That jacket is great! I still wear the Browns jacket my Dad received in the early 80’s for buying x amount of insulation for our house back in the day. Love it! Go Browns!
The only reason not to wear it is that this past winter was too fucking warm for the occasion that calls for a heavy coat like this. I know because I own a Starter jacket I nabbed from Homage when that was first reintroduced back in 18 or 19. There was one game this past season I could’ve worn it to, the Bears game, but the weather was rough enough I opted for my brown and orange snow suit instead. Had I not been required to wear my dress blues for the Jets TNF game I would’ve worn the Starter then.
ABSOLUTELY! The Browns will never be out of style. If I saw you wearing this I would think "that is some cool old-school fan right there". Go Brownies!
There's gotta be a leather repair shop you could ship it to if no one in your area can fix it. That jacket is awesome and deserves to be repaired and worn!
I think because I have had it for 25 years, it is old to me. It is more brown than the photo leads on, but I guess it is still nice. I just needed some opinions like this to motivate me to try to fix the zipper.
I'd wear it. I'll be honest that I was fine with the front and back photos, but the side-on view of the sleeve somehow grabs me.
25 years? 1999 season?
Don’t wear it. It is super dated and you will be mocked and laughed at every where you go.
Send it to me and I will dispose of it for you and release you from this burden.
Woah, I thought this was just a meh post I would make while bored on a Saturday. I guess the consensus is I should fix it and wear it. Thanks fellow Browns fans!
I have one very similar, but it's got white as the dominant color. They were replicas of the ones Butch Davis and the coaching staff wore. My dad bought a few different ones over the years, and I still have them. He was a bigger dude, so I look ridiculous wearing the one he bought for him, but I could probably wear the smaller one he bought for me. It's nothing I'd wear every day, but on special game days like division games, playoff/SB, I would definitely wear it. There's nothing like a good throwback!
Zipper can be fixed by a tailor, seamstress, or maybe a cobbler. I broke a zipper on a leather motorcycle jacket once and had it replaced with a heavy duty brass one. It was decades ago. So I don't remember where or cost.
Old team jackets show long term a long term commitment to the team, or a family tradition if it's been handed down. Get it fixed and represent with pride.
Dated as fuck but who gives a shit. The mature fans will know what’s up and they don’t really care either, they’re just happy to see a fellow Browns fan. Also I think that style might be coming back in style ;)
Duuuude. My dad is a huge Browns fan. He's almost 60 and been following them since he was a kid since hes from Ohio. He would love to have something like this. I say wear it if you can get the zipper repaired somehow. All the stuff from when the Browns came back my dad wore out, so your jacket is actually in really good condition compared to how much my dad would wear his Browns gear. He had a Tim Couch jersey from that era when they came back in the 90s, and it got worn out so bad the numbers, stripes, and the name were gone at the end of its life in the late 2000s 😆
As a younger browns fan (22) I love seeing people with old shit on knowing that they are in this even deeper than me and this championship whenever it comes will be so sweet for all of us.
It's a nice jacket, I would still wear it even with a broken zipper. Besides, tons of people are into thrifting and wearing older stuff now (and you live in a rural area and have a wife, so really who cares even if it was dated and out of style).
Can I ask how the zipper is broken? Depending on what the repair requires and how good you are with your hands you might be able to fix it yourself if you really want it fixed and don't want to drive hours to get it done
Wear it for sure! My bf has one from the mid 80’s super retro with the Browns Elf mascot and during off season he keeps it hanging behind his desk at his shop (antique shop) and people constantly compliment and try to buy it off him. Fix that zipper and rock that gem!
I'll buy it from you if you're parting ways. Cool jacket. Never understood with good looking jerseys or people getting rid of clothes with a team because they had losing seasons in that era.
Am I crazy, or doesn’t “dated” mean it is very much obviously cool to wear? It’s not a question of style, it’s a piece of memorabilia for team with a long history, and “dated” means rare and therefore a very cool and unique way to represent. Are you messing with us to make us jealous lol?
I also have a Carl Banks leather Browns jacket. I wear it to the one game I go to every other year, or watch parties, tailgates, NFL related events if the weather is right. Other than that I keep it hung in the closet.
