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New Hooch Hauler Jacket Arrived in NZ

welltailoredsuit

New in Town
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Auckland, New Zealand
Hey all,

I posted back in June/July about the prospect of getting a jacket from Aero Leather. I'm not a biker or in any way associated with that scene but I wanted a high quality leather jacket... so I stayed well away from the actual motorcycle jackets on offer.

I went ahead with an order of a size 38 Italian Horse hide Vicenza Hooch Hauler in Black. And three months later, it's finally here in New Zealand. I have to say, it's quite the jacket -- I'm very pleased with it. It's a perfect fit.

Generally pleased with Aero leather. They quickly answered my many emails about my concerns that the sleeve length would be too long. I went with the standard 25" back and sleeve length and they got the fit bang on. It is a very stiff garment, so I hope that changes into something a bit softer :)

The downside was importing into NZ. This has nothing to do with Aero Leather of course. Just for any other NZers here, get ready for a big bill. I had to pay import duty, tax and many handling fees. DHL even charged me $12 just to pay all the other fees!

I can highly recommend Aero Leather. It always seems a bit of a risk to order such a garment off the internet but Aero made it easy and fairly risk free. I'm interested in their line of knitwear as well. Though that will likely wait a few months since we're heading into summer here in NZ...
 

Salatape

New in Town
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29
Hey all,

I posted back in June/July about the prospect of getting a jacket from Aero Leather. I'm not a biker or in any way associated with that scene but I wanted a high quality leather jacket... so I stayed well away from the actual motorcycle jackets on offer.

I went ahead with an order of a size 38 Italian Horse hide Vicenza Hooch Hauler in Black. And three months later, it's finally here in New Zealand. I have to say, it's quite the jacket -- I'm very pleased with it. It's a perfect fit.

Generally pleased with Aero leather. They quickly answered my many emails about my concerns that the sleeve length would be too long. I went with the standard 25" back and sleeve length and they got the fit bang on. It is a very stiff garment, so I hope that changes into something a bit softer :)

The downside was importing into NZ. This has nothing to do with Aero Leather of course. Just for any other NZers here, get ready for a big bill. I had to pay import duty, tax and many handling fees. DHL even charged me $12 just to pay all the other fees!

I can highly recommend Aero Leather. It always seems a bit of a risk to order such a garment off the internet but Aero made it easy and fairly risk free. I'm interested in their line of knitwear as well. Though that will likely wait a few months since we're heading into summer here in NZ...

I hear ya
 

Lit Up

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London, UK
I had to pay import duty, tax and many handling fees. DHL even charged me $12 just to pay all the other fees!

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welltailoredsuit

New in Town
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22
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
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welltailoredsuit

New in Town
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22
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Here it is!

I was sized for wearing a T-shirt and in the pic I'm wearing a very bulky hoodie. Still fits great.

Having worn the jacket a few times now, I prefer having the collar raised, rather than lowered as shown in the pic.
 

Edward

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Jacket looks great; it's amazing how radically different it looks from my Bootlegger, which is cordovan. (This makes me consider that a second one in another colour might be a good idea..... mwahahahahaha)

What are the boots? They look like a great daily wearer that can be dressed up or down with ease.
 

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