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Aero black FQHH -- Nickel or Brass zips..?

lina

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Still working through fit jackets here, but will one way or another end up with a black FQHH Aero, probably a Half Belt with zip sleeves. So am thinking of options (instead of doing my work!). What do you all think about nickel vs brass for a black jacket? Nickel is more standard of course, and looks great, but I've recently gotten a taste for the more unusual brass.

Would love to see pics of both...
 

jacketjunkie

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All my black leather jackets have brass zips and the only style on which I would consider nickel is a perfecto style rocker jacket. I feel nickel doesn't look as nice on broken in, aged leather.

Regarding your jacket choice, if you pick a HB, I would recommend you buttoned cuffs and ask Aero to sew on a second button for actual fastening (Aeros button cuffs are only cosmetical on default, with no second button to actually make use of the feature). I think it will look smoother than a hybrid HB/CR with zip sleeves and serve its purpose just as well.
 

Carlos840

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I actually prefer nickel on black jackets, but i do have a Cafe Racer with a antique brass zipper and i really like it. I think if i were to order another black jacket i would probably order it with brass, just for a change...
Its a personal choice, they all look good, just pick one...

Cafe racer with antique brass:

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Cafe racer with nickel:

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Half belt with nickel:

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My only brass zipper is on brown:

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Fanch

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My recent black Vicenza Sheene has antique brass hardware, no zippers on the handwarmer pockets, and olive cotton drill lining throughout. Probably my favorite jacket of all time.
 

rocketeer

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As a wearer of a stainless watch which I prefer to gold or even goldalike. I go with Nickel for black, brass for brown as most of my accessories are usually coded. Brown boots brown jacket brown or tan trousers with a brown belt with brass buckle. Black jacket, boots and belt with silver coloured stainless or chrome belt buckle.
Though I mix it up a bit it sometimes looks odd.
 
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I have both but brass is my favorite.
Boy, do I ever miss my Trans Am, which was my first new car!
Me too! Not a T/A but a '78 Camaro. Not new but my first car. Worked my balls off for it. It ran like shit, was a constant pain in the ass and left me stranded fairly regularly. But blasting Zeppelin and smoking cigarettes in it was about as good as life gets.
 

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