I totally agree with you - the washed Buffalo hides Theodoros is using for his jackets is so unique and it feels so different than any other leather types...softer hand and not the battered/waxy/stiff feeling like Aero's battered hides...nothing bad about the battered hides which I also really like. The liner quality and overall jacket construction of Thedi is also much better (Aero for sure offers also high quality but Thedi is better which explains / justifies the price difference). Glad to hear that you're so glad with both Thedis but your Teamster looks also very good on you!One on the left still has the tag on it if you look closely. The right photo has molded to the body a little better. To be honest I haven't wore it much since I got my Thedis. It's not that I don't like the Teamster and would consider passing it on. I just really enjoy the unique qualities of both of my Thedi jackets.
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It's a great hide - it is pre-wallopped, though, and seems to shed top layer quickly. There are miniature surface 'cuts' near underarm rivets, etc. in the surface coating that you'd normally see in HH where the cuff leather has been sewn and hammered. I don't think they're weaknesses in the hide (in fact, every HH jacket I have has some tiny surface blemish and none has ever expanded or affected durability); only my Aero in goat seems 'flawless'. It's like a jacket made out of Tom Waits' voice after Ron Perlman and he have had an argument in a sandstorm.
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Spring has sprung, so some fooling around in my Aero „Team“ BR. Hasn’t seen much wear, as I can only layer with a T-Shirt due to the ultra-high armholes.
What do you guys think about the length? I know it’s meant to be like that (the zipper starts a hair above my belt-buckle), but I think about having it shortened by 1 inch.
Otherwise, fit is great, and it’s a supercool design, so it’s a keeper either way.
Almost complete the jacket, 5 out of 6 red crystals are back to their original postion.
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Yep, feels like a vest kind of day.
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Spring has sprung, so some fooling around in my Aero „Team“ BR. Hasn’t seen much wear, as I can only layer with a T-Shirt due to the ultra-high armholes.
What do you guys think about the length? I know it’s meant to be like that (the zipper starts a hair above my belt-buckle), but I think about having it shortened by 1 inch.
Otherwise, fit is great, and it’s a supercool design, so it’s a keeper either way.
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Spring has sprung, so some fooling around in my Aero „Team“ BR. Hasn’t seen much wear, as I can only layer with a T-Shirt due to the ultra-high armholes.
What do you guys think about the length? I know it’s meant to be like that (the zipper starts a hair above my belt-buckle), but I think about having it shortened by 1 inch.
Otherwise, fit is great, and it’s a supercool design, so it’s a keeper either way.
In the rain with a LW National Racer..
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This jacket checks a lot of boxes for me... quickly becoming a fav.