Aero cordovan owners: should I or should I not buy an Aero jacket in cordovan?

[westinghouse]

Do you like your cordovan Aero jacket or would you not recommend one and why?

Some say it's too purple. Others say it bleeds too much.

Discuss.

 

[Peacoat]

Mine isn't purple and it has never bled. Aero told me the bleeding resulted from owners applying conditioners to the new jackets. A few of our members have reported bleeding problems even though they hadn't applied anything to the leather. If you like cordovan, go ahead and get one. I like mine and have gotten quite a few compliments on it.

 

[Gijoe]

Here two pics.
I like both colors, brown and cordovan !
Definitly not to purple and no bleeding problems !!!!!!!

 

[CodeRed]

The cordovan is a great color..love mine.

 

[Edward]

My FQHH Bootlegger in cordovan arrived a few weeks ago. Only got to wear it out a few times before the weather got too hot for it, but I love it. I had only a tiny amount of bleed onto a white shirt collar first time I wore it - quick wash in the machine shifted that no problem. I too had heard the horror stories about cordovan bleed but decided to risk it with my jacket; didn't want another brown or black jacket (have plenty and planning plenty more of those already!), so I figured I'd chance it. Very happy with the results. Not a purple, more a burgundy / claret to my eye. Definitely redder than purple.

 

[JakeHolman]

My cordovan 30s HB bled very slightly at the collar when new but seemed fine after a couple of weeks wear. It's a beautiful colour imo - alternately burgundy or brownish under different lighting conditions.