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  1. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Water saturation won't damage leather if it's a few times - I'm quite cautious about soaking leather through, though. rain showers I don't worry about as they don't tend to penetrate the leather all the way through.
  2. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    In the humidity you're in, I wouldn't keep drenching the leather. It isn't really possible to re-condition it - most of the leather conditioners are temporary solutions, whereas water damage and/or mold spores are not as temporary.
  3. zebedee

    My Second Thedi Arrived- Mixed feelings

    I think that both jackets look amazing. I think that it looks like a happy accident and I don't think either one is too short.
  4. zebedee

    Question about Aero Maxwell with guesst

    The Maxwell is a fantastic jacket and it's a great choice. I'd be very careful about adding an action back - asking about wider shoulders and a taper is probably going to be safer. It's definitely one of their best designs.
  5. zebedee

    Anyone buy work boots and then wonder whether they like them too much to work in?

    That's the same syndrome that folks develop about jackets. I seem to have half a collection of jackets that are lightly used and another half that are smashed up beyond belief. Unsurprisingly, the battered boots and jackets look better :)
  7. zebedee

    Ideal location/climate for leather jackets

    For me, anything below 23 Celsius is leather jacket wear. Anything above 25 celsius would be too hot and I think I'd be the only person even wearing anything heavier than an overshirt. The humidity is very high, though.
  8. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Ye Yes, by Aero. Got a zip replaced at the same time. D-rings are the only side adjusters I really want on jackets and I've found that they stay in place.
  9. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Not difficult, just costly. I think it was 50 or 60 GBP. I much prefer the D-rings, too. They replaced sliders which didn't stay in place. I liked them, aesthetically, but I couldn't tighten the jacket in winter when I travelled to colder places.
  10. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I'm a 44 year-old teacher and I wear leather jackets when the weather allows. I think people should wear what they want to as long as the person not in favour isn't a boss or a spouse/significant other. Asia seems to be a bit different as leather jackets aren't viewed in the same 'niched' way...
  11. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    Brown Highwayman. Recently had zip replaced and D-rings put in. Along with the Café Racer, this one has seen the most wear and has been all over the world:
  13. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    I think this might qualify as over-smashed up. I am actually surprised that high-stress areas of stitching didn't break and that the hide still seems (although faded) to be undamaged. At one point it was accruing some serious, almost construction-site dusting and I think some of it got...
  14. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    This is a Café Racer I've had since 2019. It was given to a colleague, but he reckons that it's too heavy for him to need here and left it over the back of an office chair for three months. I've told him that I'm reconditioning it and storing it for him, but my hope is that he'll forget all...
  15. zebedee

    Did the Price of Aero Jackets go Down?

    Been out of the UK for about 21 years. The context helps me understand price rises. I often miss the architecture and the autumn/winter. It would make sense to live somewhere with a climate that matches the Aero collection/Pike Bros. gear, but I have little common sense. I can wear them for...
  16. zebedee

    Did the Price of Aero Jackets go Down?

    Ah, that'd put paid to that idea! :)
  17. zebedee

    Did the Price of Aero Jackets go Down?

    I think that they make outstanding jackets and I regularly get complimented on the Aeros I own. Weirdly, I also wouldn't want to pay much less than 700 GBP for a jacket or about 180 GBP for boots, but I have a sort of 'cap' on what I'll pay, too, and it's not much north of those numbers (for...
  19. zebedee

    weird/uncommon leather jacket styles?

    I liked the Wolverine huge-lapel and side-zip jacket in whichever X-Men movie it was. Lapels are often really cool if wider - I like the Moonshiner for this reason.
  20. zebedee

    Did the Price of Aero Jackets go Down?

    Yes, I am a long-term customer, but my options would price a jacket at 1000 GBP-plus. I was happy with Loakes at 210 GBP but stopped buying them when they priced up to 250-270 GBP and switched over to William Lennon and a bloke in Tsim Sha Tsui who can make you a pair of pretty-much-as-good...
  21. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    Russet Vicenza is an alternative - similar drape and weight.
  22. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    No worries. Measure twice, cut once. Everyone changes shape a bit. It's the pizza/kettlebell spectrum :) I've never really used the side adjusters on jackets, but they'd cinch it in by an inch or so on each side. The button side adjusters are a nice touch. A dressier option would be a...
  23. zebedee

    Aero 1920s Work Coat Collar...

    I'd stick with one size up. Two sizes up might make it a quite loose fit. I find one size up allows easy button closure and enough room for a reasonably thick layer. Again, a size 40 would have been far too snug for me.
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