What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[ton312]

Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts. As usual she did a perfect job. Def more in my wheel house now. Essentially feels like a Sheene/CR with belts (something I always wished Aero would do). My only regret is that I didn’t do this to my premier HWM. I would’ve kept it if I had. I know this will upset the purists (sorry Denny!). But I love my new to me Aero Halfbeltwaymayne:

 

[Monitor]

Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts. As usual she did a perfect job. Def more in my wheel house now. Essentially feels like a Sheene/CR with belts (something I always wished Aero would do). My only regret is that I didn’t do this to my premier HWM. I would’ve kept it if I had. I know this will upset the purists (sorry Denny!). But I love my new to me Aero Halfbeltwaymayne:
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Dude, perfect! Amazing what a little mod like that can do to a HWM. From a boxy cut to an almost CR shaped one. This is now among the best jacket I've seen from you.

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ So you had Dena move the side adjusters up ~ 3" or so? Looks great to me, like the brown Zip-sleeve HWM here Tony and the front & back yokes are a nice touch.

 

[ton312]

^^ So you had Dena move the side adjusters up ~ 3" or so? Looks great to me, like the brown Zip-sleeve HWM here Tony and the front & back yokes are a nice touch.

Yep, it is a zip sleeve HWM, belts moved north by 3”. Really changes the fit profile for the better!

 

[tmitchell59]

Barney's New York

light weight sheepskin, capeskin. Made in the traditional half-belt style. Perfect for warmer days and cooler evenings.
only a medium so sorta small on me.

 

[Monitor]

Barney's New York

light weight sheepskin, capeskin. Made in the traditional half-belt style. Perfect for warmer days and cooler evenings.
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Pretty nice! Simple, to the point.

 

[navetsea]

Barney's New York

light weight sheepskin, capeskin. Made in the traditional half-belt style. Perfect for warmer days and cooler evenings.
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What is Capeskin anyway a sheep? Sometime they look very wildly grained but this one look smooth, nice discoloration on the back panel looks like steel

 

[tmitchell59]

What is Capeskin anyway a sheep? Sometime they look very wildly grained but this one look smooth, nice discoloration on the back panel looks like steel

Here is a nice explanation.

https://www.vintageleatherjackets.o...its-not-lamb-goat-or-common-sheep-skin.23188/

 

[Boyo]

I had my doubts Tony, but that mod, makes a huge difference. The fit pics look perfect. Well done.

 

[tmitchell59]

This is 1930s Capeskin

 

[navetsea]

Same jacket, cold morning 16C

 

[Sockeye]

Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts. As usual she did a perfect job. Def more in my wheel house now. Essentially feels like a Sheene/CR with belts (something I always wished Aero would do). My only regret is that I didn’t do this to my premier HWM. I would’ve kept it if I had. I know this will upset the purists (sorry Denny!). But I love my new to me Aero Halfbeltwaymayne:
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This is my all time favorite. It was a zip sleeve highwayman posted by both GriffDeLaGriff as well as mendlboaz:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/new-aero-zip-sleeve-highwayman-love-it.78379/
that sent me down the leather jacket road. I wonder how the fit would differ from a similarly done Aero Dustbowl?

 

[Superfluous]

My cotton cossack arrived

I know we here are focused on leather, but that is a great jacket!

 

[Superfluous]

Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts.

Amazing fit!

 

[ton312]

I had my doubts Tony, but that mod, makes a huge difference. The fit pics look perfect. Well done.

Amazing fit!

Thanks fellas. I was really pleased with how the simple relocation of the belts improved the fit. I was worried about it too. You never really know how something like this will turn out but I had a good feeling about it after the Goodgal experiment. Love the jacket. Very basic and super easy to wear. If ever there was a throw on everyday leather jacket, for me anyway, this is it.

 

[navetsea]

Thanks Supe
the jacket is made by timechineco
https://www.timechineco.com

 

[Jrolfe]

LW J23

 

[Downunder G Man]

Eastman Luftwaffe at our Guinness stop on our Saturday morning Harley ride. Bring on summer !

SIMILAR photo used in over 50's thread ( and maybe more haha...)

 

[Superfluous]

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[Hh121]

JL