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    Aero black CXL FQHH vs CXSH: struck through or brown undertone?

    Morning all, I have a black CXL FQHH Aero Highwayman that has developed wonderfully over the years. The edges have turned brown, and the topcoat has thinned on certain spots, showing the brown underlayer. I’m now considering a black CXL steer jacket. I know Horween has struck through and...
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    Size 34-36 (S) jackets for sale : Lost Worlds Ryder, Vanson model B, Schott 740N (32oz melton wool)

    Did some quick measuring and it would fit about the same as my aero highwayman, so really not too bad. I’ll think about it for a day or two and get back to you if I change my mind. Would you accept PayPal if I changed my mind?
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    Size 34-36 (S) jackets for sale : Lost Worlds Ryder, Vanson model B, Schott 740N (32oz melton wool)

    Also, is that an inside pocket on the LW? Is it studded or zipped?
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    Size 34-36 (S) jackets for sale : Lost Worlds Ryder, Vanson model B, Schott 740N (32oz melton wool)

    Bumping your post, these are really good deals. The sleeves and back length on these are literally 2 to 3 centireties too long for me, otherwise I’d get one for sure. Is that LW chrometanned horsehide?
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    Aero options balancing strong grain and good longevity

    Interesting! I’ve never considered that that would be a possibility, especially given the amount of care I’ve seen in Japan when it comes down to things like “the right way to clean and polish shoes”. Maybe I’ll do a deep dive and try find some examples of old CXL jackets online that are in a...
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    Aero options balancing strong grain and good longevity

    Likewise! And to be clear, my question really was aimed at finding an Aero offering that most closely would approximate this.
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    Aero options balancing strong grain and good longevity

    I’m glad someone else has the same experience with CXL! I always see it touted as a durable leather, but that just doesn’t match my experience in real life. And you’re right, it’s exactly that sort of papery crumbling that sets in after 10+ years that worries me. Do you have any experience...
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    Aero options balancing strong grain and good longevity

    I've considered it! Unfortunately, the pebbled look seems to prevent that heavy grain from ever setting in. I've seen some lovely goat (and have worn some way back when), and it certain would outlive me - but when I say heavy grain, I mean something like this: I've never seen anything but...
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    Aero options balancing strong grain and good longevity

    Hello all, Been a couple of years since I posted here. I "settled in" over the years with four Aero jackets and haven't found a need for a new one in a long time - until now, that is. I currently own a brown FQHH CXL 30s HB, a black FQHH CXL Highwayman, a jerky hooch hauler, and a vicenza A2...
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    Two Aero A2 questions.

    I actually briefly mulled over the idea of going with the happy days model in midweight HH, but I think it's a bit too... generic for my liking. I mean, plain isn't bad, and you could argue that an A2 is pretty generic as well, but A2s are fairly thin on the ground here in Belgium. I have an...
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    Two Aero A2 questions.

    Excellent suggestion, thanks - I e-mailed Amanda last week asking her to include some samples when they send out my LHB. I never noticed that the pockets on the 1938 contract were smaller by the way, thanks for pointing that out.
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    Two Aero A2 questions.

    Hi all! Long time since I posted here. I've got the Aero bug bad: I bought a Bootlegger back in October, which has since been around the globe and is finally starting to show a bit of wear (I'll post pictures one of these days), and ordered a LHB about 14 weeks ago. Both of these are in FQHH...
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    Brown fqhh or brown oil pull fqhh?

    Regarding the thickness of the hide, here's what Amanda mailed me back in August: "The oil pull horsehide is a mid weight horsehide, around 3oz, whereas the f/q horsehide is approx 5oz, so yes its definitely more durable and actually this leather develops more character as you break it in...
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    Brown fqhh or brown oil pull fqhh?

    Correct - at least that's what Amanda told me as well. It's a lighter-weight hide than their regular FQHH.
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    Aero 1930s Halfbelt Slim Fit / Luftwaffe clone planned

    In my experience with Aero, Amanda always replied to my e-mails within 48 hours. I placed an order last Monday, and got the confirmational e-mail on Tuesday. You might want to check back with them, just to make sure that your e-mail didn't get "lost" in cyberspace...
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    A pictorial thread about thread (AERO related...don't try this at home!!)

    Sorry, that wasn't in the curriculum back at uni. I didn't know they were the same thread, thanks.
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    A pictorial thread about thread (AERO related...don't try this at home!!)

    Jan: any idea how Aero's "normal" thread compares in strength to their OD green thread?
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    Aero 1930s Halfbelt Slim Fit / Luftwaffe clone planned

    I just wanted to chime in by saying that Jan's suggestion for slimmed-down sleeves is a splendid idea. I selected that option on my bootlegger, and it works like a treat to prevent the "sagging arms"-problem. I'm not built like the average Japanese customer - I *am* short, but I have a...
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    Scuffing of leather; vintage-weight vs. modern leather

    I seem to have missed that thread by Sierra. Incredible patina on that jacket, making me think that maybe I was a tad too quick to dismiss modern (well, modern by vintage-standards) jackets as being less robust and durable. Ukali: interesting that you should say that the jacket has been...
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    Scuffing of leather; vintage-weight vs. modern leather

    Having broken out the whisky for the evening, and having read the replies to the thread I made last week about my Aero jacket as well as having gone back to the archives of TFL and read up on the pro's and con's of horsehide, I started pondering - after all, what else is a man to do while...

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