dylanbooth78

Doing some work on the motorbike today as well as some other self isolation tasks, so scruffy today...

Mountain equipment

LVC 506

LVC 1947

Altberg 

20200321_144553 by Ian Spry-Shute, on Flickr

20200321_144623 by Ian Spry-Shute, on Flickr

I just got this recently, ues pen case. I am really impressed with the texture of the patch! Online pics don't do it justice. 

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IMG_20200307_100447 by Ian Spry-Shute, on Flickr

Aero

LVC 1933 

Altberg nordkapp 

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Recently washed the 33's to get rid of the last bit of shrinkage and am really happy with the fit now I have also removed the suspender buttons hammered the rivets and chopped off the cinch! They have evolved into my favorite jeans! 

Lvc 50's tee shirt 

LVC 1933 

Vans

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1 hour ago, bartlebyyphonics said:

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Lovely textures! 

If you still have the bits can you not just refit it and hammer the end to keep it in place? I don't have any rivets I'm afraid. 

Just gonna lower the tone a little... 

Altberg tabbing boots, about 4 years old and approx 4000 miles walked in these on pavements trails and mountainous terrain (in dryer weather) they are lined in cambrelle and have a cordura bellows tongue. A great general purpose boot. They probably have another 3000 miles left in them until they need a resole! 

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I just hammered the rivets on these 1933s as they were pulling threads on a throw I have on my sofa! They came out pretty well. I already removed the suspender buttons and may chop off the cinch soon too... 

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that came out really nice mate!

One star leather horizontal wallet in bourbon shell cordovan... 

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47 minutes ago, JohnM said:

Sounds like you really did your homework Dylan.  Glad you're happy with the result.  I know some of the folks at Aero (Derek and Chloé) -- both have been great to work with.  But I haven't bought a leather jacket from them (yet), just some LVC jeans.

So many jackets to choose from, it does take time to figure out what will work best.  The Premiers sound great in terms of leather quality and hardware, but I fear the high armholes and trim arms will not work for my build (average 6-footer, but slightly large chest and arms).  The Highwayman looks good, as do the A-2s.  The keys are to get a nice hide, good hardware, good fit, and solid construction.  Sounds like you've done all that!

I would highly advise you email Holly (Ken Calder's daughter) who is in charge of dealing with customers orders at aero if you era thinking of ordering one, she was a great help to me when I ordered. They will completely customise the jacket to your measurements if need be, and if you have fit problems they will deal with it quickly. 

Thanks johnm, I'm very happy with the construction and quality, this one was made by Julie Leich (probably spelling her name wrong!?) she is the Head machinist and is responsible for their film jackets! The hides are selected from the best that they have and I can confirm that they are fantastic. There is one stitch line that is slightly uneven on the right cuff, but i like that as this jacket is hand made from start to finish and this highlights that perfectly (I love that about handmade items!) 

The Premier jackets do have much higher arm holes and slimmer sleeves. The collars are also a different (slimmer) design and the shoulders are a bit neater fitting too. The fit is fantastic, I ended up adding a bit of length to the body and sleeves, I'm not that tall, about 5'11" but am a somewhat odd build so needed that extra length! I also had it lined in cotton drill instead of the wool tartan as I wanted to be able to wear this in warmer weather too. I also had them fit the standard aero label instead of the Premier one as it reminds me of a aero I used to own that I really regret selling! 

Sorry for the long text but I hope it answers your question. 

Wool beanie, Aero, LVC and vans... 

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4 hours ago, JohnM said:

 

Looks great.  What Aero model is that and how do you like it?

thanks mate, it is a premier range 1930's half belt in brown heavy FQHH, I had some length added and talon zippers fitted. I love this jacket, I used to have a aero 50's half belt but I was never a fan of how the shoulders looked, it was also lined in alpaca which meant I could only wear it on cold days (not many of those in London) but this one I had lined in cotton drill and have successfully worn it in the summer (on the motorbike) as well as milder autumn and winter days and it has been fine in lower temps too with a shirt under it! The fit of the premier jackets is very neat in the shoulders and the collar is a vast improvement on aero's standard collars in my opinion. This one is a keeper.

Hey guys, does anyone have experience with the standard 21oz sammys? Is it similar in feel to the 19oz zero denim? I have had the 510s in 24oz left hand twill denim before (limited model) they were very different to the standard 19oz 710s I have. 

Aero

LVC 1947

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Also just found my LVC 1915's (the ones with the incorrect patch) so will have to see if I still fit into them!... Its been a few years;-) 

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Pike brothers roamer

LVC 1933

Wolverine 

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25 minutes ago, Geeman said:

The green card case with the  snap closelooks familiar. ... where did you get it? @dylanbooth78

It's from one star leather, I had him make it out of green shell cordovan, in fact all of the bits you see in the tray are shell. 

5 hours ago, mpukas said:

@dylanbooth78 who's the jacket maker? 

Its an Aero leather premier fit 1930's half belt

13 minutes ago, Cold Summer said:

Nice collection. Those diamond-shaped Talon zipper pulls are by far my favorite for leather jackets.

Me too mate, i specified talon for the main zip and the pocket zip. 

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12 minutes ago, Flash said:

You'll loose a toe going out like that ...

Lounging around the house today so no need for shoes, plus my boots are hardly sufu approved (altberg tabbing boots) fugly shoes seem to be the norm at the moment! ;-) 

Aero premier half belt, LVC 50s sportswear t-shirt and LVC 1933

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