Please look at my buco jacket size

[lare leather]

My height is 177cm and my body is 73kg. The Buco j-24 jacket is a size 38, but my shoulders are a little uncomfortable and my chest feels very stuffy when I fasten the front zipper.
What do you think?

 

[photo2u]

Hi, Welcome to the forum. The jacket looks a bit in the tight side. To get a better understanding of the fit, Can you please zip up the jacket and take a closer angle?

 

[handymike]

If it feels too tight, it is too small.

 

[Carlos840]

It looks good, but does look a bit tight in the back and the shoulders.
I think the outcome depends on what you want from the jacket.
If you want to be an Instagram star keep that size, if you want comfort and versatility size up.

 

[Mich486]

Size up if you can.

Is that a RMC by the way or another brand? Looks RMC but thought they made the J24 only with brass zips.

 

[AeroFan_07]

Yes, welcome to FL - I would agree with others this is a little too tight, especailly upper body.

 

[Aloysius]

Size up if you can.

Is that a RMC by the way or another brand? Looks RMC but thought they made the J24 only with brass zips.

They make chrome zip versions as well. The one I’m somewhat interested in (due to chrome tanned leather) has all nickel.

 

[Bfd70]

If it feels too tight, it is too small.

This. There is nothing magical to be said. Why would you want a jacket that felt tight even if every member told you it looked great?

 

[willyto]

Welcome to TFL!

if possible I would go with the size 40. The pattern works for you but it's too small and you can barely move in it.

Small jackets that are uncomfortable never get worn.

 

[horweak]

Shoulder and chest are important measurements. Action backs and gussets can only go so far, pun intended.

Definitely try a 40

Not only will you be more comfortable, you will have room to layer underneath a tad.

 

[lare leather]

Size up if you can.

Is that a RMC by the way or another brand? Looks RMC but thought they made the J24 only with brass zips.

Real McCoy's bucco j-24 jacket is correct. However, this is the combination tanned version. The combination version is not tea core leather. It is also a nickel zipper that has been nickel plated on a brass zipper.

 

[Aloysius]

Real McCoy's bucco j-24 jacket is correct. However, this is the combination tanned version. The combination version is not tea core leather. It is also a nickel zipper that has been nickel plated on a brass zipper.

This is the version I really want. I would love it if you made a post talking about the jacket, the leather, and its features. It seems the Western market only wants "tea core" so no one buys the combination tanned version, which I think is much more cool.

 

[Aloysius]

(By the way, I agree with the rest that you should go up one size.)

 

[Marc mndt]

It seems the Western market only wants "tea core" so no one buys the combination tanned version, which I think is much more cool.

Personally I'm not a fan of the whole teacore thing (brown vegetable tanned leather with black pigment topcoat).

Double Helix used such a leather on my carcoat. What you see here is the topcoat chipping away revealing the brown leather. Not a good look imo, it makes the jacket look shabby. I used a black marker to touch up the spot.

 

[Aloysius]

Personally I'm not a fan of the whole teacore thing (brown vegetable tanned leather with black pigment topcoat).

Double Helix used such a leather on my carcoat. What you see here is the topcoat chipping away revealing the brown leather. Not a good look imo, it makes the jacket look shabby. I used a black marker to touch up the spot.

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Right, but we’re the minority in this. The Japanese companies will produce both normal and fast-ageing variants of their jackets, but western customers almost invariably chase “tea core”.

I’m fine with (and even like) brown leathers with a black pigment finish, as many vintage jackets were, but it needs to be a thick pigment finish, not a fast-ageing one. My vintage stuff looks newer than most “tea core” jackets!

 

[navetsea]

is that a camera effect or something, your upper body looked like 1/3 of your total figure, and your boots looked huge

 

[navetsea]

Personally I'm not a fan of the whole teacore thing (brown vegetable tanned leather with black pigment topcoat).

Double Helix used such a leather on my carcoat. What you see here is the topcoat chipping away revealing the brown leather. Not a good look imo, it makes the jacket look shabby. I used a black marker to touch up the spot.

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but damn the pockets look nice. making a piping on a curved pocket like that is difficult, probably they make a straight piping and fold it, and then wet it and shape it over the pocket opening and wait until dry or (iron press it) and then install it.

 

[Marc mndt]

but damn the pockets look nice. making a piping on a curved pocket like that is difficult, probably they make a straight piping and fold it, and then wet it and shape it over the pocket opening and wait until dry or (iron press it) and then install it.

I wondered so I asked @regius , he said it's not that difficult. They just have to gently snip along the edges of the welt when bending them.

Similar to how the curve on a d pocket is made I guess?

 

[navetsea]

i mean the piping not the curved edges, piping is folded, and at least 0.5cm or 1cm is visible and has no snipping along it, as for curving edges that is standard operation, if its only done by splitting the hidden edges I'm afraid what visible would look wavy due to pulling and pushing during sewing.

 

[Marc mndt]

i mean the piping not the curved edges, piping is folded, and at least 0.5cm or 1cm is visible and has no snipping along it, as for curving edges that is standard operation, if its only done by splitting the hidden edges I'm afraid what visible would look wavy due to pulling and pushing during sewing.

I don't know how it's done but they've certainly done a very good job.