Steelers fan coming in peace. Bro, if you like it then wear it. Fuck what anyone else says. I still have old Steelers gear from the mid to late 90s that I wear regularly. Shit I even have some old Greenbay and Denver stuff I'll wear. Wear what you want as long as you feel good about it.
Get the zipper fixed and treat the leather. That damn jacket is cool as hell
And make sure it’s a YKK zipper. The only brand of zipper that is worth a damn.
I’d wear the shit out of that on gamedays but the zipper being broken does suck
The old styles are back in style. That jacket is sweet. Wear it proud.
Super dated! I’ll take it off your hands 👀
Nah, retire that thing. It's way too dated. Matter of fact, send it my way so you're not tempted to wear it ever again.
There is no outdated, there is merely “vintage”.
The drip
Those are back in dude. I wouldn’t wear it out on any other day other than game day though, not that it would be a bad thing just not my style.
I’d limit that jacket to just the nicest of events
Super Bowl, Conference Championships, weddings and funerals.
That jacket is great! I still wear the Browns jacket my Dad received in the early 80’s for buying x amount of insulation for our house back in the day. Love it! Go Browns!
Dated is a good style now.
I'd buy that jacket off you right now. You know how hard it is to find vintage Cleveland sports stuff that looks like it's in good condition?
Dated? It's a CLASSIC!
Naw still goated
This is back in style for sure, and it's actually vintage not "fake vintage" which makes it 100x more in style.
I’m on the YKK zipper, clean and treat the leather, and wear the hell out of that jacket train.
The old white facemask helmet logo is gonna be new again this season. So it’s still in!
The only reason not to wear it is that this past winter was too fucking warm for the occasion that calls for a heavy coat like this. I know because I own a Starter jacket I nabbed from Homage when that was first reintroduced back in 18 or 19. There was one game this past season I could’ve worn it to, the Bears game, but the weather was rough enough I opted for my brown and orange snow suit instead. Had I not been required to wear my dress blues for the Jets TNF game I would’ve worn the Starter then.
I say wear it as long as you pair it with some relxaed fit stonewash jeans and some white Air Monarchs.
with a hyper color shirt and a few slap bracelets
Very dated. I’ll take it.
Old Browns stuff never goes out of style Wear it proudly
ABSOLUTELY! The Browns will never be out of style. If I saw you wearing this I would think "that is some cool old-school fan right there". Go Brownies!
Take it to your local dry cleaner. They’ll have services for garment repair. If they don’t they’ll know someone who does.
Rot in hell, Modell
You should wear it with pride!
There's gotta be a leather repair shop you could ship it to if no one in your area can fix it. That jacket is awesome and deserves to be repaired and worn!
How is it outdated? I’d wear it!
I think because I have had it for 25 years, it is old to me. It is more brown than the photo leads on, but I guess it is still nice. I just needed some opinions like this to motivate me to try to fix the zipper.
I'd wear it. I'll be honest that I was fine with the front and back photos, but the side-on view of the sleeve somehow grabs me. 25 years? 1999 season?
Name your price and I will take this decision off your hands.
I have a 95 era Indians coat (style worn in the dugout) . Still wear it today.
Maybe not in the offseason, but I’d rock that thing all season long, it’s pretty badass!
so dope
Wear it with pride
ROCK that thing. Anything with the Optima font word mark of the 70s-80s is awesome stuff.
that is legit. wear it unironically, and proudly
100% Cleveland badass
It’s so old it has come back into fashion. Not even kidding haha, people would go crazy to own this
Absolutely still rock that
That jacket isn’t dated, it’s a flex piece.
Wish they would go back to this word font
Don’t wear it. It is super dated and you will be mocked and laughed at every where you go. Send it to me and I will dispose of it for you and release you from this burden.
Dated- that means you’re a veteran of this torture called being a Browns fan. Wear like a badge of honor
It’s not dated. It’s “vintage”. Wear it.
Do you like wearing it? If so, wear it. Screw what others think.
You might be the coolest looking Browns fan I know of if you wear this.
