Indiana Jones was also the instigator of my leather jacket thing. I bought my first with my confirmation money when I was 12.Well, first I had a Akubra Adventurer fedora and then I got the US Wings Indy Adventurer jacket . Naturally had to give it a go paired together. Although I look more like the big-azz Germans that Indy is always fighting.
Gotta be honest, not really going for the look but Indiana Jones did have a big influence on my leather jacket obsession as a teen.
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Holy smokes, he just sits at the machine and makes a jacket like this. If this is not insanely cool, I don't know what is. Things like that are what make the TFL members the best.View attachment 684551 View attachment 684552 View attachment 684553
Same sloppy Aerguitar fit pics, but new test jacket today… new pattern, new hide. Turns out, I love both. I’ll probably play around and have some fun with pocket configurations on this one, as well as different belt options. This hide is not playing around. Somewhere between Schott’s steer and Vanson’s comp weight. It’s 3.5- 4oz chrome tan and I had to do a little skiving to make my machines happy. Definitely a bike leather with this top coat. One day of wear and the grain is starting to pop. Gonna be a long-ish road to break in for this one, but I can’t wait to see what it looks like after some real world wear.
Absolutely splendid! Lots of skill and talent there for sure.View attachment 684551 View attachment 684552 View attachment 684553
Same sloppy Aerguitar fit pics, but new test jacket today… new pattern, new hide. Turns out, I love both. I’ll probably play around and have some fun with pocket configurations on this one, as well as different belt options. This hide is not playing around. Somewhere between Schott’s steer and Vanson’s comp weight. It’s 3.5- 4oz chrome tan and I had to do a little skiving to make my machines happy. Definitely a bike leather with this top coat. One day of wear and the grain is starting to pop. Gonna be a long-ish road to break in for this one, but I can’t wait to see what it looks like after some real world wear.
It really seems you have found your niche here - ever considered this as a part-time career designing & building high quality leather jackets? That is simply amazing sir!View attachment 684551 View attachment 684552 View attachment 684553
Same sloppy Aerguitar fit pics, but new test jacket today… new pattern, new hide. Turns out, I love both. I’ll probably play around and have some fun with pocket configurations on this one, as well as different belt options. This hide is not playing around. Somewhere between Schott’s steer and Vanson’s comp weight. It’s 3.5- 4oz chrome tan and I had to do a little skiving to make my machines happy. Definitely a bike leather with this top coat. One day of wear and the grain is starting to pop. Gonna be a long-ish road to break in for this one, but I can’t wait to see what it looks like after some real world wear.
Awesome stuff AerGuitar! Absolutely stunning!View attachment 684551 View attachment 684552 View attachment 684553
Same sloppy Aerguitar fit pics, but new test jacket today… new pattern, new hide. Turns out, I love both. I’ll probably play around and have some fun with pocket configurations on this one, as well as different belt options. This hide is not playing around. Somewhere between Schott’s steer and Vanson’s comp weight. It’s 3.5- 4oz chrome tan and I had to do a little skiving to make my machines happy. Definitely a bike leather with this top coat. One day of wear and the grain is starting to pop. Gonna be a long-ish road to break in for this one, but I can’t wait to see what it looks like after some real world wear.
I hope that day comes sooner! Your ideas and work are brilliant, and the world deserves to see it!^^Thank you all for the kind words! While I do seem to have a bit of the aptitude needed to make jackets, the more I get into it, the more I’m humbled and realize I don’t know sh*t about sh*t. If I can figure out how to incorporate it into real life between work and dad duties(wife and I recently adopted a baby girl), I am very interested in making jackets to sell on a small scale in the near ish future!
I had seen you had made some other jackets, but I literally scrolled down to see who was the maker thinking no way you already were at this level. I'm sure you will tell me all the little things you wish to have done better but it looks amazing.View attachment 684551 View attachment 684552 View attachment 684553
Same sloppy Aerguitar fit pics, but new test jacket today… new pattern, new hide. Turns out, I love both. I’ll probably play around and have some fun with pocket configurations on this one, as well as different belt options. This hide is not playing around. Somewhere between Schott’s steer and Vanson’s comp weight. It’s 3.5- 4oz chrome tan and I had to do a little skiving to make my machines happy. Definitely a bike leather with this top coat. One day of wear and the grain is starting to pop. Gonna be a long-ish road to break in for this one, but I can’t wait to see what it looks like after some real world wear.