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Arrived - Aero LHB - Cordovan CXL Steerhide!

Mickiemac

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I'm asking because I'm thinking of a long half belt with shearling body lining, fur collar and cord or quilted lining for the sleeves...

Aero makes a 'Longshoreman' with a shearling lining that used to include a quilted portion along the bottom. See attached image. I'm sure you could option up a LHB with a shearling lining and quilted (or other choice) for the sleeves. Not sure how much thicker the jacket would be size wise but it would certainly be well insulated. I recall seeing an Aero Barnstormer w/shawl collar (I think that's what it was - long coat, button front, belt) on ebay with the shearling lining and Cordovan Leather. It was a beautiful coat and I'm sure a LHB with similar features would be stunning.

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The above image is one of many I posted in a thread about a vintage Aero catalog from about 2000 - this is provided for reference.
 
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Edward

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Aero will do almost any jacket shearling lined, for a £100 upcharge. They use a shell pattern one up from the desired size to sllow for the thickness. Nice for a civilian alternative to a b3/ Irvin, et cetera.
 

Harris HTM

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Aero will do almost any jacket shearling lined, for a £100 upcharge. They use a shell pattern one up from the desired size to sllow for the thickness. Nice for a civilian alternative to a b3/ Irvin, et cetera.

This is actually one of my doubts; if I have to size up in order to accommodate for the shearling lining maybe then it will look big on me, especially on the shoulders.
 

Sloan1874

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I know Denny worked with Simon a lot in getting his Hercules retro-fitted with the shearling, so it can done on your own size, maybe with a clippered shearling, rather than the full-pile version.
 

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Back to the quilted linings. I have several jackets so lined. I have found them to be as warm or warmer than the wool or Alpaca used by Aero. I don't, however, have an Aero quilted lined jacket, so the comparison may not be valid. But knowing what I know about Aero's quality, I would imagine it uses a warm quilted liner.

My wife has said no more leather jackets (or peacoats) or that would be my next Aero with the quilted liner. I have the wool, the Alpaca and the shearling, so I really do need a quilted liner. Unfortunately, I agree with my wife: there is no more room in my closets for more jackets. I am jacket rich and space poor.
 

Edward

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This is actually one of my doubts; if I have to size up in order to accommodate for the shearling lining maybe then it will look big on me, especially on the shoulders.

Shouldn't be a major problem; you'd need to talk to them.

Iirc, Simon's jacket was a bit on the big side for him, and the thick shearling improved the fit?

Sloan's right about the TB: it's already sized to take account of that lining.

The Thunder Bay isn't sized up, so you won't have that problem.

I know Denny worked with Simon a lot in getting his Hercules retro-fitted with the shearling, so it can done on your own size, maybe with a clippered shearling, rather than the full-pile version.
 

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