Alex321
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Hi Folks!
I recently received my very first Aero via Thurston Bros (thanks, Carrie!). I went through the fit jacket process, but actually decided to just keep the fit jacket, which is pictured below (and move a custom project on to a Hooch Hauler...).
Anyway, I'm hoping for some additional feedback on fit/style issues that I might improve on a future premier-pattern jacket (30s HB, Seabiscuit, etc...), or perhaps learn about patterns that might even better suit my narrow-ish, average frame (Sheene? Seven? Other?).
For example, while I find this PHWM fits very well, it feels like I could possibly benefit from slightly more shoulder length for when layered and zipped (which I guess would mean going up a size in the premier cuts, or going with a different pattern?). Also, the neck/collar fits very snug and my square shoulder line pushes it farther forward, which slightly exacerbates the tightness. I'm wondering, though, if that's just an issue that will loosen up with wear, as many (thick) seams meet at the collar? Of course I need to simply wear it...
The leather is Seal Vicenza. It looks subdued in dim artificial light and quite dynamic in natural brighter light. It wears quite comfortably, but certainly not "light" (though, take that with a grain of salt, as I don't own anything heavier as a point of reference...). I'm really happy with this jacket - wearing it around the house in the middle of July like an idiot!
Any thoughts appreciated...
(and sorry for the quality of the photos, but my 8-year-old did his best with my phone in poor light)
I recently received my very first Aero via Thurston Bros (thanks, Carrie!). I went through the fit jacket process, but actually decided to just keep the fit jacket, which is pictured below (and move a custom project on to a Hooch Hauler...).
Anyway, I'm hoping for some additional feedback on fit/style issues that I might improve on a future premier-pattern jacket (30s HB, Seabiscuit, etc...), or perhaps learn about patterns that might even better suit my narrow-ish, average frame (Sheene? Seven? Other?).
For example, while I find this PHWM fits very well, it feels like I could possibly benefit from slightly more shoulder length for when layered and zipped (which I guess would mean going up a size in the premier cuts, or going with a different pattern?). Also, the neck/collar fits very snug and my square shoulder line pushes it farther forward, which slightly exacerbates the tightness. I'm wondering, though, if that's just an issue that will loosen up with wear, as many (thick) seams meet at the collar? Of course I need to simply wear it...
The leather is Seal Vicenza. It looks subdued in dim artificial light and quite dynamic in natural brighter light. It wears quite comfortably, but certainly not "light" (though, take that with a grain of salt, as I don't own anything heavier as a point of reference...). I'm really happy with this jacket - wearing it around the house in the middle of July like an idiot!
Any thoughts appreciated...
(and sorry for the quality of the photos, but my 8-year-old did his best with my phone in poor light)