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Yep, lookin' cool, g.durand!
^damn! Nice jacket and one hell of an outfit, too! Congrats!
Nah, I don't want to read about how it's too short.
Here's mine. I'm almost glad the last one didn't work. No, I am glad it didn't.
Nah, I don't want to read about how it's too short.
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Really nice. What did they do with the fit? As I recall, it was quite boxily cut and you'd sent it back for Ken to review the fit; what came of that?
Looks fantastic, BTW... I love that lining. Do you find it on the warm side?
I was certain you would like it, even before it arrived! Thank you very much.Monitor, that jacket's divine.
Thank you, tmitchell. Glad you think so. And yep, you're definitely right about it needing to be worn, but it just arrived. Didn't even take it out much, how annoyingly new and shiny it is.Yes, very nice. Looks like it only needs to be worn.
I agree hundred per cent. Even the last one didn't seem right so this one's even shorter. It's certainly short alright, sitting just on the beltline when I'm standing straight, but it looks cool. Definitely not a good look for a more straightforward designs like HWM, or Cafe Racers even but like you've said, for Perfectos, the shorter, the better. Too bad the style got so stretched nowadays. Got a chance to try a LW Buco few days ago - gotta admit, outstandingly awesome beast of a jacket with insane attention to detail, but also made slightly too long (24.5 inch, I believe it was?)...Actually, I'm with you. These jackets look so much better short. The only style I can think of that looks better worn above the beltline. Mine's 26", which in retrospect is an inch or so too long. I might take mine in, if it doesn't shrink!!
Just try to enjoy it without worry. Make some memories in it. If it comes to the point where it shrinks too short to wear (very unlikely), you might have to rid the jacket but the fond memories will always stay! And maybe down the road, it won't bug you as much as you think it will now if it shrinks. But it shouldn't keep you up at night, even though it probably does. We just can't live in fear. The thing is, none of us will take our jackets with us when we leave this earth, so conditioning yourself into a mentality not afraid to "let go" of our prized possessions is a good lesson to absorb. Also a good way to attempt to enjoy our jackets instead of always thinking of the "what ifs". (However, my theory is that on the other side, we'll all find ourselves in a room, with a giant FL get together, all wearing our dream jackets that never were on earth).
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:cry: pass the tissues