It looks exceptionally nice the way Aero do the welding there. There's no added piping though, as far as I can see, when it's in line with the seam? I assumed all the manufacturers would do that, as it's simple and looks better than when piping is called for. Shame the seam isn't in the position where I'd like the zipper! haha
Vanson's folded over and hammered cuff is also a thing of beauty. No visible stitch seam around the cuff is tasty.Seems logical, yeah but nope, not many makers do it. Vanson rarely does it, haven't seen it on Schott too... RMC and those repro guys just copy vintage jackets so that don't count. But yeah, Aero's seam zippers are IMO the nicest on the market.
Here's Vanson.
That is interesting, not sure I'd have spotted that unless you'd pointed it out. There's a fair amount of intricacies in making these aren't there!
My good man you are well on your way down the rabbit hole. Enjoy the ride!
They don't. You might be able to spec a larger pull tho.
I'm happy with the pull, with the leather through it. It just seemed difficult to engage a tiny pin when dealing with such thick leather. I was, of course, entirely handicapped by the male pin being on the 'wrong' side
Yes I've had my share of difficulty with the small zip on CXL jackets. I don't think a lighter Vicenza jacket will suffer as much.
I can only guess that the zip choice is a stylistic thing that Ken feels strongly about, otherwise they'd offer more practical zips.
I had a jacket before, when I lived abroad, that had zip pulls that when folded down flat would stay in place, until you flicked the pull back up again from the housing. To prevent pickpocketing in Vietnam I had hidden zipped pockets fitted in some shorts and trousers, and these all did the same trick. Never seen it since! lol. I'm struggling with the right terminology here, and when I say pull I mean the dangly bit, and housing to refer to the body of the female part that slots over the male pin.
That's a "sprung" type zip. When it locks closed or open with the puller. To my knowledge Aero doesn't use them and they are actually fairly rare (in a style that would suit a leather jacket). I believe Lost Worlds may still have some Crown brand sprung zippers. I don't know of anyone else tho.
