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  1. Sir Jacket

    Of mouton collars...

    Well, I want a mouton partly because the last winter here (in London) was so fiercely cold and I didn't really have anything that cut the mustard. Jan, this shaved mouton of which you speak -- did you specify that when you ordered or even do it yourself? Is it less warm than the fluffy...
  2. Sir Jacket

    Of mouton collars...

    Papa M, what colour is that called? S
  3. Sir Jacket

    Of mouton collars...

    Mr H, thank you. It seems that Aero does indeed do detachable collars now, although I was worried that they would look "detachable" and production-line. Your is actually called rust, then? (It's a nice colour.) Sir J
  4. Sir Jacket

    Of mouton collars...

    My latest leather jacket obsession concerns mouton collars. I will almost certainly include one on my latest Aero but would be very grateful to anyone who could post pictures here of their mouton-enhanced jackets, Aero in particular and in all manner of colours. I am also very keen to see a...
  5. Sir Jacket

    New Highwayman too short. Help me correct this.

    I agree. I think you need an extra 2-2.5in on the body and an extra .5-1in on the arms. Other than that it seems fine. The HYWM is meant to be a short cut but that is too short. Sir J
  7. Sir Jacket

    Warm Weather

    I love leather jackets but, equally and perhaps even more so, I love warm - no, hot - weather. But then I did grow up in Australia, so that's what feels natural. l live in London now and there always seems to be a nasty underchill to the weather, no matter how apparently warm. Sir J
  8. Sir Jacket

    Seal jerky horse -- what is it?

    Thanks for the very informative reply, Corky. So, in other words, jerky is of lesser quality than FHQQ? Sir J
  9. Sir Jacket

    Seal jerky horse -- what is it?

    Thanks guys. So, in other words, you can't get seal or jerky FHQQ? Sir J
  10. Sir Jacket

    Seal jerky horse -- what is it?

    I am thinking of getting my next Aero -- a 50s halfbelt -- in brown seal jerky horsehide. I like the look of it; I just don't know quite what it is. Can anybody enlighten me? Why 'seal'? Why 'jerky'? And how does it differ in look and so on from normal horsehide? Also pics of any jackets made...
  11. Sir Jacket

    Nerd Culture in the 1920's and 30's

    My question was really whether these proto-nerds, so to speak, were aware of their nerdiness, of their outsider status, and whether they were, or became, proud of their marginality -- as modern-day nerds have become. Indeed (I am not the only one to make this observation) nerds are coming to...
  13. Sir Jacket

    Why all the hatred towards black leather jackets?

    Very well expressed, sir! My feelings exactly. Sir J
  14. Sir Jacket

    Aero 30's HB inside pocket question

    Mike, get it in the facing, otherwise you may have trouble reaching in to extract things. Sir J
  15. Sir Jacket

    Pictured: the Stuart

    Thanks for the compliments, fellas. The hat is a Gatsby from the extraordinary Bates Gentlemen's Hatter, on Jermyn St, in London. If you are ever visiting, and are a hat fan, drop in. It's like something out of Dickens, feels unchanged for at least a century. And their hats come in all sizes...
  16. Sir Jacket

    Anyone familiar with Good Wear Leather jackets?

    Hilarious, Creeping Past. I've often thought the same myself and am very amused that someone's actually formulated a law. The present discussion is somewhat different, however, in that it began with explicit mention of Nazis (all right, and Luftwaffe pilots). And you also make an interesting...
  17. Sir Jacket

    Anyone familiar with Good Wear Leather jackets?

    Maybe so. The statement was made for rhetorical effect. But I think you'll agree that it's morally questionable to wear a jacket so intimately associated even with a Nazi fellow traveller. I do think it's an issue. Maybe not for you, gentlemen, but I wouldn't wear a jacket for that reason. There...
  19. Sir Jacket

    Anyone familiar with Good Wear Leather jackets?

    Hmm, I quite like this one by Eastman. Also the Luftwaffe number but I'm not sure I would want to wear something made famous by a Nazi. Sir J
  20. Sir Jacket

    Anyone familiar with Good Wear Leather jackets?

    Thanks for these very useful responses. Actually, what I had in mind was not an A2, of which I am not a particular fan, but this rather beautiful item - one of the few non-A2s he makes. That leather is positively luscious. Does anyone own one of these Californians? (Seems strange that he's...
  21. Sir Jacket

    Installing an art deco kitchen and bathroom

    Some great ideas here. Thanks, all. I'm also curious to note, parenthetically, how many Antipodeans there are within the Lounge, I pretty much hailing, originally, from that part of the world. Sir J
  22. Sir Jacket

    Anyone familiar with Good Wear Leather jackets?

    Good Wear Leather They look rather nice and similar to Aero in range and price. Anyone own one? How do they stand up in terms of quality? Sir J
  23. Sir Jacket

    Installing an art deco kitchen and bathroom

    Many thanks, Paisley! Sir J
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