Recent content by Seb Lucas

I just responded but changed my mind; the thread will get clogged with irrelevancies (by me).

Interesting. I think the internet and the ongoing quest for authenticity though consumer goods has resulted in many people seeing things and looking for things that mostly were not really noticed before. Even a by-product of photographing everything has resulted in us all becoming more detail...

It's interesting this one. As a young person I would insist on seeing all things at the cinema. Sometimes many times over. But I go to a cinema probably once every 10 years these days. I actively avoid the cinema to be honest. I don't like large groups of people and, frankly, I saw movies every...

I don't think there is evidence that jackets shrink over time. I'm not saying it can't happen but there is no documentation establishing this is a thing. I have owned leather jackets over 35 years and I have never had a jacket shrink on me. But jackets may shrink if you dry them quickly using...

I understood some of this just not how the blue ones were derived. So these are the measurements a proper tailor would want?

I That's critical Dude. In the review community it's getting harder to tell who is a shill and who is legit. We live in a saturated world of phoney product 'reviews' - this era's slightly more cunning marketing strategies. People buy things based on a tissue of lies. In relation to jacket...

And now, Scottish Vs English Vs Aussie. You can't win, Cobber....

Quilted has to be wormer because it is synthetic, double layered and filled with air trapping spun fibres.

I see your point. I don't think Aero is trying to compete with the high craft artisanal makers. As Edward has so well put this, Aero is making jackets in the spirit of those of the period but is not trying to copy directly or perfect the patterns and craftsmanship.

I think that's pretty obvious too.

So that demonstrates to me he doesn't wear a wig. He has good stubble growth after a shave and a widow's peak. His hair is not what it was, sure, but product can fill in the blanks. You can see the window's peak when his hair is long. That article - and there are whole websites frequented by...

The flare effect is caused by the double thickness of the cuff against the softer single ply sleeve. It goes away over time as the cuffs soften.

I don 't understand why it would be acceptable on a $1K jacket. Where is the scale that determines when a failure in a core artisanal skill is ok? I wouldn't accept it on a $600 Vanson. This level of stitching on a 5* jacket would get a "this is why we don't buy cheap jackets" comment, surely?

So yours is actually 3.5 inches by the look of it. :eek:

I think you may have expressed a fallacy of bifurcation here - it has to be X or Y. Actually there are other options. Artisanal high craft jackets are intended to show off a maker's skill. Sure, there can be imperfections, but not incompetencies. When a basic artisanal skill, like stitching...