Let me be devil's advocate for a minute. (Too easy, move on) Lets say everyone in the premium or close markets made perfect repop's of all the WWII military jackets. I reckon then we'd have a boatload of the same looking jackets, albeit from different makers and counties of origin. Then, it's all down to price - they're all the same - they'd have to be to be accurate, right? Seams to me, there's a few makers looking to replicate the WWII era down to the well-researched stitch. And buyers lined up for such things. There's also makers who come close, but maybe take artistic license. There's also buyers lined up for their jackets. Buyers who don't care about replication perfection. To me, that's a better market for the buyers and sellers. I'd rather have a choice, and we do. If I were getting one, it would be Jon's for sure. But I also like things about this Aero.These new Aero Irvins are a damn sight better than their old ones but to my eyes they're still not quite at the same level as an ELC and definitely not Jon's ones. I also wonder if someone is getting into this sort of price bracket for an Irvin then accuracy becomes an increasing factor and for that reason they might wish to fork out the extra 70 quid for an ELC 4 panel.Nice jackets and they'll be beautifully made but for me at least, they don't make me feel like rushing off to offload my ELC to get one just yet.
These new Aero Irvins are a damn sight better than their old ones but to my eyes they're still not quite at the same level as an ELC and definitely not Jon's ones. I also wonder if someone is getting into this sort of price bracket for an Irvin then accuracy becomes an increasing factor and for that reason they might wish to fork out the extra 70 quid for an ELC 4 panel.
Nice jackets and they'll be beautifully made but for me at least, they don't make me feel like rushing off to offload my ELC to get one just yet.