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  1. Seb Lucas

    What was the road to your fit nirvana? :)

    Yes, I guess - he and Mr Propper (also on Instagram) tend to go for a slim fit. Am I wrong about that? Maybe there are Instagram jacket guys who do baggy... show me. Mr Propper is my age too, although much better built, so he can do a groovier look than me.
  2. Seb Lucas

    What was the road to your fit nirvana? :)

    I don't think there's a perfect fit only a 'preferred fit' and that preference is often derived subjectively or through Instagram or friends, or whatever influence. Took me 20 years to work out measurements were a thing. Never occurred to me and custom jackets I got were done via - "Can it be a...
  3. Seb Lucas

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Those aging actors look bloody terrible in those film costumes (Pitt less so even though double matching denim makes me gag :D), but I know the kitsch retro look is big in places. I do like a zipped denim jacket however. But a zippered trucker jacket made in leather... if anyone can make it...
  4. Seb Lucas

    Men rings - How to choose? What do you wear?

    When my mum died I took one of her gold necklaces and had it melted down into a ring of my design. It's a huge, vulgar chunk of 24 carat gold in a irregular, organic shape.
  5. Seb Lucas

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    Could be. Nevertheless I suspect there are many guys who just buy into the heritage pattern, artisanal craft narrative of Aero and don't think past "size 42".
  7. Seb Lucas

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    Most I would imagine. In almost 40 years of talking about jackets with others I have never met a single guy who knows what their measurements are.
  8. Seb Lucas

    Badalassi jacket photos.

    Damn... that's the only cross zip I've ever liked the look of. That pattern is compelling and calm - but with that leather and its luster, it's enough to make a Bishop kick a hole in a stained glass window. Great fit there, Jin.
  9. Seb Lucas

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    Ditto.
  10. Seb Lucas

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    I can see how it would. I am too used to wearing sizes from: 38 to 46 or 'smalls' to 'extra large' all depending on the pattern and maker. All of them have the same pit to pit.
  11. Seb Lucas

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    Fair point, Marc - I guess this is why most people who are 'fit informed' just go by measurements and essentially ignore marked sizes.
  13. Seb Lucas

    Ship John Black Goatskin Wills Jacket, Med long

    It looks like a near perfect fit to me.
  14. Seb Lucas

    Explaining the Aero Fit.

    So that explains it. Thank you, I always wondered about this one. Makes sense, but as Mr F says it does presuppose customer knowledge. Period fit for many people just means trim fit. I guess if you are choosing jackets by your preferred numbers it won't be an issue.
  15. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    It's one thing to make a cool looking jacket, it's another to make it flow with body movement. Measurements alone won't help - it's in the construction and pattern making techniques.
  16. Seb Lucas

    The ultimative Denim Trouser Thread?

    Wrangler don't sell 13MWZ here either and I have generally bought 4 pairs at once from the US and, even with shipping costs, they are a cheap option. At the moment there are a few country clothing stores on line down here that sell 13MWZ's at somewhat higher prices. Some of our rural communities...
  17. Seb Lucas

    Indiana Jones V

    Chris Pratt is older than Ford when he did Raiders. Chris Pratt can be the 'not so young' Indiana Jones.
  19. Seb Lucas

    The ultimative Denim Trouser Thread?

    Yes, the denim problem can be solved for $25 with a pair of these. Done.
  20. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I hear you. I guess the other way of looking at this is there are many cool jackets made of thin fabric that work well without lining, so 0.8 hide is like heavy iron next to this. My favourite summer jacket is an F2 - about as thick as a high end cotton sheet.
  21. Seb Lucas

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    Nice. Or to put it in ordinary language, fine stitching creates tight perforations. Perforations like this tear. Or at least in theory they might. Personally I am not obsessed with jacket stitching, fineness or neatness. A too well made jacket may be some kind of craft triumph, but sometimes...
  22. Seb Lucas

    Ask a Question, Get An Answer About Outerwear

    I like this. True enough. I personally am not looking for perfection in fit or manufacture.
  23. Seb Lucas

    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Is it actually too thin or too thin for your taste? I ask because there are many examples of unlined jackets made of light sheep leather which work well (albeit modern) like the Dunhill jacket worn by Daniel Craig in Layer Cake.

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