I’ve been reading so many TFL threads over the past several weeks that I feel I almost know some of you. I've learned a lot about buying leather jackets. I own no leather jackets now, I’ve never owned a good one, and I haven’t owned a motorcycle for many years. I favor worn-in vintage over new outerwear and love the fabulous old jackets many of you post photos of, but based on what I read here I decided to start by buying a new Aero through Carrie. Apart from the usual TFL reasons for a beginner to do so, I’m a golfer who loves quirky old links and the UK, and I recently (pre-pandemic) took my first trip to Scotland and had a blast, so I’m happy to support good Scottish businesses. And as a former clothing retailer I was impressed by what many of you were saying about Carrie so I'm happy to support Thurston Bros.
Carrie took the initial information I gave her, suggested the Premier Highwayman and Vicenza, and sent me a fit jacket. Now, having tried on that one and a second fit jacket, I think I'm too big in the upper body for a 44 Premier Highwayman -- I’m 6’2” 180 and I want to be able to wear more than a tee shirt underneath -- and fit pretty well into a size 40 Highwayman, although it's boxy of course. Also I know that I like the look and feel of FQHH better than Vicenza, at least based on those two fit jackets. I am a bit concerned about how long it will take to break in the FQHH so I'm thinking about ordering a standard Highwayman in tumbled brown. Maybe with zip sleeves added, or the Zip Sleeve Highwayman, because I think zip sleeves look cool.
I trust Carrie on fit based on what you folks say, but in hopes of getting additional expert feedback I've pasted in below some fit jacket photos, in case anyone is willing to comment. On top are photos of the standard Highwayman in Brown FQHH (taken in a huge rush unfortunately), followed by the Premier Highwayman in Dark Seal Vincenza. What do you think about how they fit me?
I wish I could look like those of you who have the bodies (and in some cases beards) to look fabulous in everything -- like ton312, MrProper (I stumbled on his Instagram and I definitely don’t look like that with my shirt off), technovox (after the Premier fit jacket didn’t seem perfect I suggested to Carrie that maybe I should get the technovox Sheene - Highwayman hybrid, and she gently told me that I’m not built like technovox and that "Fellows with an average athletic build won't fill out the shoulders on the Sheene unless they choose to wear the jacket very tight"), Marc mndt, and others too numerous to mention.
Final comment -- based on my history with clothing and my desire to avoid divorce, I think that I will end up with no more than a couple of good leather jackets, first this upcoming Aero, which I'm already financially committed to by going through the fit jacket process, and probably a really nice vintage one bought from one of you. I will wear them and eventually pass them on to my sons, who both are about my size and can wear my clothes.
Carrie took the initial information I gave her, suggested the Premier Highwayman and Vicenza, and sent me a fit jacket. Now, having tried on that one and a second fit jacket, I think I'm too big in the upper body for a 44 Premier Highwayman -- I’m 6’2” 180 and I want to be able to wear more than a tee shirt underneath -- and fit pretty well into a size 40 Highwayman, although it's boxy of course. Also I know that I like the look and feel of FQHH better than Vicenza, at least based on those two fit jackets. I am a bit concerned about how long it will take to break in the FQHH so I'm thinking about ordering a standard Highwayman in tumbled brown. Maybe with zip sleeves added, or the Zip Sleeve Highwayman, because I think zip sleeves look cool.
I trust Carrie on fit based on what you folks say, but in hopes of getting additional expert feedback I've pasted in below some fit jacket photos, in case anyone is willing to comment. On top are photos of the standard Highwayman in Brown FQHH (taken in a huge rush unfortunately), followed by the Premier Highwayman in Dark Seal Vincenza. What do you think about how they fit me?
I wish I could look like those of you who have the bodies (and in some cases beards) to look fabulous in everything -- like ton312, MrProper (I stumbled on his Instagram and I definitely don’t look like that with my shirt off), technovox (after the Premier fit jacket didn’t seem perfect I suggested to Carrie that maybe I should get the technovox Sheene - Highwayman hybrid, and she gently told me that I’m not built like technovox and that "Fellows with an average athletic build won't fill out the shoulders on the Sheene unless they choose to wear the jacket very tight"), Marc mndt, and others too numerous to mention.
Final comment -- based on my history with clothing and my desire to avoid divorce, I think that I will end up with no more than a couple of good leather jackets, first this upcoming Aero, which I'm already financially committed to by going through the fit jacket process, and probably a really nice vintage one bought from one of you. I will wear them and eventually pass them on to my sons, who both are about my size and can wear my clothes.
