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    How long does it take to make an Aero jacket

    They have the whole thing on their site about their production slots at Aero which mean you'll get an order through them quicker; my order through them took twice as long as any through Aero direct lol. And the best part is from the production date on the tag, they weren't actually wrong... they...
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    Suit Supply MTM vs Harry Rosen MTM vs Spier & Mackay MTM

    I know this is an old thread so it's entirely possible that both people here might have left TFL but I was extremely curious about this. The band does good work by all accounts, at least if you choose their 'classic' option, but I find the above extremely hard to believe--because frankly it...
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    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I have one too! Not especially keen on cafe racers as a type but the pattern is so good and the leather now no longer exists so I will keep this one around.
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    As for the Himel stuff (because I forgot to mention that in the previous message), I really don't care what jackets people are spending their money on (though if I think a jacket is bad I will say it.) You're right, though, I probably involved myself far too much in those threads, but an aspect...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    I didn't start the argument that "the Italians" know best. I pushed back against that claim because yes, it is a silly claim. Lambskin fashion jackets are the most popular leather jackets everywhere. It's not an Italian thing, per se by any means. "Now the Italians"? I am talking about a...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    They are not. They have a presence but even as womenswear goes the French and even the Japanese have a far stronger showing. "Made in Italy" is usually a red flag unless you know more about the garment/factory (like Caruso, Sant'Andrea, and several others that are excellent). The vast majority...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    I'll take this step by step. I was going to come back to it later with more sources on hand but realized that would just end up being a case of forgetting to respond after the initial delay. So first off, basically all menswear, everywhere is downstream from early 19th century English clothing...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    To TFLize my example, if you saw a bunch of Japanese guys in Schott Perfectos, that would be an example of American style even though the guys are Japanese. In fact the Japanese themselves call it ametora and amekaji. Likewise, French menswear has a deep influence from its British roots which...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    No I’m not suggesting Italians can’t be stylish. I said that well dressed Italians have always pulled most strongly from a British influence (since the 1700s) in response to the suggestion that there’s no British style. Even Sicilian village wear came from this British influence. What I did say...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    Yeah that was an accidental quote, haha. Honestly I prefer Mysteryo’s 5* copy of his Buco.
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    Most horsehide is tanned in Italy at that. The Japanese and American operations are rounding errors by comparison.
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    That means nothing. Millions of people go and watch the Venom movies. Okay. And there are hundreds of books about English menswear. Furthermore all of Italian menswear is copied from English menswear, something the Italian houses themselves completely admit. Rubinacci's headquarters is called...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    It's simply fact. Look at the late Gianni Agnelli for instance. His style was essentially modelled on the Duke of Windsor, with some nods to British business practice. A country flannel look, with a DB configuration much like that favoured by the DoW. Likewise nice heavy tweeds for cool...
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    Italians are routinely terribly dressed and the best dressed Italians try to look English. Indeed many of the most prestigious Italian tailoring houses refuse to use anything but British fabric. Again, lambskin is common everywhere; it's not some Italian preference.
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    Not sure what you're suggesting is "Italian" about this. Lambskin is one of the most common everywhere except this forum.
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    Why did you sell your nearly new aero leather jacket(s)?

    No, go look up the jacket embodiment of TFL, that ended up teaching a major lesson to all of us. Look up the "CHL" and "SHL" jackets... Just call Johnson and ask to order a WWL-41 (that's their internal name for that jacket) in their standard smooth cowhide (which I love) with a mouton collar...
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    Cheaper alternatives to YSL designer style leather jackets?

    Yes Zegna always manufactured the TF suits, under their top end spec. To clarify though I was talking about investment groups buying bespoke tailoring firms like Huntsman and Anderson & Sheppard. Emphasis seems to be much more on luxurious customer service than the actual bespoke tailoring lol.
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    Cheaper alternatives to YSL designer style leather jackets?

    Hedi himself usually wears TFL style jackets instead of Hedi jackets lol
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    Cheaper alternatives to YSL designer style leather jackets?

    He doesn't always wear TF although even when he wears other stuff he wears it terribly. I was referring to the films in this case. TF got a lot of its early exposure from being featured in the second Craig Bond film Quantum of Solace but in that film he wore the suits as they were cut and they...
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    Cheaper alternatives to YSL designer style leather jackets?

    It’s across the front panels in general. I just double checked against my BL. Half-canvassing is lapels alone for a better role; full canvassing by its nature requires the front sections to be interlined with canvas. I think it’s a very cool model, very 1930s with that beautifully bellied...

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