Swedish_Pilot
Member
I'm lifting this question from another thread about Aero jackets.
I bought an Aero "Real Deal" in seal horsehide back in 2008.
I'm really satisfied with the jacket and I've worn it a lot while flying etc. The jacket is fantastic and I really like how it has developed its character.
As it's possible to see in the picture below, my jacket has got a lot of high point wear. The picture isn't really capturing all the colour nuances correctly, but the jacket has definitely not the same dark seal brown colour as it had when it was delivered.
I haven't done anything in particular to age the jacket, I've just worn it.
My question is if Aero back then deliberately dyed their jackets in such a way that they quickly would loose their colour and get a lot of high point wear?
If I remember correctly, back then in 2008 in the old flight jacket forum, a lot of guys were discussing how to age and break-in their jackets the fastest way possible, so I thought maybe it was fashion at that time?
The first 2-3 months, my jacket had a very dark brown seal colour, but quite soon the brown colour became lighter and the reddish primary colour became clearly visible in many areas.
All seams, pocket edges and other protruding parts almost immediatly lost the colour due to chafe from safety belts etc.
My jacket's current colour and level of high point wear came after about 2 years of seasonal use.
I've seen original A-2s with less high point wear, hence my question.
I bought an Aero "Real Deal" in seal horsehide back in 2008.
I'm really satisfied with the jacket and I've worn it a lot while flying etc. The jacket is fantastic and I really like how it has developed its character.
As it's possible to see in the picture below, my jacket has got a lot of high point wear. The picture isn't really capturing all the colour nuances correctly, but the jacket has definitely not the same dark seal brown colour as it had when it was delivered.
I haven't done anything in particular to age the jacket, I've just worn it.
My question is if Aero back then deliberately dyed their jackets in such a way that they quickly would loose their colour and get a lot of high point wear?
If I remember correctly, back then in 2008 in the old flight jacket forum, a lot of guys were discussing how to age and break-in their jackets the fastest way possible, so I thought maybe it was fashion at that time?
The first 2-3 months, my jacket had a very dark brown seal colour, but quite soon the brown colour became lighter and the reddish primary colour became clearly visible in many areas.
All seams, pocket edges and other protruding parts almost immediatly lost the colour due to chafe from safety belts etc.
My jacket's current colour and level of high point wear came after about 2 years of seasonal use.
I've seen original A-2s with less high point wear, hence my question.