Advice request; First Thurston Bros custom Aero

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What are you basing this on? CXL is about the thickest wearable hide. You will certainly find nothing as thick from a Japanese tannery. If you'd like something even more substantial than CXL, I would think your only option is Lost Worlds, which is genuinely fantastic though their leather is not fast-ageing or brown core.

They sent me a sample CXL hide too. Comparing it to the Vic, its only slightly thicker. Nevertheless, I find the leather lifeless, if that makes any sense.

It's a slim-straight jacket, which is why it goes straight down and can be cinched by the belt. I was thinking on this earlier, actually; you might be pleased with a more sharply v-shaped jacket that is small at the waist, like the 50s cuts.

The slim-straight jackets (whether this or the Board Racer, which is on the same pattern) intentionally don't really taper at all. For instance, a size 40 Perfecto and size 42 Ridley have basically the same chest and waist measurements– however, the Perfecto has a chest that sharply tapers down, whereas the Ridley immediately tapers under the armpit then is straight through the trunk. The two end up looking completely different on the same person.

I think the Indian Ranger that Aero offers is one of the best versions of that offered by any maker. If you get that with Jerky or Kelpie horsehide, you'd have a look like you want, I think. Bear in mind that its taper is extremely sharp.

Hmmm, ok thank you. Not a lot of people are rocking the Indian Ranger so I dont have a lot of reference pics. Ms. Carrie suggested the Ridley, and I was going to configure it to be a clean perfecto anyways (so Indian Ranger lol)

Custom fit can be terrible if the pattern is bad and/or the company doesn't know how to fit someone (which, honestly, most don't.) For every Thedi and Johnson jacket (both of which are amazing), there's a an expensive disaster from a company with a million options but no sense of patterning.

If you like this look, just get a Lewis. They will let you customize anyway.

I think the best lesson I learned is to buy from brick and mortar stores, or at least from a place/company with a good return/refund policy

Many of them are designed to fast-age like that, yes.

Ok I will wear the DH this year, see how it looks next year and report back to everyone lol

 

[Aloysius]

They sent me a sample CXL hide too. Comparing it to the Vic, its only slightly thicker. Nevertheless, I find the leather lifeless, if that makes any sense.

Have you owned CXL shoes/boots before? I wouldn't call it lifeless by any stretch.

Hmmm, ok thank you. Not a lot of people are rocking the Indian Ranger so I dont have a lot of reference pics. Ms. Carrie suggested the Ridley, and I was going to configure it to be a clean perfecto anyways (so Indian Ranger lol)

I have an Indian Ranger-configured Ridley (no longer an option) and it still doesn't look like an Indian Ranger because of the straight, rather than V, shape. It would be the same case with a Perfecto front. I love it, but the straight shape just doesn't have the same effect as a V. This is part of why my Perfecto is more grab-and-go for me than the Ridley.

But given your stated interest in a Perfecto front and brown-core leather, I would once again recommend the Schott PER70. I think it is exactly what you're after. Use their size calculator, feel free to order another size as well and return the one that does not fit. It has a rich leather with a brown core, classic Perfecto front with the 70s cut.

 

[MrProper]

The slim-straight jackets (whether this or the Board Racer, which is on the same pattern) intentionally don't really taper at all. For instance, a size 40 Perfecto and size 42 Ridley have basically the same chest and waist measurements– however, the Perfecto has a chest that sharply tapers down, whereas the Ridley immediately tapers under the armpit then is straight through the trunk.

Aero can tapered that, though. The straight cut only applies if you buy off the rack.

 

[Aloysius]

Aero can tapered that, though. The straight cut only applies if you buy off the rack.
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Aero can taper down any jacket but I don't think OP (or any of us) has your all natural top block, haha.