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  1. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Cheers - I am really pleased with the leather and the jacket overall. I was hesitant about a shawl collar at first but I think it's pretty cool :)
  2. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    This Blattwerk is steer/bull - I have samples of the Blattwerk horsehide, too: I am told that the mahogany steer and horse look the same... It's a nice hide :)
  3. zebedee

    US Caste System and Leather Jackets

    I had a good buddy who was an intervention psychologist in crises and, as he explained to me when I was worried about what I might have said/done while thoroughly drunk one evening, most people are focused on what kind of a time they're having, not what kind of time you're having. We often give...
  4. zebedee

    US Caste System and Leather Jackets

    No, but I am the only person I am aware of at work that has a collection of leather jackets. The only other people who wear them are women and they go for All Saints lambskin jackets. Generally, if you're wearing 1000 USD+ jackets, you've sort of won if expense were the factor. Subculturally...
  5. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Some photos of the new SB V2. The actual colour is the darker orange shade (the camera does weird things to colours). I modified it by getting Oakland-style sleeves as I have several button-up cuffs on other jackets. Stitching is tight and uniform. Although it is heavy, the Blattwerk is...
  7. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    SB V2 in bull Mahogany. It's just arrived and is a thing of beauty.
  8. zebedee

    Are Aero Jackets that good?

    It's hard to make a comparison; it's a bit like trying to determine how many times better a Global paring knife is than a steak knife (I cook a lot) - the steak knife 'does the job' and the Global is a chef's knife - it's more specialised, sharper, precisely-made, etc. Just as there are more...
  9. zebedee

    Are Aero Jackets that good?

    In the last 15 years I have owned a lot of Aero jackets. I would only ever really have needed one or two, but they're great jackets, fairly priced when you look at other custom makers, and rock solid. I have worn an Aero in just about every climate where it's practicable (and a few where it's...
  10. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    This also means that the Mariner can be buttoned up without a serious holding of breath...
  11. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Swimming and kettlebells have allowed me to (sort of) fit into this size 42 Cafe Racer. It didn't take as long as I thought. Even sitting down it's still ok.
  13. zebedee

    Cats and leather jackets

    Cats don't like the feel of leather. Mine has never scratched a jacket. Probably fine.
  14. zebedee

    Game changer fix for Aero // \\ pattern issue

    Aero neck 'hang' never overly bothered me; Simmons Bilt patterns definitely have a comfortable weight distribution across the back of neck and shoulders, but I only notice if it I'm wearing a jacket for hours and hours on end and it may simply be because my Aeros seem to be made of heavier...
  15. zebedee

    My dad recently bought me a 641 for my birthday, unbeknownst to me but I'm upset about the collar tab

    Of particular concern is the often overlooked danger of 'Rippler's Nipple': it begins at the latch and gradually works its way down- and then through - the leather. The initial infection looks like a rash, but the ensuing chafing is enough to cause distress which may spread to surrounding...
  16. zebedee

    Why do thick leathers keep getting recommended?

    I reckon that Pike's denim is heavy but wearable. I have a pair nearing ten years old and more comfortable than other jeans I've owned. Most of the 'weight' issue has subsided for me with frequency of wear, both in fqhh and denim. On the other hand, I'm comfortable knocking about in William...
  17. zebedee

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Why would anyone want anything except a classic Highwayman? I jest.
  19. zebedee

    Favorite Cafe Racer

    ...And I'm thinking of one in Aero's Midnight Blue :)
  20. zebedee

    Favorite Cafe Racer

    Aero CR in blackened brown Vicenza and tan steer hide. First is size 44 and second is size 42. I reckon I am a non-existent size 43.
  21. zebedee

    Why do thick leathers keep getting recommended?

    My first Aero is a Highwayman in brown fqhh. It was initially heavy and a bit difficult to move in, but became comfortable quite quickly. It's a beautiful thing now (it's 14 or so years old). Aero's mid weight fqhh is only somewhat lighter. The hide I find a challenge is steer hide (the tan...
  22. zebedee

    Colorful cafe racer thread

    Aero Café Racer in tan steer hide. I also want to get one in FQHH blue.
  23. zebedee

    Help! Vinegar Spots from Smoke Treatment

    Air and hanging it in a cupboard with something like febreeeze or an anti-mould/mothball-type product would have gotten the smell out, but undiluted vinegar is going to blotch like oil. You're stuck with those stains, I think, as unfortunate as that might be. If you wear it in the rain...

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