Hammerklavier, when you're buying a leather jacket like the ones we're discussing and that are the subject of this forum, you're buying into a story, one that will endure for at least the length of time you have the jacket – and the Simmons Bilt story is a seedy one.
I'm no longer going, sadly. The size 40s are all A-2s and I've got one of those. Some of those boots look fetching, though, and I'll keep an eye out for the denim, too, online.
I was also worried about an early doors scrum of leather, beards and hobnailed boots but maybe you're right and...
Sadly wouldn't describe Galashiels as the most scenic town any more, what with rundown high street and giant Tesco, but still tempted to go. Anyone recommend decent B&B?
Planning on going.
Do slightly fear indecorous, Ikea-post-Christmas-sale scenes at the 10am kickoff – a kind of leather scrum. Or are Aero aficionados too civilised for such behaviour?
Actually, Manufactum was started by the former head of the German Greens, so their middle-class target market may (or may not) be highly ironic.
There's noting intrinsically elitist about well made things. It's just that mass manufacture has made so many goods very cheap but of poor...
Yes, thanks for those details, Benproof. I couldn't see myself buying one of the jackets, no; they are a bit mall-y. But otherwise it's a good selection of classic/vintage-leaning. The emphasis is on quality manufacture; hence the Latin, which I agree possibly is a little pretentious.
Anyone heard of these jackets before? I have just discovered Manufactum and have developed mild addiction to their beautiful (and pricey) products. Hadn't heard of this leather jacket manufacturer before – I think they are German. The linked one looks like an Aero 30s HB; wonder how the quality...
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