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Does this bother you?

Sell or keep

  • Sell it, looks bad

    Votes: 8 33.3%
  • Keep it, not big deal

    Votes: 16 66.7%

  • Total voters
    24

Hh121

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I am on the fence about sell this jacket, everything is good except right sleeve looks slimmer than left.
Let me know your opinions, whether I should sell it or keep it.
Thank you
 

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El Marro

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Oh boy. I never would’ve noticed it if you hadn’t pointed it out but now it looks pretty obvious. How does it feel when you wear the jacket, is it truly slimmer?
 
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Oh boy. I never would’ve noticed it if you hadn’t pointed it out but now it looks pretty obvious. How does it feel when you wear the jacket, is it truly slimmer?
This was my thought! Would’ve never noticed that in a million years but now I can’t unsee it. Hh, that would bother me to no end. Especially if you can feel the difference.
 
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Wow- Nicely tapered v not. Definitely hard to unsee. If they feel the same I would probably roll with it and avoid mirrors.

I’m actually surprised Eagle Eye Carlos didn’t notice.
 
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In my opinion, it is literally impossible to tell on the photos that you have provided and any guess would have to be a result of an optical illusion, same one that makes people think that black clothes makes you slimmer. Which it does.

Optical illusion 101: Black background will make a brightly colored object appear larger 'cause the light the object reflects is more pronounced and it thus appears to shine out, while white background will have the reverse effect, "shining" into the object & making it look smaller. You've got one sleeve against white background and another against black.

On the photo, the right sleeve - Your right sleeve - actually appears larger than the left and only because of the background. But I can't tell if it is.

Take another set of pics against either black or white background and we'll be able to tell.
 

Hh121

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In my opinion, it is literally impossible to tell on the photos that you have provided and any guess would have to be a result of an optical illusion, same one that makes people think that black clothes makes you slimmer. Which it does.

Optical illusion 101: Black background will make a brightly colored object appear larger 'cause the light the object reflects is more pronounced and it thus appears to shine out, while white background will have the reverse effect, "shining" into the object & making it look smaller. You've got one sleeve against white background and another against black.

On the photo, the right sleeve - Your right sleeve - actually appears larger than the left and only because of the background. But I can't tell if it is.

Take another set of pics against either black or white background and we'll be able to tell.
Good point, hope these are better pics, right sleeve still looks more slim. (It does feel tighter)
 

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nick123

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Okay, the right sleeve appears a little tighter, but I am still holding my position.

The right sleeve also appears a bit grainer and mottled.
 
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The right sleeve still looks a fair bit more trim to me. This is something I couldn’t live with. Perhaps this is why 5 Star defaults to baggy sleeve? I dunno. It’s a great looking jacket overall, no doubt about it, but this would drive me completely nuts. I agree with others that it doesn’t look like a “big deal” but I can certainly see it and I think wearing a jacket that way would be so irritating and also a constant reminder of a clear flaw.
 

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