I just realized that I haven't posted any pics of my Todd's standard in XL yet. Originally I had planned to let it distress naturally, but it looked just too new and shiny for my taste, so I threw it in the bathtub for a few seconds.
I guess during the process of drying it shrank quite a little bit (app. half an inch less longer sleeves), but it still fits well.
That jacket looks great on you Lukas! ,perfect fit..BTW how did you dry the jacket to get it to shrink?,the sleeves on my standard are about 1/2 inch too long.
IndianaBogart wrote:I LOVE my Todds standard. Regardless of what other people say
Actually it's probably the most SA Raiders on the market right now. As for common concerns about the durability of the leather? ...It's LEATHER!!!
A large percentage of us pretty much baby our jackets anyway.
mark seven wrote:BTW how did you dry the jacket to get it to shrink?,the sleeves on my standard are about 1/2 inch too long.
Well, I tried to dry it as slow as possible. I believe the jacket might shrink A LOT more if you use a dryer or something similar, that's why I put the jacket on a coathanger and... waited.
Doug C wrote:what's your height and weight?
I'm 6'1" and my weight is 182 lbs or something in that range.
best regards,
Lukas
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that is one great looking jacket. I think i'm going to have to get one. I love the way that jacket looks. I have the wested otr goat,but if I get a Todds I will have to experiment with some distressing.just curious from the time you ordered it to your door step how long did it take?
jacksdad wrote:just curious from the time you ordered it to your door step how long did it take?
The time I ordered, the jackets were still out of stock. I preordered and had to wait three months or so before it arrived. The shipping itself (from California to Germany) took a little bit over a week if I recall correctly...
The only thing I don't like about my Todds XL is that it fits great around the chest and shoulders but is quite big in the stomach area....you can even see it in the photo above where the leather looks a little "puffed" out in the stomach region. (This jacket would fit great for a guy with a "Homer Simpson" body profile )
That is one fine looking Coyle's jacket! I'm in agreement with the above statements; it is a darn good leather jacket, and will take alot more abuse than you may think. I've got some pics on my computer somwhere of me rolling down a hill a ending up on a pile of sharp rocks. The jacket still looks new after many such events! Enjoy it.
IndianaBogart wrote:I LOVE my Todds standard. Regardless of what other people say
Actually it's probably the most SA Raiders on the market right now. As for common concerns about the durability of the leather? ...It's LEATHER!!!
A large percentage of us pretty much baby our jackets anyway.
when did todd reverse the straps, on his site they go one way,and in IndianaLv's picture they are like the wested any idea's or am I just seeing things?
does anyone wear their todds standards as a regular jacket or keep it purely for Indy costume purposes? i wore mine going to work the other day just to crease it up a bit and get it more worn in and a few people complemented it, think i'll wear it more often now!
Krudler wrote:does anyone wear their todds standards as a regular jacket or keep it purely for Indy costume purposes? i wore mine going to work the other day just to crease it up a bit and get it more worn in and a few people complemented it, think i'll wear it more often now!
Everyday, unless it is ridiculously hot. I wear it to work, with jeans and a ball cap. Today it was at an apple packing plant, in an old industrial building half abandoned, groping in the dark and the cobwebs with a flashlight. Seems like the right kind of environment for an Indy jacket.
IndianaLV wrote:
I'm 6'1" and my weight is 182 lbs or something in that range.
Lukas
I'm close to that at 6'1" and 200lbs. What size did you buy? I'm considering an XXL as their size chart says it's a 44-46.
Mike
Reading back I see you bought an XL. Now I'm wondering if XXL would be too large. I can wear a 44 in some coats but I've no idea how Todd cuts his jackets. Do they run large or small????
I'd go 2X. I'm 6' 200lbs and I had an XL. It looked aaaaaaaalmost right, but the straps sat just a tad too high. The concensus seems to be: order up, if in doubt.
I've had my Todd's for a little over a week now and this weekend I started the distressing processes. I soaked the jacket it water, put it into the washing machine wrapped in a towel and spun it twice. Then I used a fresh dry towel to squeeze out and wipe off any excess water. I then wore it the rest of the weekend. It thus dried to my body shape and I got those great folds and that elbow bend in the sleeves. It looks great!
Reviving an old one as I'm doing a search on the Todd's standards. There's a thread where a standard has a really close "temple" collar look (I'm thinking of the bigger/wider collar as on Holt's last Raiders) but I can't find it. I did find this one where the collar seems to really mimic the temple look as well. Do most Standards have this type of collar (by the way IndianaLV, great looking jacket).
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,perfect fit..BTW how did you dry the jacket to get it to shrink?,the sleeves on my standard are about 1/2 inch too long.
