#also lost my jacket

[tahdashi]

i promised myself i wouldn’t go to another party bc the last one was Bad aka i ended up taking care of 3 drunk men who i could not carry back to their apartment but !!!!! halloween 😞

#also at this same party someone threw up like in the middle of the house #it was . #SMTH #HHHSDKDKNFKD #also lost my jacket #never got it back #i think it’s just that frat that i hate #everything bad happens there #🫡🫡 BUT HALLOWEEB #HALLOWEENF #sayu speaks

[clambuoyance]

[DC] doodled these two a lot this week

#clam draws #dc #kon el #kontent #Conner kent #superboy #cassie sandsmark #wonder girl #this started bc I was thinking about how they have similar outfits and parallel journeys to like masculinity and femininity I think #and part of it is due to the differences in 2000s and 90s culture but also I think this is geoffs fault #like perhaps Cassie does get euphoria from presenting more femme but it’s written by men who just didn’t find her appealing before #and kon well he already lost the jacket and had designs changes before tt03 but there’s still a noticeable difference I think in the way #he presents himself demeanor wise after johns #and ofc johns meant none of this but I like a silly spider am crawling over it and just making my own narrative threads p #as in like oh they’re in a new stage in their life and they have to wrestle w their identities as one does #but like eventually find a new middle ground? #like yeah I can make a narrative #but if I haddd to choose what they’d do instead like if I were in charge of tt03 and told to make them fit 2000s culture I would have at lea #at least made them grunge or smth idk . #what am I even saying #dc clamics

[timdoubleyou]

i found jay’s black jacket (an ID guide)

This black jacket is worn by Jay about 9 times throughout Marble Hornets, including his final appearance. And after some weeks of on-and-off research, I think I know the exact make and model.

This post will detail exactly how I found it, and serve as a guide for anyone that wants to find the jacket, whether that's for cosplay purposes, or if you're just keen on collecting items related to MH.

Main post under the cut

Intro

The first step to identifying the jacket was to gather as many references as possible.

I went back to the web series and took screenshots from any entries the jacket makes an appearance. (shoutout to mg549′s very comprehensive MH wardrobe guide, without it this would’ve been much more of a pain)

Jay's jacket is, for the most part, very plain. It's a solid color, full-zip jacket, without any particularly eye-catching logos or other details. I had to look for moments where even the slightest distinction appeared clear on camera, at least as distinct as it can be. Even if it was just close-ups to get the shape of a zipper, or how many buttons are on a sleeve, it was the best I got. While I did manage to find a decent amount of these, there was just one crucial detail that would've made finding it near-impossible; the brand is never shown. Thankfully, I had another resource.

In 2018 Troy Sold a Lot of Stuff

In early 2018, Troy officially announced that MH would be continued in a comic series. To fund the first issue, he held a number of auctions for production items used during the web series on Ebay.

These included items such as Jay’s camera, Brian’s hoodie, A Masky mask, and Jay’s black jacket.

Lo and behold, the jacket listing includes a picture with the brand in clear view. It's from Gap.

Ebay does not archive sold listings older than 90 days. However, Worthpoint, a website for valuing and pricing collectibles, does. Using Worthpoint I was able to find all of these items, (and a lot more, which can be found in this doc I submitted to Archive Hornets)

Identification

With the picture from the listing and the series screencaps, I had a complete ID list.

(Top image is from the Ebay listing, with the contrast adjusted a little for easier viewing. The bottom two images are from Entry #79)

The Gap logo (This specific logo dates the jacket being made anywhere between 1986 and 2009, when it first appears).

Front Zipper (Note the shape)

The two front pockets

The two buttons and pointed cuffs on each sleeve (Second one is a little hard to see but it's jusstt peeping out at the side)

The blue piping in the inner lining

The zipper in the right side inner lining

The gray mesh inner lining

With these in mind, I could now go to the next and longest step-

Finding the Jacket

I combed three resell sites; Ebay, Depop, and Poshmark. My main goal wasn't to actually purchase the jacket, (although, I would like to at some point) but to find a jacket listing that had every identifier, and have a more definite baseline for finding others. I needed to be sure what I had was enough to properly ID the jacket. The references I had stitched together were decent enough, but I wanted to see if there was something better out there.

After tons of page scrolling and tab-switching and comparing and contrasting, I finally got lucky.

(first two images are from crashthecloset's listing on poshmark, last six are from shannfo-76 on ebay)

I haven't bought one myself as of posting, but I feel pretty confident this is it. The jackets were already sold, but every marker seemed to be accounted for. It also revealed new ones, like the reflective pattern and pockets on the inner lining, (zipper on the right side pocket, button on the left pocket) and the materials tag.

