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Honestly the patch pocket looks fine to me and seems like it was a modification added after the fact; the only weird thing is that it doesn't have a flap (which would be useful since it's on weatherproof outerwear).

None of these is a good fit but the one in IMG_9767 is particularly bad. It's big, but neither in the way that wearing a jacket up a size is, nor in the desirable way that back drape behaves. It's worst around the hem. The half-belted back by comparison does not look bad, though it has similar...

If I visited Egypt, I would want to check out this local bespoke tailor who makes traditional Egyptian clothing (as opposed to Gulf or Western clothing). Really beautiful craftsmanship.

This is your second thread on this/these pics today. Stick to the original.

And Egypt is still somewhat dry at least; OP is going to be in extremely humid places in the Gulf.

That would be a terrible idea. Enjoy it vicariously in Indiana Jones films, but know Harrison Ford had ice packs inside of his clothes.

The torso is comparable on the -S variant as well. There wasn't a decrease in taper. It was roughly 4 inches even back in the 50s. That's my only point.

One of my favourite S&S stories involves something like this. A friend in Europe ordered a number of things from their sale; he emailed them to make sure the stated purchase prices on the tax documents were what he paid, not the full price (which was out of his budget anyway). They affirmed that...

Yes if S&S doesn’t budge, it should be returned or exchanged. (They have a bad history with this like when a set of Shinki Lofgren boots arrived in the wrong colour and the only concession they gave the customers who preordered is the opportunity to cancel). Schott sells jackets with scuffs...

If it genuinely fits well and you want this jacket, ask for a partial refund to account for the premature fadeing. You would get this fading anyway, sooner or later. Lightly touch up the edges with black Pecard's if you'd like. (It's a tint rather than a dye so you won't have a two tone of...

I'm also in the Northeast and I am all about layering; I just don't think it's the best jacket for it. But if you are going to layer, definitely do not have it tapered further as you're considering.

Not really, no. The underarm footballs were added in the 80s (themselves a feature of leather jackets going back decades). The back looks a bit more rounded at the bottom of a modern 613/618 but that itself has precedent among Perfectos too. To clarify: the drop on a modern Perfecto is the...

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Vicenza is quite stiff. Goatskin has a really luxurious and flexible handle, so that would be a good pick. I have heard Pinnacle is also soft with good drape so you might consider that.

Great point. The hardware on these is plain looking but very high quality (I've handled these belts before but $200+ was beyond what I was willing to pay even though I could see why they cost that much.) That said my question doesn't include you–not in a rude way but because I think a belt for...