Let's address the obvious first.
The Wax London Fitzroy Leather Flight Jacket costs £640.
That's a serious amount of money to spend on one jacket, and if you've landed here because you're considering buying one, it's completely reasonable to ask:
Is the Wax London Fitzroy Leather Flight Jacket actually worth it?
At TRIADS, we're not going to tell you that you need a £640 leather jacket.
You don't.
But if you're looking for a statement outerwear piece that you can build into your wardrobe and wear for years rather than a single season, the Fitzroy starts to make considerably more sense.
Let's take a proper look.
The Fitzroy takes inspiration from the classic flight jacket, but Wax London has given the silhouette a much more refined, contemporary feel.
The version available at TRIADS comes in a rich dark brown and is constructed from 100% leather.
It's unmistakably a leather jacket, but it doesn't feel like the stereotypical black biker jacket.
And that's one of the reasons we bought it.
The brown leather softens the whole look and makes the Fitzroy surprisingly easy to introduce into an everyday wardrobe.
At this price, it's worth understanding what you're actually buying.
First and foremost, this is a 100% leather outerwear piece, rather than a faux-leather or coated alternative.
Leather garments naturally sit at a considerably higher price point than cotton jackets and overshirts because of the material and construction involved.
But price alone doesn't make something good value.
The more useful question is:
How much are you actually going to wear it?
If you're buying the Fitzroy for one outfit and it'll spend the next three years hanging in the wardrobe, £640 is difficult to justify.
If it becomes the jacket you repeatedly reach for with denim, trousers, tees and knitwear, the calculation starts to change.
This depends on you.
We'd think about it in terms of cost per wear.
Wear a £640 jacket 10 times and you've effectively paid £64 per wear.
Wear it 50 times and that drops to £12.80 per wear.
Wear it 100 times and you're at £6.40 per wear.
That's why we think investment pieces should be judged differently from trend-led purchases.
The question isn't simply:
“Is £640 expensive?”
It clearly is.
The better question is:
“Can I see myself wearing this regularly for years?”
If the answer is yes, then it's worth considering.
For us, the colour is one of the strongest things about this particular Fitzroy.
Black leather jackets are classics, but they can sometimes dictate the direction of an entire outfit.
Dark brown is softer.
It works beautifully with ecru, cream, navy, grey, denim, olive and other earthy tones.
That means you can wear the Fitzroy as the statement piece without everything else needing to follow the traditional leather-jacket formula.
Throw it over an ecru tee with relaxed trousers and trainers.
Wear it with denim.
Add knitwear underneath when the weather changes.
Or pair it with smarter trousers and loafers.
The jacket changes depending on what's around it.
If you were standing in TRIADS asking us how to wear it, we'd probably start simple.
Wax London Fitzroy Leather Flight Jacket
Wax London or Carhartt WIP Tee
Service Works Chef Pants
Duke + Dexter Trainers
This keeps everything underneath relaxed and allows the leather jacket to be the standout piece.
Wax London Fitzroy
Fine knit or simple polo
Straight-leg trousers
Duke + Dexter Loafers
Same jacket, completely different feel.
This is where dark brown leather really comes into its own.
Fitzroy
White or ecru T-shirt
Denim
Trainers
You don't always need to style the life out of something.
A great jacket over clothes you already own is often the best option.
Nobody can guarantee what fashion will look like in ten years.
But leather flight jackets have something working strongly in their favour:
they've already existed for generations.
The details and proportions change over time, but the fundamental idea of a short leather aviation-inspired jacket has survived decades of menswear.
That's important when you're spending this sort of money.
Personally, we'd be far more comfortable investing £640 into a dark brown leather flight jacket than spending the same amount on something built around a very specific short-term trend.
One of the appeals of real leather is that it doesn't necessarily need to remain looking exactly as it did on day one.
With wear, leather can develop creases, variations and character unique to the person wearing it.
That's part of the appeal.
The Fitzroy isn't something we'd buy and then be frightened to wear.
Quite the opposite.
A leather jacket should become yours.
Obviously, that doesn't mean neglecting it. Follow the garment's specific care instructions and be sensible about how you store and look after it.
But don't be afraid of normal wear.
Keep it easy.
A good Wax London or Carhartt WIP T-shirt is probably where we'd start.
During colder weather, introduce knitwear.
Because the jacket itself already has plenty of presence, you don't need to make every layer underneath equally loud.
Neutral colours are your friend.
White. Ecru. Grey. Navy. Black.
Then let the brown leather do the work.
Maybe.
And we're perfectly happy saying that despite selling the Fitzroy.
If £640 is going to make you uncomfortable financially, don't buy a £640 jacket.
There are plenty of great outfits that don't require spending anywhere near that much on one item.
But if you've been specifically looking for a proper leather jacket, have the budget and want something you can build a lot of outfits around, that's when we'd consider investing in the Fitzroy.
Buying one expensive piece you genuinely love can make more sense than repeatedly buying cheaper alternatives because they never quite scratch the itch.
We've written a full guide answering this question because it's understandably something customers want to know before spending at Wax London's price point.
Wax has built its identity around interesting fabrics, textures and contemporary interpretations of classic menswear.
And the Fitzroy sits towards the premium end of that offering.
If you're considering spending £640, we'd encourage you to research it properly, check your sizing and make sure it's a jacket that fits into your existing wardrobe, rather than buying it simply because it looks good in a photograph.
If you're close enough to visit us, we'd actually encourage it.
Come and see us at TRIADS in Yarm.
At £640, there's absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to get the jacket in your hands, feel the leather and try it with a few different pieces before deciding.
That's one of the benefits of still having a physical independent shop.
You can actually come in and talk to us.
If you're nowhere near Yarm, don't worry.
Message us before ordering.
Tell us your height, build, usual jacket size and how you like your outerwear to fit.
We'll personally look at it with you.
If you want, tell us what trousers, shoes and tops you've already got at home and we'll help you work out whether the Fitzroy will actually fit into your wardrobe.
At this price, we'd rather spend some time helping you make the right decision than simply get an order through the till.
If you're considering the Fitzroy and want to build a complete outfit around it, let us do it with you.
Tell us:
Your size
Your usual style
What you're buying the jacket for
What you've already got at home
Your overall budget
Then we'll personally put some options together.
That doesn't mean we're going to tell you to buy another £500 worth of clothing.
If you've already got the perfect trousers and tee at home, we'll tell you.
And if you're building a larger outfit with us, speak to the team and we'll see what we can do for you.
We're an independent store.
Yes, selling clothes keeps TRIADS running — but we genuinely enjoy helping people find things they're going to love wearing.
Here's our answer.
If you're simply looking for another jacket, probably not.
You can buy a good jacket for considerably less.
But if you're specifically looking for a 100% leather flight jacket, love the dark brown colour, have the budget and can see yourself wearing it repeatedly for years, the Fitzroy becomes a much more compelling investment.
That's how we'd approach a piece at this price.
Don't buy it because it's expensive.
Don't buy it because we tell you to.
Buy it because you put it on and know you're going to wear the hell out of it.
Explore the Wax London Fitzroy Leather Flight Jacket in Dark Brown at TRIADS, or come into Yarm and try it for yourself.
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