New (to me) jacket: Aero w/shearling lining

[Hobbes1]

I got this today from a local seller. I'm not 100% sure if this is the 1950s or 1930s type Aero halfbelt. It is heavy and W.A.R.M.!! Way to warm to wear right now. Fit seems good and I think I could layer a sweater underneath if needed. Storm cuffs are lovely and in great condition.
Sizing tag says 50 but that misy be European. It's around 48" chest. I'll have to measure.
Apologies for the cellphone pics. I had just a few minutes and the sun is already mostly down. Cheers!

 

[handymike]

This is the 50s half-belt model. Wow, that’ll keep you cozy in winter!

 

[Canuck Panda]

Great pick up. CXL looks broken in and lining condition is great. I wish them would bring back the green quilt lining.

Did Aero use to use thicker shearling lining? It looks much thicker than the Thunderbay jacket a while back...

 

[Peacoat]

Looks warm indeed. Love the way the CXL has broken in.

A size 50 is consistent with a size 48 chest.

 

[Hobbes1]

Great pick up. CXL looks broken in and lining condition is great. I wish them would bring back the green quilt lining.

Did Aero use to use thicker shearling lining? It looks much thicker than the Thunderbay jacket a while back...

This jacket weighs in at 7.5 pounds! Heaviest one I've had so far. i wasn't even looking for this (I was picking @ton312 's brain about lesser priced cafe racer brands recently). Saw it online and the seller was local to me. I though..nah it won't fit...there'll be some issue or damage or something will be sketchy. But no, we met up and it was clearly a nice jacket in excellent shape.
It's well broken in and fits me with a little room to spare for layering a sweater underneath. Honestly, not sure I'll need such except bitterest cold days. The shearling seems pretty thick but I'll need to measure it. I don't think it's anything like some B6 type jackets in thickness though.
The only downside to this jacket is the green, quilted lining around the waist area. It does sag down and I don't know what I should do about fixing that or if it can be fixed. Guess I'll need to research the DIY thread or Google.

Looks warm indeed. Love the way the CXL has broken in.

A size 50 is consistent with a size 48 chest.

So, is that 50 a European measurement then? That's what the seller and I were thinking. The CXL seems just so soft and nice. Really seems a nice jacket! Is there any way to date how old this jacket might be? Maybe I need to reach out to Aero for that?

 

[Peacoat]

I don't know anything about a European size 50, but if the chest measures about 48" then that is about a size 48 or 50, which is consistent with a size 50 in US sizing.

 

[Hobbes1]

https://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/stock/1950s-half-belt--seal-jerky-hh--46----s-5760/s-5760

I was looking at the Aero website and for example, they have a size 46 in the 1950s halfbelt but it has a pit to pit of 26.5". That equates to a chest of 53". Regardless, it's just idle curiosity on my part. Doesn't really matter to me as the jacket fits!

 

[Peacoat]

https://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/stock/1950s-half-belt--seal-jerky-hh--46----s-5760/s-5760

Don't confuse the measured p2p with jacket size. I have found with leather jackets, if I remember correctly, the size of the leather jacket is normally 4" less than the p2p X 2 measurement–disregarding fractions . In other words a p2p of 26.5 doubled would be 52, minus 4" would give a size of 48.

In working with peacoats the operative number is 2" rather than 4". Probably because of the increased thickness of the wool shell.

Confused? I was too when I first started working with p2p measurements, probably 20 years ago. By the time I joined this board 17 + years ago I was beginning to have a good grasp of the topic.

 

[AHP91]

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I got this today from a local seller. I'm not 100% sure if this is the 1950s or 1930s type Aero halfbelt. It is heavy and W.A.R.M.!! Way to warm to wear right now. Fit seems good and I think I could layer a sweater underneath if needed. Storm cuffs are lovely and in great condition.
Sizing tag says 50 but that misy be European. It's around 48" chest. I'll have to measure.
Apologies for the cellphone pics. I had just a few minutes and the sun is already mostly down. Cheers! View attachment 516797 View attachment 516798 View attachment 516799 View attachment 516800 View attachment 516801 View attachment 516802 View attachment 516803 View attachment 516804 View attachment 516805 View attachment 516806

Nice jacket. Is this the one that was on Etsy?

 

[Hobbes1]

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Nice jacket. Is this the one that was on Etsy?

Yes it was on Etsy. Pure chance that I stumbled upon it really.

 

[AHP91]

Cool, saw it was listed at a nice price

 

[Worf]

Ahem... When and if you grow tired of it.... I've a nice comfy closet just waiting for it!

Worf

 

[Peacoat]

Ahem... When and if you grow tired of it.... I've a nice comfy closet just waiting for it!

Worf

Yep, we like the shearlings, don't we?

 

[Hobbes1]

Ahem... When and if you grow tired of it.... I've a nice comfy closet just waiting for it!

Worf

Yes, sir. Duly noted.

 

[Worf]

Yep, we like the shearlings, don't we?

Yes.... yes we do love dat sheepskin. It's cold up here ya know! It was 50 degrees and windy this morning, out came an A1! Just when you think its warm enough to start wearing shortsleeves... WHAM! They drop the cold on ya!

Worf

 

[Hobbes1]

Yes.... yes we do love dat sheepskin. It's cold up here ya know! It was 50 degrees and windy this morning, out came an A1! Just when you think its warm enough to start wearing shortsleeves... WHAM! They drop the cold on ya!

Worf

I'm a good bit farther south and it's getting pretty darn warm here. Just trying this jacket on for a few minutes, with only a one layer shirt.....whew! H.O.T. I think it will be a great jacket for full on winter but where I am, I'll probably get 3-4 months/year at best. Who knows, if I can't wear it as much, I might move it along. As I noted previously, I was really looking for a nice, vintage, black Cafe racer in the sub $300 price range nd then I stumbled upon this.

 

[Bfd70]

Dang!
or as the kids say #goals