Mad Max Triple Threat Returns!

Mad Max fans rejoice! You've made your voices heard, and AbbyShot listened:

ALL our Mad Max Products will re-stock in July!

That's right, you can once again own all three replicas based on everyone's favourite post-apocalyptic anti-hero, Max! Pre-ordering has already begun for the following Mad Max items, so you can reserve yours now.

The Mad Max Jacket

The best Mad Max replica jacket on the market, crafted from durable leather with screen-accurate shoulder caps - this is a must-have item for any Mad Max aficionado.

Customer Testimonial:
AbbyShot has done a wonderful job, and I doubt anyone else could make a replica any more original, because this one already is exactly like the original. If you are wondering about buying the Mad Max Jacket, then stop wondering and go buy it. Even if you aren't a huge Mad Max fan this jacket is great and looks great.
- Aaron, USA

The Mad Max Gloves

These leather gloves were M.I.A. from the AbbyShot site for a while, but due to fan response we had to bring them back! Looking exactly like those worn by Mel Gibson in the first Mad Max film, you won't find replica gloves like these anywhere else!

Customer Testimonial:
The Mad Max Gloves are just perfect. They had a tough act to follow, coming in the same box with two coats, but they are the scrappy, hot-rod little brother that won't be ignored. The fit is excellent, the leather feels great, and - oh yeah, they look just like in the movie.
- Gerard, USA

The Mad Max Badges

These hugely-popular replica badges are here to help you "Maintain Right"! Perfect metal replicas of Max's "MFP" police badges, these are a great collectible on their own, OR an excellent addition to your Mad Max Jacket order!

Customer Testimonial:
Wow they are fantastic way beyond my expectations. The shield is very nice and boy is it heavy, no cheap metal used there for sure and the pin back is very secure I had to use my pocketknife the first time to open it up. The shoulder badge is my wife's favourite . She was very impressed with the quality of the badges especially the mirror finish on the force number badge.
- Malcolm, USA

It's going to be a great summer for Mad Max fans! To quote an Australian movie you may recognize:

"You can shut the gate on this one, Maxie... it's the duck's guts!"

Join the MFP today:

Pre-order your Mad Max Gear Here!

Customer E-mails - June Foxhound Coat Edition!

This past month, a few good Metal Gear Solid fans reported for duty! They field-tested their new Foxhound Coats, as requested by AbbyShot High Command, then they sent us the pictures to prove it (recently declassified of course!). Just click the thumbnails to see larger versions.

First up for roll call is Solidus. You may recall his memorable words from our most recent blog post featuring the first Foxhound Coat reviews:

"Thank you gentlemen, I look forward to combating the Patriots in my very own FOXHOUND coat effective immediately! Long live Outer Heaven!"

- Solidus, USA

Great photo, Solidus!

Next we have a field agent on the other side of the ocean in a little-known Kingdom that appears to be called "United". We're waiting for more intel on that one. ;)

"Hello every one at Abbyshot. Just writing to you all to say i got my Foxhound coat today. It was even better than i thought it would be.

So THANK YOU so much, I look forward to seeing/buying more of your GEAR (no pun intended) in the future.

I hope your Company continues to produce amazing clothing for a hundred years!

Loyally yours,
Shibito Snake, UK"

Good stuff!

The final photo (and review) for this month comes from the single greatest supporter of our Foxhound Coat, the one and only Snake. We were waiting with bated breath to see what he thought of HIS new coat. Luckily, we were not disappointed:

"Hey AbbyShot,

I got my coat yesterday, I love it. Three and a half years in the making, and my hard work finally pays off. It looks awesome and it fits great. Thanks so much for everything, you've been so helpful.

I want to reiterate, everything worked out perfect with it. It fits great, it's not tight at all, I can move around in it fine, and it sits on my shoulders/hangs perfect without looking like something that jumped out of the 80s. Excellent work.

I'll try to get more/better quality photos in the right environment soon enough, so keep your eyes open."

- Snake, USA

... And AbbyShot breathes a sigh of relief :)

Thanks to all the Metal Gear Solid fans who sent in pictures this month. If you don't have your own Foxhound Coat yet - you know what to do!

We love seeing customer pics, so keep them coming! If you haven't sent us a photo yet, just email it in. Hopefully we'll see you here on the blog by next month!

This is AbbyShot saying: Keep fighting the good fight.

Over and out.

Foxhound Coat: Rave Reviews Flying In!

When we release a new design here at AbbyShot, we're not 100% satisfied until we hear what you, the customers, think of it!

