Wow! Don’t know if it’s good or bad news that I probably couldn’t handle the shoulder to hem taper.
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Wow! Don’t know if it’s good or bad news that I probably couldn’t handle the shoulder to hem taper.
Mr.Leong
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Depends if you have a relatively longer torso. Cuz they really went out of their way to make the distance between shoulder and hem shorter than most jacket, which is good news to me. It’s taper but not as restrictive as J-24 from The Real McCoy. J-24 is so tight that I can barely move my Upper body. I think you can totally pull off this jacket. With the right size, I don’t see why not.
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Mr.Leong
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Custom made or straight off the rack? It fits you perfect.
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Cooper. I should keep this since I can seriously layer with it. Plus all the gear I sometimes have to wear. Makes the larger size very workable.
Thanks! It’s a size 42 with some mods as to arms and sleeves. That said, when I ordered, this model was not available from Himel’s standard catalogue, so you could say it was fully custom after all.
Haha! Don’t tempt me. I just decided that I am done with cross zips.
Noticed you are lately in Black/Black jeans, are these IH?
No these are actually unbranded 12oz chinos! Great value for the buck and good fit.
Have those exact ones, plus 2 other pairs of unbranded selvedge. I really like the fit and the value too!
Well, what do we have here...is what I thought as I inspected the Aero CXL FQHH jacket I bought from rosecitymike on TFL. Mike was not the original owner, but told me the previous owner wore this beast of a jacket well and broke it in very nicely...with some tea-core effect showing though the black. Lovely! But what Aero model is it? Mike described it as a 50s half-belt...but the features of the jacket did not match Aero's profile of that jacket.
So...I looked and looked...scoured the internet, and finally figured out that this is the uncommon Aero August (and to complicate things just a bit, with elastic rather than straps to cinch the half-belt).
The jacket is awesome -great for layering - and indeed a beast! The only issue I had was that the sleeves were a good inch+ too long for my liking. Lucky for me, this jacket features a relatively simple straight hem across the cuffs. So I had them shortened. I knew this would alter the pattern a bit (the sleeve straps are now much closer to the hands), but I think it still looks great!
Here it is today, layered with an Ironheart IHJ-84NC underneath, boots are Canada West Moorby black CXL:
So...I looked and looked...scoured the internet, and finally figured out that this is the uncommon Aero August (and to complicate things just a bit, with elastic rather than straps to cinch the half-belt).
The jacket is awesome -great for layering - and indeed a beast! The only issue I had was that the sleeves were a good inch+ too long for my liking. Lucky for me, this jacket features a relatively simple straight hem across the cuffs. So I had them shortened. I knew this would alter the pattern a bit (the sleeve straps are now much closer to the hands), but I think it still looks great!
Here it is today, layered with an Ironheart IHJ-84NC underneath, boots are Canada West Moorby black CXL:
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Well, what do we have here...is what I thought as I inspected the Aero CXL FQHH jacket I bought from rosecitymike on TFL. Mike was not the original owner, but told me the previous owner wore this beast of a jacket well and broke it in very nicely...with some tea-core effect showing though the black. Lovely! But what Aero model is it? Mike described it as a 50s half-belt...but the features of the jacket did not match Aero's profile of that jacket.
So...I looked and looked...scoured the internet, and finally figured out that this is the uncommon Aero August (and to complicate things just a bit, with elastic rather than straps to cinch the half-belt).
The jacket is awesome -great for layering - and indeed a beast! The only issue I had was that the sleeves were a good inch+ too long for my liking. Lucky for me, this jacket features a relatively simple straight hem across the cuffs. So I had them shortened. I knew this would alter the pattern a bit (the sleeve straps are now much closer to the hands), but I think it still looks great!
Here it is today, layered with an Ironheart IHJ-84NC underneath, boots are Canada West Moorby black CXL:
Everything is awesome.
Leather Walker
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Having a nice Sunday with this super Cal!
That placement of the straps at the cuff actually makes much more sense! I never thought of it before but now they could potentially cinch at the actual wrist as opposed to up the forearm. Smart! Looks perfect!Well, what do we have here...is what I thought as I inspected the Aero CXL FQHH jacket I bought from rosecitymike on TFL. Mike was not the original owner, but told me the previous owner wore this beast of a jacket well and broke it in very nicely...with some tea-core effect showing though the black. Lovely! But what Aero model is it? Mike described it as a 50s half-belt...but the features of the jacket did not match Aero's profile of that jacket.
So...I looked and looked...scoured the internet, and finally figured out that this is the uncommon Aero August (and to complicate things just a bit, with elastic rather than straps to cinch the half-belt).
The jacket is awesome -great for layering - and indeed a beast! The only issue I had was that the sleeves were a good inch+ too long for my liking. Lucky for me, this jacket features a relatively simple straight hem across the cuffs. So I had them shortened. I knew this would alter the pattern a bit (the sleeve straps are now much closer to the hands), but I think it still looks great!
Here it is today, layered with an Ironheart IHJ-84NC underneath, boots are Canada West Moorby black CXL:
Yes - 100% agreed! More functional that way.
Jin431
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Aero PHWM tumbled cordovan cxl
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Tumbled CXL is the way. The more I see it, the more I believe it.
RossRYoung
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My one, and only. Literally.
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Great jacket. Pop on over here more often with your hats. Some of my favorites when I peruse that section.
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