AL - Simmons Bilt!

[Big J]

Keep an eye out for Drifter Prod's - he'll no doubt be selling that one to Charlize Theron!

If he does, I'll be making a new friend!

 

[AdeeC]

Oh my, is the really happening...?
I Have to agree; the trash bin, or recycled into a wallet / watch straps etc. is the only option with this one I am afraid.

Is it just me, or are those collars MASSIVE too? They just look wrong.

Jerry Bilt.

 

[the loco]

Didn't check that one, but the QC definitely slipped there. They state it was a trainee jacket, though. But still . . .

 

[Big J]

Why do they need trainees if they;
1. Have 'A team of seasoned master craftsmen, all specialists in the art of re creating vintage leather jackets with over 262 years experience'. And,
2. Only a 'two week wait time'

Mmmmm.

 

[ButteMT61]

You now need to subtract some years for the employee on two year leave.

 

[Big J]

You now need to subtract some years for the employee on two year leave.

Oh! I forgot about #convicted_criminal_will_lauder_of_simmons_bilt_formerly_alexander_leathers

 

[Edward]

Eeps, that is bad. Looks like one of those vinyl 'leather jackets' they made for Action Man / GI Joe back in the day.... or those 1/6 scale figures today. Something terribly clumsy about it. I appreciate it's a "trainee" jacket and they're letting it go cheap, but they must really be desperate to recoup training costs if they're prepared to let that out the door with their label on it....

 

[Dickie Teenie]

Any right thinking person would pay 100+ GBP to keep that "thing" buried deep as deep goes.

 

[Monitor]

TBH all the photos on their sale page could hardly be any worse. Zero lighting, no composition, focus, random backgrounds, some jackets hanging from a mannequin, others laid flat on the table...

http://www.simmonsbilt.com/sale/a-2-seal-horse.html <- That A-2 could be just about any colour.
http://www.simmonsbilt.com/sale/simmons-bilt-mongolian.html <- You just don't put stuff like that on your page, it speaks a lot about both the company and the people running it

I doubt there was anyone who didn't already know about the company brave enough to risk buying one of these.

 

[navetsea]

Eeps, that is bad. Looks like one of those vinyl 'leather jackets' they made for Action Man / GI Joe back in the day.... or those 1/6 scale figures today. Something terribly clumsy about it. I appreciate it's a "trainee" jacket and they're letting it go cheap, but they must really be desperate to recoup training costs if they're prepared to let that out the door with their label on it....

1/6 jacket looks better compared to that ladies CR ...

 

[Dickie Teenie]

You made my morning. :eusa_clap

 

[Sloan1874]

That 'trainee' description is a new ads so it's good to see the people there are reading *waves*! Have to say, the other non-trainee Cafe Racers on the sale page aren't much better: http://www.simmonsbilt.com/sale/cafe-racer-808.html
The collar is just botched, the cuff openings are bell-bottom-esque and while they've nipped in the back and sides of the jacket, the front seems to be untouched, so that'll sit very oddly. I'm guessing Will didn't get a chance to copy Aero's Cafe Racer pattern...
Aero's sale pages were always poor under Will, badly photographed and presented. It was Holly who took it by the scruff of the neck and made it what it is now.
Also, just a thought for whoever has responsibility for AL's sale pages: taking one picture of a generic jacket and then repeating it over and over for batches is hardly fair on buyers is it? You want to be able to actually see the jacket your buying not just 'an A-2'.

 

[dan_t]

Also, just a thought for whoever has responsibility for AL's sale pages: taking one picture of a generic jacket and then repeating it over and over for batches is hardly fair on buyers is it? You want to be able to actually see the jacket your buying not just 'an A-2'.

That was one of the very first things I noted.
Seriously, if you want to ask for more than ten bob for anything online, you'd better take the time to take a picture of it!
This is just the laziest execution of a company's web site that I think I have every seen.
There are better eBay company sites, that are run by a teenager in their garage.

 

[nick123]

That 'trainee' description is a new ads so it's good to see the people there are reading *waves*! Have to say, the other non-trainee Cafe Racers on the sale page aren't much better: http://www.simmonsbilt.com/sale/cafe-racer-808.html
The collar is just botched, the cuff openings are bell-bottom-esque and while they've nipped in the back and sides of the jacket, the front seems to be untouched, so that'll sit very oddly. I'm guessing Will didn't get a chance to copy Aero's Cafe Racer pattern...
Aero's sale pages were always poor under Will, badly photographed and presented. It was Holly who took it by the scruff of the neck and made it what it is now.
Also, just a thought for whoever has responsibility for AL's sale pages: taking one picture of a generic jacket and then repeating it over and over for batches is hardly fair on buyers is it? You want to be able to actually see the jacket your buying not just 'an A-2'.

I've always loved reading the Aero sale page from the time I first visited the website. Kind of cool to read the little personal backstory of each jacket. Really good to see they're adding measurements for each jacket now.

 

[Sloan1874]

He certainly hasn't in that post.

 

[hpalapdog]

He certainly hasn't in that post.

I think it was in another thread, twice in one post. I've deleted my post here.

 

[Sloan1874]

Ah, no probs. Incidentally, while I'm here, from looking at the IH site, looks as though they've severed their link with SB and are now having their jackets made in Japan.

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7825.15

 

[wdw]

Interesting. Their SB thread went nowhere, I see. Wonder why the change of tack?

 

[Sloan1874]

Good question. Possibly the fallout from the trial soured things for IH with SB, or perhaps any previous deal between the two companies was 'revisited' [huh].

 

[Superfluous]

Looks like a meaningful improvement for IH.