Recent content by Sloan1874

I'm a big fan of Oni. Their 20oz denim is amazing. How they get something that substantial without it having the usual cardboard texture, I have no idea. I've got three pairs of Oni's, and they match Studio D'Artisan in my Japanese denim enthusiasm, though I would say they are little less...

I have a seal shinki jacket for the best part of 10 years and in all honesty, it's hardly tea cored. The only area it's really worn through was along the edges of the zipper, and even then it was very slight. One caveat, leather makers can adjust the 'hold' of the top coat. I had an A2 that...

I still look in, but I'm just massively busy nowadays, with work and whatnot, and don't have the same amount of time for the extraneous stuff. Tbh, I haven't bought any jackets for a good few years. I think the last was was an Aero Wayfarer in unfinished HH, which has been with a great summer...

I think a lot of people find the reality of breaking in a jacket proves to be much more of a fankle than they thought. Heavy leather isn't for everyone and you need to get the fit reasonably close for it to be comfortable. I think there's also a misunderstanding: the leather is meant to age and...

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I have a Good Wear order pending, so the sale will fund that, and I already own half a dozen Aeros so I can't justify to myself hanging on to a jacket that is not being worn. In the end, I'd much rather it went to someone who will get use out of it. But I agree, it's a really cool jacket.

It is CXL HH. By all accounts it was never really stiff from the get go, for which I was very grateful as it meant the break-in time was mercifully short. But I also went through the hides with Ken in the factory and selected ones that were really full-on grainy for the jacket, which has become...

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IMO, the proportions of this jacket are rather odd. It feels like it's a version of a peacoat, rather than a Barnstormer, but then I'd expect the hem to cover the back pockets of your jeans (unless of course, you're wearing jeans hanging around your hips). The look is not helped by having the...

I have a blanket-lined Barnstormer and that has proved perfect, twinned with a heavy jumper, for most weather up to the point where I switch to a shearling jacket.

Just looking at Freewheelers on Grailed. Are those US dollar prices, because if they are then that's insane. £250 for a waffle top? Getoutahere!

I've had several sheepskin jackets from Aero over the past 10 years, not one of them flaked... at all, actually. I could be wrong but this just sounds like SB botched the job and don't fancy shouldering the cost and time of making good. Can't say this comes as a complete surprise...

Just wear the hell out of it. It'll disappear after a couple of months under other creases. Every leather jacket I own has gone through a stage where it's got a big old scratch or crease that you're initially appalled by. You just keep wearing it and within a week or so the scratch starts to...

I would definitely say it's Pike Bros territory. There are some decent discounts to be had, not least 20 per cent off your first purchase or when you download their app, and their sales are pretty good. I think you just have to pick and choose, tbh.

I've ordered a few items from them. Their sweats and t-shirts are very good quality and Steve McQueen is a central style influence for them, which can only be a good thing. However, I do feel their prices are on the high side and their knits do seem to be prone to heavy bobbling. I returned a...