I'm in the process of ordering a HWM from Aero. I'm getting brown for sure, I've got a Black one and a Black Schott 141. I'm curious to see the Vintage brown. If anyone has pics of one, or if you can steer me to pics of Vintage brown. I kind of want to have a lighter brown. The Oil Pull is nice but it's so dark I feel like it's close to my black one. As I mentioned to ButteMT61 I'm kind of going nuts w/decisions on this jacket. It's gonna cost...well you all know what a New HWM costs, I want to get my perfect jacket for that amount of money. It's an Aero so it will be great regardless but I'm trying to do my best job personalizing it.
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Aero leather Brown V Vintage brown.
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If you ask for samples you can see for yourself. I've got an oil pull HWM from four or five years ago and its not that dark. Might just be the pictures though the leather supplied changes a bit over time.
Vintage brown is the same as tumbled brown and is a lot softer, and for me perhaps lacking a little of the character of the standard brown FQHH.
Vintage brown is the same as tumbled brown and is a lot softer, and for me perhaps lacking a little of the character of the standard brown FQHH.
I have been told by Aero that the batches of both vintage/tumbled and regular FQHH vary in color from light brown to darker brown, and smooth finish, and medium to heavy grain running through the jacket. After you choose between vintage brown and regular brown, my input to you would be to express what you want on your order so that the cutter can make an attempt to try accommodate your preference. However, it would depend on what is available at the time your jacket is assembled. Below is a picture of a sample of vintage brown on the right that appears to be dark/smooth and the sample on the left is about medium brown with medium grain. Both samples are vintage/tumbled. Ultimately, Forrest Gump's statement could be altered slightly to say "My Momma always said, a jacket is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
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Don't discount the oil pull option. Looks great and breaks in really easily while still remaining hefty and substantial. I've read that the color has varied over the years - my ten year old oil pull jacket is brown erring toward a chestnut red but I've seen other newer examples that were almost seal brown.
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Hi,
Here you have some pictures of some shades of Aero brown hides, the first two ones (LHB andHWM) are supposed to be the same regular brown color, you can see that there are quite a difference between the two!!! The pictures with three jackets include the tumbled brown hide!
Cheers Joakim
Here you have some pictures of some shades of Aero brown hides, the first two ones (LHB andHWM) are supposed to be the same regular brown color, you can see that there are quite a difference between the two!!! The pictures with three jackets include the tumbled brown hide!
Cheers Joakim
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Yes and on a coat I had made a couple of years ago under the old management a couple of the panels were different shades too. Didn't happen with the older ones though.
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Thanks Fanch. No bleeding at all. And I've worn it very wet many times. It's soft, but heavy. I love that jacket but can't always wear it. I get asked a lot about it when I do though. This winter has been pretty mellow, so the Ventura and deck jackets getting most of the hang time.
The Aero when new and cold in Scotland, UK, and France was a beast. When ingot it home, it started getting hot showers and dryer sessions. That did it after maybe three times.
The Aero when new and cold in Scotland, UK, and France was a beast. When ingot it home, it started getting hot showers and dryer sessions. That did it after maybe three times.
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Cheers Joakim
Joakim, the jacket on the left here looks a lot like steerhide to me. If you've not done before, can you email me about it and reference this post? I think you may have, but just want to double check in case I'm getting you mixed up with another customer.
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Holly
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Hi Holly,
You are absolutely right, it was the one supposed to be FQHH that you and your father decided was steer! I decided to keep it as it is a beautiful jacket regardless of hide. But the color of regular brown can vary quite a bit, correct me if I'm wrong! Are brown c/x steer different from brown c/x HH in color?
Cheers Joakim
The one on the left!? I would have guessed the one on the right!
How about this sleeve Holly? Or anyone else who wants to chime in
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The one on the left!? I would have guessed the one on the right!
How about this sleeve Holly? Or anyone else who wants to chime in
That's definitely horsehide. It's the deep grain that shows in the other sleeve that shows its steerhide.
yep, I was testing you and that's right! The sleeve in my pictures is indeed horsehide.
It's just that to my eyes I really don't see much of a difference here. It's possible, I'll admit, that it could be time for an eye test.. it's been a while
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