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Stunning jacket, hope they have more choice of different hide.
Scott at Langlitz suggested there is actually no difference between snug and tight fit. He explained that when people choose the "tight" fit it is a red flag for them to ask more questions about the the clients preferred fit/expectations (my paraphrase).
Colin, that is a beautiful jacket indeed, regardless! How do you like/dislike the pleats in the back? That would be one thing I have no experance with. I'd just let Bennie know and send it on it's way. Sure hope the new one is a better fit but will look just as well. I like the hide & yokes on that jacket a lot. Also I'm with you on the sleeve length.
Stunning jacket, hope they have more choice of different hide.
That was not mentioned to me. I actually found it hard to get detailed info out of them and had to ask many questions. Nothing was volunteered by them in regards to fit help or info.
I figured tight or very snug fit was for motorcycle racing or the for the leather boys.
And I did ask a lot of questions. And appreciated their patience in answering. That was one of my many questions. The difference between snug and very snug.That was not mentioned to me. I actually found it hard to get detailed info out of them and had to ask many questions. Nothing was volunteered by them in regards to fit help or info.
I figured tight or very snug fit was for motorcycle racing or the for the leather boys.
I really like the pin stripes on the back. It is interesting but not a "hey, look at me" kind of thing. Subtle yet noticeable if that makes any sense.
I am sure a new one will be perfect.
They have many choices and they can send you hide samples. Their dark brown is very nice also.
Only other change would be using a thinner leather on the zipped sleeve gussets. That is the only thing I'd change when I get a slightly larger one made. The one they sent me is %100 what I want, just a bit on the small side.
Well played sweets. That's a smart bit of functional engineering. Man some day I'll have a sidewinder. It's just such a cool jacket and the pinstriped back is jaw dropping. When the back is as good, if not better, than the front...man where else do you even go from there?For my Langlitz I requested and received goat leather for the gussets and windflap.
I guess if it was pink leather I'd feel more guilty, since no person in their right mind would buy such a thing.
It's just such a cool jacket and the pinstriped back is jaw dropping. When the back is as good, if not better, than the front...man where else do you even go from there?
You put that shirt under the jacket sir.
You put that shirt under the jacket sir.
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Must be my work computer. I can read the article once I was at home.
It is a nice jacket but too small so unfortunately it has to go back. Fat guy in a little coat......
Too much taper in the body and things get tight. I don't have a gut or love handles and I had to suck my stomach in to zip it. It needs an inch more of length in sleeves also and maybe even the body. I think the zipper is crooked also. All my nitpicking aside, it is quite a lovely piece and I want the exact same thing just a tad larger.
The wait begins again.
I lost some weight also but definitely do not need to lose more. I am as thin as I have ever been except for maybe right out of high school.
I wanted to be able to wear a long sleeve shirt underneath like a collared denim shirt, which is the most I would wear. No chance of that.
A tight t-shirt is all that can fit and need a shoe horn to get into that jacket. If it was ordered as a tight fit I don't think I'd be able to zip it up.
Do not feel the least bit of reluctance in returning. Langlitz wants you fully satisfied!! Looks amazing,and before you know it you will have a jacket that fits perfectly. Did you go with medium or light cowhide? I forget.
This was the same reaction I got when I called about my first Columbia. It wasn’t nearly as tight as yours but it was tighter than requested and left no room to tighten the waist cinches. Since the jacket was wearable I did keep it for another month to see if anything changed, even tried wearing it with a couple bulky vests underneath to stretch things out. In the end I sent it back as I had wanted to from the beginning and the remake fit perfectly.But then I got a phone call that began with, "I hear you have some issues with the fit." I explained the above in great detail and was told, "The jacket is going to break in." When I said, "It's almost impossible to get it zipped," I was told, "I think you should wear it for a couple of months and let it break in." And, when I said, "But it isn't comfortable to wear," I was told, again, that it would loosen up enough if I just wore it.