With that, here's some final notes that may be helpful if you try looking for the jacket yourself:

Online sellers often describe it as a light jacket, a windbreaker, a 2-in-1, or 3-in-1.

"Gap Mens Black Jacket" is the search phrase I used the most since it yielded a (very) broad result pool.

Most of the jackets I found came from Poshmark or Ebay.

The exact size of Jay’s jacket is unclear. My best guesses are either a US Men’s S or M, since Jay was pretty skinny and of average height. I’ve only been able to find maybe 2 jackets that are a size M, one of which is the first pic in the photoset above.

Gap has sold other black jackets that look remarkably similar to Jay’s, and they do pop up on resell sites. One of these was so similar, the only discernible difference was the style of the logo. I highly recommend making sure it matches the exact one Jay had before purchasing. (It's also more than fine to ask/msg me if you have any doubts!) As long as you know what to look for, you shouldn’t have a problem finding at least one.

One detail that confounded me was this sleeve poking out of Jay's jacket. At first I thought he was wearing a long sleeve underneath, making this shot a continuity error since he appeared to Only be wearing the green short sleeve under the jacket.

@hivemite pointed out that this might be a two-in-one jacket, which has multiple layers for different types of weather. While I have not been able to see the sleeve outside of two shots in entry #79 and #80, one listing I found did describe it as a 3-in-1.

that's about it! hope this helps :)

#marble hornets #jay merrick #ref #over and out #long post #happy entry 80 day. heres some extra tidbits just for the tags #at least two listings called this y2k which is really funny. #it is also strangely difficult to find these in sizes smaller than large #another thing kinda related. worthpoint is a shitty site unfortunately #as you can see with the jacket description. in which it apparently ‘‘works and comes with a charging cable’’ #<- i mean that Couldve been an error on the original ebay listing #however that is. impossible to verify now unless someone somewhere had a screenshot #but each mh item from this particular auction there had consistently bad errors that inclines me to say that wasnt the case #ok this went too long for a few extra tidbits but can you tell i lost my mind

[chiprewington]

Industrial Grade Back Massage

#toontown #chip revvington #chainsaw consultant #corporateclash #corporate clash #toontown corporate clash #toontowncorporateclash #ttcc #perry winkles #my art #“they are so roger and jessica to me but traumatized” ~ one of my friends #also sorry for shirtless chip he didn't want to get his jacket or undershirt messed up #he clearly likes it! #in all seriousness this only works because of the context its being used for massaging #cartoon logic baybee!!! #also yeah he's very scratched up. lotsa little nicks in his shell. gotta buff them out for him <3 #he's absolutely blissed out btw. lost in the sauce. having the time of his life. #perry could be doing better though. ey will do anything for eir zucchini but the world is rapidly vibrating at the moment

[aeb-art]

soooo… i did another comic with geo (who of course belongs to @8um8le)! it ending up stretching the page quite a bit, so the rest is under the cut o7

and geo proceeded to win every single round of pool that night, the end, thank you for reading this far 🙇

i'm still not super confident in writing for geo, but i had too much fun with this to care ehehe 🥰 this is the year of indulgence, everyone!

edit: i just realized that I PUT THE CICUITS ON THE WRONG ARM! it's supposed to be on my right not my left, oh i'm so mad 😭💔

#2024 #stellar city #sc geo #sc ash #self insert #self ship #this is skipping foward a while in time from the new years comic damn i'll get to the inbetween later maybe idk #timeline would be nye kiss > stalling > actual confession > dates that are either confined to the mall or over video call > this #i think if it's not related to an event the security guards dress in civilian clothes to cause less of a scene if possible #shoutout to the furnace robot i'm in love with her also i decided that under her faceplate is a flamethrower i think that'd be fun #also i know realistically geo has clothes that aren't suits BUT the idea popped in my head of the mall toons having to fight him on his out #agrees to not wear a nice suit jacket and leave his shirt untucked on the condition that he can keep his gloves #like that's a ridiculous scenario but i lost it laughing #would you believe me if i said that's what made me do all of this #also the 'i won't let them ruin this' is also like… oh sweetheart how do you know YOU won't be the one to ruin it? lmao that'd be fun #i totally gave up on that last panel ngl i couldn't think of what to put on the signs lmao #okay i've rambled more than enough! everyone have a beautiful day/night xoxoxo love you mwah

[moeblob]

