Aero Gabardine lining - is this option still available ?

[Grayland]

Maybe I'm missing something...but who will see the color of the lining in the sleeves?

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What difference does it make?

[mattp]

It is clearly visible at the ends of the sleeves, and was already hanging out the ends by half an inch or more, making it even more so.
I didn't think it would be that visible either.

[Lear]

The green gabardine must be more expensive for Aero to fit. I can understand why they'd want to discourage it. On my next order I'll probably hunt out something myself (W.Bill, London?), then post it up to Haggisland.

In fact, if anyone has any other ideas for a hard wearing, cool lining (not supplied by Aero), let's hear it.

Lear

Selling my Aero Veste de Rallye, Size 46 cordovan. See Classified...

[mattp]

The green gabardine must be more expensive for Aero to fit. I can understand why they'd want to discourage it. On my next order I'll probably hunt out something myself (W.Bill, London?), then post it up to Haggisland.

In fact, if anyone has any other ideas for a hard wearing, cool lining (not supplied by Aero), let's hear it.

Lear

Selling my Aero Veste de Rallye, Size 46 cordovan. See Classified...

It may well be, and if they'd told me this I wouldn't have been disappointed when it turned up with the black rather than just doing it. Giles from Iron Heart has been sending Ventile cloth up to put in as waterproof linings on some of their collaboration jackets, which looks like a great fabric also but not as abrasion resistant as the gabardine. To make a leather jacket fully waterproof though it's pretty clever, though I don't know when I'd be in weather so inclement to call for that level of protection!

[Lear]

Funny you should mention ventile. It's a rare fabric, even rarer in the USA I believe. I once had an olive green ventile smock. The fabric was quite thin and extremely smooth to the touch. The edges of the cuffs frayed quite quickly.

[HoosierDaddy]

It is clearly visible at the ends of the sleeves, and was already hanging out the ends by half an inch or more, making it even more so.
I didn't think it would be that visible either.

" Hanging out by half an inch or more". That would be enough for me to want a 'fix'. The lining shouldn't be 'hanging out' of the sleeves at all. At least none of my Aero jackets have that problem.
HD

[mattp]

" Hanging out by half an inch or more". That would be enough for me to want a 'fix'. The lining shouldn't be 'hanging out' of the sleeves at all. At least none of my Aero jackets have that problem.
HD

I agree, it was worse on one side, but there was definitely a fair bit of excess in both sleeves. With the jacket not being worn it wasn't hanging out, but putting it on was enough to push the excess out the ends of the sleeves. Otherwise, like you said, you wouldn't really expect to see the lining of the sleeves and it wouldn't matter so much what colour it was.

[Edward]

If Aero are willing to do it, I should think the Green Gab would be available now, as they again have the B10 on their website..... (which is giving me lunatic thoughts of the B15.... a few years ago they were selling off B15s at £130 odds. Didn't bu as at the time I preferred the B10. Changed my mind in recent years.... gah....).