The Battle of the Two Lightweights, Eastman Vs Aero Lightweight Irvin’s

[Lord Flashheart]

To chip in on fleece depth, for comparison, I took the opportunity to measure the depth of the fleece on my Aero Late War RAF jacket. Fleece depth on the two mid body panels of this jacket vary around circa 12 -13mm on right side (as worn) and circa 15mm on the left.

Collar depth is typically about 15mm:

R body panel:

 

[J.R.303]

Can you measure the fleece depth of that one please?

Can you measure the fleece depth of that one please?

Sorry for the late reply but it's pretty much 12 - 14 mm all over.
It is plenty bulky enough but much more comfortable than any Irvin type I have worn before.

 

[Chris 55]

It's a very in depth review well done chap's.
Irvin jackets seem to hard to copy.
As for fleece length on the 3 original one's I have they are all different the 1940 wired Irvin fleece is 10mm although the way through including the collar the others are 20mm.
Seam vary as well from narrow to wide.

 

[Mr. Mike]

Woops, sorry - somehow I must have missed this review (seeing it just now). Thanks very much Burt & John for the wealth of details and consideration for this comparison! Do you know by chance which sheepskin Aero uses for its other Irvin products? On their webpage these appear fairly similar to the Merino (e.g. their pre-war model)?
thanks a lot!

 

[B-Man2]

Mike
I’m not sure what type of sheepskin is used but I do know it’s more dense and a bit longer than the Merino used on the lightweight Aero .

 

[airgunner]

Has anyone purchased a lightweight Merino Coastal Command Irvin from Aero and if so are there any photos to share?

 

[CBI]

I never knew these were made. What a great idea. The regular thickness is a pain in the butt to wear. They take loads of break in IMO to be comfortable and even then, just too darn heavy (for me at least).

 

[Chris 55]

There should be a Five star Irvin coastal command jacket in the offering soon.
I know Shawn has been working on a new sheepskin and has the pattern for the coastal command jacket.

 

[B17b25guy]

Thank you once again to both authors, for your introspective observations. This post was most insightful and helpful to me when I needed it. And, I now have John Lever to blame for causing me to part company with a fair amount of earnings

 

[Maou]

Hi, first time here, thanks a lot for this really interesting post. It’s my dream for 10 years to buy a Irvin jacket and this years is the years, it’s my 40th birthdays, November 23. after lot of question between aero and Eastman, I finally made an order to aero clothing in early September. My big dilem was for the fleece depth, I saw people with old irvin made by aero clothing, 10 years ago with a heavy fleece 20/25mm and saw recent made with 15/20mm. I had ask to aero and as it said in their web site, it’s made now with 3/4" (19mm) fleece, but due to the natural material is can be less. As I live in south of France the "light weight" is more than welcome

 

[ES335]

Hi, first time here, thanks a lot for this really interesting post. It’s my dream for 10 years to buy a Irvin jacket and this years is the years, it’s my 40th birthdays, November 23. after lot of question between aero and Eastman, I finally made an order to aero clothing in early September. My big dilem was for the fleece depth, I saw people with old irvin made by aero clothing, 10 years ago with a heavy fleece 20/25mm and saw recent made with 15/20mm. I had ask to aero and as it said in their web site, it’s made now with 3/4" (19mm) fleece, but due to the natural material is can be less. As I live in south of France the "light weight" is more than welcome

Welocme, Maou. Enjoy your Aero!

 

[Maou]

Woops, sorry - somehow I must have missed this review (seeing it just now). Thanks very much Burt & John for the wealth of details and consideration for this comparison! Do you know by chance which sheepskin Aero uses for its other Irvin products? On their webpage these appear fairly similar to the Merino (e.g. their pre-war model)?
thanks a lot!

Welocme, Maou. Enjoy your Aero!

Thanks you.

Is anyone have experience between the seal Vincenza horsehide trim and the dark seal ?

 

[D97x7]

Admittedly I've no actual experience but I'd go for the seal as the dark seal is almost black to the eye, of course it's all down to what you personally prefer really.

 

[ES335]

Welcome, Maou. Enjoy your Aero!

 

[Maou]

Aeroleather clothing made 10 years ago with different shearling, fleece depth 20/25mm, really heavy jacket and specially arms.

I really much prefer the "new curly honey colour" shearling from aero

 

[Maou]

Top Review. Congratulations.

I add the pictures of my Aero Coastal Command. Maybe someone will be interested.
I think mine has the same fleece as the one you described.
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Hi, what kind of shearling and trim is is ? Is it seal shearling with russet trim ?

 

[John Lever]

Original Irvin that looks identical to my Flyweight outer texture

 

[MrProper]

Hi, what kind of shearling and trim is is ? Is it seal shearling with russet trim ?

yes that is Seal with Russet jerky trim