What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[El Marro]

I like this idea - just have never tried one. Suggestions on what ones to find and try would be welcome...

Check out Goorin Brothers. They offer a lot of different shapes, styles, and colors of flat caps. I have found that for my face I really like the low profile Ivy caps.

 

[Tom71]

It's the small Hookless, no. 5, right? I never had any problems with it but man, heard it happen so many times... I know this has been discussed to death and back but FQHH CXL and tiny #5 zippers just shouldn't go together.

Yes, the No. 5. I have another Aero with the same zipper, and it works just fine, albeit on thinner leather.

The guy at the workshop thought, that both zipper and general workmanship were very good, but that the zipper tape was sewn to far inside the jacket, putting a constant stress on the zipper when engaged. Personally I believe, the waistband of the HWM is just to chunky for this feeble zipper.
Anyway, I’ll give the guy leverage in trying out his repair as he thinks fit. Couldn’t leave the jacket there earlier as it was still raining cats n dogs.

 

[Tom71]

@King B Dang man that Cal looks to be in perfect condition!

@Tom71 That sounds terrible man. Gotta say though, removed from the situation as I am, you paint a pretty funny picture with your words. A soaked, fuming man. The leather armor that won’t budge. An obliging shopkeeper. Dunno, sounds like the kind of thing you can laugh about later once the problem is solved and you can say “NEVER AGAIN HOOKLESS!”

Thanks much.

In fact, I can chuckle at the whole episode by now, but I tell you my initial reaction was much different!
I am just happy that the guy helped me out (despite having to make amends iro “social distancing”) and that he feels fit to have a go at the repair. Nothing worse than your favourite foul weather jacket that you don’t grab anymore in constant fear of zipping it up.

 

[navetsea]

is that war time zipper? I mean I wonder how allies won the war, this can easily cause the loss of a battle right?

 

[handymike]

No, this is wartime zipper.

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

Vintage Cal Leather CHP View attachment 306806 View attachment 306807 View attachment 306808 View attachment 306809 View attachment 306810

fantastic!!! I'm taking a drive to Cal shop tomorrow. They're about 45 minutes from me. Going to give the last one I bought a little TLC--fix the zipper, some loose stitching, and depending on price put in a new liner. The leather is too nice to let it just be a banged up jacket that gets no love. I gave it a good wash over the weekend. Amazing the water color LOL. And some conditioning. Thing is gorgeous. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow of the shop and the team there if they let me.

 

[handymike]

That’s awesome! Yes, pics are a must...next should be Bates!
They’re right next to the Long Beach Airport.

 

[Shine]

Aero Seven natural cxl hh

 

[Imuricecreamman]

Aero Seven natural cxl hh View attachment 306872

That's a spectacular hide!

 

[King B]

Completely cool! Really perfect fit, look, everything.

Cheers mate!

 

[King B]

Wow! My favourite so far in your impressive collection.

I appreciate that mate. I recently acquired a modern Cal. Leathers Jacket that I'll put up soon. I purchased loooooads of jackets during the first UK lockdown and I have well over 150 jackets.

 

[MrProper]

Aero Seven natural cxl hh View attachment 306872

really nice... but an Aero with a Buco label?

 

[King B]

@King B Dang man that Cal looks to be in perfect condition!

@Tom71 That sounds terrible man. Gotta say though, removed from the situation as I am, you paint a pretty funny picture with your words. A soaked, fuming man. The leather armor that won’t budge. An obliging shopkeeper. Dunno, sounds like the kind of thing you can laugh about later once the problem is solved and you can say “NEVER AGAIN HOOKLESS!”

Thanks mate. It was a real fine. Very little wear on the leather, zips look original and the leather is still quite stiff. I am well chuffed!

 

[Marc mndt]

really nice... but an Aero with a Buco label?

Aero made j100 j24 and apparently also the seven with a buco label.

 

[King B]

fantastic!!! I'm taking a drive to Cal shop tomorrow. They're about 45 minutes from me. Going to give the last one I bought a little TLC--fix the zipper, some loose stitching, and depending on price put in a new liner. The leather is too nice to let it just be a banged up jacket that gets no love. I gave it a good wash over the weekend. Amazing the water color LOL. And some conditioning. Thing is gorgeous. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow of the shop and the team there if they let me.

Cheers mate. The leather is amazing. Looking forward to seeing yours.

 

[MrProper]

Aero made j100 j24 and apparently also the seven with a buco label.

Somehow I almost thought something like that. Thank you

 

[Seb Lucas]

Hot later today.

This morning at 5am - Prison Blues chore coat.

 

[jonesy86]

Torrential rain last night, there is a brown water advisory for the whole island. It is supposed to rain for a week solid. 63F. this morning, wearing my latest go to jacket, GW Arcadia.

 

[AeroFan_07]

Torrential rain.

And guess who busted the Hookless on his Midnight Blue CXL Primo HWM for the third time in 18 months.

Needed a nearby bootmaker (thankfully open despite Covid Lockdown) to literally cut me out of my misery. Drenched like a car that fell into a pond.

Dang this sounds familiar....

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/hookless-zipper-help-please.84828/page-2

Fortunetly, I was dry and in Lowe's (A large home improvement store). I walked over to the tools section, selected a pair of pliers, and then asked a kind female associate, who was already taking pity on me since she could tell something was wrong, if she could help me get the zipper back down. I bet we looked awfully funny to those monitoring security cameras...

 

[tmitchell59]

30s Sears Hercules wool half-belt