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  1. wdw

    Recommend me a leather field jacket

    I've got the Belstaff Panther leather field jacket, in the slightly lighter summer version. Having now been to the Aero factory a couple of times for a serious fondle of all their hides, I can safely say that the Aero quality is in a different league entirely. Apart from that, Aero is only...
  2. wdw

    A Message From Aero Leather USA

    I'm going to Aero tomorrow to get measured up for another jacket. It'll be interesting to sense the atmosphere.
  3. wdw

    My new Barbour International jacket.

    It's interesting to see how perceptions differ. I'd say that in the UK the cord collar Barbours tend to be worn by senior citizens or well-to-do country types and are seen as solid and reliable, if somewhat stuffy. With Burberry of a few years ago, when celebrity chavs started wearing the...
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    My new Barbour International jacket.

    Grayland, in Scotland "ned" and in England "chav" are both derogatory terms for hoody-wearing wannabee gangsters who roam the streets drinking cheap wine, clutching a pack of 20 cigarettes, spitting every 5 paces and trying to scare old ladies. I'm not judging, but if you're young and wear an...
  5. wdw

    My new Barbour International jacket.

    That's interesting to hear, Aerojoe. I don't know where you are, but round these parts, Edinburgh Scotland, Barbour has very definite chav/ned connotations, with Belstaff being seen as the snob's preferred brand. I confess to having a few Belstaffs, with my favourite being the Che Guevara...
  7. wdw

    Aero Workshop Visit

    Thanks for the welcomes, guys. Edward, if you get the chance, I'd definitely even go out of your way to go to get measured up. I'm between a 40 and 42 and Will got it spot on, saying he'd make a 41", with all the other bits in the right places. As for transport, from London, just get the...
  8. wdw

    Aero Workshop Visit

    Hi guys. I'm a lurker who's been soaking up loads of info on Aero, thanks to the great stuff on this site. As the workshop is only 35 miles from home, I went down for a visit yesterday and can honestly say that I can't ever remember having such an enjoyable shopping experience. I was...
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