Leather jacket sizing, too big or small?

[MickeyPunch]

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]

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]

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]

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.)

 

[TartuWolf]

For that kind of money you could go to Johnson Leathers (just to name one example) and get an absolute top quality, high-end, custom, built-for-a-lifetime leather jacket with the leather of your choice and support a small honest business which will have a personal contact with you. And yet you choose to give this money to "John Elliott". Dunno man, feels like you could do much better and walk away with a much better result...

 

[Will Zach]

^^
... and if you feel that "motorcycle jackets" are too heavy and stiff for you, a maker like Johnson Leathers, Aero or Thedi will let you choose a lighter and softer leather. Not a condom-soft stuff like John Elliott, mind.

 

[MrProper]

If you can afford it, it's perfectly okay to pay a lot of tuition fees