I am a heavier guy, and I guess I am not standard proportions. In standard American sizing, I am a size XL in my torso, but my arms are more of a size L in length. When buying jackets, this usually means that a size L jacket will have the right arm length, but be too tight on the torso, and a size XL jacker will be fine in the torso, but the arms will be too long. So I thought I’d order a custom Wested to try to account for this, and give them my exact sizes.
I did this a few months ago, but I completely messed up the order. I ordered from Wested:
- Last Crusade 46”
- Sleeves 24.5”
- Length 26” <-- this is where I messed up.
I email Wested to explain about the 26” back, when I requested and was confirmed the 27” back. The Wested rep reiterated the need to get the order right the first time, and after a terse back and forth, they refunded the jacket completely. They said I can keep it, or do whatever with it, which was a very nice gesture. I wanted to keep goodwill with Wested, so I sent it back to them and paid shipping myself.
I then ordered, and returned, a, US Wings Signature Series Goatskin. I thought I’d get the XL and get the long sleeves tailored myself. It was just too big and bulky, and not what I was looking for in the Indy jacket. I liked the lightness of the Wested lambskin…
So now I am back to wanting to order a Wested. I emailed them again a few days ago. I described exactly what I plan on ordering, to see if they have any thoughts or see red flags in my plan. I don’t want to make the mistake of a wrong order again… However, it’s been a few days and Wested has not responded. I worry I might have burned my goodwill with their service department.
Here is what I am thinking now:
- Custom Last Crusade in brown lambskin
- Jacket size 48” - The last jacket I ordered was a 46”. It was a little too snug in the chest when I had it zipped up. My chest measures at 46”, but if the last jacket I had was too tight, I think maybe sizing up is the way to go?
- Back length 27.5” - The last jacket I ordered had a 26” back, which was the main issue with it. It felt way too short, which is why I’m going up to 27.5”.
- Sleeve length 24” - The last jacket I ordered was 24.5” sleeves. They were a little too long, but not bad. They came to mid-thumb. I think maybe a little shorter could be better?