Very early video about Aero Leather

[rocketeer]

I bought a couple of Sam Walker jackets, copies of an Aero Highwayman and Halfbelt. side to side they are pretty easy to distinguish. Both Sam Walkers are fitted with large YKK zips and some of the stitching goes a bit wonky on visible seams, something I would think Aero would pick up on even in their early days. Sams leather does also not look quite as good a quality, even their Front Quarter Horse.
As previously mentioned Aero originally may have supplied them with items which they then copied cheaper, terminating their deal with Aero I would think
I recently saw a 44 Barnstormer in a second hand clothing store(some call it vintage haha) for £150. Worth the money to make a little profit on but I just could not be bothered to lug it around Brighton all day.

 

[nick123]

I still have them stored with many other jackets I brought when I was 16/17/18/19/20.

Deserving of a thread of its own!

 

[Sloan1874]

The Sam Walker jackets are from the early 90s, so the Empire of the Sun order was a different stockist.

 

[Edward]

I bought a couple of Sam Walker jackets, copies of an Aero Highwayman and Halfbelt. side to side they are pretty easy to distinguish. Both Sam Walkers are fitted with large YKK zips and some of the stitching goes a bit wonky on visible seams, something I would think Aero would pick up on even in their early days. Sams leather does also not look quite as good a quality, even their Front Quarter Horse.
As previously mentioned Aero originally may have supplied them with items which they then copied cheaper, terminating their deal with Aero I would think
I recently saw a 44 Barnstormer in a second hand clothing store(some call it vintage haha) for £150. Worth the money to make a little profit on but I just could not be bothered to lug it around Brighton all day.

I'd have jumped on that...44 is my size, I think!

 

[rocketeer]

I'd have jumped on that...44 is my size, I think!

Fitted me in the body with a jumper but way to droopy at the shoulders and fingertip too long in the arms.
Sorry Edward, but out for the day on the train I really did not want to carry about 6kgs of dead horse around.(And they would not stash it for the day, too many buyers wish to do it so I was told) It would have been an easy profit even though

 

[tmitchell59]

Spot on mate, I discovered the shop around 1980 looking for motorcycle parts at Russell Motors. Think it was number 67 Falcon Road.
Check out my story here:
It's just for a laugh, most on here have probably read it

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-road-to-galashiels.68659/#post-1562005

I had not read your most interesting story. Thanks for linking it. Great read!

 

[Sir Jacket]

If they're Aero at all.... As I recall, the relationship terminated around the time that Sam Walker started having the Aero designs they had stocked copied overseas, to sell under their own label. There's a legend that some of them are Aero jackets labelled as Sam Walker, though I believe Ken has confirmed that while some of them might be, they left the factory with Aero labels only.

It's ironic, then, because my Aero habit was born at Sam Walker about 20 years ago now. SM seemed to shrink and then disappear.

 

[Sloan1874]

With such honourable, business-savvy behaviour, I can't imagine why...

 

[Sir Jacket]

The smell of horsehide in their basement room was pretty heady. I suspect a lot of jacket habits were born right there and then.

 

[rocketeer]

More 'Vintage chat', and Denny has put this up a few days ago.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Move into new building- 1991...

 

[Sloan1874]

I see Will in the background there. You can almost sense him casing the joint...

 

[Sloan1874]

Just bring us right up to date, here's Ken and Aero's latest telly outing. This is from Borders telly...

http://www.itv.com/news/border/topic/border-life/

 

[tropicalbob]

Just bring us right up to date, here's Ken and Aero's latest telly outing. This is from Borders telly...

http://www.itv.com/news/border/topic/border-life/

Favorite line: "If Daniel Craig says he wants a leather jacket, a dozen companies will send him a freebie. Well, he won't get one from Aero." Great piece. I've been doing a lot of reading on William Morris and the 19th century Arts and Crafts movement, and it's so great to see those ideas being kept alive today.

 

[nick123]

Great video. Ken seems like a class act. Love the "My Generation".

 

[rocketeer]

Just bring us right up to date, here's Ken and Aero's latest telly outing. This is from Borders telly...

http://www.itv.com/news/border/topic/border-life/

My old jacket at 10:39 Well chuffed to be famous at last haha.
Cheers, J.

 

[willyto]

Fantastic video. I didn't know all the history of Aero and how it started in the 60s. Looking forward to visit in August.

 

[wdw]

Really interesting, and even better in good quality video.