Schott

Schott 141 in 42 and 44.  I think the 44 has better leather.  No two cows are the same.  The 141 has excellent leather.  It's I believe what's called the cafe racer.  The jacket has very clean lines more traditional symmetric zipper opening in the front body.  Football underarm and back gussets for ease of movement and keep the sleeves from riding up when arms outstretched riding in the wild for real.  I am a poser but it helps the sleeve stay up long when riding the subway grabbing the ring.

Schott car coat.  I don't think it has a model number and I don't bother to look for that little white flag under some pocket now.  This is my first Schott I bought I think from the Chinatown Canal Jeans Company long long time ago.  I remember I spent forever trying on to decide this or another model.  The two pockets in the front have a flap.  So they are really pockets.  I tend to use them as hand warmers.  And over time, the flap just got out of shape permanently.

Schott 125.  This was an eBay find.  The seller was in Canada and it didn't even list it as a Schott so the price was low by any standard.  The coat was in good condition.  It is a size 46 so it looks kind of big and short.  It's the more traditional biker jacket with asymmetric front zipper opening with epaulettes and chrome zippers all over the place.   The leather is a bit thinner and more pliable than the 141.  The detachable is permanently detached and was missing.  What a shame.

Schott 741N size 42.  Another eBay found.  This is a peacoat or pea jacket in leather with diamond quilting.  The front side slanted pockets have no flaps so they are hand warmers to me.  It has an inside chest pocket over the heart on the left hand side.  None of the pockets feel deep and secured.  I am paranoid like this.  That's why I love all those zippers from 141, and 125 or the flaps from the car coat.

From what I read, Marlon Brando wore a Perfecto 618 and added a star on the epaulettes.  The original Perfecto is the 613 that came with the star.

Nowadays Schott makes a dizzying numbers of Perfectos with various cuts and different sizing between models and within the same models over the years.  So that begs the question of what're the exact dimensions?  I wonder why they kind of keep the measurements a secret (OK, their forum company spoke person Gail doesn't hesitate to give out dimensions or direct people to the right party to ask but it would be nice for them to list them on their website upfront.  it helps people getting the correct size, reduce the number of returns or exchange, come on).  It's especially annoying when eBay sellers don't list the measurements or the most important measurement, i.e. the chest.  Again, does size 42 mean anything, sure, but an actual measurement would be even better, much better.  I always wonder why some sellers take this so lightly or even measure them ever so indifferently or carelessly.

When I was younger I thought the 613, 618 or 118 are just too much in the sense that all the zippers and all; things are always too much for me.  That's why I opted the 141.  Now I think well who cares.  A Perfecto is it.