Windy at my house + power flickering = no comm work = quick laptop doodle

#my characters #i genuinely hoped the wind would die down but like ??? nah? #and the last time we lost power without an actual storm it WAS bc of wind #and so i just get so panicked over please dont fry my tablet with a power surge #if it calms down by tonight i really wanna work on art since i spent almost all day yesterday struggling with a pose and i finally #think i thought of something that could work and then (gestures to the wind) fuck me #also in regards to these two you have seen me drawing deacon a lot recently and i only drew armya once so far #she is a devoted follower to fulj which is really rare since fulj no longer has a large following nor a temple #so when fulj finds her its comforting and reassuring and she adores armya a lot #however the fact that fulj relentlessly teases deacon and calls him names is like..... ok wait would you really be mean to me if it wasnt #for her ? like would you still pick on me? :c and shes like lol yeah dude absolutely #deacon is just constantly dunked on by the lightning group and hes so sad because he wanted to be friends :c #but also the guy wouldnt really recognize the followers if it wasnt for the traces of lady fulj #so if they would wander into the city without having been possessed recently he probably wouldnt even cast a glance their way #nothing personal he just straight up doesnt decipher looks fast at all #he could think they look familiar but then not know why ESPECIALLY if they wear something he's not used to them in #like if armya showed up in something other than her loose white jacket he would not be able to go AH YES ARMYA immediately #he identifies people by hair or clothing details so it kinda messes him up if people remove whatever identifying trait they have #long hair getting a hair cut? suddenly a whole new person #and armya knows this very well since he never looked her way unless fulj was possessing her or trailing her #so she does like to tease him as just. we are both in servitude to a deity and same rank but like. bro youre too easy to mock #(fulj agrees)

[yooj-v02]

inspired by that one post talking abt will's letterman jacket alluding to him being on a sports team + i gave him a matching mike <3

#COULDN’T GET OVER FINN’S WHOLE LOOK IN THE WEEZER TAKE ON ME MV #i saw him and was like ‘omg him and sporty will… power couple’ #mike in distressed jeans and nail polish so true! #byler #byler fanart #yuj arts #stranger things #also i would link to the post abt letterman jacket will but i fuckin lost it and there r so many new posts under the tag i coudnt find it 😭 #op of the sporty will post i owe u my life

[spaciebabie]

Does Katherine Caberet Quinn have eyes? I assume she has eyes and an actual middle name I assuredly didn't make up just now

she does indeed have eyes!

they're green :]]] shes got a frisk undertale thing goin on

ive said this b4 but a few years ago when i was designing her i was having a bit of trouble w/her face. it was off and i couldnt figure out why. and then while doodling i thought, "hm she's got some frisk undertale elements what if i gave her their eyes" and immediately i loved it. she also has the old skintone i used ta draw frisk with :]

tbh they ended up looking so similar i changed the way i drew frisk considerably so they weren't EXACTLY the same hgfhgfjgh

anyway here's both of them w/their eyes open

she follows that fandom frisk trope of them opening their eyes in certain situations. such as when they're surprised, scared, excited, etc.

also, her middle name is ann :]

#katherine ann quin! #spacie splains #spacie scribbles #oc: katherine quin #frisk undertale #two #oc stuff #funnily enough her striped turtle neck isnt frisk inspired #katherine is based on her real life lego figure for the most part visually #and the lego figure had a leather jacket and striped shirt #X) #my daughter. i love her so much #katherine was also an entirely different character when i first designed her orz #she's come a long way for sure #her first iteration is so much different than her current one #alas i no longer have the old files of her first design its lost ta time :[ #interesting question #i remembered something abt her as i was answering this and now im sad

[arson-anarchy-death]

Why I think Rayni should be punk:

She is very loudly and proudly against the system

I’m gay

#my pitch for her also keeping her indian heritage is that she wears a kurta pajama #but her nehru jacket is covered in the spikes and pins and such. maybe she wears a leather nehru jacket. #and yes i DO know that mostly men wear the nehru jacket. she’s a gnc queen #anyways…punk rayni…awooga…. #even in normal punk getup… #kotlc #rayni aria #keeper of the lost cities #kotlc glimmer

[soy-bean-factory]

You’ll never guess what I binged in a week (or who my fave character is)

—

I still cant draw robots so take a human version of drift for now

#my art #transformers #transformers idw #idw drift #maccadam #idw mtmte #lost light #mtmte drift #new to this franchise be kind #I didnt draw his full fit because I was tired but he has bell bottoms and a leather jacket as well #also new art style sorry I vanished for a month again

[sofipitch]

Leather Jacket Vampire - fragrance

New fragrance just dropped! You too can smell like a loser vampire (affectionate)

🩸notes: absinthe, pink pepper, incense, cedar, and leather

https://novelfragrances.etsy.com/listing/1598914007/leather-jacket-vampire-personal

