Leather jackets for winter.

[Imuricecreamman]

I enjoy mine-these jackets are a big investment but/and will give you years of protection and improve with wear.I have a jacket with similar hand-warmer pockets to the Barnstormer in terms of placement and find rain runs down my arms.The Hudson hand-warmers are at waist level so this doesn't happen.

Hm...Maybe that is a concious design element then to keep your hands dry in the rain.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

As others have already stated, for really low temps leather isn’t that great. Sheepskin or something lined in sheepskin is the way to go. I would also advice against a winter jacket in cxl, the oils and waxes get really stiff and cold when the temperatures drop. It’s a bit like wearing a wet jacket. I have found Vicenza to be a lot more comfortable in cold weather than cxl.

If you go for one of the aero patterns that are meant for cold weather I don’t think you need to size up, the patterns allow for layering. At least that’s the case with my size 40 blizzard that has a p2p of over 24 inches, so I can easily layer with a thick Norwegian (devold) wool sweater.
The blizzard is basically a barnstormer without the double breast. Mine is lined with a wool blanket, nowhere near as warm as shearling but the belt and the fur collar traps a lot of air which helps a lot too. It’s comfortable down to 5-10 minus, haven’t tried it in lower temps.

I’ve found the hand warmer pockets to be quite useful and comfortable to use. But I imagine they wouldn’t be quite so in a jacket made from heavy weight cxl.

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The Blizzard looks like a really nice design. Getting rid of the double breast must also remove a bit of bulk I guess. Yours seem like a nice allround length, around what I see in my head.

You got a Devold sweater? Cool, my father in law used to work at their factory outside Aalesund when they still made their sweaters in Norway.

 

[zebedee]

In the past, I found that going to a charity shop and getting an old, thick, shearling-lined coat for between 24-40 quid was quite easy. That solved all problems. If you do go the Aero route, make sure you get something you can layer under and that will easily accommodate a scarf/hoodie, etc. The Stockman (black fqhh) seemed to be so water resistant as to be essentially waterproof for hours on end.

 

[Monitor]

In the past, I found that going to a charity shop and getting an old, thick, shearling-lined coat for between 24-40 quid was quite easy.

Yeah, they're dime a dozen in the UK and some are really brilliant. The B-3 that I had was such a nice jacket and I paid 30 GBP for it. There are still so many floating around, UK eBay is full of these jackets. I honestly don't believe the pricey alternatives are really that much better. Definitely not 700 + quid better.

 

[torfjord]

The Blizzard looks like a really nice design. Getting rid of the double breast must also remove a bit of bulk I guess. Yours seem like a nice allround length, around what I see in my head.

You got a Devold sweater? Cool, my father in law used to work at their factory outside Aalesund when they still made their sweaters in Norway.

Yeah, thickest and warmest sweater I’ve ever owned. Makes my Aero submariner feel lightweight. Didn’t know they weren’t still made in Norway, what a shame they moved production.

The Blizzard is the jacket that I’ve had the most compliments on out of all my jackets.


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[Imuricecreamman]

They still make a great product, but it's made in Lithuania these days. I have some great vintage sweaters from them as well.

Yeah, thickest and warmest sweater I’ve ever owned. Makes my Aero submariner feel lightweight. Didn’t know they weren’t still made in Norway, what a shame they moved production.

The Blizzard is the jacket that I’ve had the most compliments on out of all my jackets.


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[Edward]

If you want something with pockets and not a bum-freezer, the two I'd be looking at are the Aero Hudson and the Aero Barnstormer. The latter looks to my eye like a cut that would be the better option of the two if you wanted to wear it as an overcoat, over the top of a suit. Either blanker or shearling lined, depending on just how much warmth you want in the coat. Personally, I prefer the shape of the collar on the regular Barnstormer over the shawl collar on the production-model shearling lined version; I'm in two minds about the lining (blanket or shearling), but I'm really keen on one in brown with a long-pile mouton collar (think: Manfred von Richthoffen) and as long in the body (as close to knee length) as possible, for wearing over a suit / sports jacket.

The Hudson is very cool indeed, though I'm seeing it as more a casual jacket, with knitwear - maybe a fairisle v-neck and a tie, rather than a suit or blazer.