACKET
Sizes 36R through 48R.
In the mid-1990s we made a handful of B-15As for an
overseas shop. Due to interested queries over the years we decided to do
a small run of our superb B-15As again. Collectors will appreciate our
dedication to the fineries of this WWII AAF design. The shell is made of
a 100% Vintage NOS Cotton US Army OG Sateen over forty years old. The
lining is the fantastic woven Alpaca. 100% Genuine Mouton Collar of
course and matchless 100% Wool OD Knit. Brass Talon Zipper. Genuine
antique US Army melamine buttons. Original Pull-the-Dot radio cable
clips. Russet Horsehide microphone tab. You'll notice that we do not
reproduce an original WWII label or apply the AAF heat transfer to the
shoulder. We can't afford to on the numbers of these we can make. These
are for collectors and cognoscenti who know how fantastic original B15As
were. Pilots routinely replaced the immortal A-2 with this warmer, more
comfortable and more ergonomic flight jacket. An unbelievably rare and
desirable LOST WORLDS jacket. PRICE: $750.00 |
