LOST WORLDS 0066 'HEMI' LEATHER CAR COAT 1960s-1970s Genuine American  Horsehide Leather Black or Russet Brown $1850.00 Genuine American Steerhide Leather Black or Mahogany Brown $1500.00 Sizes 38-48 Regular

HEMI  -- our homage to the gritty American and international crime/intrigue films of the 60s and 70s. Think Alain Delon, Jean Gabin, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood, fill in the blanks. The weary, disillusioned police or intelligence officer in a disintegrating, criminalized world who's assumed the vestments of the bad guys, alienated from middle class mores and mollycoddling. Who's seen and heard it all, desensitivized, a night creature. The troubled antihero -- although 'troubled' barely scrapes the surface (sic) of bottom-feeding  Popeye Doyle in both 'French Connection' flicks whose sartorial choices appear lifted from a dumpster. Incidentally, none of the actors above wears anything remotely as elevated and stylish as the HEMI, which is about the vibe, the aura. It "redresses" the era. Why HEMI? The Dodge Chrysler iconic motor that's a signature of the period. Speed, muscle, grunt, American. Sewn in our own (of course) 3.0-3.25 oz. robust chrome-tanned (of course) American Horsehide or Steerhide. Excellent weight, signature lifetime strength, natural grain, finish integrity, honesty and water repellency, supple and visually detail- and fit-correct for its era. Our American Steerhide is tanned exactly the same as our Horsehide and is a premium high performance leather of benchmark strength, water repellency, durability and beauty. At a lower price than our famed Horsehide because there are a lot more steers than horses around and, significantly, steerhide yields more footage than horsehide. Why? Horses show range abrasions, marks, etc. so when we cut our horsehide, there's more on the floor than on the cutting table! Steerhide is the opposite. Same incredible workmanship that astonishes customers new and old. A lifetime purchase! 100% heavyweight Pure Nylon Satin Lining, virtually indestructible, silken, comfortable, tightly woven to augment the superior warmth, wind resistance and density of our hides. Performance and style are indivisible in Lost Worlds coats and jackets. Despite homage to a time for which quality and taste aren't bywords, our HEMI is a thoroughbred. Storied Lost Worlds American workmanship -- stitching, seam definition, profile, eye candy build. Idealizing a spirit rather than descending to the nosebleed depths of neo-hipster faux cool by blindly aping styles marginal to begin with (yet redolent of their worrisome times). We reinterpret what was to what should have been. HEMI -- LOST WORLDS classic macho cool! WARNING: wearing this coat can provoke #MeToo retribution.

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