Giles and Haraki's UK road trip

[Giles]

Late lunch stop

From Giles on the move

[Jii]

Funny, I stopped at that exact place on my way from York towards Dumfries in Scotland on my summer holiday :).

[Giles]

Got home lat night t about midnight having driven 1050 miles in 3 days.  Stiff drink and then t bed.  Piccy updates later.  G

[Giles]

Wednesday. Today is Aero day.

Although it was raining when we left, we took this as a good sign

We got there, and if it was made of leather and did not move, Haraki tried it on…

Eskimo Haraki

A tad large I feel

Mid weight horse western

Deer skin western

Ayumi fell in love with this, but only told me on the way home that she wanted to ask Will how much it was and felt that she couldn't.  Oh well, that's another phone call for me today…(Notice Haraki in the background trying yet another jacket on)...

"This is Maverick, come in Boss Man" - Yes, Haraki had to have a Top Gun jacket.  Will and he negotiated a trade - Will's getting some T shirts…...

Superb vintage B2

We gather round Wills desk to discuss tweaks

The Haraki has to try one on

Westen shirt in oil pull

Haraki pimps my ride

[Giles]

Highlights of the day.

Finalising specs on current stuff
Deciding to make and speccing a brown oil pull Type III with pockets
Deciding to do a Haraki take on the B2 - pure awesomeness…..Here is the inspiration........

[jimmy]

Too much!  you guys keep carry on like this forget about wholesale you need to start thinking franchise…

[rocket]

fab pictures, the Deer Skin, oh man… 
and Ayumi looks really great in that jacket...

-- rocket iphone posting --

[Seul]

Ayumi yummy yummy I've got love in my tummy…

Haraki cracks me up... He's like a kid visiting a huge toy store!.. 

[madmonday]

thanks for taking us along on that crazy road trip & the boss looks like i would look at the works. . . or come to think of it at the aero shop  :D. the aero shop must smell great with all that quality leather around . . .

**that varsiety is the shit & i can understand why Ayumi fell in love with it

[madmonday]

@jimmy:

Too much!  you guys keep carry on like this forget about wholesale you need to start thinking franchise…

you might be on to something

[Giles]

Random vid.  Ayumi loving being on the windy North Sea beach at Alnwick…..

[hasty]

Super pics Giles. The Varsity looks amazing!

[Finn666]

@Giles:

Wednesday. Today is Aero day.

Although it was raining when we left, we took this as a good sign

Deer skin western

Ayumi fell in love with this, but only told me on the way home that she wanted to ask Will how much it was and felt that she couldn't.  Oh well, that's another phone call for me today…(Notice Haraki in the background trying yet another jacket on)...

We gather round Wills desk to discuss tweaks

thanks for those great pics…really loving`em...great trip there as well!

that Deer Skin - oh man...looks awesome!

ayumi in the varsity - i don`t say a word.

you 4 on bottom - love it!

[Giles]

I think Haraki spent too much time with me over the last few days.  I just sent him an update about some Aero stuff.  His reply;

COOL!!!

[Finn666]

hahaha…

but sent him an update? is he back to japan?...

[Giles]

No, I dropped them off in London last night.  They're staying there until Saturday, then we all come to Zurich together.  I go to Spencer Hart with them tomorrow to train the sales staff…..How's that, getting trained by the Boss?

[babyknight]

very nice to get a glimpse of the oil pull western

[Finn666]

Ah ok…i already was a bit confused cuz i knew that they will come to Zürich with you guys!

getting trained by the Boss is dope...had that once with Nudie. but nothing compared to you guys

[Giles]

@babyknight:

very nice to get a glimpse of the oil pull western

BK.  It would be on my back now, but Will had made a standard XL for our sizing discussions yesterday.  He is making me one longer in the arms, I'll have it very soon.  I went with the side pockets option.  Plan is, I beat the living crap out of before I go to Japan in November, Will really wants Haraki to see an aged one, not sure why, as Haraki is totally 100% in love with the oil pull.  In fact, so in love that we will be making a biker type fanny pack in it too (at Chapman), oh and a Type III with pockets…...

[Giles]

Next to Aero in Galashiels is a fabric finishing plant.  Will managed to get Haraki, Ayumi and me a tour of it.  Oh my God, we were in heaven, it was just amazing and super instructional.

I learnt so much.

So do you know what this is?

It's a teasel and comes from here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/1244.shtml

It is used (and believe it or not, there is still not a man made equivalent) to tease up the fibres of wool.  Here is the teasing machine

And this is a bolt of Mohair coming out of the teaser