Aero Bootlegger double breasted?

[jchance]

OP, how tall are you? Carlos is very tall so anything goes with him.

 

[onstar]

OP, how tall are you? Carlos is very tall so anything goes with him.

5'11'' 210 pounds. Stocky build. I look like I can bench 315 for reps. So I dont my build will look good with a double breasted fit.

 

[bigmanbigtruck]

5'11'' 210 pounds. Stocky build. I look like I can bench 315 for reps. So I dont my build will look good with a double breasted fit.

This might be the first time someone's ever used their bench numbers to pick a jacket.

I think body measurements may be more useful if you’re worried about sizing.

 

[3.14nche]

There you go, 5ish cm at the hem and 11ish at the collar.
Not the narrowest nor the widest as @Tom71 and @Carlos840 said.


Somewhere in between a Schott 613sh and a Vanson C2.

What I noticed while comparing the 3 is how different the zipper position is.
Almost vertical on the Aero, at an angle on the Vanson and curved on the Schott.
So while the windflap is narrower on the Aero than on the Vanson, the front panel + windflap is wider.
I would imagine this also influences how the jacket hangs while unzipped?

For reference I'm 1m72 and around 75kg and this is a stock 38, a size down from the trimmer patterns.
I have no clue how much I can press. Probably a lot.

 

[3.14nche]

I´d call it a medium...

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Nice, I thought Aero did not do fur collars.

 

[Tom71]

Nice, I thought Aero did not do fur collars.

They were willing to do a fixed mouton collar on this. Never regretted it.

This is also the “trim fit” (you may call it a “Premier Bootlegger”). I noticed they offered that via Thurston Brothers. The standard version is based off the Highwayman pattern, AFAIK, and I wanted something less boxy. It‘s a great jacket but not at all forgiving for weight fluctuation…

 

[Peter Mackin]

To illustrate the point I made:

Left to right:

Schott Perfecto: narrow windshield
Lewis Leather Lightning: medium width
RMC J24: broad windshield.

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Loving the Schott Tom,what model is it ?.Its made me think i may just wait until next year when I visit New York , head to the store and buy new.

 

[Zoro]

Nice, I thought Aero did not do fur collars.

I recall reading somewhere that they could do them upon request, but not removable.

 

[Tom71]

Loving the Schott Tom,what model is it ?.Its made me think i may just wait until next year when I visit New York , head to the store and buy new.

Thank you! A spectacular jacket! It´s the 613SH. The only issue with it (if you want to call it that) is that it´s a pretty restrictive pattern.
I will try the 618HH when I get the chance, but the horsehide on this is mindblowingly nice!

 

[Tom71]

I recall reading somewhere that they could do them upon request, but not removable.

That´s what they told me as well.

 

[AeroFan_07]

Nice, I thought Aero did not do fur collars.

Regarding the Snap off Collars you have seen on several Aero's here. Contact Carrie At Thurston Brothers, and note many examples of their work are listed in their thread:

https://www.thefedoralounge.com/thr...-affiliate-thread.70770/page-282#post-2975428

 

[Edward]

Nice, I thought Aero did not do fur collars.

A fixed mouton collar is an option for an extra charge. It's the removable collars that were cancelled after 2011. Those were briefly available in the Lauder era, but when Ken came back and reviewed the line he wasn't happy with the design they had been using. A removable collar doesn't really fit with the Aero line now anyhow (some of the mc designs aside).