Trekker Leather Vest

I am pleased with the quality and construction of this vest. Zippers, buttons and snaps strong and well made. It would be nice if it came with a zip in fleece liner.

Just gotta be the most beautiful leather garment I have ever owned - and I've owned a few... So why the 4 stars? The shearling collar piece on the removable leather bib... As Dame Maggie Smith once said, "It's too much, it's just too much!" Too poser, too much pretense (personal opinion, of course). Solution (brace yourself for the treachery)? Take a set of hair clippers and shear the fir down as close to the soft under-leather as you can. Then use an electric shaver for yet a closer trim. This will leave dark, thin patches of fir that will give the collar a much more interesting texture - alternating between black and brown - which will wonderfully pull the brown and black colors of the vest together. The lamb skin will be somewhat dry under the fir, so take a sponge and apply a generous amount of high quality leather conditioner to the sheared area - maybe a few application would be in order. When dry, lingering shadows of dark fir left on the section will then be highlighted by the lighter brown color of the leather - giving the whole vest a much more masculine look - worthy of the ruggedness of the goat hide. Then, accessorize with a Filson wool or flannel shirt; Frye redwood-colored harness boots; the requisite Levi's that fit, as Tennessee Williams once said, "Just a bit tighter than necessary..."; and top it all off with a Tilly hat - all of which will compliment the ruggedness of the goat skin. Ooooo, lookin' mighty fine there, guy, mighty fine.....!

I live in the desert highlands of southern New Mexico. Temps are hot in the summer and fairly mild in the winter. Long-sleeve jackets/coats are rarely a necessity and often become too hot, too quick. Wore a jacket once this past winter. A couple of months ago I was introduced to Overland. Knew about the store but never knew what they offered. Started looking at vests for the first time in my life and picked up this particular vest just a few days ago in Taos. Absolutely amazing product from start to finish. Wore it once to work already (comfortable even in 75 degree weather) and nothing but compliments. Will be picking up a full shearling vest shortly.

Overland scores again with this beautifully crafted, well-fitting leather vest. The goatskin was softer than I was expecting, and the vest is very comfortable to wear. Well worth the price for such a quality crafted vest!

I'm a little short and stocky but this vest fits me perfectly. I'm highly impressed with the quality of workmanship and material used in its production. Very satisfied; can't say enough about this vest.

This vest is a beautiful piece of work - the leather and lining material is extremely high quality, and the stitching is very solid. It fits as sized. I've had other vests and coats where the pockets seemed positioned too high or too low, but they are perfect on this one. There are only a few interior pockets, but enough for most people. It is very warm without being suffocating: I was comfortable in the morning at 34 degrees, and I remained so after the temperature rose to 75 in the afternoon. Absolutely no buyers' remorse here!

It's beautiful, a very high quality vest, fits and looks great, now I just need some cold weather

Perfect fit. Very good quality. Glad I bought it

The Vest is of the highest quality. Unfortunately if a person is 6 feet or taller, the length seems somewhat short. When a larger size is available, i will try again.