I like the sustainability of this as well. A complete shame would be simply disposing of these otherwise perfectly usable hides. I also agree that this gives the jacket a very unique character. I hope they continue this process. I'll be watching that section closely. I was a hair trigger from getting after that dustbowl but the guilt of doing so, knowing my next Aero is in production now, was more than even this junkie could bear.Great, I'm relieved to hear it.
I think this is all about economies of scale. Aero has off cuts big enough to put together into 15 or so unmatched jackets. Should they cut them up into 150 matched gloves and wallets, when I'm sure they have as many smaller off cuts as they could ever use making wallets and gloves that matched?
I appreciate that since unmatched jackets aren't something you're in to, that you seem mystified by this. But I think that it's a really cool and subtlety individual look that is guaranteed to look so much better with age. It's very individual.