What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[torfjord]

I've come to realize this is perhaps the most badass jacket ever made.

It's certainly up there in the top tier of cool. I'm so happy I finally found one in Europe. Keep your eyes open, you won't regret getting one for yourself.

 

[JMax]

I've come to realize this is perhaps the most badass jacket ever made.

Hell yes they are. I love all early police jackets, but there is something visceral and hard about Cal.

 

[Imuricecreamman]

Hell yes they are. I love all early police jackets, but there is something visceral and hard about Cal.

Exactly my thoughts!

 

[Tom71]

Picked up this older Aero D1 via Ebay. Arrived crammed in a super small box. Was really worried of what might actually be in the box. Leather is freaking gorgeous, aged really well with no wear down spots or tears, and shearling lining for the most part is in great shape. Couple dull spots here and there in usual places, but this thing has a ton of wears on it, and the character to go along with it.

The weirdest thing though is the sleeve ends. I can't figure out if someone butchered them, i.e. cut off the last inch or so in an attempt to shorten them, or if this is how they wear down. Trying to get a clean pic or two of some new ones to do a before and after. There's definitely some funk going on. I can see stitch holes where maybe they were once pinched at the very end to create a taper. The sleeves length are just on the edge of comical for me, but I don't care. The jacket has a cool vintage vibe with the evolution and mods. Thinking about doing a Ton/Deena patented cuff extender lol. In any case, seller was nice and refunded a few extra bucks so the all in price was pretty fair for what I got. I guess it'll be my beater shearling. Definitely feels like a well lived vintage piece, something you'd dig up in a WW2 time capsule, etc. And got lucky with a chilly night so can probably wear one last time for the season. Maybe I'll get some shots tomorrow in proper sun light.

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I love vintage D-1´s. Much more versatile than the heavier siblings. Looks great on you!

 

[Leigh H]

New arrival, Levi's Suede Fringe.

Not a style for everyone i know

 

[Will Zach]

Dude, you can pull off anything.

 

[lopo]

GW A-2 Goatskin

 

[torfjord]

New arrival, Levi's Suede Fringe.

Not a style for everyone i know

I love it! One of the few jacket styles that I really feel like trying but haven't owned yet. I saw one from Schott in a vintage store maybe 5 years ago. Still regret I didn't pick it up.

 

[Leigh H]

I love it! One of the few jacket styles that I really feel like trying but haven't owned yet. I saw one from Schott in a vintage store maybe 5 years ago. Still regret I didn't pick it up.

yeah the schott ones are great, i've seen a couple of versions by them, i nearly bought there version with the snap buttons.

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[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

Finding a time to wear it in that LA weather is going to be a challenge

Looks great!

ha, ha. You'd be surprised. Consistently gets down into the 50s at night even into June. And this is super light weight, not like the B3s.

I love vintage D-1´s. Much more versatile than the heavier siblings. Looks great on you!

thank you! Well it's not true vintage, but it certainly looks the part. I'll take some photos later of the leather. Has that really broken in crackly sheepskin look.

I did more research on the models, and I guess the ones that come from Aero are usually standard sleeve length, about 24.25 inches. Thurston Bros adds 2 more inches. So it could be that this is the standard model and that would explain the shorter sleeve length and also why I"m not seeing as dramatic of a fury cuff at the end (plus probably several years of wear).

But, there's still something off about the sleeve ends as I can see stitch holes from where the ends were pinched. Not sure if that's spec or someone tried to taper and then changed their minds. Who knows? It's OCD type stuff, nothing that really diminishes from the jacket unless you're breaking out a microscope. Unfortunately someone did mess with the throat latch though. Not that I ever see myself sealing it all the way to the top. Thankfully that is completely hidden again, unless you flip the collar over. Oh well, checks off a few boxes for me overall at a really good price. Getting closer and closer to done done LOL.

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

New arrival, Levi's Suede Fringe.

Not a style for everyone i know

spectacular. Not my style at all, but I can still appreciate it.

 

[Canuck Panda]

5oz American Goatskin Trucker by Johnson Leather:

 

[ton312]

spectacular. Not my style at all, but I can still appreciate it.

You can't be bald and wear that jacket, so we are both disqualified from suede with fringe jacket by default.

 

[marker2037]

Aero A-1 in tobacco Badalassi

 

[TooManyHatsOnlyOneHead]

Didn't want to monopolize the thread with my d1, so last post about some grain shots. Got some fit pics in my IG too if you're interested.

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[Al 916]

Dude, you can pull off anything.

....most annoyingly ;_)

 

[morrison2951]

Wolf Vintage H-B arrived today and have not yet taken it off.

 

[JCSD]

Muster Freedom Natural Campus

 

[torfjord]

Chilly morning so had to put on the collar on my new thedi. Thedi Thedi Thedi. I will bore you all to death with this one with how much I post about it.

 

[marker2037]

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Chilly morning so had to put on the collar on my new thedi. Thedi Thedi Thedi. I will bore you all to death with this one with how much I post about it.

Outstanding. Please do a review with some closeups. I need to see more of this leather as I'm deciding on my next leather soon.