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  1. zebedee

    Post pictures of your jacket collection

    Blackened brown Vicenza Cafe Racer, fqhh brown Highwayman, tan steer hide Cafe Racer.
  2. zebedee

    New Schott 118 - Leather Dye Transfer Issue

    Mine has never completely stopped but, as the dye washes out completely, I don't worry about it at all. I think it also depends on the material it's bleeding on to - wearing anything canvas is asking for trouble :)
  3. zebedee

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

    Not the addiction to the Lounge, the addiction to the purchase of j...j....j...jackets (as the trembling starts). Just one more Café Racer to get me through the dark nights :)
  4. zebedee

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

    I have a blackened brown Vicenza café racer on its way to me now. I've decided to size up so that I can layer under it (and because I already have a 'correctly fitting' one). Then I'm going to break the addiction for at least a year...
  5. zebedee

    if you only can have 2 pieces in every clothing type, what are your choises?

    This is too long a potential list, but I'd keep 2 Aeros (Highwayman, Maxwell), 1 pair of Loakes for work and 1 pair of William Lennon boots, 1 pair of Carhartts and 1 pair of striped Pike Bros for work. 1 Hanes Beefy T-shirt and 1 Henley, 2 formal shirts by my Shanghai tailor (no brand, but...
  7. zebedee

    Aero Highwayman weight advice

    Depends what kind of patina you want. The jerky would give the most evident patina (russet base), but Vicenza will patina too, after a while. Jerky is very wearable and might fit the bill - you can ask Aero to select the lightest weight they have of a hide that you've chosen.
  8. zebedee

    Aero Highwayman weight advice

    Aero's goat is a really good choice all round. It's also fine in humidity.
  9. zebedee

    Aero Highwayman weight advice

    Hides that are lighter - but still really durable - would be goatskin, Vicenza and jerky horsehide. I have jackets in all three and the goatskin doesn't patina much, the jerky will after time and the Vicenza fairly minimally. I like the goat best in terms being able to wear it in slightly...
  10. zebedee

    Simmons Bilt - Need help to communicate!

    Debs is really great at filling people in with info. I was on the verge of getting an SB a year or so ago, but anything sent to me was getting impounded in Shanghai customs. I like their SB V2 and Statesman, but I'm not a huge fan of the collars on some of the other jackets.
  11. zebedee

    Your all time fav Leather Jacket (1-2) you own or have owned

    I'd never sell this Highwayman. It was my first Aero, still may favourite and gets better every year. Received when my kid was an infant and she's almost 14 now. It's also got the best inner and hand warmer pockets I've had. Seem to be lined in cotton drill. Did I just accidentally...
  13. zebedee

    The First Jacket.

    Ballard was quite mad, but also foresaw a lot of the 'concept tribalism' that currently affects Western societies. He was definitely on the ball when it came to the barely-suppressed antagonism of class divisions in UK society. 'High Rise' is a good one for that (although the film is blunt to...
  14. zebedee

    The First Jacket.

    You should read J.G. Ballard's novels if you like the film. 'Cocaine Nights' is particularly good. I don't recall the exact first jacket that kicked the habit off for me, but the 'Empire of the Sun' one is an inspired piece of costuming.
  15. zebedee

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

    Got a Café Racer in blackened brown Vicenza coming, along with a pair of William Lennon chukkas in black cxl. Then I'm going on a leather purchase hiatus for a year. :)
  16. zebedee

    Your all time fav Leather Jacket (1-2) you own or have owned

    An Aero Highwayman that I've had for over ten years and a new Café Racer in tan steer hide. These are previous pics, but I'm at work, etc. This was my first purchase and made me an Aero customer to the extent that I've only ever bought one non-Aero leather jacket in a similar price range.
  17. zebedee

    Pockets: deep experiences

    I don't order Aeros with inner pockets any more, but that's just for the line of the jackets. I have a Highwayman with the best inner pockets ever - cotton drill lined, snap closure, can fit an iPad mini in without showing on the outside. They absolutely nailed the pockets, but it's never...
  19. zebedee

    What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

    This is the problem with looking for offence where none was intended and then assuming other insinuations. It comes off as false moralising, schoolmarmish and shallow. The moral high ground is only occupied in this case so that you have an excuse to finger-wag or tick off. It's bad form...
  20. zebedee

    Aero Type III - pocket flaps - too big?

    All looks ok to me. Wear it and don't worry...
  21. zebedee

    Aero Unfinished Horse Hide 557XX Type III Break-In

    That is putting the work in. Fantastic.
  22. zebedee

    Aero black jerky horsehide

    ...and D-rings because I prefer them.
  23. zebedee

    Aero black jerky horsehide

    Here we are: The last one shows the base coat - it's a light russet (which we could refer to as almost a salmon colour ). The only alteration was an angled chest pocket and contrast brown stitching.

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