We sent out the very first Foxhound Coats earlier this month. Once they were received by those lucky first customers, we just HAD to check in with a friendly message. All ours worries were soon put to rest...

Hey, I got your message, wondering about how I liked the FOXHOUND coat...

"File your field report ASAP, soldier - over and out!"

No one tells ME what to do! Not now that I'm wearing the coat of Liquid Snake! This is such an awesome coat. I went into a Surplus store around three years ago to get a coat like this one because I wanted one but sadly there wasn't one. Only a black trench coat...

Not a problem anymore!!! The color, the shoulder-pads, the way the lapel can be open or closed and look just like Liquid's coat; it's all there. You guys and gals have LITERALLY made that dream of mine a reality!

I like how while it's a good coat, it's not built like a parka, so I won't have to wait until Winter just to try it on.

The minute after I put my coat on I found myself glancing at the top of the delivery box; "Clothing that's cooler than real life" I couldn't agree more.

A good thing for possible buyers to know is that if for any reason the shoulder pads looked strange in the pictures to them it's only because it wasn't in the field with an operative!!!

Thanks once again for this coat, I've almost kissed my computer during the review it's so good... er, I mean shot it. Like a true patriot.

- Shinigami, USA

Thank you, sir! That's what we like to hear, folks ;)

Here's another of our many great reviews from a brand new FOXHOUND member:

I'm proud to say that I'm reporting for duty in my FOXHOUND coat as we speak! It arrived today in prime condition. The quality is fantastic and it fits like a glove! The material is exceptionally comfortable and looks identical to the ones worn by FOXHOUND members Liquid, Ocelot, and Mantis in Metal Gear Solid. I'm very happy with my purchase! I'll be wearing this coat on a day to day basis for years. I'll definitely be ordering from Abbyshot again soon! Thank you gentlemen, I look forward to combating the Patriots in my very own FOXHOUND coat effective immediately! Long live Outer Heaven!

Thanks again,

Solidus, USA

Long live Outer Heaven indeed! Thanks so much to all the Metal Gear Solid fans that have written so far - keep your reviews coming! And if you haven't signed up for your Foxhound Coat yet - what are you waiting for? :)

One final note: We need pictures of the Foxhound Coat "in the field"! Who's up to the challenge?

Customer E-mails - May 2009

This month, you wonderful folks sent in great photos of two "cult classic" designs. We're talking about the iconic coats worn by Deckard in Blade Runner and Silent Bob in Clerks - let's open the "Inbox" and see!

We start with a man named Fox who loves his new Deckard Coat, AND has the pictures to prove it:

It's an amazing piece of work and I'm more than happy with it. I wore it to work and the compliments were immediate (one of the women I work with even asked me about it a few days later by referring to it as my "beautiful coat").

The color, the cut, the drape, the fit, the weight: ALL perfect. The long wait for this coat, as it turns out, HAS been worth it.

As you're well aware, some Blade Runner Fans have, for some time now, debated about the collar on your coat. Having looked again and again at the DVD on Blu-Ray I'm convinced that YOUR Collar is "closer than MOST"... I think a lot of BR Fans "Remember it" bigger & bolder than what it actually was... I've been guilty of this myself. There ARE, in fact, some OTHER tailors and seamstresses (some of whom are your competitors) who make their OWN version of the Blade Runner Coat that many believe to be CLOSER in similarity to the coat used in the movie...

But frankly, I think they're WRONG.

If you ever see some of the owners of those other versions of the Deckard Trench Coat actually WEARING them you'll see grown men who look like kids wearing their Father's clothes! LARGE, heavy, ribbed collars on HUMONGOUS coats that look heavy and stiff - more like those Waxed Australian Outback Slickers (and actually look like even if the wearer were to faint and drop to the floor, the jacket would keep standing up on its own!)

So, again for the record:
I think the AbbyShot Clothiers Coat's Collar (try saying that five times, FAST) is MUCH, MUCH closer in look, feel & weight.

I love this coat!
Thanks again for all your great help and communication with me. EXCELLENT customer service.
A+
Fox Lidstone
Nova Scotia, Canada

Nice job channeling the "Harrison Ford look", Fox!

Another proud AbbyShot coat owner sent in some photos of his long coat getting some "urban exposure":

This is James from Maryland, who wrote us back in March about his new Silent Bob Coat, saying "This coat not only looks like s.b. coat, it is also very well made, looks top quality, first rate." Now we say "Thank You" to James for the first-rate photos!

