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  1. Edward

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    Flying Air China last week - they've definitely been saving a bit of cash by cutting anything (at least in an English language medium) that isn't already several years old. Still, I'd managed to miss Kong: Skull Island, so. A lot of fun. No sillier than any other Kong outing I've seen, and very...
  2. Edward

    Samurai jeans belt - how thick would be too thick?

    It's definitely one of those subjective things. I'm not keen on the mix for myself if it has aged to an amber, deeper tan, but a 'fresh' natural leather is as close to a neutral as you'll get without going to a white belt. (I like a white belt with pegged slacks, not tried one with jeans yet...).
  3. Edward

    FS: Aero x Common People Brown Leather Jacket - Limited edition

    The N1 had both zipper and buttons: The blue one I posted above, its 1943 replacement, had hooks only. The one in the OP seems to be basically a leather N1 with the hooks from the later model instead of the buttons.
  4. Edward

    Why do thick leathers keep getting recommended?

    It'll be interesting to see how the cafe racer develops over time. I tend to find I like heavier hides in jackets that are more fitted, whereas jackets with more room in them to my eye (and on my frame) often favour styles with a bit more room and freedom to drape. No hard and fast rules...
  5. Edward

    Why do thick leathers keep getting recommended?

    I cut my leather teeth on eighties bike jackets, so I have a default appreciation for heavier leathers. TBh, though, having owned three or four CXL FQHH jackets, I never had the experience some complain of of them being uncomfortable, too heavy, or stiff. A month of regular wear tops and mine...
  7. Edward

    FS: Aero x Common People Brown Leather Jacket - Limited edition

    It seems to be a variation on the USN jacket, combining the N1 with the 1943 model USN deck jacket (Buzz Rickson reproduction pictured), rendered in leather: As well as opting for outer knits, this version differed from the N1 by replacing both buttons and zips with the hook arrangement...
  8. Edward

    Akubra Stylemaster Mystery - Is it Acorn Fawn or Bluegrass green?

    Looks like a fawn to me. They also do "Heritage Fawn", which I believe is a little darker, closer to khaki. Bluegrass Green is a very definitely olive shade, undeniably green.
  9. Edward

    You know you are getting old when:

    The local undertaker in the town where I was a Saturday boy at the hardware store years ago used to advertise his pre-pay funeral plans as "Pay Now, Go Later". @GHT - the for unlawful carnal knowledge it, I believe, what's referred to as a 'backronym', the etmology of the word being rooted...
  10. Edward

    Why vintage?

    In terms of a certain kind of blind, naive nostalgia, Midnght in Paris really skewers it with the commentary on golden age thinking. Great little film.
  11. Edward

    Simmons Bilt vs. Aero Half Belt sizing question

    Yes, the sizes do differ across the two, which it seems originated as an attempt to distinguish similarity with the "borrowed" patterns.
  13. Edward

    Ladies Aero Irvin fit check

    Looks good to me. I agree, with your arms stretched out on the bike an inch or two longer might help - much dependent upon whether that's covered by your gloves anyhow, and balanced against whether that would make it too long and get in the way off the bike if you wear it that way a lot...
  14. Edward

    Boring Aero Sizing Question

    Makes sense. I like that it nods to your other jacket as well - it's a touch that makes it your own. The chest pockets vary. My HWM was bought OTR so has, per the standard pattern, no inside pocket. The chest pocket on it is, however, plenty big enough for a wallet/ phone - I've not missed an...
  15. Edward

    AERO's undersized zips

    I remember there was a bad batch of repros about ten years ago hit a lot of makers across the board. I used to have one in a goat Aero A2 (since sold, only because it was too small for me) and it was absolutely fine. I think most of my heavier jackets have all been the universal one - a period...
  16. Edward

    AERO's undersized zips

    I'd expect buyers for the milspec stuff want milspec. Why else would you spend big money on an accurate repro A2 and then skimp on the sort of details you're actually paying the money for? Of course, with civilian jacket there's a lot more leeway - there, as long as it looks right.... I've...
  17. Edward

    Will your new jacket ever look vintage?

    For me it all depends what you mean by vintage.... A lot of folks want their jacket to look like that cool 70-year old jacket that's really beat-up..... Not a look I want. I don't like teacore finishes for that reason. I like a black leather jacket the looks broken in, but stays black, not worn...
  19. Edward

    Boring Aero Sizing Question

    Looks great! Enjoy it. The extra pocket really is interesting - somehow gives it whole different look. I really like it.
  20. Edward

    Personalizing a jacket - patches and pins

    Inevitably, I came through the idea of pinned and patched jackets in my youth via metal and punk rock subcultures. Later worked backwards and discovered the rocker thing, largely via the Clash. A lot of their aesthetic (as well as the popularity of British leather brands like Lewis, Highwayman...
  21. Edward

    You know you are getting old when:

    TBH, nice as it is when they are still writing new material, I'm often happy when they can still credibly perform the good old stuff. In an ideal world, of course, it'd be up to an artist when to stop.... I remember a good year or so before his death from, I believe, kidney failure, Dick Dale...
  22. Edward

    (Don't know if this has been done before but) Movies so Traumatizing You Could Only Watch It Once.

    One surprise film that really shook me with its ending was Toy Story 3. I mean, the bit where it really does look like they're going to let the toys burn, they give up and accept their fates is full on, but the bit that really kicked me in the teeth is the very end when Andy gives Woody away...
  23. Edward

    You know you are getting old when:

    They were definitely considered "old" when I saw them in Wembley Stadium in 1999 (the fort quid the tickets cost seemed enormous them, but these days that's about par for the course at much smaller affairs). Great show, though. Jagger had more energy than a lot of performers half his age. Not...

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