Well, here it is: my slim fit J106 in bb vic with some brown details. I sized down to a 36 so this is definitely SLIM, yet it feels very comfortable. It may have a little ‘Aero shoulder’ going on, but I can definitely live with that. Once again, the Aero team knocked it out of the park.
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‘Slim Fit J106’ direct from Aero - Denny explained that the Ridley name technically only applies to the slim fit 3 pocket model that Thurston sells (though I suspect the pattern is the same).
Sir. Place the carrot on the ground slowly and step away from the pineapple.
Great jacket! Tumbled CXL was a good choice and will fade beautifully. My new Slim Fit J106 is very similar.
Also, I really like the Schott belt snap on Perfecto type jackets with a fixed belt. Since I rarely zip my...
I’ll add that the Rockafella has a a more hourglass taper - narrowing at the waist and then coming out a little at the hips. It’s a shorter jacket, but this sort of taper would work well on something a bit longer.
LVC Menlow relisted after not getting $400 - open to offers. It’s tempting to make a fair offer and then try to ‘fix’ the distressing on this.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134344519186
I have these in a brown tie domain and agree. These were my first engineer boots. Having very wide feet, I didn’t have many options at the time, but I had not anticipated how clunky and overbuilt these would be.
I go +1” in the chest p2p (37.5” chest, so I spec a 39.5” chest) and +.5” at the opening when measured over a belt (ie, I’m 33” measure over a belt so I go for 34” on a jacket). My next cross zip will be a tad slimmer than this - but I plan to wear it over a tshirt and open all the time.
Looks pretty good to me. The low waisted skinny jeans aren’t helping though - it’s a short, 1930s pattern that was designed to be worn with higher waisted jeans/trousers.
This last works for me, so I’m thinking I might order a pair of jodhpurs or zip-side boots in the same last at some point - would be a little more ‘office appropriate’ and versatile in being able to fit under slimmer trousers.
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