What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Monitor]

Sometimes I am afraid to read your posts. Your eagle eye sends me scurrying to my closet.

My Aero does this ever so slightly, if at all. I love my Chips. Wearing it again today.

Lol yeah, that. How do you guys even notice that!? Makes me feel like I really don't care what the jackets fit me.

 

[Carlos840]

Do you think the overhang is due to Greg's pattern, or is it just a too wide shoulder width?

Here's how The shoulder looks from the back
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I think it's a combination of the two. In that it can be made worst by having too wide shoulders, but I have jackets with 21" shoulders that are definitely too wide for my natural shoulders but don't do that weird shelf/overhang, they just slope and follow the shoulder, meaning it's also a pattern thing.
I have noticed this shelf both on Aero jackets and on Gregg's, both companies also usually show creases in the chest coming down from the neck that are IMO a sign of the jackets weight resting on the neck rather than the shoulders.
Considering Gregg was trained by Aero i assume his patterns and Aeros must share similar features.

Actually, thinking about it i have also noticed a similar thing on the Himel Imperials we have seen recently on here.

I have to say this one looks really good in the shoulder area.

How is forward/upwards reach?

Sometimes I am afraid to read your posts. Your eagle eye sends me scurrying to my closet.

My Aero does this ever so slightly, if at all. I love my Chips. Wearing it again today.

Trust me, i sometimes wish my eagle eye would stop doing it's thing....

 

[JMax]

I think it's a combination of the two. In that it can be made worst by having too wide shoulders, but I have jackets with 21" shoulders that are definitely too wide for my natural shoulders but don't do that weird shelf/overhang, they just slope and follow the shoulder, meaning it's also a pattern thing.
I have noticed this shelf both on Aero jackets and on Gregg's, both companies also usually show creases in the chest coming down from the neck that are IMO a sign of the jackets weight resting on the neck rather than the shoulders.
Considering Gregg was trained by Aero i assume his patterns and Aeros must share similar features.

Actually, thinking about it i have also noticed a similar thing on the Himel Imperials we have seen recently on here.

I have to say this one looks really good in the shoulder area.

How is forward/upwards reach?



Trust me, i sometimes wish my eagle eye would stop doing it's thing....

Not at all. It’s both a positive and a negative. I’m a big picture guy. I always need a detail-oriented dude or dudette around. My wife, best ops Os, work partners, etc., fit that bill. A good balance.

 

[Marc mndt]

Considering Gregg was trained by Aero i assume his patterns and Aeros must share similar features.

Could be, don't know. He does mention something about his patterns on his ig account:

How is forward/upwards reach?

Pretty good. The open center vent seems to helps a bit. Also, as you might be able to tell from the above pattern and the picture below, the sleeves are really curved. More curved than any jacket I had before. But I must say that this curve feels quite natural.

 

[Carlos840]

Could be, don't know. He does mention something about his patterns on his ig account:
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Pretty good. The open center vent seems to helps a bit. Also, as you might be able to tell from the above pattern and the picture below, the sleeves are really curved. More curved than any jacket I had before. But I must say that this curve feels quite natural.
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Samantha is a pattern maker at Aero, she was the one that did the mockup for my GF's Aero jacket, she was very nice to deal with...
Unfortunately my GF never wears that jacket, she finds it super uncomfortable and impossible to live in, she ends up only wearing her Lewis Leathers.

Those sleeves look good!

 

[Psant25]

That really looks good, it's mad the difference a tiny bit less material makes.
How is the back? Does it still have the weird overhanging folded shoulders? Or did you manage to get rid of that too?

Did this fdl member in the pic point this out and you are using that as an example?

 

[Carlos840]

Did this fdl member in the pic point this out and you are using that as an example?

I was just using this as an example, if it is a problem i will delete the pic.

Edit: Actually, i deleted the pic, in retrospect i don't want this to be badly interpreted or the owner of the jacket to feel like i am dissing his jacket.

 

[MrProper]

I was just using this as an example, if it is a problem i will delete the pic.

Edit: Actually, i deleted the pic, in retrospect i don't want this be badly interpreted or the owner of the jacket to feel like i am dissing his jacket.

you can use my pic. It’s similar.
I think it’s the pattern. For my arm position, the sleeves must be a little bit rotated backwards.

 

[JoeNiblick]

Today I'll be wearing a smile on my face all day because my Field Leathers jacket just came in and it's nothing short of perfection
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Marc, cool jacket and cap toes! What brand are the boots?

 

[Marc mndt]

you can use my pic. It’s similar.
I think it’s the pattern. For my arm position, the arms must be a little bit rotated backwards.
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If I remember correctly, you felt like the jacket was a bit short when you just got it. To me the length looks perfect, spot on.

 

[JoeNiblick]

The attention to detail here is both a blessing and a curse. I was just checking out Field Leathers’ website and noticed this product photo.

 

[Marc mndt]

Marc, cool jacket and cap toes! What brand are the boots?

Thnx, those are ralph lauren (RRL), model is called 'Bowery'. Made in England probably by Cheaney.

 

[Mich486]

^only person I’ve seen filling up that triceps/pit area of Aeros is ton. It’s probably a combination of armhole size/shape and sleeve positioning. That effect was crazy on my highwayman (not premier), a bit less evident on the Hooch Hauler (which has other issues like cuffs too wide and waist too narrow).

 

[jeo]

Today I'll be wearing a smile on my face all day because my Field Leathers jacket just came in and it's nothing short of perfection
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Well done! Awesome jacket and the fit looks perfect too. The design looks very much like a FW Caboose or a BK Wingman, which is my favorite design for a half belt.

We need more fit pics man!

 

[MrProper]

If I remember correctly, you felt like the jacket was a bit short when you just got it. To me the length looks perfect, spot on.

thanks
yes, now it's really fine for me. Greg altered waist and hips a little tighter and now it fits really well as it is.

 

[Marc mndt]

^only person I’ve seen filling up that triceps/pit area of Aeros is ton. It’s probably a combination of armhole size/shape and sleeve positioning. That effect was crazy on my highwayman (not premier), a bit less evident on the Hooch Hauler (which has other issues like cuffs too wide and waist too narrow).

Greg made the armhole opening on my jacket slightly smaller. Wasn't discussed upfront but he had to take a slightly bigger seam to hit my ptp measurements of 22' (his standard size 42 pattern has a 22.5' ptp)

 

[Marc mndt]

We need more fit pics man!

Thank you for your kind words. I think I might have borrowed a few design elements from the Freewheelers caboose. That's a great jacket which will never fit me (because of chest-waist ratio).
Im planning to write a full review, but the weather is terrible this week, noting but rain and I'd like to include some outdoor fitpic. So The review will have to wait for dry weather

 

[JoeNiblick]

Thnx, those are ralph lauren (RRL), model is called 'Bowery'. Made in England probably by Cheaney. View attachment 265667

My Cheaney Tamars are perhaps my all-time favorite footwear. I love my Red Wing Iron Rangers, but I'm not too keen on the natural-colored leather around the base on the black version. I wonder if something similar to the Bowery boots is available now.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

62 damp and windy. This Carhart feels good......

 

[tmitchell59]

Bill Kelso Liberty Horsehide Dodger. I love the hat, bought it in a pile of hats several years ago. I don't know much about hats, but this one seems old.