Fine Creek Leathers Eric Jacket - 1.3mm Black Shinki Horsehide

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This version of Fine Creek Leathers’ Eric is crafted from a 1.3mm-thick horsehide, naturally teacore tanned at the renowned Shinki Tannery. This special tannage gives the jacket a softer, smokier black from the start and reveals warm tobacco-brown undertones more quickly than traditional methods. The result is a beautiful jacket that offers a head start on the kind of patina typically earned over years of wear.

LEATHER: Horsehide
STYLE/FIT: Slim
COLOUR: Teacore Black
METHOD: Veg-tanned, aniline finished
DETAILS:
-Single Rider style
-1.3mm thick teacore horsehide from Japan's Shinki tannery
-100% cotton Cupro rayon lining
-Talon zip
-Vintage steel hardware
-2 hand pockets with zips
-1 angled left chest pocket with zip
-Sewn in-house at Fine Creek Leathers' workshop in Tokyo
ORIGIN: Made in Japan 

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OUTLET ITEMS ARE FINAL AND NON-RETURNABLE

This custom version of Fine Creek Leathers’ Eric jacket features a naturally veg-tanned “teacore” horsehide, specially developed to accelerate the ageing process. Teacore tanning is a slow, organic method that creates a rich, layered finish—earthy tobacco browns hidden beneath smoky black topcoats.

In collaboration with the renowned Shinki Tannery, Fine Creek have refined their process so the black surface wears away faster than usual, revealing those warm browns sooner. This doesn’t compromise the jacket’s integrity—instead, it adds depth and character that would normally take years to develop. With just a little wear, you'll start to see the kind of earthy patina typically found on well-aged vintage pieces.

Read our Guide to Teacore Tanning here.

The Eric is a clean, minimalist take on the single rider jacket. A classic centre-zip style, full of laid-back, rugged elegance. Fine Creek’s in-house sewing techniques create subtle tension along the seams, encouraging the leather to pucker and shape uniquely over time. The result: a truly exceptional jacket—distinctive, personal, and never exactly the same twice.

Elliot wears a size 42 jacket. He is 185cm tall and weighs 74kg / 6ft 1" and 163 lbs.

Important: The best way to determine the size you need is to measure a similar item you already own and compare with the actual sizing as per the table below. Do not go by tagsize alone.

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 SIZES 38-S 40-M 42-L 44-XL 46-XXL
Chest 38.5 40 42 43 45
Waist 18 19 19.5 20.25 21
Shoulder 16.5 17 18.25 19.25 20
Opening 18.75 19.25 20.25 21 22
Vertical Length 24 25 25.5 26.5 27.25
Sleeve Length 24.25 24.75 25 25 25.5

 


Stage 1: The waist

  • Button up the jean.
    Lay flat with the top waist band evenly flat on the back waist band.
    Measure from one side to the other keeping the jean flat & double the measurement.


Stage 2: The hip

  • Measure 3 inches or 7.5cm from the crotch stitch.
    Measure from side to side flat across the jean at this point.


Stage 3: Front rise

  • Lay flat and measure from crotch seam to top of jean with top button fastened


Stage 4: Back rise

  • Measure from crotch seam to top of the back of the jean.


Stage 5: Thigh

  • Lay flat and measure from crotch across to outside of leg.

Stage 6: Knee

  • Lay flat and measure 13” or 33cm from crotch down inside seam of jeans
    From here measure from one side of the jean to the other.

Stage 7: hem width/leg opening

  • With the jean flat measure from one side of the leg opening to the other.
    NB with very heavy denim 18oz and above measure the entire circumference of the exterior of the hem using a measuring tape and divide by 2 for a more exact figure.


Stage 8: Inseam/inside leg

  • Lay the jean flat with the inseam at the centre.
    Following the inside seam measure from the crotch to the end of the leg.

Stage 1: Chest

  • Measure from pit to pit and double the reading.


Stage 2: Shoulder

  • Measure across the top from one shoulder seam to the other.


Stage 3: Waist
We measure the narrowest part of the garment outer seam to outer seam between the pit and the opening. If, however, the shirt has gussets, the waist will correspond to the the opening measurement.


Stage 4: Opening
Here we take a cross measurement from seam to seam at the bottom of the shirt.

Stage 5: Length
Measure from the top of the shoulder by the collar to the bottom of the garment.

Stage 6: Sleeve
Measure from the top of shoulder seam to the cuff’s edge.

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