Good quality but affordable first leather jacket

[TartuWolf]

I'd highly recommend Simmons Bilt, but find a UK proxy who can check measurements and confirm with you before forwarding to you with low declared value. Some have had bad experiences with fit/measurements being off by a lot, better have some reassurance.

 

[jacketjunkie]

There is a Vanson Enfield in size 42 in the Clássifieds at the moment. The price is great, IMO. The Enfield runs large (but so does the HWM).

I include a picture of mine, so that you can see what to expect. FYI: I am also a 42 in most Aero styles. I could probably sqeeze into a size 40 Enfield.

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perfect fit, dont need nothing else if you got one like that

 

[Schraeg]

Grüße Sie, versenden Sie Ihre Aero auch nach Deutschland?

Liebe Grüße

https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen...ather-highwayman-lederjacke-schwarz-698786379
https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen...ederjacke-pferdeleder-motorradjacke-693340859
https://www.willhaben.at/iad/kaufen-und-verkaufen/d/lederjacke-692396587

 

[MrProper]

Grüße Sie, versenden Sie Ihre Aero auch nach Deutschland?

Liebe Grüße

Dies sind leider nicht meine Jacken. Ich habe sie nur gepostet, weil gebrauchte Aeros manchmal auch in Österreich zu haben sind. Ich vermute mal, dass die Verkäufer auch nach Deutschland versenden, sofern der Versand übernommen wird.

 

[Schraeg]

Dies sind leider nicht meine Jacken. Ich habe sie nur gepostet, weil gebrauchte Aeros manchmal auch in Österreich zu haben sind. Ich vermute mal, dass die Verkäufer auch nach Deutschland versenden, sofern der Versand übernommen wird.

Danke für die rasche Antwort und einen guten Abend wünsche ich

 

[2-or-more]

You should probaby check Avi leather. Though I don't have first hand experience.

 

[barnabus]

You should probaby check Avi leather. Though I don't have first hand experience.

I don't either, but something keeps drawing me back to their website.

It's this horsehide d pocket. That's what keeps drawing me back.

 

[TartuWolf]

Didn't they have their jackets made in Pakistan?

I remember talking to them, was interested as well.
I asked about their leather and sizing/measurement alteration possibilities.
Answer:
"We offer our horsehide in seal brown, russet and black. It’s a chrome tanned semi aniline in around 1mm thickness. We can adjust the sizing without any extra charges. But please note that we not offer returns on customized jackets."

Would be interesting to see their D-pocket in the wild.

 

[Aloysius]

I don't either, but something keeps drawing me back to their website.

It's this horsehide d pocket. That's what keeps drawing me back.

Am I missing something? The proportions of this look really poor.

The leather does look nice, I guess.

 

[Edward]

Didn't they have their jackets made in Pakistan?

I remember talking to them, was interested as well.
I asked about their leather and sizing/measurement alteration possibilities.
Answer:
"We offer our horsehide in seal brown, russet and black. It’s a chrome tanned semi aniline in around 1mm thickness. We can adjust the sizing without any extra charges. But please note that we not offer returns on customized jackets."

Would be interesting to see their D-pocket in the wild.

There are threads somewhere where this came up. They were indeed having the jackets made out East, then selling them through their EU based business. Which was not really a surprise, given that the price they were retailing them at was significantly lower than what you would expect to be possible for EU manufacture. They had a bit of buzz in these parts, though I think it died down a lot when they were severely undercut (by about 2/3) by an eBay seller marketing jackets that purported to be the same patterns, and listing AVI under a range of "companies we have made jackets for". Can't recall the name of the seller, no idea if they're still on there. Worked out about UK £90, which seemed rather too cheap to be all that, though not I suppose impossible that they were what they claimed to be if you consider it was buying factory direct rather than adding in shipping,. taxes, overheads, and the need to make a profit to the total.

 

[Bfd70]

Buy otr so you can return. Jacket fits are tricky.

 

[Rich22]

No, great quality costs money..

Sure does after Covid. About 50% more. New jacket prices from most of the "affordable but good" makers have shot up, sadly.