By Popular Demand The Aero RAF Flying Jacket (Irvin)

[rob20uk]

I must say this is a stunning jacket. You can see a few pics of my one that I got from Aero around a year ago.

 

[B-Man2]

Thanks for the photos however, they are too dark to get a good look at the hide . Any chance you could get into a brighter light and take a few pics ?

 

[ausreenactor]

I must say this is a stunning jacket. You can see a few pics of my one that I got from Aero around a year ago.

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Is it tight when zipped?

 

[rob20uk]

Is it tight when zipped?

Yes but that is basically because I am fat. If I lose a stone or two it will be really roomy round the waist. Honestly it’s not a problem. It’s the shoulder and arm length that I am keen to get right as those don’t change if you put on or take off a stone or two.

 

[rob20uk]

Here are a few pics that show the jacket in a better light.

 

[ausreenactor]

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Yes but that is basically because I am fat. If I lose a stone or two it will be really roomy round the waist. Honestly it’s not a problem. It’s the shoulder and arm length that I am keen to get right as those don’t change if you put on or take off a stone or two.

You would cook if you had it zipped anyway...

It is a good lookin' jacket and it suits 'you'.

 

[B-Man2]

Much better , now we can see your jacket and it looks great .

 

[MikeyB-17]

It’s remarkable how different the colour of the black fleece Irvin outer finish looks in Flashheart’s pic, compared with that of Tony above. It’s always seemed to be paler with a yellowish tinge to me in most pics, which I have never been keen on. In principle I love the idea of the black fleece Irvin, but not with the paler outer. Flash’s looks way better to my eye.

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

It’s remarkable how different the colour of the black fleece Irvin outer finish looks in Flashheart’s pic, compared with that of Tony above. It’s always seemed to be paler with a yellowish tinge to me in most pics, which I have never been keen on. In principle I love the idea of the black fleece Irvin, but not with the paler outer. Flash’s looks way better to my eye.

This is still very much in the experimental stage for us

The first batch, the jackets that were soid during the last 12 months, were made from various surplus skins of black collar fur left over from a wholesale order, and previously unfinished on the leather side that we had our tannery finish in two different exterior shades

We'll be getting another batch, this time tanned from scratch, before Autumn

 

[Lord Flashheart]

I keep meaning to post a few more comparison pics just need to find the time. For the moment here’s another of the Late War and Black Sheep side by side