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  1. Sloan1874

    A jacket that changed my life

    Oddly, the jacket that changed my life was a Hugo Boss grey suede thing I bought in the sales on Buchanan Street. Got it home, found it had a red felt tip pen mark on it, left by whoever was marking it down, and took it back. Basically, this broke the mental barrier I had on buying an expensive...
  2. Sloan1874

    The Evolution From “Need” To “Want”

    I always feel unduly guilty about the idea of selling any of my jackets, no idea why. But I think that as long as I have one of each colour and a variety of weights to see me through the year, I'm fine with the number I own - I packed away the mid-weight jackets this week and pulled out my heavy...
  3. Sloan1874

    B3 Jacket Sheep Fur: Straight vs Curly

    If I was pushed, I found the straight to be slightly less comfortable as it's a bit more bulky.
  4. Sloan1874

    B3 Jacket Sheep Fur: Straight vs Curly

    The difference in terms of comfort and warmth is much of a muchness, in my experience. On looks alone, though, I prefer the curly.
  5. Sloan1874

    The Evolution From “Need” To “Want”

    One of my small ambitions is to own a Panerai watch. I know nothing about watches, beyond the basic stuff, but I really love the way they look.
  7. Sloan1874

    The Evolution From “Need” To “Want”

    I've never owned tried wearing various types of trains, so I couldn't comment on that. I have however owned and worn various contracts of A-2s that were were different colours, lengths and fits, and I could pick them out of a line-up easily!
  8. Sloan1874

    The Evolution From “Need” To “Want”

    I think it comes down to how somebody views the jacket. If they think an A-2 is a simple brown jacket with a shirt collar, knits and patch pockets, and that's an end to it, then to own more than one is probably a waste of time. Once you start to appreciate the different cuts of the various...
  9. Sloan1874

    The Evolution From “Need” To “Want”

    I think it's interesting how people view owning multiple versions of a design. It's like people who own a dozen A-2s or seven Cafe Racers. My other half thinks the idea of owning more than one version of a jacket is weird, especially when it comes to A-2s. Personally, I think there's enough...
  10. Sloan1874

    B3 Jackets Question: Aero vs. Eastman thickness, warmth

    She has a point. I had to scrape ice off my car last week!
  11. Sloan1874

    Aero Royale

    It's a weird thing, isn't it? I don't understand why that's the case. I just about went for it with my last order, I was going to have one in russet goat, but in the end I went with the cordovan slim fit bootlegger - something that's been on my list for ages! I still think the Royale is a great...
  13. Sloan1874

    Aero Board Racer

    I'd hang on to that one. Great fit and for what it's worth, I've always felt that seal is more characterful and wears better than black.
  14. Sloan1874

    Good Wear Type A-2: J.A. Dubow MFG. Co. Russet Goatskin Contract 27798

    I love this contract. I was really torn between it and the 20960, but went with the latter in the end because it's a slightly trimmer fit. Tragically, they are rather more-ish, *eyes Good Wear list* So, how does a re-sprayed Acme 21996 sound?...
  15. Sloan1874

    Aviator Shearling jackets, b3, b6: Simmons Bilt vs Aero vs Eastman

    Aero's patterns have been refined over and over to bring them into accuracy. The patterns that Will stole for SB/AL are no longer the ones that Aero use nowadays - the types of shearling has changed as well, the too-heavy, teddybear type of pre-2012 have been replaced with lighter more accurate...
  16. Sloan1874

    Horween or Shinki- Whose horse is your pick?

    Super's absolutely right. I've seen some beautiful leather being used in the worst possible way - usually on the SB sale pages. Even a leather that might be judged as being a bit flat and average by Lounge standards can be transformed with sympathetic cut, construction and a bit of wear.
  17. Sloan1874

    Horween or Shinki- Whose horse is your pick?

    I think it is.
  19. Sloan1874

    Horween or Shinki- Whose horse is your pick?

    The Italian HH Aero and Good Wear are using is the bee's knees. It's got fantastic depth, perfect weight and wears beautifully.
  20. Sloan1874

    Horween or Shinki- Whose horse is your pick?

    It was a test jacket, just to see how it came out and they didn't go any further with it. It was a few years ago, pre-Vicenza. It was a butterscotch lovely colour, but quite shiny and a beast of a weight.
  21. Sloan1874

    Horween or Shinki- Whose horse is your pick?

    My one shinki jacket is mid-weight, has a pretty robust top coat and only now starting to show the tan base along the edging. Badalassi seems a bit of an odd beast. The one sample I saw at Aero was a half belt in a butterscotch HH. It was a really lovely colour but the weight was mental, a...
  22. Sloan1874

    Horween or Shinki- Whose horse is your pick?

    Some extra thoughts: John C is currently favouring Italian HH for his jackets as the shinki he's been getting has something of a 'sprayed on' finish to it, that scratches and chips rather than develops wear and tear. Shinki seem to be a bit of a law unto themselves as to the sort of hides they...
  23. Sloan1874

    A2 Re-Dyes.

    John at Good Wear offers to do jackets that are re-dyed. His Aero 21996 contracts made using this process look fantastic.
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