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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

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Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts. As usual she did a perfect job. Def more in my wheel house now. Essentially feels like a Sheene/CR with belts (something I always wished Aero would do). My only regret is that I didn’t do this to my premier HWM. I would’ve kept it if I had. I know this will upset the purists (sorry Denny!). But I love my new to me Aero Halfbeltwaymayne:
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Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts. As usual she did a perfect job. Def more in my wheel house now. Essentially feels like a Sheene/CR with belts (something I always wished Aero would do). My only regret is that I didn’t do this to my premier HWM. I would’ve kept it if I had. I know this will upset the purists (sorry Denny!). But I love my new to me Aero Halfbeltwaymayne:
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Dude, perfect! Amazing what a little mod like that can do to a HWM. From a boxy cut to an almost CR shaped one. This is now among the best jacket I've seen from you.
 

AeroFan_07

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^^ So you had Dena move the side adjusters up ~ 3" or so? Looks great to me, like the brown Zip-sleeve HWM here Tony and the front & back yokes are a nice touch.
 

navetsea

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Barney's New York

light weight sheepskin, capeskin. Made in the traditional half-belt style. Perfect for warmer days and cooler evenings.
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What is Capeskin anyway a sheep? Sometime they look very wildly grained but this one look smooth, nice discoloration on the back panel looks like steel
 

Sockeye

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Ohio, USA
Got my HWm(ayne) back from Dena today with the relocated belts. As usual she did a perfect job. Def more in my wheel house now. Essentially feels like a Sheene/CR with belts (something I always wished Aero would do). My only regret is that I didn’t do this to my premier HWM. I would’ve kept it if I had. I know this will upset the purists (sorry Denny!). But I love my new to me Aero Halfbeltwaymayne:
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This is my all time favorite. It was a zip sleeve highwayman posted by both GriffDeLaGriff as well as mendlboaz:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/new-aero-zip-sleeve-highwayman-love-it.78379/
that sent me down the leather jacket road. I wonder how the fit would differ from a similarly done Aero Dustbowl?
 
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I had my doubts Tony, but that mod, makes a huge difference. The fit pics look perfect. Well done.

Amazing fit!
Thanks fellas. I was really pleased with how the simple relocation of the belts improved the fit. I was worried about it too. You never really know how something like this will turn out but I had a good feeling about it after the Goodgal experiment. Love the jacket. Very basic and super easy to wear. If ever there was a throw on everyday leather jacket, for me anyway, this is it.
 

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