Man alive! The good folks at Aero have once again brought a huge smile to my face with another absolute masterpiece of design and craftsmanship! I realize a dedicated thread on this jacket probably isn't necessary ( there's an abundance of Aero CR threads) but I really want to publicly thank Aero and specifically Julie Leitch for her unparalleled skill. And I can't forget to thank Carrie for her first class professionalism and top tier customer service. As usual she was an absolute delight to do business with and I can't recommend her service enough.
This jacket is a Fontana cafe racer ( a Thurston Bros. design) with the zippered cuffs moved to the outside of the cuff. Unlike the more popular Buco j-100 repops, this jacket is very reminisciant of a vintage Bates. I love the board racer and Buco patterns but fear they wouldn't be ideal for my shape. My hope was to take those jackets lovely design elements and move them to the standard CR pattern so it looked like those iconic old Bates CR's. The back of the jacket with a single point yoke really brings that together. A center seam, in retrospect would've been perfect.
Made from requested heaviest available CXL steerhide this sucker is stiff as a board. Not overly heavy, right around 7lbs. Lined in OD drill and contrast OD stitching, two pocket only config. The back has a single point western yoke and gussets at the shoulder. Sz. 42" w/27" sleeve and back length.
I requested the chest zips be set as a slight angle, ala a board racer/ vintage Bates and like @Monitor 's CR, all the jackets zips are the bell pull talon #5's (not sure if I'll keep the nipple tasseles on the chest zips yet). It's a very simple and sleek jacket, one that I believe I'll get plenty of versatile use from.
I've long been hunting for a proper fitting CR and I do believe I've found it. Thanks again to Aero, Julie in particular and Carrie for making my second and final jacket purchase* this year a reality!
* = subject to change.
My pics, as usual, are underwhelming but you get the idea.
This jacket is a Fontana cafe racer ( a Thurston Bros. design) with the zippered cuffs moved to the outside of the cuff. Unlike the more popular Buco j-100 repops, this jacket is very reminisciant of a vintage Bates. I love the board racer and Buco patterns but fear they wouldn't be ideal for my shape. My hope was to take those jackets lovely design elements and move them to the standard CR pattern so it looked like those iconic old Bates CR's. The back of the jacket with a single point yoke really brings that together. A center seam, in retrospect would've been perfect.
Made from requested heaviest available CXL steerhide this sucker is stiff as a board. Not overly heavy, right around 7lbs. Lined in OD drill and contrast OD stitching, two pocket only config. The back has a single point western yoke and gussets at the shoulder. Sz. 42" w/27" sleeve and back length.
I requested the chest zips be set as a slight angle, ala a board racer/ vintage Bates and like @Monitor 's CR, all the jackets zips are the bell pull talon #5's (not sure if I'll keep the nipple tasseles on the chest zips yet). It's a very simple and sleek jacket, one that I believe I'll get plenty of versatile use from.
I've long been hunting for a proper fitting CR and I do believe I've found it. Thanks again to Aero, Julie in particular and Carrie for making my second and final jacket purchase* this year a reality!
* = subject to change.
My pics, as usual, are underwhelming but you get the idea.
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