Recent content by Commisar

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/aero-has-a-new-leather-called-pinnacle.110850/post-3057079 There we go. That was the jacket's 4th wear ever. Break in was easy. It fit better and better and it's draping better. Sadly with Texas weather and 24/7 WFH till June I probably only have...

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/thurston-bros-official-affiliate-thread.70770/post-3052618 here it is, straight from Thurston Bros

Most take a LOT of wear then. Or maybe the wearer just stops hearing it....

That noise eventually stops Takes a good amount of wear but you'll eventually break in and wear the leather

I went pinnacle horsehide and love it. Note that currently Pinnacle is offered in Congnac, Black and Brown only. My fit jacket was Badalassi and it was heavy duty and smelled and looked absolutely heavenly. Flip a coin and you'll be set.

That's because all CXL, except natural, has only a surface level dye to the leather, it's not dyed through. A bootmaker described CXL as "almost painted leather" as the dye doesn't penetrate very deep. It's also a pretty soft leather so it scuffs easily but those scuffs are easy to buff out...

This is the one Schott jacket that I HAVE to have. Since I live in North Texas I'd also only get to wear it... One or two times a year at best

Goatskin on seal or black 100% That leather fits the jacket perfectly

Yep, cap toe trench in Natural CXL

Here it is, under florescent light. Over the moon with this jacket. Fits well, looks and smells outstanding. Only reason it doesn't fit perfectly Is because I accidentally got fatter Well dieting will fix that. The pinnacle brown horsehide is great, very well cut, almost no blemished anywhere...

All, sorry for the late response, was busy enjoying my jacket. Here we go, brown Pinnacle horsehide Deluxe Half Belt in a corporate bathroom under fluorescent light I'm extremely happy with it. It's lighter and more flexible than FQHH or Vicenza while still having some weight. The brown color...

Interesting that they'll be seemingly trying to thicken up Pinnacle for batch #2 including Brown. I'm not complaining at all even then, the first batch was said to be shooting for 1.1-1.3mm in thickness so ~1.2 overall.

All, forgot to send my final configuration, .25 inches longer. An extra ~6mm in length isn't going to hurt anything. It should arrive next month.

Hooo wee that looks great. My jacket should hopefully arrive in November, in pinnacle brown. Ohh, forgot to say, spoke to the product manager at Horween and he gave me lots of info about the leather. From my notes it's "Mill dyed, less waxy than cxl, 1-1.2mm thick, less overall tonality so a...

Good points and great pics. I think I'll stick with the Half Belt Deluxe with a bit of length (1 inch) added and slightly shorter sleeves. I will eventually get a Long half belt (in russet goatskin probably) and a Happy Days or flight jacket in Seal Goatskin. The different styles with three...