Posts made by Alexander

Price drop: $650

Selling my Aero Premier Highwayman - ordered in October 2019 through Thurston Bros. Just not my style anymore as I am more into 1930s type of jackets (short and boxy).
Overall the jacket is in great shape. I guess I went through the tough part of the break in. The hide is amazing with great marbling and the brass lost its initial shine.

Price when new: $1,150
Asking: $700 (open to honest offers)

Some cool details of the jacket below:

• Style: Premier Highwayman with angled chest pocket (like on 1930s Half Belt)
• Standard Highwayman yoke (not Premier)
• Olive Drab stitching.
• Leather: CXL FQHH - Tumbled Brown (medium brown rather than a dark brown)
• Zipper: Regular brass (shiny) Talon front zipper (Sunburst box) with regular brass ball and chain on chest pocket. Rivets placed like on the Hookless zipper
• Regular brass D-ring side cinches
• Lining: Olive cotton drill throughout
• Button Type: Brown Corozo
• Inside Pocket: Olive cotton drill patch pocket on left side that is 4.75 inches wide and 6 inches high.
• Label: Camping Aero label; new Thurston label in lower front left hem

@Giles Gosh, that's a beauty

It is sitting in my wardrobe and has not been worn - I love the shirt, I love the idea behind it but I just don't know whether it's my color - send me a pm

@CosmoSix5 looks like a perfect fit and the color suits you way better than it did me!! Rock on!!

Slowly evolving! My favorite pair of jeans - they just work for me

@thevintagefuture thank you Sir! And they are getting better every day. It’s nice to start off with a new 21oz pair knowing where things are going.

@Jord thanks! Its been 4 years since I got the tattoo of Hubert Auriol winning Dakar on BMW in 1984 and I’m still amazed myself everytime
I look at it this is a picture taken when still quite fresh but to my surprise it hasn’t changed much at all…

Super happy with the 1955 cut - love the vintage look with the higher waste. Super comfortable top block with the slight taper to the bottom will make for a very versatile pair in my rotation

April 12th marked the official first birthday of my 634-XHS and it was time for a first wash - haven’t worn them for the full 12 months but pretty regularly outside of the summer months in NYC. Love the electric blue!

Maybe this is helpful - I think the body didn't shrink as much as the arms - I like the jacket to sit properly on the waist and def. prefer the post vs. the pre soak fit.

@long_john86 exactly my experience - for a long time nothing happened and then suddenly it started.

I understand these are once washed, however, would you (hot) soak them before the first wear or just get going right out the envelope

I cannot make the Mr Lou fit. Very flat toe box and if sized for appropriate toe box fit, then the heel slip becomes insane. The Lot444 are like Neil from S&S said formed like a sleek race car and wrap around your heel and foot. Way more shape and they fit very very well. I am a 12.5C on a Brannock and wear the Lot444 in 11.5D. (same size in Mr Lou)

Pictures from my recent suit fitting - thought the double angle looks kinda cool fades are starting to pop - love the electric blue

Just love the 21oz denim - cut wise these 777 now feel quite tight after spending more time in 634.

What’s the difference compared to the Selfedge 23oz collab? Is it a different base denim?

@Daniel-San yes, that‘s an edition made for standard & strange. It’s horsebutt in „crust“ which is basically just natural. They got substantially darker with wear and being exposed to sun. My particular pair is quite smooth but there were other sizes/ pairs with more grain - I guess it’s the nature of horse

One of my favorite pairs of engineers. About a year of occasional wear.

@long_john86 I am one week into my 634 XHS coming from 21oz 777S. Ordered size 36 (which is what I have in the 777). They fit comfortably when I got them. Hot soaked it at 40 degree Celsius (104 degree F). They shrunk minimally in the waist and after a week of wear back to where I got them more or less. In short, the measurement (in the waist) that you read is what you get and what you keep.