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  1. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I think I may have had about 16 Covid tests now. Aero Maxwell day, and coffees on the balcony. I did my own repairs to the lining which was starting to fray. I just stitched it closed, messily and with no regard for aesthetics.
  2. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Third week + of Shanghai lockdown. Wearing the Aero Mariner on trips to the balcony for cups of tea.
  3. zebedee

    Aero jackets worth it?

    It really depends on a lot of factors - particularly, what you are willing to spend and what you expect from an item. Personally, apart from one zip issue that fixed itself, I've not had any problem with any of the Aeros I've bought over 12 or 13 years. One mis-spec was immediately rectified...
  4. zebedee

    Celebrities jackets

    Definitely. That was a fantastic album. Ha! That just really brought it all back to me. And Carl McCoy in 'Hardware'.
  5. zebedee

    Broken Stitch

    I have a couple of broken stitches. One is in the lapel of a cafe racer (never worsened; the stitching is also 'internal', too, so the outer stitching is not a huge problem) and in the back of the neck on a Highwayman - the HWMN stitch break is seven years old now and it hasn't unwound other...
  7. zebedee

    Can a older men wear a motor( double rider) jacket As a fashion jacket?

    I think you should wear whatever you like wearing. Weight is a key factor in whether anything looks good, but feeling happy wearing a thing is the most important bit. I like old, bashed up jackets more than shiny new ones, but that's just me.
  8. zebedee

    Himel Bros - Still in Business?

    We're normally more energised by criticism and negativity than we are by admiration and congratulation. That's what makes the internet so weird- it's a large billboard for our grottier characteristics. A virtual venting.
  9. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    Ordered one in russet badalassi, tan stitching, blanket lining. Thanks to folks for posting pics, observations, etc.
  10. zebedee

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    "Mankind invented mathematics, antibiotics, spaceships. But someone still considers leather to be a complex material :)Extracting, standardizing and selling oil/hydrocarbons globally is a more complex undertaking. And this is just one of countless examples." And yet none of us foresaw this line...
  11. zebedee

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    Working in leather is not as precise as working in cloth. You're always going to get 'tolerances' in sizing, even more so with handmade leather items. When you think about it, two hides aren't ever going to be exactly the same in terms of thickness, stretch, hand, etc. 'Good' fit is a laudable...
  13. zebedee

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    The arm-raising thing is more to do with the condition of your shoulders. Jackets will wear in to any movement you regularly make; some of the issues would be alleviated by gussets or sizing. More roomy sizing will give you greater mobility.
  14. zebedee

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    I don't know what to suggest. There are too many variables at play. I think that 'fit' may be a thing so elusive that it's almost luck. I'm not super-particular when it comes to jackets, only the fit of shoes or boots.
  15. zebedee

    vicenza horsehide or badalassi cowhide?

    I'd agree that it's less bulky. The main advantage it has is that it is light(er) and very tough. It does feel drier than other hides and seems to be, like goat, very much one flat colour.
  16. zebedee

    vicenza horsehide or badalassi cowhide?

    I've got a Mariner in Vicenza. It is similar in thickness and weight to Aero's goat and has a harder, drier hand. Mine's the dark seal and it is wearing down, very slowly, to a paler beige under-layer, but this will take significant time and wear. For the style, it's ideal because it is not...
  17. zebedee

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    Sizing up on the 30's patterns and down on the 50's patterns seems the way to go, at least for me. The overcoat styles you can take as labelled unless you aren't wanting to layer, when you size down. Aeros are true to era size- the Highwayman, LHB, etc., are cut to wear over more than a...
  19. zebedee

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    I'd size down for Aero's larger 'coats' like the Mariner or Stockman, up for Cafe Racer. This neck problem I am lucky never to have had.
  20. zebedee

    Help! Unbranded jeans feel crushing my balls

    The only way any of us can help you is to tell you to remove the jeans. In the same arena of assistance, the problem identified in: 'Help! Footwear X is crushing my feet!' would respond well to removing the footwear.
  21. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    Were horizontal opening pockets - as opposed to slash pockets - a typically 1920's thing? I have tended to find that angled pockets are generally better in the rain, etc.
  22. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    I am definitely thinking of one of these in russet (something). I still have a Stockman at home in the UK: both the Work Coat and the Stockman look like heavy working coats. The 1920 Wk Coat would have to go a long way to beat the Maxwell :)
  23. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    ...has anyone got one of these that has some years on it and have pics where the collar's 'relaxed' a bit? I am thinking of getting one, but the collar seems very 'sharp' to me.

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