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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Mandarin

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The sleeves do border on the short side, but the jacket is spectacular enough to overshadow the missing length. You can still compensate by wearing long sleeves under the jacket and letting them cover your wrists. I tend to feel self-conscious when this happens to me, and generally, the most insignificant detail can spoil the pleasure. But in the end, it all comes down to deciding how serious the problem is, and wether the jacket is wearable or not. In this case, i think your jacket looks great. If you're comfortable with it, everything's fine.
 

Hh121

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Way too short, people will notice that too.
I don't want any shorter than this
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Carlos840

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Wearing my new McCoys Buco J100 - very comfortable, lovely grainy Shinki HH, my one issue is that, at a gangly 6'2, the sleeves are just on the cusp of being too short. I tried on a Flat Head cafe racer a while ago that had the same characteristic. Its not too bad though I don't feel - what do you fellas think? View attachment 209523
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Get ready for pages of "too short"...
To me they fit fine, yes they could be 0.5 to 1" longer and it would be a little better, but they aren't short enough that it looks wrong.
I would 100% keep that jacket and wear it if it fit me that way.
 

Hh121

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See, to me, that body looks way too short - and I would certainly notice it, if no one else did.
This is size 36, and I am 42, that's the jacket I bought for my father.

So do you want people to convince you that the sleeves are fine? If it's fine with you why you care other's opinion?
 

BloodEagle

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This is size 36, and I am 42, that's the jacket I bought for my father.

So do you want people to convince you that the sleeves are fine? If it's fine with you why you care other's opinion?
Well, first off, I'm not asking for anyone to convince me of anything - I was just asking for some other thoughts - at the end of the day my own opinion is the only one that matters. Why do I care? Well, I dont really care, but isnt checking out and showing off your clothes and seeing what others think that the whole point of this thread, if not forum? If you want an a argument, sorry, I'm not biting. @Mich486 - Thanks for the input, I also think too long sleeves look stupid, like a child wearing a grown-ups coat
 
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Sleeve and body length was something that used to really bother me (as a result I think I spec'd nearly every Aero order too long in the body). There was a time when the body and sleeve length mattered so much to me that I lost interest in many a fine jacket. I've relaxed my opinions on those things a bit and just go with how the jacket feels overall now. Some people have a very rigid set of requirements and some don't.
 

SinSir

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Well, first off, I'm not asking for anyone to convince me of anything - I was just asking for some other thoughts - at the end of the day my own opinion is the only one that matters. Why do I care? Well, I dont really care, but isnt checking out and showing off your clothes and seeing what others think that the whole point of this thread, if not forum? If you want an a argument, sorry, I'm not biting. @Mich486 - Thanks for the input, I also think too long sleeves look stupid, like a child wearing a grown-ups coat

I echo the comments of they look fine as is and too long is worse. They are a hair short but thats a common thing for me as well. I'd suspect a lot of peiple with longer arms and trim build. The rest of the world would never know and you may not have even thought about it twice yourself before tfl. If you don't ride and the jacket is for casual it really doesn't matter much anyhow. Its not like they are sid vicous short or anything.

Enjoy the jacket, its badass!
 

El Marro

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Wearing my new McCoys Buco J100 - very comfortable, lovely grainy Shinki HH, my one issue is that, at a gangly 6'2, the sleeves are just on the cusp of being too short. I tried on a Flat Head cafe racer a while ago that had the same characteristic. Its not too bad though I don't feel - what do you fellas think? View attachment 209523
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Beautiful jacket and I think the sleeves are fine. I have one or two jackets like that and to be honest slightly short sleeves are much less troubling to me than a slightly short back length.
 

Corky Corcovado

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Once your hands are on the steering wheel the sleeves will be halfway up your forearm. Which is ok if that sort of thing doesn't bother you, I know a lot of work jackets are made that way to keep your sleeves out of the way especially mechanic's jackets.
 

AbbaDatDeHat

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Wearing my new McCoys Buco J100 - very comfortable, lovely grainy Shinki HH, my one issue is that, at a gangly 6'2, the sleeves are just on the cusp of being too short. I tried on a Flat Head cafe racer a while ago that had the same characteristic. Its not too bad though I don't feel - what do you fellas think? View attachment 209523
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Oops...you asked the dreaded think question.
As long as you aren’t at a Fedora Lounge convention you’ll be fine.
Nobody anywhere else notices the micronic eye fits.
I think you should wear the hell outta that jacket. Seriously, why not??
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AbbaDatDeHat

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Well, first off, I'm not asking for anyone to convince me of anything - I was just asking for some other thoughts - at the end of the day my own opinion is the only one that matters. Why do I care? Well, I dont really care, but isnt checking out and showing off your clothes and seeing what others think that the whole point of this thread, if not forum? If you want an a argument, sorry, I'm not biting. @Mich486 - Thanks for the input, I also think too long sleeves look stupid, like a child wearing a grown-ups coat
I like this response. I think you get it.
Sometimes it seems other people’s responses to questions are just their own fears and doubts projected to others. They will buy styles then question their own confidence to wear such and turn around and ask other’s why they should care other’s opinions.
To me a cool jacket deserves some slack so it can be.....worn!
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