Jacket #1 appears to lie just under an inch above the back pockets and looks proportionate. Jacket #2 simply looks too short and disproportionate IMO.
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Jacket #1
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Jacket #1
I really do not care to much about how long should the jacket be from a vintage perspective? I prefer lenght to the beginning of the back pocket of the jeans. So according to me the lenght is just prefect.
Cooperson,
Not to derail this excellent discussion, but what IH model are those jeans? They look fantastic!
Dave
Can they not alter the length of the longer one by that 3/4 inch and essentially just shave it off the bottom?
It seems a real shame to take ownership of such a nice jacket but to do so a little begrudgingly! I'm just worried every time you put it on you will think about it and be a little disappointed.
You're right, that is sad, but I can't agree about the nit picking. If you went there in person, which is no mean feat, and the precise length required for you was agreed upon after you had tried one on, then I would've expected that given two stabs at it aero would get one of them right. That doesn't seem nit picky or demanding from here. Perhaps there've been teething troubles with it, given it's a new pattern, idk.
But I would have thought that 25" long with .25 margin of error is surely not so difficult for them, or maybe it is and I've just been incredibly fortunate with my orders?
I must say, the hide on the jackets you have does look immense and in light of how popular the one that's too long is - on these pages at least - I'm sure it wouldn't be too much bother for them to relocate it. Indeed, if the short one was a 38 I wouldn't mind trying it on myself.
Anyhow, I'm also quite sure that aero wants you to be happy with your jacket, and so given these circumstances, it won't at all surprise me if somebody from HQ notices this thread and steps in with an offer to make it third time lucky. By which point, I think it safe to say, our collective fingers and toes would all be crossed for you mate! Whatever happens from here, at least you now know beyond a shadow of doubt what your right length in this style of jacket is!
Thanks for support schitzo but sadly I have to correct you, this would not be third time lucky but, due to hide, pattern and cutting issues, it would actually be a fifth remake! It's been a long and tortuous experience.
Well to be honest. For the price one pays for these jackets, and 0.25 tolerances aside, it should be perfect. Not like its a mall jacket.