Todd's jacket help (sorry)
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Todd's jacket help (sorry)
Okay, I know this has been discussed a thousand times and I know Todd has posted detailed size information on his site...BUT...in all the other threads I read, I couldn't find a testimony from somebody my size. So here goes:
I'm 6 foot even, around 200 lbs, I wear a 42 suit jacket, 36 in waist in pants, and I have a fairly long torso (about 19 inches from my natural waistline to the top of my sternum/middle of my clavicle). Also, I have a close-enough jacket labeled US Large, which fits me WAY too big and is sized as follows:
chest circumference: between 49 and 50 inches
sleeve length as described by Todd: between 36 and 37 inches
back length: about 27 inches
length of storm flap: about 25 inches
waist circumference: about the same as chest, as the jacket is not tapered at all (no pleats/side straps either).
So to be precise, my current jacket is about 5 inches to long, way too roomy in the stomach and waist area, and the sleeves are about 2 or 3 inches too long. SO WHAT SIZE DO I NEED????? Keep in mind, I want a nice, snug Raiders fit, where the jacket hangs open naturally and sits just below the beltline. I REAALLY appreciate any help with this because I know this has become a redundant and frustrating issue.
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I'm 6 foot even, around 200 lbs, I wear a 42 suit jacket, 36 in waist in pants, and I have a fairly long torso (about 19 inches from my natural waistline to the top of my sternum/middle of my clavicle). Also, I have a close-enough jacket labeled US Large, which fits me WAY too big and is sized as follows:
chest circumference: between 49 and 50 inches
sleeve length as described by Todd: between 36 and 37 inches
back length: about 27 inches
length of storm flap: about 25 inches
waist circumference: about the same as chest, as the jacket is not tapered at all (no pleats/side straps either).
So to be precise, my current jacket is about 5 inches to long, way too roomy in the stomach and waist area, and the sleeves are about 2 or 3 inches too long. SO WHAT SIZE DO I NEED????? Keep in mind, I want a nice, snug Raiders fit, where the jacket hangs open naturally and sits just below the beltline. I REAALLY appreciate any help with this because I know this has become a redundant and frustrating issue.
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I'm at 6' about 190lbs (currently working my lbs downward). I normally wear a size large jacket or 44R/T depending on the cut and sleeve length.
I have the Standard XXL (recent batch) and it fits me great. It is a bit loose at the chest but I don't mind as I can really move around in it and even fit a hoodie underneath for warmth. I tighten the straps for a more fitted the body.
I think the XL would fit you as I believe an XL would fit me just fine.
However, the jackets are SHORT so if you don't like short jackets be warned. I reach up to grab something overhead and the hemline travels north rather easily. Sleeves are nice and long (at least on the XXL).
I have the Standard XXL (recent batch) and it fits me great. It is a bit loose at the chest but I don't mind as I can really move around in it and even fit a hoodie underneath for warmth. I tighten the straps for a more fitted the body.
I think the XL would fit you as I believe an XL would fit me just fine.
However, the jackets are SHORT so if you don't like short jackets be warned. I reach up to grab something overhead and the hemline travels north rather easily. Sleeves are nice and long (at least on the XXL).
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I wear an XL and I am a bit smaller than you. 5'9.5", 175, and wear a 42R jacket. The XL fits me quite nice, which for me is just a little loose. The sleeves come down to the base of my thumbs, and the waist of the jacket is a bit short, only an inch or so below my belt. So you would need AT LEAST an XL, and maybe an XXL.
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I have some questions about Todd's standard that I'll post here, for now.
Does it make for a good summer jacket? Like temperature wise it won't overheat me.
I was at the mall in one of those generic leather stores where the clerk hounds you to death to buy one so you can't even shop, but I saw a jacket that was sooooo thin and floppy I thought "wow this can't be good quality".. it looked like a leather t-shirt. But I actually kind of liked it. I liked the thinness. Is Todd's like that?
Is it fashionable too?
I'm getting a goat A-2 right now so i don't really want to get another jacket unless I can use it for something different
Does it make for a good summer jacket? Like temperature wise it won't overheat me.
I was at the mall in one of those generic leather stores where the clerk hounds you to death to buy one so you can't even shop, but I saw a jacket that was sooooo thin and floppy I thought "wow this can't be good quality".. it looked like a leather t-shirt. But I actually kind of liked it. I liked the thinness. Is Todd's like that?
Is it fashionable too?
I'm getting a goat A-2 right now so i don't really want to get another jacket unless I can use it for something different
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I don't think any jacket makes for a good summer jacket, leather or otherwise. But I live in Southern California and don't reach for even a light jacket until the temperature drops below 65°F, so my opinion may not count for much.blueoakleyz wrote:I have some questions about Todd's standard that I'll post here, for now.
Does it make for a good summer jacket? Like temperature wise it won't overheat me.
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Well I live in central cali.. so it gets pretty dang hotZombie Jones wrote:I don't think any jacket makes for a good summer jacket, leather or otherwise. But I live in Southern California and don't reach for even a light jacket until the temperature drops below 65°F, so my opinion may not count for much.blueoakleyz wrote:I have some questions about Todd's standard that I'll post here, for now.
Does it make for a good summer jacket? Like temperature wise it won't overheat me.
that's why really really thin is appealing
I never even knew people wore jackets as fashion thing until this week
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now THIS is Dino-hideblueoakleyz wrote:I don't doubt it after seeing this:
http://www.adversus.com/fashion/mentren ... ndex9.html
http://www.adversus.com/fashion/mentren ... ndex5.html
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EGHADS! That is one of the most hideous things i've ever seen!RCSignals wrote:now THIS is Dino-hideblueoakleyz wrote:I don't doubt it after seeing this:
http://www.adversus.com/fashion/mentren ... ndex9.html
http://www.adversus.com/fashion/mentren ... ndex5.html