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New Jackets….Finishing Christmacha Orders

By David Himel on December 24, 2011

Well its the holidays around here and between shopping for friends and family, and throwing a rockin partaaay over here in Himel central, Nancy has to tolerate my last minute rush to get Christmas orders out the door. A few lucky fellows ordered jackets at the end of November and while it was a challenge [...]

Posted in Design, Materials, prototype designs | Tagged blanket liner, buffalo, grizzly, heron, Horsehide | 2 Comments

Vintage Meets New: Special Order Heron’s for Roger and VMC

By David Himel on November 8, 2011

I completed a special project a few weeks back. Here at Himel Brothers we strive for authenticity and ultimate creativity. I have a huge collection of vintage leather jackets and being small I am capable of small run special projects. One of the special qualities of custom jackets made before 1930 was the raw custom [...]

Posted in Design, Materials, Retail | Tagged 1920, 1930, beacon, blanket liners, check plaid, heron, himel brothers, Horsehide, pendelton, Switzerland, VMC Originals | Leave a comment

Where Did I Come From: Designing Herons

By David Himel on May 17, 2011

I sometimes loath to write blogs. I feel tired, run down, exhausted and weird about sharing. I am trying to win people over, get fans, find followers and mostly explain the things I think about all day long. Sometimes I just don’t feel like sharing. Today is the opposite. I was photographing jackets that I [...]

Posted in Design, Uncategorized | Tagged 1920s, 1930s, design, heron, Horsehide, Vintage Jacket | 4 Comments