I can see the photo now, and I very much hope my jacket will look like this one in few years.
For the black leather, Andy told me this is from their last batch, and they received the new batch last week. According to Andy, the new batch is same as the old batch I have.
Am I the only think the chest of this jacket looks too wide but the waist is too narrow? But this may not be true, the best time to judge the jacket is after you put it on. So fit pics please.
Also, can we go back to the jacket itself rather than talk about what BK said about their product?
As we all know, the sleeve of this jacket and many other jackets BK made is too wide, if they insist this is the way they want to make it, just tell them to narrow the sleeve down when you order...
Lets forget what BK said about their leather, and let the picture talk.
These are two jackets I own from BK, one in Russet Liberty, one in black Liberty.
I took the picture of Russet 2-3 weeks after I received, and the 2 days after for black one. I don't think they look like vinyl or plastic...
I dont think this is the case. From what I know, they are not making jacket based on one model. BK makes Westfall based on one origina jacket, and the original Hercules based on another one. I believe Aero makes their based on the original they have.
For the record, I prefer the narrow sleeve as well. And I've emailed Andy few times regard the sleeve width etc, and he said BK made the sleeve based on the original jacket.
For this jacket, as i asked for their original Hercules style sleeves, from the photo I've seen, this jacket has a narrow...
yes, the cuff and sleeves are wide. I can use the second button on the cuff, but it doesnt feels good when I do so because of the creases.
It doesnt bother me too much at the moment, because I am wearing a thick swearer/hoody under it. So the wide sleeve is actually a good thing for now. But...
I received this jacket last week. I ordered it in black liberty HH, I've been told the black HH is lighter than the seal and russet, but when I got the jacket, I feel it is actually heavier, but the leather itself is soft and smooth. I added a inside pocket, and asked for a Hercules style cuff...
If you want it accurate, you can try Diamond Dave, but don't know if he offering this service. Alternative, Try Bill Kelso in EU, they are nearly as accurate as JC. And I know they do restoration.
The first thing u need to know is the pattern of the jacket, the Aeronaut is a standard/short length jacket, the ideal fit of this pattern is just cover the belt loop on your trousers.
The California is a standard length half belt, so as shown in OP's pics, the body length is long but the sleeve...
Here's the measurements from ELMC for a standard size 40 California, so, 24.5 for a long 40 is possible.
CALIFORNIAN SIZE 40 :
ARMPIT TO ARMPIT: 53.5cm
SHOULDER SEAM TO SEAM: 46.5cm
SLEEVE LENGTH FROM SHOULDER SEAM TO END OF CUFF: 60cm
BACK LENGTH FROM NAPE OF NECK SEAM TO BOTTOM OF...
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