Spotted this on another site. Looks cool to me
Here's what they had to say:
Here is my latest Aero jacket. This is the result of conversations that took place over the last couple of months, both on Fedora Lounge and with Ken Calder of Aero. Both the handwarmer pockets, and the Petrol Blue colour were features that I could see working really well on this design. And thanks to the great input from Ken and Denny at Aero, the jacket is now a reality.
The hide is steer, and was sourced specifically for this jacket from within the UK. It is not the same as the stuff shown by Insurrection/Thurston in the US. We did look at the Badalassi hides from Italy – these could all be used (they are all relatively easy to get, despite what some folks will tell you), but, based on the samples we have, they are VERY shiny, which, for me, would not be a look I would want on this kind of jacket.
We envisioned this new jacket is just the sort of jacket you might have had made as a "private purchase" if you were a high ranking officer signed up to the USN or "Bureau of Aeronautics" during the late 20s early 30s, or the sort of jacket Onasis might have strutted around the deck of one of his tankers, back in ther day.
Not only that, but the shade of leather is a “nautical” blue. So therefore the name of this Jacket is Aeronautical. Very apt, I think. I’ll be doing my usual “conditioning” to this over the next few days and weeks, so “worn in” pics to follow.
Here's where I saw it:
http://www.classicleatheranddenim.com
Here's what they had to say:
Here is my latest Aero jacket. This is the result of conversations that took place over the last couple of months, both on Fedora Lounge and with Ken Calder of Aero. Both the handwarmer pockets, and the Petrol Blue colour were features that I could see working really well on this design. And thanks to the great input from Ken and Denny at Aero, the jacket is now a reality.
The hide is steer, and was sourced specifically for this jacket from within the UK. It is not the same as the stuff shown by Insurrection/Thurston in the US. We did look at the Badalassi hides from Italy – these could all be used (they are all relatively easy to get, despite what some folks will tell you), but, based on the samples we have, they are VERY shiny, which, for me, would not be a look I would want on this kind of jacket.
We envisioned this new jacket is just the sort of jacket you might have had made as a "private purchase" if you were a high ranking officer signed up to the USN or "Bureau of Aeronautics" during the late 20s early 30s, or the sort of jacket Onasis might have strutted around the deck of one of his tankers, back in ther day.
Not only that, but the shade of leather is a “nautical” blue. So therefore the name of this Jacket is Aeronautical. Very apt, I think. I’ll be doing my usual “conditioning” to this over the next few days and weeks, so “worn in” pics to follow.
Here's where I saw it:
http://www.classicleatheranddenim.com
:lol:
