Years ago I bought a goat Aero where they had experimented with some hide to age it , and although it's bullet proof , it's not a great look . If Aero can't age it to look good , I'd leave well alone . I seem to remember that they just made 2 jackets with the hide , and gave up on the experiment .
The Fret Kings were designed by Trevor Wilkinson , originally hand made in Brum before a lot of the production went overseas . Had a day down at the Birmingham factory where I had a long chat with Trevor and Peter Goalby ( ex Uriah Heep ) who was their sales director at the time . Don't know...
Thanks for the Patrick Eggle guitar reference ... as it happens I do have a few of the early Coventry made Patrick Eggle's .. so I get the collectors insanity !
It wasn't my jacket unfortunately, just one that I was watching myself . As long as the buyer is happy , all's good I suppose . I had seen a couple that had sold for under $400 elsewhere , that's why this price surprised me .
a used Vanson A2 style jacket just sold for £550 on fleabay ... don't understand why anyone would pay so much when you could get a custom made Aero for a few quid more ? BTW no offence if the buyer is a member here !
Hi Carrie
was just visiting Seattle whilst on a trip from the UK
hopefully I'll be back next summer , and you'll be up and running again
glad you're still able to keep going in the meantime
Cheers
Good timing on this (re-issued) article (a nice video with Ken in 2nd link)
http://makeworks.co.uk/blog/Factory-friday-aeroleatherclothing
http://makeworks.co.uk/companies/AeroLeatherClothing/
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