Aero Leather Hippie Jacket

[nick123]

Picked it up used on the 'bay. Aero's "Hippie" model in an orange-tan mid-weight steerhide. Thought I'd share some photos because there aren't very many out there!
I've been lusting after one of these for a while, by then my love affair with it had kind of vanished, but saw one on the 'bay and had a flashback and had to get it. Not sure if I'll wear it often but it is a semi-historical Aero artifact/neat jacket. This one's a size "Large" and fits like a 38/40. Sleeves are suffocatingly trim but it may be because they're about three inches short for my arms. Rear has a very pronounced slope so the thing is bolero in the back. As a non-tucker, it is what it is. I almost went for a custom one of these a few years ago, but decided against it and am glad one was for sale.
Thanks for looking!

 

[K-Pants]

Picked it up used on the 'bay. Aero's "Hippie" model in an orange-tan mid-weight steerhide. Thought I'd share some photos because there aren't very many out there!
I've been lusting after one of these for a while, by then my love affair with it had kind of vanished, but saw one on the 'bay and had a flashback and had to get it. Not sure if I'll wear it often but it is a semi-historical Aero artifact/neat jacket. This one's a size "Large" and fits like a 38/40. Sleeves are suffocatingly trim but it may be because they're about three inches short for my arms. Rear has a very pronounced slope so the thing is bolero in the back. As a non-tucker, it is what it is. I almost went for a custom one of these a few years ago, but decided against it and am glad one was for sale.
Thanks for looking!
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Them's a lot of pockets.
What could you keep in them?
Harmonicas, ticket stubs, weed, passports for different identities, pictures of your wife, pictures of someone else's wife, wads of cash in different currencies...

That is a unique jacket and looks good on you, despite th arm length (which isn't too bad at all).
Good find!

 

[ton312]

Awesome Nick. Love the hide and it's def got an east west vibe to it. Very cool indeed. Congrats!

 

[Sir Jacket]

Straight out of Fear and Loathing. Love it. Would I wear it? Some questions are best left rhetorical.

 

[ProteinNerd]

 

[Monitor]

It's a really sweet jacket! Something else but that's only a good thing. Plenty features I've never seen on an Aero jacket before. I really dig the collar. And we all know what the pockets are for. Also, it's cool to see they actually can use real zippers instead of that stuff you'd normally find on a women's purse.

 

[Monitor]

There are some really cool ones on the Bay right now, by the way!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gan...w-east-west-wizard-designer-vtg-/162417785927
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gandalf-lea...brown-handmade-70s-hippie-fitted/162403011536
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-leather-jacket-M-70s-east-west-brown-hippie-fitted-/162417785932

 

[handymike]

Love it!!!!!!!

 

[Superfluous]

Fantastic!

 

[ProteinNerd]

There are some really cool ones on the Bay right now, by the way!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gan...w-east-west-wizard-designer-vtg-/162417785927
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gandalf-lea...brown-handmade-70s-hippie-fitted/162403011536
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-leather-jacket-M-70s-east-west-brown-hippie-fitted-/162417785932

Nah, @nick123's jacket is better than all of those.

 

[Sloan1874]

Looks nice and broken-in. I remember trying one of the last ones they had in the factory and the steer was so heavy I could hardly bend my arms!

 

[Monitor]

Nah, @nick123's jacket is better than all of those.

I know but these are all like a unique piece of art so it's not never a bad idea to collect them.

 

[Graemsay]

Colin Farrell used to wear one. Here he is in it on the cover of Details magazine, which looks to have all sorts of useful advice in it!

I'm a big fan of the Hippie jacket, but the largest size that Aero made was a 42" to 44", and I'm probably a 46" these days. Still, it no doubt saved me from a fashion faux pas...

 

[AeroFan_07]

That's really neat Nick! Did well and what great patina...

 

[ton312]

Looks nice and broken-in. I remember trying one of the last ones they had in the factory and the steer was so heavy I could hardly bend my arms!

I wish they still had that leather...aged tan Steerhide if I recall correctly. Really cool orangish hue to it. Nice looking stuff

 

[Otter]

Man, I have not seen one of those in years, far out !

 

[nick123]

Did I mention no stash zip under the collar? :/

Sloan, the leather isn't significantly weighty or thick. But I have the same problem where it gets really tight when bending the arms. If anything, this jacket discourages smoking!

 

[Sloan1874]

I suspect that's because it's well broken in. That stuff was touted by Will as super heavy steer and I have to say that I didn't question him on this occasion as it was like a suit of armour brand new.

 

[Edward]

This is the first one of thse I've ever seen in the wild. Always looked to me like a jacket you might see a Star Wars character wearing in a bar scene, that sort of mix of utility, workwear, quasi-militaqry style. Looks like it's made from a nice hide. Also had no idea they had a zip-sleeve!