Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Search results

  1. Rich22

    Freewheelers vs. The Real McCoys vs. Vanson Cross Zip Jackets

    Guys, don't get too bent out of shape about a disagreement on a forum. Maybe do what I do and block the person that annoys you? Works for me :D
  2. Rich22

    Freewheelers vs. The Real McCoys vs. Vanson Cross Zip Jackets

    The hype and price, and typically bizarre fits (you need a pot belly, tiny chest, and extremely wide shoulders for some!) and lack of customisation options, all irk me too. Edit: To clarify this is no anti-Japanese thing for me either: I've always been interested by Japan and Japanese culture...
  3. Rich22

    Freewheelers vs. The Real McCoys vs. Vanson Cross Zip Jackets

    The Vanson looks the best. Very good! It fits across the shoulders better than the other two, that both have excess material there.
  4. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    That repro #5 Talon zipper does sound like it has some issues.
  5. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Wow, that doesn't indicate a sturdy slider. The whole thing must have been under a lot of pressure to fail like that. Thanks!
  7. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Thanks for the detailed reply! I'd noticed they bury the tape unusually deeply, which logically must put the slider/teeth and tape under more pressure than normal, certainly until the leather relaxes with use.
  8. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Gentleman, I don't mean to sound sarcastic, but everyone repeating the same things (that I have known for years) such as that No.5 zips are period correct but too lightweight for non-period heavy leather, and that they fail regularly as a result, is not clarifying what element of the zip is...
  9. Rich22

    Looking for fit check on Aero cafe racer

    Sorry to say, but that jacket doesn't do you any favours. Return to sender. Something also looks off with the pattern on this one.... plus, what's gone wrong with the collar? Looks like it's folded over on itself on one side...
  10. Rich22

    A barf worthy rip off of an appropriated pattern

    Oh wow, the "real life" version looks very poor and lifeless.
  11. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Ah, I was a bit confused why you wondered if I quoted you. You said: "Personally, I have been avoiding Aereos due to their terrible zippers." That implies they exclusively offer bad zippers, because otherwise you would surely specify one that wasn't "terrible" when placing an order. There was...
  13. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Not good that that would happen twice. That's definitely indicative of an installation problem. Weird.
  14. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Yes, I was quoting you. When you quote someone, their name appears at the top of the new post. I wondered if you knew what it was about Aero's zippers that was terrible? What singles them out for failure? Any idea?
  15. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    All their zippers are terribly constructed? Don't they have a variety of different zippers they use?
  16. Rich22

    Help with Aero Leather Jacket zippers !!

    Out of curiosity- in what way was the installation incorrect?
  17. Rich22

    A barf worthy rip off of an appropriated pattern

    Aren't most jackets by most makers "rip-offs" or "faithful tributes" at this point? Everyone copies and tweaks. Jacket looks fine. Most items of clothing in general are partial facsimiles of something else. Look what happens when someone like Himmel makes something truly unique- we end up with...
  19. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    That's excellent customer service. Well done Aero!
  20. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Holidays to Edinburgh are the way forward. Especially considering you should be able to claim most of the VAT back on departure...
  21. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    I think Belgium doesn't charge duty, so they wouldn't have to swallow too much added cost. Maybe £10 extra for shipping, 1%/£7 for the fractionally higher VAT, and £0-20 for customs/fees.
  22. Rich22

    Post Brexit import experiences

    Taking care of DUTY as well as the VAT is going above and beyond, unless the shipping cost is really high? If they pay duty and fees as well as VAT that's really taking a chunk out of their profit margin.
  23. Rich22

    1930s Leathertogs Original Pants

    "An investigation carried out in 1978 revealled that since 1820 over 6,978,000 people emigrated to the United States from Germany. This amounted to 14.3 per cent of the total foreign immigration during this period." A TV documentary I saw recently pegged the immigration percentage from Germany...

Latest posts

Members online

... and 34 more.
Total: 3,119 (members: 84, guests: 3,035)

Forum statistics

Threads
109,248
Messages
3,077,248
Members
54,183
Latest member
UrbanGraveDave
Top