What is your jacket size

[Skyhawk]

I'm curious to see how the numbers break down among us vintage jacket fan-addicts.
Please select your vintage or "military" fit tag size you wear.

 

[El Marro]

Skyhawk,
What a cool idea for a thread!
I'm a size 46 in vintage and military jackets and I sometimes wish I was a little smaller so that I could fit into the more common sizes in vintage flight jackets and peacoats.

 

[Skyhawk]

Skyhawk,
What a cool idea for a thread!
I'm a size 46 in vintage and military jackets and I sometimes wish I was a little smaller so that I could fit into the more common sizes in vintage flight jackets and peacoats.

Thanks! Being a size 40, I find quite a few vintage jackets in my size and I'm thankful for that. I am interested to see if more medium to small sized people are into vintage jackets because of availability factor. So far though the sizes seem pretty even.

 

[dannyk]

It’s kind of a hard question to answer cause it depends on make and model. I’m either a 36 or 38. I went with 38 to be safe ha.

 

[Just Jim]

Like I've seen a jacket my size since I was about 15 years old. . . . Best I can tell, a Levi's trucker jacket in size 48-50 would be about right--if the sleeves were 26 1/2", shoulder-to-shoulder about 21-22", and collar to bottom around 27-28".

 

[Vezio]

I'm a size 38 in my Aero B6 jacket, but I wear a size 40 in my Aero Premier Half Belt. My usual size is 48 M (38US) for most of my jackets.

 

[Flightengineer]

For many years - my chest 39 and my size 40 (in vintage G-1 and A-2) , despite of efforts suppliers of onboard catering

 

[Bushman]

I find it really depends on the brand and style of jacket. It can even depend from jacket to jacket for me. A large to a double XL will all fit on the same body. My torso is tall and my shoulders are broad so finding a jacket that doesn't stop at my navel, or pinch in the shoulders is a real task. Most jackets I find are too short in the body and way too long in the arms. And wearing a wool anything, particularly a mackinaw is just impossible because the nature of wool doesn't let the shoulders stretch.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Yes, as has been well established on here for years, size is almost meaningless - it's the measurements that matter. I need a 38 (Aero Highwayman) or a 46 (Brooks CR) depending on the make, cut and era. I'm generally a 44 in vintage patterns and a 40 in modern cuts.

 

[Monitor]

Yes, as has been well established on here for years, size is almost meaningless - it's the measurements that matter. I need a 38 (Aero Highwayman) or a 46 (Brooks CR) depending on the make, cut and era. I'm generally a 44 in vintage patterns and a 40 in modern cuts.

Ditto.

 

[ton312]

Tag size is almost irrelevant to me these days...I strictly go by the #'s 24' p2p, 26-27" back and sleeve length, 19.5-20.5" across shoulders. I've had many jackets with these numbers with a tag size of 40" all the way up to 46"!
For vintage M/C stuff I'd say 44" to 46".

 

[red devil]

If the measurements are precise, I would be between 42 and 44. But as everyone is saying sizes vary a lot

 

[bn1966]

46 modern, 48 Vintage here

 

[Superfluous]

Yes, as has been well established on here for years, size is almost meaningless - it's the measurements that matter. I need a 38 (Aero Highwayman) or a 46 (Brooks CR) depending on the make, cut and era. I'm generally a 44 in vintage patterns and a 40 in modern cuts.

^ This

 

[JMax]

Usually look for a 42 or 44 but i measure the darn thing. P2P 23-24 / S2S 19-20 / sleeve/length 25.5-26.5. If I want to layer, I up the pit and shoulder measurements a bit.

 

[Jeremiah]

I fit pretty good in this recent Steele and Jones Last Crusade jacket which was custom tailored. its a size 36r, but I could also fit in a 38R depending upon the manufacturer.

 

[Brettafett]

Generally a 40 long A-2 repro, 42 original... M422a size 40. G-1s all over the damn place.
5'10, 39.5" chest with orang-utan arms.

 

[Skyhawk]

Thanks to you all for voting! Looks like the medium to small guys are winning on the FL. At this point there is nearly 2x as many votes for 38-40 than any other sizes. Could it be that the availability of smaller vintage clothing is driving this number? Hard to say but very interesting.

 

[El Marro]

I have wondered about this as well ever since I got into the jacket scene. I suppose I am lucky that I'm not a size 40 or 42 because if I were then I would be overwhelmed with tempting jackets, new and old, in my size.

 

[Mich486]

That’s interesting. I’m a small guy (38 is normally my size) and find that used and vintage is normally available in much bigger quantities in size L and XL.

I don’t know if it’s some sort of distortion that we feel like there aren’t enough jackets for us and we are missing out something by not trying or owning a certain model


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