Today - five days later - the jacket arrives! It must have been practically half way out the door at the time of her reply. Quite a surprise, but a positive one, of course!
Here are a couple of observations, and comparisons with my old TOD goat:
1. Despite both jackets being 42's, the new jacket is bigger than my old goat was (even before I accidentally shrunk it). I asked for an extra inch in body length for the new jacket (to emulate the length of the TOD model, which I liked) but the new jacket is longer than my old TOD jacket ever was (of course, the new jacket is a 42L). It is also wider, both in the body and in the sleeves. I don't know if this is a property of the CS model - looking at CS screenshots, Harrison's sleeves look a bit baggy compared with the jackets from the older movies (alternatively, could my old TOD jacket have been an 80's fit model?).
As it is, my new jacket is generously large and will probably be perfect as a winter jacket. The question of course is whether it is too large - in hindsight I probably shouldn't have asked for the extra inch in length...
(And of course, I haven't checked yet whether the jacket actually conforms to the sizing specs I gave, but everything else I specified - zipper, gussets, X-box stitch, and buckles - is fine).2. The novapelle hide looks beautiful and is quite soft. It definitely doesn't feel as water- (and bullet-) proof as my old goat jacket. At first glance, I think I prefer the look of the novapelle but the feel of the goat of my old jacket.
Update: I have taken a couple of pictures, so without further ado, I bring you the Wested CS jacket, size 42 XLong:
