Cromford Leather Irvin.

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I discovered this whilst passing their store. I was confused to see straps around the wrists. Is that a thing? Could buy a lot of Aeros with that price tag. Was not convinced.

http://www.cromfordleather.co.uk/mens/douglas/

 

[Monitor]

Don't think it was ever done this way but the combination of shearling and cowhide probably make it a good winter jacket.

Hate the split sleeves, though. And at this price range, I would much rather go with Thunder Bay. Or three of them.

The trucker is the nicest of the lot. Not just because it's a trucker. It genuinely looks nice.

 

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I still don't get the point in leather jackets pretending to be denim jackets.

 

[Seb Lucas]

What's not to get? It's just a pattern. Truckers are made in other fabrics too, like waxed cotton or corduroy. And many traditional leather jacket patterns are made into fabric jackets, like wool halfbelts and gabardine cross zips. A good pattern can be made into anything. The world of jackets is vast and diverse.

 

[Monitor]

Yeah, I'm not entirely sure what is being implied here. I personally am very happy to have an option but diversity aside, leather trucker jacket has been around for nearly as long as its cotton brother so I wouldn't say there's any pretending involved.

 

[Edward]

Ken dated the pattern Aero sell as the Type 3 to 1958, if memory serves. In leather, that is.

The jacket in the op is a combination of various elements from the Irvin, the B3, and civilian jackets. Not to my tastes, but the basic concept is interesting.

 

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Ken dated the pattern Aero sell as the Type 3 to 1958, if memory serves. In leather, that is.

The jacket in the op is a combination of various elements from the Irvin, the B3, and civilian jackets. Not to my tastes, but the basic concept is interesting.

Which of them have straps around the wrists?

 

[Edward]

Which of them have straps around the wrists?

The one in the op (original post). (Not the trucker jackets).

 

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The one in the op (original post). (Not the trucker jackets).

I made the OP...

I'm asking which of the Irvin, the B3, and civilian jackets have straps around the wrists? I've never seen this on a flight jacket or a civilian jacket. Not sure where it comes from

 

[Harris HTM]

I made the OP...

I'm asking which of the Irvin, the B3, and civilian jackets have straps around the wrists? I've never seen this on a flight jacket or a civilian jacket. Not sure where it comes from

I thnk aero's sunburst has straps around the cuffs.

 

[Dav]

Also their Wayfarer.

 

[Edward]

I made the OP...

I'm asking which of the Irvin, the B3, and civilian jackets have straps around the wrists? I've never seen this on a flight jacket or a civilian jacket. Not sure where it comes from

Ah! Gotcha! They're one of the details I've only seen on civilian jackets before (like the zip-up handwarmer pockets on the sides). Seem to have been a common feature on a lot of the commercial flying jackets in the fashion market in the last few years, but I don't think I've ever seen a military original of any sort with them. Maybe they're intended to echo a trench coat's wrist buckles? Possibly it's a practical manufacturing consideration - these might be cheaper and easier to install than a zip cuff as seen on an Irvin? Of cours,e it may be purely a design choice, and maybe they just wanted to make it distinctly different from any one military design.