Aero Blackened Brown Vicenza

[RedWolf]

Does anyone have a well broken in Aero jacket with this leather? I would like to see how it ages with the brown undertones.

 

[El Marro]

This question comes up from time to time and as I recall so far nobody has had a worn in jacket in this hide to show off. I have a Type 3 in blackened brown and I will say the topcoat is much more durable than I thought it would be. I have not worn the jacket all that much in the three years I’ve owned it and it still looks practically brand new.

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

I have a 2 year old Ridley. I'm probably the third or fourth owner. I haven't worn a lot, but I know it got a lot of wears before me. Not one sign of brown breaking through.

I have noticed however, maybe with @AeroFan_07 jacket, that some versions of the leather had thinner top coat and appear to have a warmer glow in certain light.

Mine is pure black. Wouldn't know the wiser if I wasn't told it was blackened brown. We'll see. But it's a good option for me because I do have the Commando which is more Lux style and that top coat has pretty much gone away with not a lot of wears and jacket is essentially brown with black streaks at this point. Will be interesting to see the Ridley with brown coming through just on high stress points, basically the opposite.

 

[AerGuitar]

Only 1 of 4 Blackened Brown Vic jackets I’ve owned was showing any real teacore. It had the aforementioned thin topcoat, and started to brown with very little time and wear. I have moved it along, so I don’t have any current pics of it. I do have a picture when it was new and next to a typical blackened brown finish. Jacket with thin finish is on the bottom. You can definitely see the warmer glow Toomanyhats mentioned. The other 3 of my 4 BB Vic jackets look just like the top one, and show little to no notable brown at all.

 

[MrProper]

Mine has been worn a few times, though not overly so.
In the light, you can definitely see a warm brown undertone compared to a black jacket.
In some places the brown is more visible.

 

[AerGuitar]

Mine has been worn a few times, though not overly so.
In the light, you can definitely see a warm brown undertone compared to a black jacket.
In some places the brown is more visible.

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That is a gorgeous jacket!!! Wow.. That’s very similar to the way mine went.

 

[Fonzie]

I have one that is about 4 years old, I wear it a fair bit but on rotation with a few others. Probably my most worn one as it is a very comfy leather. It’s still pretty much super black with a few brown small areas showing in high wear points.
Aero’s Black FQCXLHH shows the brown core way faster than the Vincenza BB.

 

[RedWolf]

I have one that is about 4 years old, I wear it a fair bit but on rotation with a few others. Probably my most worn one as it is a very comfy leather. It’s still pretty much super black with a few brown small areas showing in high wear points.
Aero’s Black FQCXLHH shows the brown core way faster than the Vincenza BB.

I am working out the details on a new aero jacket and I am looking for a low gloss black jacket that will age like this I just dont want to end up with a mostly brown jacket.

 

[Fonzie]

I am working out the details on a new aero jacket and I am looking for a low gloss black jacket that will age like this I just dont want to end up with a mostly brown jacket.

I think this leather is what you’re after then.

 

[Nykwil]

Here's my year old Premier Highwayman, the brown is starting to come out on the high friction areas. Much more noticeable in natural sunlight. Teacore shinki for comparison

Edit: here's how it looked new: Thurston Bros Veg Tan Affiliate Thread

 

[Stock Man]

Bit of sleeve wear on my HWM.
Starting to get the look that i'm after - This is after only 6 months of daily wear.

 

[Pandemic]

About a full week of wear and it has some lovely creases. There is just a little hint of brown showing, but it’s nearly impossible to capture on camera.

I like this hide so much I ended up ordering another jacket in the exact same leather.

 

[Aloysius]

I'm happy to say my Blackened Brown has virtually no visible brown, except where the zipper has rubbed at at the stitch holes. No brown undertone/chocolate brown color, either.

Not being sarcastic; I genuinely did not want a fast-ageing jacket.

 

[ton312]

I’ve worn the Hell out of my BB Herc. No hint of brown whatsoever. It’s going to take a a ton of licks to get to the center of that tootsie pop.

 

[AerGuitar]

^^^ Ha! Same here... not a hint of brown to be had yet with mine.

 

[ton312]

^^^ Ha! Same here... not a hint of brown to be had yet with mine.

Top coat seems impervious to wear. Might have to do the back spin in the street sans cardboard to get it to waiver.

 

[Pandemic]

This one is showing just a hint of brown on a few edges that get a lot of contact, like the pockets.

For my next jacket, I’ve requested a hide with a thin topcoat/ more brown hue if they get one in the incoming batch from Vicenza.

 

[Aloysius]

I'm glad I hadn't seen one of the chocolate brown jackets people have posted at the time when I placed my order, else I wouldn't have ordered the leather. But I wonder now if I just got lucky and I need to ask for a visibly black hide next time.

 

[Pandemic]

Why not order the black if that’s want you want, and not the blackened brown?

 

[AerGuitar]

Top coat seems impervious to wear. Might have to do the back spin in the street sans cardboard to get it to waiver.

Maybe we aren’t doing enough manly activities in the Vicenza jackets to earn the patina? Fruity cocktails, mani/pedis, etc. Mid weight Vicenza club- we pee sitting down around here...