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  1. Rich22

    CXL from Aero. Creases from improper storage. Examples??

    Jackets are supposed to crease for sure. They’d look peculiar if they didn’t. Creasing by design I’m just not quite so sure about...
  2. Rich22

    CXL from Aero. Creases from improper storage. Examples??

    Then I remembered this jacket you posted, Ton, and wondered if it’s creasing of its own accord or because it has internal pocket(s)? In regards to the Aero hangers I (wrongly or rightly) assumed they’re supposed to resolve this creasing being formed by the hangers:
  3. Rich22

    CXL from Aero. Creases from improper storage. Examples??

    Aren’t the creases 99% just down to having front chest pockets? (Outside and go lesser extent inside?) What difference does the liner make? Aero jackets with no chest pockets= no weird creasing. Jackets with chest pockets= Vertical creasing between zip and pockets. I wonder if it would...
  4. Rich22

    Aero hardware (nickel vs. brass)

    Well, obviously brass is an alloy... no one doubted that. I’m speculating as to whether the core alloy is plated with a second alloy...
  5. Rich22

    Aero hardware (nickel vs. brass)

    I’m possibly adding 1 and 1 and getting 3. The wording from the company themselves doesn’t help: Edit: Well it clarifies what is underneath, but it doesn’t clarify if all their zippers have a finish on the outside that differs from the core. Is the brass the exception?
  7. Rich22

    Aero hardware (nickel vs. brass)

    So the modern Talon zips that Aero use are a brass alloy base with a prettier brass as a coating? That sounds disappointing. Solid metal is surely the way to go rather than good brass coating cheap brass?
  8. Rich22

    'Top Gun: Maverick': Patches On Tom Cruise's Jacket Spark Controversy

    Good call. That’s the one and only Tom Cruise film I’ve watched and liked since Top Gun. I’d rather a different actor had taken that role, but I liked the film regardless. Minority Report, Edward? Nooooo, that was awful....
  9. Rich22

    'Top Gun: Maverick': Patches On Tom Cruise's Jacket Spark Controversy

    I can't help but despise Tom Cruise. Precisely why I'm not sure... The huge success on limited talent perhaps? The scientology? The weirdness/creepiness he exhibits? I did however enjoy the original Top Gun, but haven't found it has aged that well.
  10. Rich22

    Fitment across brands, Aero, Vance, Schott and size variances/nuances

    Tag sizes in jackets appear nonsensical, and not just leather jackets. Will I need a 40? 42? 44? 46? Or 48? At last measure my chest was 45.5 expanded. I’m 6’1. Ideally tag sizes in jeans/trousers would simply be the measurement of the opening, and tag sizes in jackets would simply be the pit...
  11. Rich22

    My third Freewheelers Jacket - The Mulholland

    I’ve learnt from 8 years in Asia that I’m unusually good at tolerating extreme heat outdoors, so long as I’m dressed for it, which means shorts and a t shirt. I hate wearing a suit when it gets sweaty (eg over 24 degrees), and can wear jeans up to 30 degrees. I’ve also realised I’m terrible...
  13. Rich22

    help me choose a cafe racer (first leather jacket)

    If it’s an Aero jacket you’re getting, don’t bother with those shoulder gussets. Having tried on a cafe racer with them, they appear to be purely decorative- I can’t see how they add any freedom of movement. They end too high up when compared to functional shoulder gussets from other companies.
  14. Rich22

    Durable cotton t-shirts to pair with leather jackets

    Socks? Simple for me: Marks&Spencer black sports socks. I tried fancy wool socks, but those are fine. Comfy, padded, last well, fit well. $20ish for pack of 5. I don’t try to make a statement with my socks and don’t like them thin or at all shiny. Been satisfied with these for 25 years so far...
  15. Rich22

    Durable cotton t-shirts to pair with leather jackets

    You made me curious to investigate deeper, Seb. I grabbed 5 'L' t-shirts I own from 5 different brands, lay them flat on a tiled floor and measured. p2p: 22, 22, 22.5, 23, 23.5. Openings: 20.5, 20.5, 20.5, 21, 22. Back lengths (measured from bottom of collar down) were between 26.3 and 28.3. I...
  16. Rich22

    Flathead Cafe Racer

    For what it's worth, I don't tend to tuck in unless I'm wearing a jacket. If I am wearing a jacket and the shirt falls below it I'd always tuck in.
  17. Rich22

    Durable cotton t-shirts to pair with leather jackets

    I have a wardrobe full of t-shirts, usually tagged as 'large', and the pit to pit is usually 23-24. None are 21". Maybe because I buy shirts with a taper they get to run wider around the chest, as opposed to the boxy ones? I'm talking about regular casual t-shirts and polos, not sports brand...
  19. Rich22

    Durable cotton t-shirts to pair with leather jackets

    What makes no sense to me is that supposedly all of those are tag size "large". WTF? Either they're not "large" or the guy that made the article doesn't know how to measure pit to pit.
  20. Rich22

    Durable cotton t-shirts to pair with leather jackets

    Look what a clever chap on Reddit made, based on that article: https://www.reddit.com/r/malefashionadvice/comments/ajf76f/the_great_white_tshirt_review_18_brands_ranked/
  21. Rich22

    help me choose a cafe racer (first leather jacket)

    Measure some of your favourite jackets and see what the shoulder seam to shoulder seam measurements are. I do a lot of weightlifting, my waist is 35 and chest 45, I'm 6'1, yet 18.5 inches on the shoulder is fine for me so long as the pit to pit measurement is sufficient and the cut works. I...
  22. Rich22

    Aero Dustbowl From Start To Finish

    Cool video. I wonder how long that took the girl in the video... half a day? Whole day?
  23. Rich22

    Durable cotton t-shirts to pair with leather jackets

    In the interest of, ahem, *science*, I purchased 3 supina t-shirts from Uniqlo yesterday. They were on sale and I was curious. I hadn't bought a t-shirt in 2019- mainly because of the issues of a being a fairly large foreigner in China. Uniqlo's XL provided a nice trim fit without being clingy...

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