Hi all,
I've been mostly lurking around here for the past couple of months absorbing the wealth of knowledge about Aero and leather jackets in general. Now I'm planning on taking the plunge in the next month or two and I'd like some feedback about my impending purchase. If some of these...
PSA: This jacket is now on sale on jcrew.com. It's $599 now but if you wait a couple of weeks they always have 20-30% off sale merchandise, so if you're interested you could end up with a pretty decent deal. Of course, it might sell out by then...
That jacket looks really cool. Hopefully they'll get them in at my local Orvis so I can go check it out sometime. It will be interesting to hear other FL members' reactions to an in-person sighting as well. Vanson has it listed under "obsolete styles" on their website.
Edit: Actually, maybe...
That's funny, I actually just had one of these on backorder for a couple of weeks before I canceled. I decided I would be happier if I saved up for an Aero. I was worried about the aging and wasn't in love with the elbow patches either. In my research I'm pretty sure I found a post on here by...
Fortunately that Good Wear isn't my size anyway, but I'm glad you brought that rule to my attention, feltfan. I'm sure I would have made that mistake myself eventually had I not known :) .
I am keeping an eye on ebay (I've got a saved search), but I've only been looking seriously for a week. There have been a few that are almost what I'm looking for except they were too big or black instead of brown, so I'm optimistic that I'll find the right one before too long.
As a new member and someone who is currently considering a new US Authentic or a second-hand Aero, I too appreciate all the opinions in this thread. I'm more interested in quality than authenticity- in fact I'm not stuck on an A2- and I know that I'll be wearing whatever I buy for a long time...
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