I think you probably had some wrong assumptions about Aero to begin with. They do customization in terms of details as well as sleeve and back length, but they don't do bespoke to individual measurements and - to my knowledge - never did.
What everyone said above - the last three of my jackets had room added from the arm pit down to the waist. What I am confused about in the string is that Holly appears to be asking for measurements that haven't been supplied yet... wouldn't that be step one in getting their recommendation?
Go Aerial Star. It'd be great of they did a half-belt too.
I have supplied her my measurements - I just left that email out. The emails I included were just to illustrate their reluctance to supply a pit-to-pit measurement. It was from my body measurements that she suggested a 44 in an ORIGINAL CONTACT A-2, and a 42 in their "Happy Days" jacket. But still no commitment on pit-to-pit measurement, and I don't want someone recommending a size for me. I know what measurements I want!!!
I have never dealt with Aero, simply because I had the same experience as you and could never get accurate measurements. In the end I asked myself, if they are this difficult when they are trying to get my business, what would they be like once they actually had my money?
Can someone explain what I am missing. Why do Aero need a stock jacket to measure? If they do not already know the measurements of a stock jacket before they make it, how can they possibly create a consistent product?
This is not meant as a criticism, I honestly do not know the answer.
Can someone explain what I am missing. Why do Aero need a stock jacket to measure? If they do not already know the measurements of a stock jacket before they make it, how can they possibly create a consistent product?
This is not meant as a criticism, I honestly do not know the answer.
If they have the patterns for each specific size, is it not possible to measure them, and make allowances for the material, without the need for a finished jacket to measure?
I personally think it's important to know pit to pit in a jacket. And reading that a size 42 is 25 inches sounds pretty wide fitting to me.