My new Aero Rockafella in Horween Cognac Pinnacle Horsehide. What do we think?

[SilverEye1508]

300% overanalyzing.

Good to hear that my 100% was a low estimate!

 

[SilverEye1508]

Fantastic fit and perfectly suited.

Great to hear, I'll just go on and wear the damn thing.

 

[Edward]

Funnily enough it's a 1940's pattern, even though it looks quite 70's.

Yes, it's very much a 40s pattern. Certain elements of 30s / 40s menswear of course were echoed in the 70s, so you will get a lot of people for who that's their frame of reference. The splayed collar was a feature that came back in the 70s (though typically, at least in what I've handled, the 70s versions tend to be much more exaggerated), and tan / lighter shades of brown were also popular then too.

This is one of the Aero designs I've long had my eye on... in truth, money no object, I'd have three or four of this in different colours. It's a design I can very much see myself wearing the way I have my other Aeros - quite casual, 40s style geometric patter tie and a nice, wide trouser. Really nice stuff.

Like the boots too: Sendra have some great looking stuff on their website. I'm in love with the coppery-brown harness boots (Sprinter 1918? Something like that), though alas they haven't been in stock for so long I suspect they won't get them in again. I was always a pull-on or laces guy with boots, but I'm leaning towards picking up some with a zipper like that for ease of travel in colder weather; loafers are extremely convenient for getting through an airport, but an easy on/off boot like that would be a big advantage when flying in the colder months, saving a lot of suitcase space that boots for wearing at destination would otherwise take up. A touch of snakeskin is a nice, rock'n'roll edge, just enough Johnny Thunders vibe for me day to day (and of course *there* we're very much back to the 70s...).

 

[Worf]

Looking good on all counts if you were to ask me. Nice fit in an unusual style. Enjoy more, worry less.

Worf

 

[SilverEye1508]

Does anyone have an example of aged cognac Pinnacle Horsehide?

 

[Aloysius]

I'm 100% overanalyzing , but would you say the half belt sits too high?

No, it only seems to because you had them shorten the jacket.

 

[Allin216]

Looks like a good fit, congrats on the new jacket! Great choice on the Pinnacle too for this pattern. That's going to develop nicely with wear!

I am a big fan of Aero's Rockafella. I had admired it for years until pulling the trigger on one this summer in Chestnut Badalassi, and ended up liking it enough that I ordered another in Black Vicenza. I like that it's a little quirky and fairly uncommon, plus it fits me pretty well as a stock 42.

 

[SilverEye1508]

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It's my first made to measure jacket, so I was really worried I would do something wrong or make a bad choice. But I think it worked out all right.
Maybe the inside pocket wasn't really necessary, as my wallet still doesn't fit comfortably. And I'm glad the shoulder padding works out, I was a bit afraid of the measurement on the stock pattern.

Its a modified size 44. The sleeves and back are shortened by an inch. And the hem is taken in to 21 inch from 23 inch. The rest is the regular pattern.

Stitching: cream contrast stitching
Lining: olive sateen
Buttons: catseye Corozo

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The Jacket has to be remade due to a minor defect, would you change any measurements?