#why can't i make the links pretty? #anyways pushing my read certain dark things agenda as always #also atl is wearing a leather jacket #vc #vampire chronicles #interview with the vampire #iwtv #queen of the damned #qotd #amc iwtv #amc interview with the vampire #certain dark things #buffy the vampire slayer #btvs #spike btvs #angel series #angel btvs #the lost boys #blade #only lovers left alive #boy do these guys wear leather jackets I'm getting tired #gilda stories #the hunger #vampire #my scents #perfume #cologne #fragrance

[todayisafridaynight]

One of my fave jackets is this green jacket with a fur hood im wearin rn because 1.) its green 2.) my dad gave it to me 3.) it reminds me of saejima. Who also reminds me of my dad

#snap chats #p sure i talked bout this jacket before but idc read my diary #sorry that every other middle aged man i see i say reminds me of my dad its a compliment #tbh love how i clowned on ichi for being on premium copium bout arakawa but highkey i woulda done the same bout my dad.. i get it ichi.. #anyway :) i legally get to talk about my day with him now :)) HE SAID THE FUNNIEST SHIT UPON SEEING ME #HE SAID ‘oh wow we dress similar :)’ and keep in mind. he was wearing a latte brown coat with a black turtleneck and pants and shoes #meanwhile. i approach With Black Pants And Shoes Admittedly but then im in this goofy old ass jacket with a red scarf #and a crane-decorated dress shirt that i got two buttons undone on like DAAD you are senile. hes so funny #so fun my dad actually recognized this was the jacket he got me- it was one of the first things he bought for me after i told My Secret 🙈 #also i finally asked how tall he was and i can’t believe my dad matches the criteria to be an rgg character he’s fuckin 6’1 like i thought #AH but today was really nice- i got to hang with my sis and her husband as well as my dad’s wife :) #it was awful tho cause the second my sis saw my dad’s outfit she’s just like ‘it’s so kdramacore’ AND SHES RIIIGHT 😭😭 #we later found out dad’s wife loves kpop…. and she bought him his new clothes…. so we are no longer surprised….. AWFUL. #honestly i could write a drama based off my dad’s life i really could it has elements for it. i mean ig i kinda do that already dont i #i borrow. anyways. today was fun :) even if i almost lost my mind trying to take the train the first time #this train system was weird… it wa worth tho it was great seein popop again #yeah….. ugh i have to still drive home from the station. and hope my car is still there #i get very paranoid leaving my car alone so openly i dont like it… #anyways. bye bye :) i might nap til my stop or work on a fic i started #‘snap what happened to’ dont worry about it i need to look at something else or ill scream #ok bye 👋

[spotlightstudios]

Mmmm, tasty wip. (I'll post it after I sketch him and Haphazard together-)

#light's spot #my art #oc #wip #drawing #art #Lost #Lost!Sans #I think that sometimes Lost gets slivers of memory #just enough to be confused about the goop around his head #and he'll try to hide it in his hood #also he like *never* goes w/o the jacket #but for reference #he's w/o it fir a bit :3 #undertale oc #undertale au

[riverin-stories]

hey there, handsome

#miyaka fujiwara #kenji matsumoto #riverin art #riverin oc #something lost #oooOOOOGH nothing like a good pencil sketch for good vibes i swear #miyaka my beblorbed #kenji my Also beblorbed but he's less prominent here #her new jacket so far is really fun #i'm having a Time

[spotaus]

Pt 15! (One of my favorites!)

#utmv #oc #utmv sans #utmv oc #goldinsanity #this one is my favorite because I can inagine it perfectly #Ichor (basically the Uncle of all EA kids) gets shoved to the front of the group and he plays big scary bodyguard #Orchid is entirely unphased but has Reset subtly clutching her sleeve-covered hand like he'll die #Haphazard is in the middle and is freaked out very much but also fears losing Lost (he refused to open his eyes) and therefore is dragging #him along too #Monochrome and Stereo are both terrified #but Mono is more easily spooked so he's shoulder-to-shoulder with Stereo #N (as my persona) would have grabbed Ichor's jacket and not let go after the first spook (eyes closed now) #Pretender takes up the rear and would honestly probably shift and freak out the employees rather than being scared #and Shotput knew better and stayed outside #I love the idea of these losers all going to a haunted house frfr

[aurriearts]

(image described, check ID)

so i couldn't sleep and went back to thinking about my lost suns redraw/rewrite project, hashed out some first passes drafting designs for the trio between taking notes on the plot and dialogue.

also i realized teff'ith is supposed to be 18 in the events of the comic (at least, I think so). the original comic art certainly didn't show that lmao

#aurrie's sketches #teff'ith #theron shan #master zho #swtor #shrugs #lost suns #lost suns redraw #<- hopefully i can add some more to that tag #also i am keeping korn's design for theron unhair-gelled theron w/o his jacket is my favourite :3 i'll draw him with it too if i get to it