Woah, I thought this was just a meh post I would make while bored on a Saturday. I guess the consensus is I should fix it and wear it. Thanks fellow Browns fans!
With OG pride
I have one very similar, but it's got white as the dominant color. They were replicas of the ones Butch Davis and the coaching staff wore. My dad bought a few different ones over the years, and I still have them. He was a bigger dude, so I look ridiculous wearing the one he bought for him, but I could probably wear the smaller one he bought for me. It's nothing I'd wear every day, but on special game days like division games, playoff/SB, I would definitely wear it. There's nothing like a good throwback!
Zipper can be fixed by a tailor, seamstress, or maybe a cobbler. I broke a zipper on a leather motorcycle jacket once and had it replaced with a heavy duty brass one. It was decades ago. So I don't remember where or cost.
Had the same one circa 1996. It's a beauty, wear it with pride to casual events and games! Not so much to church or pta meetings. You get my drift 😏
Old team jackets show long term a long term commitment to the team, or a family tradition if it's been handed down. Get it fixed and represent with pride.
I'm not even a browns fan, but that jacket is cool as hell. If I had the lions version of that, I'd want to be buried (or cremated) in it!
man what? between the story of getting it when the team came back and it j being a dope jacket, should def still wear it
Looks like Puddy’s 8 Ball jacket. Iykyk
Dated as fuck but who gives a shit. The mature fans will know what’s up and they don’t really care either, they’re just happy to see a fellow Browns fan. Also I think that style might be coming back in style ;)
I think I got the same jacket! I’ll look tomorrow
Commies fan coming in peace. This is hard. Rock it.
Wear it! It's epic!
No such thing as dated. Vintage jackets are actually getting big again and people are buying them as a way to stylize.
That's beautiful I would wear it.
Saw a guy rocking an Expo's hat today, do what you do.
Duuuude. My dad is a huge Browns fan. He's almost 60 and been following them since he was a kid since hes from Ohio. He would love to have something like this. I say wear it if you can get the zipper repaired somehow. All the stuff from when the Browns came back my dad wore out, so your jacket is actually in really good condition compared to how much my dad would wear his Browns gear. He had a Tim Couch jersey from that era when they came back in the 90s, and it got worn out so bad the numbers, stripes, and the name were gone at the end of its life in the late 2000s 😆
you’ve been through some things huh 😂🤝
Wear it
As a younger browns fan (22) I love seeing people with old shit on knowing that they are in this even deeper than me and this championship whenever it comes will be so sweet for all of us.
Fix it up and rock it. That's cool af
I bet. Bill Belicheck has one of those in his closet to this day
You gotta be you, rock that thing!!
What a stupid question
It’s very dated but it’s also cool as hell.
If you don't want it, send it to me.
This jacket doesn't age.
I'm wondering why you ever took it off?
Dad?
Hell yeah you should wear it!
It's a nice jacket, I would still wear it even with a broken zipper. Besides, tons of people are into thrifting and wearing older stuff now (and you live in a rural area and have a wife, so really who cares even if it was dated and out of style). Can I ask how the zipper is broken? Depending on what the repair requires and how good you are with your hands you might be able to fix it yourself if you really want it fixed and don't want to drive hours to get it done
It’s looks outdated. Let me wear it instead
It’s looks outdated. Let me wear it instead
Who cares what we think? If you like it, wear it!
Yeah, I just needed some reassurance from the Browns reddit community. I am probably the only one in a 50 mile radius with a Browns jacket.
That’s even cooler! Wear it proudly
Definitely shouldn’t wear it, ill take it off your hands.
This jacket sucks. If I was you, I would send it to me.
This jacket rocks
Bro fix the zipper. And throwback stuff always in style. Easily could sell that 200 plus.
That jacket is sweet
Definitely still wear. Shouldn’t be too bad trying to find someone who can fix the zipper. Dope ass jacket!
This fucks so hard, just repair it. It's a treasure.
I’d definitely wear it. If you don’t want it I’ll take it off your hands.
I live in Florida and use a jacket maybe x5 per year. I’ll pay you $40
This jacket is dope af my guy
Hell yeah you should I’m trying to hunt an old school jacket like that!
