HBTV SPECIAL EDITION: CUSTOM EXCELSIOR

In this episode of HBTV, David Himel delivers some of his most insightful, nuanced commentary ever (stick around for the last few minutes) on the history of customization in leather jackets. With trademark cantankerous wit, he covers every detail of one of the finest showpieces in the Himel Bros. Leather arsenal: a fully customized, chainstitch embroidered Excelsior, with a customized camouflage hand-painted on its steerhide surface.
00:00 Introduction-Creativity
01:30 Customization, A History
08:18 Chainstitching is Cool
13:11 Sukajan Souvenir Jackets
15:21 Himel Gets Ripped Off... Again
15:51 The Jacket Itself
18:22 Art During Wartime

[@miracleman.]

Never seen a Jacket like this one. Very interesting!

[@MaurizioBunkus]

These vids just keep getting better and bettter. Hope you're all truckin' along well!

[@HimelBrosLeather]

We're surviving!

[@12671314]

Quick question: On your website, it says it's shinki horsehide, but in video you mentioned this is made from Italian steerhide, which one is true?

[@HimelBrosLeather]

Hi H Gyoza!
It is Italian Steerhide as mentioned by David Himel in the video. Thanks for letting us know, the error on the website has been corrected!
- Team Himel