Thanks to Fox and James for another month's worth of awesome pictures. Keep your cameras handy everyone, and hopefully we'll see your photo here next month!

Update: Fox sent us so many great photos in his Deckard Trench, we couldn't fit them all into this blog post. See the rest on our AbbyShot Facebook Page - just add us as a friend on Facebook to see the photo album!

Wolverine News Flash, Times Two!

AbbyShot's Wolverine Jacket is now in-stock for immediate delivery, so we celebrated with a little walkabout! There just happens to be a very "fitting" street name about 20 paces from AbbyShot HQ, so a photo was required.

We kid you not: Jackman Drive! :D

So if you want to walk around town feeling like Wolverine (and who doesn't?) then the Vereen Jacket is in-stock now just waiting for you! Oh, and to sweeten the deal it still happens to be 20% off. :)

In other awesome Wolverine news, AbbyShot was featured in the May 2009 issue of Empire Magazine out of the UK! It's the one with Megan Fox from Transformers on the cover. Our Vereen Jacket was on their "iWant List" on page 150, here's what they had to say:

"This month's X-Men: Origins returns to the first incarnation of Wolverine's ever-changing taste in leather jackets. That said, without a decade's wear-and-fade, our favourite is the subtler cut from X3. Movie clothiers AbbyShot do a remarkable job in replicating it - supremely comfortable without screaming "I am a geek" (or worse, having a sign stuck to your back)."

Huge thanks to Empire for those kind words!

Order your Wolverine Jacket today from Logan's home country (how cool is it that he's Canadian) - get the AbbyShot Vereen Jacket!

Customer E-mails - April Kingdom Hearts Edition!

We've got a special treat for you as two Kingdom Hearts fans sent us some amazing pictures this past month! Let's jump right in here with Mike D. from the USA who went above and beyond to get some mega-cool photos taken in his Enigma trench coat! (All Mike's photos were taken by his talented friend Jesse O'Connell).

WOW. Just... Wow :)

Here's what Mike had to say about his new Enigma coat:

I received my Enigma Trench in the mail yesterday, which shipped to my house so fast, I think my head spun. With great excitement and anticipation, I opened the box and tried it on. While wearing it I thought, "Why did I wait so damn long to buy this?". This coat is by far, without a doubt, one of the coolest, most unique things I own. For one, it fits perfect. Second, there is not one tiny imperfection I could see. Third, it's too screen accurate. I say "too", because there is nothing else on the market that can compare to the quality of this coat. I actually feel like I would fit right in with Organization XIII. Pictures do not do this coat justice; there is no way.

Bravo! to the amazing artistry and creativity that went into crafting this beautiful coat. And another big thanks to the awesome customer service I received throughout my purchase. Abbyshot, you outdid yourselves on this one. Thanks again! I can't wait to order the Kingdom Hoodie next. You guys are great! Many thanks again!

- Mike D, USA

Next we have some fun pictures from Malea, also from the USA, who recently received her new Kingdom Hoodie and couldn't resist a bit of Riku cosplay! Here's what she said:

I just received the Kingdom Hoodie today (on my birthday no less!) and I couldn't be happier! It really does fit like a glove as others are saying and the minute I held it in my hands I fell in love with it. It's beautiful and the material is great! I feel sorry for my other hoodies cause this one is taking first place in the closet now. This was the best Birthday gift ever Abbyshot! Thanks so much.

- Malea, USA

There are even more awesome pictures of both Mike and Malea on Facebook, just add AbbyShot Clothiers as a Facebook friend and you'll see them on our profile page.

Thanks so much for the great photos (of course, keep them coming!), and we'll see you again here next month - Same AbbyShot Time, Same AbbyShot Channel :)

Foxhound Coat Released for Pre-Order!

Greetings patriots! BIG news hit the AbbyShot website late last week:

The Foxhound Coat is now available for pre-order!


Delivery is on track for next month (late May 2009), and Metal Gear Solid fans are already lining up to "field-test" this one! All the design features of Liquid Snake's trench from Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes are here, transformed into a durable, water-resistant trench coat!

You can pre-order this coat now for $399 CAD, which is about $325 US dollars - a small price to pay for years of active duty! ;)

As a special bonus for the blog, we had one of our AbbyShot staffers try on the Foxhound Coat to show you how the coat hangs on a real-live person. These are by no means professional photos, but should give you an idea of how the Foxhound Coat looks when it's being worn. Simply click for larger versions of each photo!

Make sure you get in on the first wave
of Foxhound Coats:

Reserve yours now!