The Deck Jacket thread.

[TartuWolf]

Here's a Buzz Rickson one I got recently.
Love the body length, sleeves could be a bit longer.
Way too much room in the waist and bottom hem (draw strings help in the latter case).
I might commit blasphemy and get it tapered at my tailors.
A bit disappointed with the rather thin (vs my expectations) alpaca/wool liner as well.
Not too warm by itself, but maybe a bit warmer than my leather jackets, hard to say.
So yeah, mixed feelings and future plans regarding this one.
I'd be a lot more confident about tailoring and keeping it if it was khaki and had longer sleeves.
Also what's up with the hanger loops at the armpits?

 

[WolfofStateSt]

Here's a Buzz Rickson one I got recently.
Love the body length, sleeves could be a bit longer.
Way too much room in the waist and bottom hem (draw strings help in the latter case).
I might commit blasphemy and get it tapered at my tailors.
A bit disappointed with the rather thin (vs my expectations) alpaca/wool liner as well.
Not too warm by itself, but maybe a bit warmer than my leather jackets, hard to say.
So yeah, mixed feelings and future plans regarding this one.
I'd be a lot more confident about tailoring and keeping it if it was khaki and had longer sleeves.
Also what's up with the hanger loops at the armpits?
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What size is that? I heard buzz’s deck jackets run large.

 

[Canuck Panda]

I’m 6’3” and 195 lbs and have no experience with Iron Heart’s sizing.

What are people's thoughts on the Heat Straps N-1?

There are only two different cuts/fits, one has wider shoulder paired with narrower body, the other has narrower shoulder paired with wider body, you have to find which one suits you better yourself.

Every brand has both fits, you have to look at their posted dimensions for the particular model number.

Example of wider shoulder narrower body fit (blue) vs narrower shoulder wider body fit (green), sleeve is the same on both,

Example of the wider shoulder and narrow body fit model,

Example of the narrower shoulder wider body fit model,

Compare the size 44's (XXL) numbers and you can see the difference. The wider shoulder version is 2cm wider in the shoulder but 5cm narrower in chest circumference. The narrower shoulder version is 2cm narrower in the shoulder but 5cm wider in chest circumference. Every brand has these two different fits, just look for the numbers. You will like one over the other like I did but only to find out for yourself. Downsizing in the narrower shoulder fits won't work 99% of the time, neither will upsizing the wider shoulder fit, you're either one or the other.

 

[RDS]

Here's a Buzz Rickson one I got recently.
Also what's up with the hanger loops at the armpits?


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I believe the N-1 Deck jacket was originally designed to be worn with matching trousers. These trousers may have had something like shoulder straps which could then be connected to or threaded through the armpit loops to keep the two items of clothing secure and to create a single overall type of thing.