UPDATE :
It’s been a little over two weeks now since I started this “experiment” to see if I could slowly fade this GW Acme 21996 in an effort to make it look more like a war time Aero 21996. The jacket has been left out in the Florida sunshine most of that time, moving it around from time to time so that most of the jacket gets some UV exposure.
The days down here have been very hot in the 95F / 35C range with very intense sun shine. So while it hasn’t been very long since this “experiment” started, there have been some mild changes in the color of the hide. The photos are taken outside and the sunlight gives the jacket a reddish appearance, however if you compare the inside photo of the jacket you will see that the jacket has more of a cordovan color. So here we go.
Outdoor
Indoor
One of the first areas that I noticed a lightening of was the collar fold . It has lightened up around the neckline .
The back panels of both sleeves have noticeable lightening in color.
The left chest panel has had some lightening of color as well .
So this is the result so far. I’ll continue to leave the jacket exposed to the UV rays and wear it when possible. I just returned from a trip to the mountains where the jacket got some wear during the cool evenings. It was great!
Ok that’s it for now. I’ll have another update posted in about a week.
Cheers