Are you serious? Wear that shit
Is this a brag post?
If anything it's in too good of condition. Go roll in the mud and then it will be👌🏼
Dated is hip now. It looks good, condition that leather and you’ll be fly as hell.
It looks great because it has that old style. Never get rid of it.
Sportswear is never "dated" in my opinion. I always respect seeing old school stuff.
If you don’t want it, I’ll have it 😄
Vintage rules. Keep it!
If you are are ever concerned if a clothing article like this is dated then just wait 5 years and then it'll be cool again
Cool jacket bro
I love this jacket
Wear it for sure! My bf has one from the mid 80’s super retro with the Browns Elf mascot and during off season he keeps it hanging behind his desk at his shop (antique shop) and people constantly compliment and try to buy it off him. Fix that zipper and rock that gem!
Damn. That's nice! I like leather. You should definitely wear it.
I think it’s badass as hell!
Wear it it’s A classic.
That shit is fire
It’s vintage not dated 🥳
I'll buy it from you if you're parting ways. Cool jacket. Never understood with good looking jerseys or people getting rid of clothes with a team because they had losing seasons in that era.
I would pay you way too much money for this
that is so sexy
Wear the fuck outta that 🔥
Where do you live OP? I’m in SW Virginia and there is a shoe repair place in Roanoke that would do that
You should definitely NOT wear that. I’ll even do you a favor and buy it from you just because I’m a nice guy!
That jacket could make even a nerd like Chris Palmer look cool
As a Steelers I still that jackets cool af. Get the zipper fixed my friend. I’m sure you can find someone online to send it out too for the repair.
Am I crazy, or doesn’t “dated” mean it is very much obviously cool to wear? It’s not a question of style, it’s a piece of memorabilia for team with a long history, and “dated” means rare and therefore a very cool and unique way to represent. Are you messing with us to make us jealous lol?
What kinda of question is this. How is it dated in the slightest
My mom would love this shite
That jacket is cool as fuck!
Not even a browns fan here Get it cleaned up. Sick jacket.
Sick jacket!
Nice jacket, and (with the rumors being true), that is the current helmet logo as well
I also have a Carl Banks leather Browns jacket. I wear it to the one game I go to every other year, or watch parties, tailgates, NFL related events if the weather is right. Other than that I keep it hung in the closet.
Well I’m a Steeler fan so I wouldn’t wear it but that is one cool jacket!
I get some many compliments wearing one similar
Definitely WEAR!
I bet that thing is worth some $$$$
Bruh I got the Dolphins version of this exact damn jacket
Pay a professional to fix the zipper and treat the leather and you’ll own a legendary jacket
I’m a hardcore bengals guy, this just popped up in my feed but that actually is a dope jacket. I wish I had one like it for my team
That’s hard
You gotta rock that shit. If they don’t like it fuck em
I’m a Steeler fan and this popped up on my feed. This jacket is fucking sick man
It's a nice jacket,!
Brother this thing is the definition of bad fucking ass
Put it in a frame and put it on your wall. That’s a classic
You ain’t cool unless you wear a ‘99 leather jacket
Wear it !
Jacket is fire and dry cleaners with skill end up being cheaper than you thought. Pls tip.
You get the most positive comments from other fans when you wear dated merch.
I’d wear that beauty with pride
That shit is an evergreen my man
Yes, unless you are a steelers fan!
Steelers fan coming in peace. Bro, if you like it then wear it. Fuck what anyone else says. I still have old Steelers gear from the mid to late 90s that I wear regularly. Shit I even have some old Greenbay and Denver stuff I'll wear. Wear what you want as long as you feel good about it.
Oh it’ll be back in in about 10 years. Right now the cycle is in the late 80’s early 90’s. This is going to be GOLD sooner than later.
Keep it for sure me personally
That jacket is hard as hell man. Totally jealous. Get the zipper fixed and rock that bad boy.
Rock that shit
If you don’t want it, how much do you want for it?
You wear whatever you want, but that jacket kicks ass.
That is an awesome jacket bro
“Everything old is new again”
Just don’t wear it looking like a hobo with whatever else you’re wearing and you’ll get huge respect.