What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Turnip]

Within a two hours flight, three...

Fresh enough for the Berwick this morning.

Cheers

Turnip

 

[Monitor]

Brooks cafe racer, looks great, CC - my favorite pattern, leather and maker. It just looks so much more authentic than most expensive and over spec'd repops. The pattern is hard to beat. These Brooks jackets are only about 2.2oz thick and often carelessly stitched with poly lining, but I'd rather have a good one of these than any number of high end reproductions.

Agreed. Brooks to me is pretty much a definition of a Cafe racer style. Mine is so chewed up I can't even wear it anymore but only Aero's CR can match how well it fits.

 

[nick123]

Woke at 3am. Aero CR.

 

[jonbuilder]

LW heavy horse. This morning, I am pushing the envelope to wear heavy leather in Aug even with the AM marine layer

Yesterday afternoon G1 that was issued to my son in law's grandfather
San Francisco Bay, Bay bridge in the background

 

[AeroFan_07]

Been a bit since a jacket was on my back, odd cool spell happening in the midwest, quite welcome in fact.

Aero 4-pocket CR, FQHH:

 

[Turnip]

Could you let me know what size this is?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[AeroFan_07]

^^ You mean the Aero CR? Size "42" and was ordered through Thurston's many years back but not by me.

 

[Turnip]

Ah, yes, that is the one i meant, sorry.

Thank you very much!

Cheers

Turnip

 

[Whitters]

First outing for my IH-526PJ

I was compelled to go for the double denim and classic white tee...
Surprisingly no Canadian tux comments which was pleasing!

 

[ABCD]

Lightweight cossack

 

[handymike]

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Awesome!

 

[AeroFan_07]

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Very nice, unique jacket there Marc. Fits you very well, simple, easy-going, yet very sophisticated all at once.

 

[sweetfights]

Himel Kensington shinki black oil-tanned horse hide size 46 Thank you to sweetfights
50s Resistol fedora
Once I have worn this jacket enough to get a real feel for it I will do a proper review.
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Perfect fitting cafe racer! The KING of cafe racers is the Himel Kensington.
I am glad it fits so very well.

 

[ABCD]

Very nice, unique jacket there Marc. Fits you very well, simple, easy-going, yet very sophisticated all at once.

Thank you, I appreciate it.
I have been looking for a cossack like this for some time. At first I tried finding a true vintage jacket in wearable condition, which I eventually found but it was too small:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/vintage-cossack-jacket.99454/

I realized finding a true vintage cossack in a size 42 would be impossible, therefore I started looking for a nice reproduction. I tried one of the levis vintage clothing reproductions but I wasnt happy with the look nor the fit:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/fs-lvc-menlo-cossack-jacket-size-large.99869/

I also tried a couple of Thedi's of the rack cossacks, they didn't fit.

Today I received this reproduction from RRL. At first I was a bit underwhelmed because its really lightweight and the leather feels a bit odd, almost like fine grit sandpaper. Then I realized that was exactly how the true vintage cossack leather felt like, which in addition was also extremely lightweight. It also features some period correct details which is nice, but above all I'm really happy with the fit. Could not be better. This is a keeper

 

[navetsea]

A bit darker and softer from baked the whole day yesterday and oiled, now making familiar creaks and squeaks of normal heavy hide jacket, and not clacks and plops like it was before.

 

[Downunder G Man]

No Ocean backdrop today folks, taken in my mate's Harley workshop. Bike is a '99 Springer ex United Arab Emirates..

Jacket is my Aero Blue label Highwayman in brown steer.

That's a Harley Crossbones up on the hoist , another Harley Springer variant.

 

[Zoo]

Cooler morning here, so I wore my Wested Captain America for a bit.

Cheers

 

[Lebowski]

Woke at 3am. Aero CR.

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Nick, may I ask what's in the plastic cup in such early morning? You look a bit angry/sleepy on your photo)

 

[Grayland]

Brooks cafe racer, looks great, CC - my favorite pattern, leather and maker. It just looks so much more authentic than most expensive and over spec'd repops. The pattern is hard to beat. These Brooks jackets are only about 2.2oz thick and often carelessly stitched with poly lining, but I'd rather have a good one of these than any number of high end reproductions.

I agree. I have one in brown. Such an easy wear. Lightweight, almost a windbreaker, and not at all precious. A jacket I can throw on and not worry about messing it up.

 

[dark wood]

Northern Minnesota AF. Gonna fry some fish we caught last night on this fire and then explore some twisty forest roads on my motorcycle once the fog burns off...Aero CR.