Hender Scheme li-rc-stj Varsity Jacket, Black Wool, Natural Horsehide Sleeves and Trims, Size L
Hender Scheme li-rc-stj Varsity Jacket, Black Wool, Natural Horsehide Sleeves and Trims, Size L
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Every piece is measured by hand, in centimetres as Japan measures. Please allow 1–2 cm (about ½ inch) for the give of the material and the hand that held the tape.
Condition report
Very Good8.0 / 10
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Leather that keeps a diary
Hender Scheme works leather as a material that should change with its owner, and this varsity jacket is built on that idea: sleeves, buttons and pocket trims in natural horsehide that will deepen with every season. The black wool body and grey rib stay quiet so the leather can do the talking. An object of craft before it is a sports jacket.
Best for: Hender Scheme collectors; leather lovers who want a piece to age
Condition notes
Light overall wear. A stain on a sleeve was noted at inspection, and the pale horsehide shows light marks from wear.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 13 November 2026
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A Hender Scheme varsity jacket, model li-rc-stj, in black wool with sleeves, pocket trims and buttons all cut from natural tan horsehide. Grey rib collar, cuffs and hem; cupro lining. Tagged size large.
The Piece
Without lettering or patches, the design is the material. The front leads, with a row of horsehide buttons down the placket and two angled welt pockets edged in the same pale leather, framed by full horsehide sleeves. The back is a clean field of black wool with a faint blue cast in daylight, between the two leather sleeves.
The collar, cuffs and hem are a heavy marled grey rib, deliberately deep at the cuff. Inside, a black cupro lining with cotton pocket bags, and a stitched suede patch bearing the Hender Scheme name above a leather size tab reading large. The composition label records each part separately, as the maker does: wool body, horsehide sleeves, horsehide pockets, horsehide buttons.
Hender Scheme was founded in Tokyo by Ryo Kashiwazaki and is known for leather goods left natural to age with use.
Details
- Maker: Hender Scheme
- Reference: li-rc-stj
- Style: Varsity jacket, button front
- Shell: 90% wool, 10% nylon
- Sleeves: Horsehide
- Pocket trims and buttons: Horsehide
- Rib: 63% acrylic, 27% wool, 8% nylon, 2% polyurethane
- Lining: 100% cupro; pocket bags 100% cotton
- Colour: Black with natural tan
- Size: L
- Shoulder: 52 cm (20.5 in)
- Chest width: 59 cm (23.2 in)
- Length: 70 cm (27.6 in)
- Sleeve: 68 cm (26.8 in)
Measured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light overall wear.
- A stain on a sleeve, noted at inspection; the pale horsehide also shows light marks from wear.
- No holes or tears seen.
Condition grade B (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Professional clean only; store on a broad hanger away from direct light.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
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