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Leather jacket sizing, too big or small?

MickeyPunch

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If you post this then you’re not happy, so unless you’re drowning in money then return and keep looking, or try to size down.

I never really followed John Elliott but they used to do skinny stuff, and if the model pic is an indication of intended fit then it seems to be a bit Hedi-esque, i.e. skinny, cropped and with a big front opening. That’s not really how it looks on you.
 

VansonRider

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The sleeves are the right length, they're falling too far on your hands because the shoulder seam of the jacket is hanging a little past your natural shoulder width.
As far as the rest, I think we need to see it zipped and from the side.
It WILL look better as it wears in, but it won't change sizes.
 

Eagledog

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It doesn't look good or comfortable with the shirt all bunched up in front. Sleeves are too wide and long unless you're riding a motorcycle. It has a lot of extra material in the chest area that looks uncomfortable in the armpit area. And the belt will be annoying dangling behind your waist. I would look for something with slimmer arms and no belt in a smaller chest size.
 

Aloysius

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on the flipside, it is a $2,000 jacket and I want to make sure its the right fit for both aesthetic and comfort.

Really?

I honestly assumed it was a $200 made-in-Pakistan "motorcycle jacket" from Amazon from the pic. (Nothing wrong with that, to be clear, and it wouldn't have stopped me from giving you fit advice.) But hearing it cost $2000 is horrifying.

Perhaps it shouldn't have surprised me because those $200 jackets usually have a better fit/pattern, probably because they're somewhat mass market (which often does mean good patterning.)
 

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