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  1. pipvh

    Which brands make a slim A2?

    Eastman make a 'Slender' A2: http://www.eastmanleather.com/product_info.php?products_id=265
  2. pipvh

    Worth a look...BBC4 Mods and Rockers

    I was a (very young) mod revivalist in 79/80. Not an easy or safe thing to be in South Devon, which was greebo central in those days! On the plus side I got to wear my old man's authentic 60s clobber (he was and remains a dandy). On the minus side there was a fair amount of aggro... Mod, for...
  3. pipvh

    Jacket similar to this?

    The name conjures up images of crushed velvet. They obviously breed a tougher breed of hippy up there in Galashiels...
  4. pipvh

    Jacket similar to this?

    A bit left-field, but... what about the Aero Hippy (or LVC 'Scorched-Up)?
  5. pipvh

    New Bill Kelso Half-Belt California Sportswear

    Damn - sorry, Baron! I agree. The market is awash with this design at the moment but the BK stands out just enough. And might look good with one of those Canadian mandarins... Still, no excuse for a thread hijack, though!
  7. pipvh

    New Bill Kelso Half-Belt California Sportswear

    What's the consensus of opinion about having one of these made with a mandarin collar, in imitation of this jacket posted by Dinerman on the Cafe Racer Ancestors thread?
  8. pipvh

    Looking for an understated Perfecto style jacket

    I think the ELMC Windward is pretty nice. But the Detroit is great, and so is the AL Oakland (which I like better, personally - alas, I've been forbidden any new lancer-type jackets on the grounds that I've reached mutton-dressed-as-lamb territory... :mad:).
  9. pipvh

    Aero Board Racer Ancestors?

    I suppose this is an early incarnation, with buttons: Bert LeVack, Brooklands 1922 (courtesy of The Vintagent)
  10. pipvh

    Aero Board Racer Ancestors?

    Thanks for that, Dinerman! I knew you'd have something! So pre-Buco, we're looking at a sort of cafe-halfbelt prototype?
  11. pipvh

    Aero Board Racer Ancestors?

    Yes, that's my understanding as well. Though come to think of it, there were some very simple jerkin-style, button-up collarless jackets in the 1910s and early 20s. You can see leathers being worn in old photos of Brooklands and the Isle of Man TT, for instance, but they always seem to be the...
  13. pipvh

    Aero Board Racer Ancestors?

    Here's a question for Dinerman and the other historians: Aero are calling their Board Racer a classic 1930s design, but when did the 'cafe racer' design first appear? By which I mean the mandarin collar, central zipper form we're all familiar with. I've seen the Lewis Leathers International...
  14. pipvh

    Full Grain v. Top Grain

    It's funny, but I don't find the BK posts condescending at all. I find them supremely patient, considering the remorseless hostility they attract from certain quarters here. BK are trying to build a successful, high-end, artisan business in the middle of a truly ruinous Greek economy. I think...
  15. pipvh

    In pictures: Aero Black FQHH Maxwell

    Spot on.
  16. pipvh

    Is Eastman still in business? Perhaps on a sabbatical? Abducted by aliens?

    It's the Easter holidays over here - that might have some bearing on things.
  17. pipvh

    New 2014 Aero styles

    One thing I do like is that tumbled cordovan...
  19. pipvh

    Leather Jacket - Cloth Patches?

    It's a shame Norshor Leathers aren't making the leather M-1940 jacket a couple of lucky forum members own - that would have been a better platform for your dad's tribute jacket IMVHO (army-appropriate and just a better-looking jacket) - but I'm sure he'll love - and be very moved - by whatever...
  20. pipvh

    AL Milwaukee steer Drifter

    Great fit! And you're right - the colour is superb. Glad I'm not the one breaking it in, though...
  21. pipvh

    At Long Last: The Eastman D1 Mechanics Jacket Arrives

    Beautiful jacket. They do 'em nice down here on south Dartmoor! The colour looks amazing. The D1 is the most wearable shearling in our climate, I reckon.
  22. pipvh

    New Aero Dustbowl

    The cordovan looks fantastic.
  23. pipvh

    My new aero mulligan

    Nice one! Glad someone took the plunge and got a Mulliigan. Good call on the breast pocket as well.

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