# Where can I have leather clothes custom-made?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-have-leather-clothes-custom-made/273447>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 7, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-have-leather-clothes-custom-made/273447 "2004-11-07T02:57:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![PaulFitzroy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-have-leather-clothes-custom-made/273447/1 "2004-11-07T02:57:38Z")

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I am a big fan of leather clothes. The only problem is getting them in the right size: most Larges hang down too low, but a lot of Mediums are too tight around the chest.

Whilst browsing the M. Julian website’s selection of motorcycle jackets ([HERE](http://www.wilsonsleather.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=1831965&cp=1855604) ) I was annoyed to find that I can’t get most of my favorite styles (color stripes) in Medium and can only get them in Large or, for some, X-Large. This pisses me off.

Can I have jackets like these custom made? And at what cost?

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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-have-leather-clothes-custom-made/273447/2 "2004-11-07T03:16:34Z")

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Oddly enough, I used to make motorcycle leathers. The prices on that site are low enough to make me worry about the quality, (our basic, off-the-rack jacket was something like $475, without stripes) and you probably won’t be happy with the cost of custom - I’d guess for fairly simple jackets like those, the cost would start around $500-600.

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**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-have-leather-clothes-custom-made/273447/3 "2004-11-07T11:38:40Z")

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Your local Harley dealer might be able to point you in the right direction.

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-have-leather-clothes-custom-made/273447/4 "2004-11-07T13:49:48Z")

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There is a [place in Portland](http://langlitz.com/) that is famous world wide: