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A rare opportunity to buy a stylish 'Stuart' model from the maker of 'the world's best leather jackets', Aero Leather Clothing (Aeroleatherclothing.com) of Scotland. The jacket is an interesting buttoned variation on Aero's classic halfbelt jacket, of which Aero says the following:
From the start of the 30s, when the first zippered leather jackets were made, to end of the 50s, when supplies of good horsehide became scarce, half-belted horsehide jackets were produced by countless local producers across north America.
The fact so many of these jackets still exist today, in eminently wearable condition, is a tribute to their manufacturer and the fact that they were made using US Chrome Tanned Front Quarter Horsehide.
Aero continues this great tradition by choosing the finest US horsehide and equalling, even excelling, the manufacturing standards of the 30s and 40s. We have taken the best elements from the countless jackets that have passed through our hands over the years.
The Aero Halfbelt features a pleated back with false halfbelt and side-adjusting straps.
I find the Stuart's buttons make it useful both for casual and somewhat more formal wear. Here are the specs of this particular jacket:
- size 38 in cordovan (a characterful reddish brown)
- 1.5" extra on the length;
- .5" extra on the arms;
- one-piece back (ie no false halfbelt);
- two internal pockets (one on left with stud-fastening, one on right with zipper);
- antique brass hardware;
- Grant ancient tartan lining.
I'm 6'-6'1", and the jacket fits me very well.
Aeros are proper leather jackets, which means they are very tough (horsehide!) and improve in appearance with age. This one is a year old and beginning to develop a lovely, distinct patina. I don't smoke, so there is no tobacco smell.
Nor are Aeros cheap. New, this one would cost more than £550 new (because of the two internal pockets). Here are more details on the UK (http://tinyurl.com/3pwo4to) and US (http://tinyurl.com/3wwkb92) Aero sites.
Some images of the jacket as worn and on its own:
Why am I selling if it's so nice? Because I am rationalising my Aero collection and buying another one!
Postage - to anywhere in the world - will be for buyer to pay. Insured, it's around £20 within the UK, more to overseas.
The ebay listing is here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280722070242
Starting price: £340
Feel free to PM or otherwise message me here.
From the start of the 30s, when the first zippered leather jackets were made, to end of the 50s, when supplies of good horsehide became scarce, half-belted horsehide jackets were produced by countless local producers across north America.
The fact so many of these jackets still exist today, in eminently wearable condition, is a tribute to their manufacturer and the fact that they were made using US Chrome Tanned Front Quarter Horsehide.
Aero continues this great tradition by choosing the finest US horsehide and equalling, even excelling, the manufacturing standards of the 30s and 40s. We have taken the best elements from the countless jackets that have passed through our hands over the years.
The Aero Halfbelt features a pleated back with false halfbelt and side-adjusting straps.
I find the Stuart's buttons make it useful both for casual and somewhat more formal wear. Here are the specs of this particular jacket:
- size 38 in cordovan (a characterful reddish brown)
- 1.5" extra on the length;
- .5" extra on the arms;
- one-piece back (ie no false halfbelt);
- two internal pockets (one on left with stud-fastening, one on right with zipper);
- antique brass hardware;
- Grant ancient tartan lining.
I'm 6'-6'1", and the jacket fits me very well.
Aeros are proper leather jackets, which means they are very tough (horsehide!) and improve in appearance with age. This one is a year old and beginning to develop a lovely, distinct patina. I don't smoke, so there is no tobacco smell.
Nor are Aeros cheap. New, this one would cost more than £550 new (because of the two internal pockets). Here are more details on the UK (http://tinyurl.com/3pwo4to) and US (http://tinyurl.com/3wwkb92) Aero sites.
Some images of the jacket as worn and on its own:
Why am I selling if it's so nice? Because I am rationalising my Aero collection and buying another one!
Postage - to anywhere in the world - will be for buyer to pay. Insured, it's around £20 within the UK, more to overseas.
The ebay listing is here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280722070242
Starting price: £340
Feel free to PM or otherwise message me here.
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On a more serious note, what size sport coat/suit jacket are you?