My new "Alexander leathers" Dakota in Black Goat

[Charlie]

Well, I've got some lovely aeros (especially the old ones), my two LW are very well constructed, but the hide have some "plastic" feeling to me, my estman is very nice also, very "period correct".

All this manufacturers are at the same general level of quality (including Alexander) IMHO

 

[nevadapd]

By talking about an "air de famille" check this :

The man on the left

thanks for the comment about the fit, certainly due to my perfect body ! ;-))

As I wrote as I'm a "vintage size"'s guy between 38 and 40, I have found a lot of jackets for a song in the early days of Ebay back in 2004 ! I have stopped Ebaying jackets because I own to many, price is too hight for what I'm intresseting in now -rare birds-, and custom charges are too heavy from the united states as I live in France...

Nice looking new jacket, and nice collection of vintage outerwear as well...you are truly fortunate to possess that "vintage size." In my youth, I was close to it, and I still have some vintage jackets I can no longer wear. Age and genetics have made me into someone those old jackets no longer fit. Perhaps that's an excuse to get new ones that do. Congratulations on your new acquisition!

 

[HorseHide]

Age and genetics have made me into someone those old jackets no longer fit.

And all this time I thought it was too many beers!

 

[nevadapd]

That too!

 

[Gancho]

Bon jour Charlie,

tres bien the jacket and gratulation to your amazing collections.

I think your collection is good for some interessting treads ;-))

Olli

 

[Seb Lucas]

That jacket is really growing on me. I like the pocket flaps and particularly like that it doesn't have cargo pockets. I like the taper, the half belt and the fact it is black (not the inevitable brown) and goatskin (not the inevitable horse). A really nice item.

 

[djgo-cat-go]

Mine came in today and, for the money, it's a no brainer. Seal goatskin. Very supple and wearable out of the box. It's very well constructed. I only have one leather jacket to compare it with (horsehide A2 by Aero) and the difference is clear: the horsehide jacket was so much stiffer and heavier than this jacket.. I am pleasantly surprised with this goat-jacket. The clean lines and no fuss appearance particularly appealed to me.

 

[nabottle]

I didn't like the jacket on Alexander's website because of the flaps. I think it looks amazing on a person though. VERY NICE JACKET! Congratulations on a great buy.

 

[djgo-cat-go]

I like flaps

 

[ProteinNerd]

Mine came in today and, for the money, it's a no brainer. Seal goatskin. Very supple and wearable out of the box.

I'm looking at a seal goat skin jacket as my third, any chance of a few pics please?

 

[Charlie]

hello

I was also very pleased of the excellent quality of the goatskin, I'm wearing my jacket on a quasi daily and the hide is breaking in very quickly and nicely, especially in the elbow area !

The pernicious "fever jacket " gets me again ! I'm now in the mood to buy an aeromarine in cream horsehide but two things are retaining me by now:

the price (more than there others new patrens, maybe more difficult to cut, needs more surface of hide ?)
the "body" of the jacket that seem roomy and very large for a 38 on the picture in the thread (maybe because it's a different and more "boxy" patern, than my others halfbelt jackets ?)


I'm expecting soon some others pictures of the aeromarine, in order to forge me a conviction


Best regards

Charlie

 

[Sloan1874]

Have you looked at the pics of MajorMajor's AM?

 

[djgo-cat-go]

The lighting in my son's room was the best I could get.. difficult to take pics by myself.. I'm pleased with the jacket. It's a good fit, some pics do not show how it really wears but alas..

 

[schitzo]

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The lighting in my son's room was the best I could get.. difficult to take pics by myself.. I'm pleased with the jacket. It's a good fit, some pics do not show how it really wears but alas..

I think the lighting is fine. The fit is even better, looks very good on you. What leather is that? Is it the unfortunately named 'grease steer' per chance?

 

[djgo-cat-go]

I think the lighting is fine. The fit is even better, looks very good on you. What leather is that? Is it the unfortunately named 'grease steer' per chance?

thanks,
no it is seal-goatskin. The goatskin is a nice quality.. it's difficult to see the pebbles on the pictures.. I like the texture of it.

 

[Boyo]

BTW, Cat, your Dakota looks great, great fit, thanks for sharing,

 

[Dr H]

I'm now in the mood to buy an aeromarine in cream horsehide

Brave man - I'd be wary of such a pale hide in regular use.

 

[Plumbline]

NICE cat ... wear it well

 

[ProteinNerd]

That seal goat looks great!

To those in the know more than I, do you think that the seal goat would suit a teamster jacket? I'm looking at ordering my third, already have a brown fqhh cafe racer and a black jerky highwayman and I'd prefer each to be different in style, leather and colour.

Sorry if this is hijacking the thread

 

[schitzo]

That seal goat looks great!

To those in the know more than I, do you think that the seal goat would suit a teamster jacket?

As I understand it goat skins aren't big enough for the longer jackets. Which'll save you a few quid