Recent content by ChrisDW

My brand new Aero Highwayman in Vicenza cordovan. I asked for a sympathetic lucky dip tartan lining, and I’m very pleased with the outcome. Logan modern I think, looking at the Lochcarron site...

This looks very much like the image has been cut and pasted. As in it definitely has... Curious.

I meant uncomfortable for everyone who has to see it....:D

The ‘full frontal’ picture looks hilariously uncomfortable. You can practically tell your religion.... Not sure this look will catch on.

En route to the London Motorbike Show, on a grotty day, with a storm expected later on... Wearing my Aviation Leathercraft B3, Bates Newsboy cap, trusty 501’s and my Meindl Desert Fox Boots, which I love and which go pretty well with the colour of the shearling.

I’m not sure whether this sort of post is considered legitimate, but I just wanted to say that I popped into the Aero Leather factory in Galashiels today, and was completely blown away by the hospitality I was shown while there. I had a fairly lengthy chat about what sort of jacket I was...

Thanks for the advice. I actually drove down to Andover yesterday and tried on the Aviation Leathercraft Irvin and B-3 jackets. I ended up going for the B-3, by a small margin. Apart from anything else, it was immediately available, as opposed to the 14 week lead time that Aero quoted me for...

Hi all My first post on here, and possibly going to kick things off by asking a daft question... I’m heading up to Galashiels in a couple of weeks to get properly sized up for an Aero shearling. I like the B-3, but I am currently favouring the pre-war RAF ‘Irvin’ style jacket (pre-war version...