John Lever
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I like the way the very soft leather drapes and moulds to the body. My Buzz R leather was too thick so the fit was wrong, the Eastman is better. I must wear mine more often.
I agree that would be a great thing to have, but nobody seems to want to touch that idea but limited-run, high-fashion makers. It could be the the design is deceptively simple, but in fact requires a lot of tailoring. It could also be that it is too plain and simple looking to be mass marketable.
Your best bet might be to watch eBay for one of Willis & Geiger's zip-front jackets made in the '80s (such as the NA-1), based on the Navy's pre-war cloth flight jackets. They can be pricey, but probably not as much as having one custom-made.
I love the look of the A1, but with summer coming up I was wondering whether there was a high quality cloth/canvas version of the A1 available anywhere?
Cheers,
Bill
Nice looking jacket. Good choice of hide, too: IMO, while the original capeskin must indeed be great for a Summer-weight leather, I'd be very worried about tearing it. How does the oil-pull feel? It's one Aero hide I've not handled.
Nice looking jacket. Good choice of hide, too: IMO, while the original capeskin must indeed be great for a Summer-weight leather, I'd be very worried about tearing it. How does the oil-pull feel? It's one Aero hide I've not handled.
I would choose a tougher leather than capeskin too. Probably goat.