why no love for aero royale

[CBI]

Love the jacket and glad to hear it is selling well!

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

Where were these great shots taken?

Also @Ken at Aero Leather I'd LOVE to see one of these in suede!

Not sure which stockist took these pics.
We've made quite a few in Suede, our double faced Goat Suede is ideal for the style

 

[Otter]

Is it not getting difficult to find the two headed goats for that these days ?

 

[Ken at Aero Leather]

I quite like how the cuffs and waistband are just a touch snugger than the rest of the jacket! Often on the 30s jackets it seems like the waist/cuffs just look like continuations of the body/sleeves, but made out of a different piece of leather. This adds some nice variety.


Did the British just tend to favor these leathers, or were they importing heavier, less soft leather jackets from the US or other countries?

Not sure how much if any heavy leather US made garments were imported to The UK back in the 50s, I don't recall seeing any pre Schott's arrival in the late 60s. If memory serves me well the American Shop in Shaftsbury Ave. London has Deer Suede College Jackets along side their imported range of Preppy clothing (Circa 1962-65)
When I began making leather jackets in the late 60s it was near on impossible to find anything heavier than Sheep/Nappa
It wasn't until (1970s) when we persuaded Connolly to sell us some of their cowhide for garments that we were able to produce heavier jackets
Rivetts, Lewis etc continued to use Sheep/Nappa

 

[chancerider]

It's an overall fantastic jacket but for me personally the deal-killer would be the exposed front zipper. If it was covered by dual flaps...like a G-1 front...that'd be much nicer-looking. Just quibbling...

 

[Royalcrown32]

Love the design of this jacket. But being 6'5" I need a size long which will ruin the looks of it I'm afraid.