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  1. zebedee

    Aero? Simmons Bilt? Looking for my "Forever Leather Jacket"

    Dark seal Vicenza is great, too, but it will take a long time to show any lighter undertones.
  2. zebedee

    Aero? Simmons Bilt? Looking for my "Forever Leather Jacket"

    Aero has the brown fqhh (really, really nice as it ages), which I think is their best leather. I also rate the seal goat and dark seal Vicenza highly, although they won't patina like the brown fqhh.
  3. zebedee

    Aero? Simmons Bilt? Looking for my "Forever Leather Jacket"

    Get a brown one - for casual wear. That's how you sort that one out.
  4. zebedee

    One Jacket To Rule Them All

    This is a tough question. I'd second the approach of getting one zipped jacket and one buttoned one. The two most useful I've had have been an Aero Maxwell in tumbled cordovan and an Aero Highwayman in brown fqhh. These were before I'd had a Vicenza jacket: it's an all-round hide I'd...
  5. zebedee

    Thurston Italian Vicenza Horsehide Full Grain Veg.-Tanned Horsehide for Aero Jackets

    Vicenza is definitely lighter than the fqhh - I found it immediately wearable, with no real break-in. Goat is probably the most pliable hide I've had in an Aero, with heavy steer hide being the least. The jerky HH is also immediately wearable, but it has a fairly 'spongy' feel to it and I've...
  7. zebedee

    Aero FQHH "heavy wear"....

    I still reckon that fqhh gets the best overall patina - it just takes time and really frequent wear. In terms of weight, though, Vicenza is more wearable (at least to me). I'd really like to see black jerky hh after years of wear.
  8. zebedee

    How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

    I'd like to get a Sunburst in dark seal Vicenza (or any other really dark brown) with off-white stitching (or possibly a Mulligan), but the recent price hikes mean that this won't happen anytime soon. In the meantime, though, I have some others to be breaking in. I also quite want a supply...
  9. zebedee

    Aero FQHH "heavy wear"....

    Aero brown fqhh Highwayman, 10+ years old (2009 purchase, I think). Definitely my favourite Aero overall.
  10. zebedee

    Waiting Too Long ruining excitement?

    I'll wait 2-3 months for a custom thing, no problem. Any longer than that and I wouldn't order the item to begin with if we're talking 600 GBP plus - I'd just find something similar OTR.
  11. zebedee

    Aero sale annoucement

    Wow, those prices have definitely gone up! I'm glad I ordered my probable last additions recently. The sale looked really good, but I couldn't quite pull the trigger. I was looking forward to ordering a Sunburst in Vic dark seal with some off-white stitching, but the costs now are too steep...
  13. zebedee

    Vicenza Horse Hide Patina?

    I have a Mariner in dark seal and a Cafe Racer in blackened brown - the latter is too new to show much wear, but the Mariner is revealing a lighter brown undertone at cuff edges, etc. Vicenza wears through more slowly than CXL but quicker than goat. In terms of drape and weight, I reckon...
  14. zebedee

    What would you tell your former self about ordering a custom Aero?

    Size up on 30's patterns, size down on 50's patterns. For me, two sizes up on Café Racer. J.
  15. zebedee

    Aero sale annoucement

    My old Stockman is on there :) I almost bought the battered tan Teamster, but I have enough bloody jackets now. Although....
  16. zebedee

    Is this a weak point in the leather/stitching?

    I reckon it's probably ok - the aesthetics don't bother me and I don't think it's technically damage. The above thread can be deleted.
  17. zebedee

    Is this a weak point in the leather/stitching?

    I've noticed this in the shoulder of a new Plainsman - having checked other jackets, this seems to be unusual (it looks like the leather top coat has split and the hide underneath is a bit, too). I hope not; having to send it back would be a major inconvenience. What do people think? As I...
  19. zebedee

    Tan/natural leather jacket

    Ask if they have any mahogany or torf in stock. They're both tan colours-ish and wouldn't change much apart from usual patina.
  20. zebedee

    do your view on clothes change after covid?

    Lockdown changed a lot for me. I moved back to HK and threw out a lot of clothes to cut down on luggage weight, as I went with a bare minimum. I gave away one Aero to a buddy for helping out my kid and sold one, too. I bought three new ones, but they'll replace ones I'll also sell or move on...
  21. zebedee

    Post pictures of your jacket collection

    The black cafe racer is a size 44; the tan one is 42. I'm somewhere in-between these two sizes, although the larger one allows for a hoodie underneath. I am solidly impressed by both the jerky and Vicenza, although the Vicenza I think wins out overall. The tan steer hide is really thick and...
  22. zebedee

    What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

    'Kiss Me Deadly' 1955. Then I watched 'Point Blank' 1967. Good movies.
  23. zebedee

    Post pictures of your jacket collection

    And a Plainsman in black jerky HH, a Work Coat in russet Badalassi and a Pike Bros. deck jacket. Giving everything half an hour in the sun prevents spores. It's very hot in HK at the moment :)

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