VTG looks great just virgin like that.
disclaimer, related to before: You guys should keep in mind that during my month long R+D process I was purposely abusing the hell out of it ,and doing whatever I wanted to it, it didn't even come inside that month. The more extreme, the better, for the test monkey sample. Just hung on the patio 24 hrs a day..... but you guys should probably take it naturally with your jacket and care for it like any other leather jacket you'd wear.