gibson barnes veg russet goat a-2

[kojax]

i want to get my father a a-2 from gibson barnes veg russet goat......does anybody here have one from this company....on there website the jacket looks nice......he does not want horsehide to heavy he says THANK YOU PEOPLE

 

[SamReu]

Spokes Man

I bought one of these coats -- vegetable goat, russet -- and liked its look and heft. It was just too durn big, so I sent it back.

 

[Daniel Hunter]

My wife bought me one of these for Christmas two or three years ago, it's a very nice jacket. One thing I have noticed recently though from looking at other member's jackets on this forum, G&B A-2's don't fit near as slim as other makers. The quality is top notch they just fit a little baggier than some people might like.


ps: I just tried to get on their web site and it doesn't appear to be operating at the moment.....

 

[kojax]

i just recived the a2 gibson barnes veg russet goat a-2 size 36 my father tryed it on was big on him....i got a a-2 gibson barnes a-2 horsehide from them last week for me size 36 fit me and my father well.....i will be sending it back i did not care for the color russet goatskin either.....my horsehide magonary is a real nice color......i do like the gibson barnes dark seal goatskin***

 

[icecold]

i just recived the a2 gibson barnes veg russet goat a-2 size 36 my father tryed it on was big on him....i got a a-2 gibson barnes a-2 horsehide from them last week for me size 36 fit me and my father well.....i will be sending it back i did not care for the color russet goatskin either.....my horsehide magonary is a real nice color......i do like the gibson barnes dark seal goatskin***

yeah, i don't know what the hell is wrong with their sizing; i ordered my regular size indy jacket and it is oversized; i'll keep it simply because i can live with that, and i really, really, realy hate sending stuff back and dealing with vendors; but obviously this is a general problem; i'm never, ever shopping from them again though; they're really shooting themselves in the foot - good materials and good stitching don't matter that much if the fit is f***d up;

 

[kojax]

you are right for 600 dollars i sent it back the fit was awful.. to bad gibson barnes is a good company one thing there return polciy is great***

 

[johnnyjohnny]

SiZabLe question

on size, something i found out pretty quick with not only vintage a-2 and g-1s (or any leather jacket) but with the modern stuff as well, size varies from manufacturer to manufacturer...and oft times from style of coat to style even WiTHiN manufacturers...

i've posted before how uswings 44 milspec a-2 was the same size (26" armpit to armpit) as their milspec 46 g-1...their rationalization was that people would layer clothing with an a-2, so make 'em bigger

but that says it all...manufacturers shOuLd give the inch measurements with their size measurements for leather jackets...but until they do that (and they never will) you need to call up and ask the armpt to armpit on this or that jacket, or sleeve length, or collar seam back to bottom...

it will be a headache, and most of the time they'll have to call you back with the info, or switch the call to someone else...but it beats paying $500 for a jacket that won't fit...i learned the hardway

and yes, gibson and barnes are one of those manufacturers that makes them big...their 44 g-1 is 26" armpit to armpit...they didn't have the measurements, but one of their very nice customer reps pulled one from their store and measured it...as well as a 46 for me, which i believe was 27" for the same measurement...and this is milspec sizing, and about what uswings measurements are (though their customer service is not in the same league as gibson/barnes...uswings is the bush leagues...they charged me shipping upon returning a g-1 within the time period allotted and with proper tags, because it had ripped leather...that it had come with)

so always ask the inch counts, even if it takes several calls...oh, yeah, and did i say, kNoW your body's inch counts so you know what fits?

 

[kojax]

i was getting a A-2 jacket for my father for xmass i am giving up lol....nothing fits out there for jackets any more crazy ***