Sleeve Length...
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- DoubleOhSeven
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Sleeve Length...
I read somewhere that the sleeves on Wested's off-the-peg jackets run kinda short...anyone know?
I think someone was selling a size 40 because the sleeves were too short, they were like the size of a 40S instead of a 40R. I'm wondering if I should order a 42 to compensate?
To tell the truth, I want to order a custom jacket, but I am scared to death to do so after reading some of the horror stories that have been posted here about 1st-time custom orders. I certainly don't want to invest additional hundreds of dollars sending a jacket back and forth to England for alterations.
I think someone was selling a size 40 because the sleeves were too short, they were like the size of a 40S instead of a 40R. I'm wondering if I should order a 42 to compensate?
To tell the truth, I want to order a custom jacket, but I am scared to death to do so after reading some of the horror stories that have been posted here about 1st-time custom orders. I certainly don't want to invest additional hundreds of dollars sending a jacket back and forth to England for alterations.
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Re: Sleeve Length...
save yourself the hassle and get a G&BDoubleOhSeven wrote:I read somewhere that the sleeves on Wested's off-the-peg jackets run kinda short...anyone know?
I think someone was selling a size 40 because the sleeves were too short, they were like the size of a 40S instead of a 40R. I'm wondering if I should order a 42 to compensate?
To tell the truth, I want to order a custom jacket, but I am scared to death to do so after reading some of the horror stories that have been posted here about 1st-time custom orders. I certainly don't want to invest additional hundreds of dollars sending a jacket back and forth to England for alterations.
I've got no complaints about the sleeve length on my Wested "special offer" which is an off the rack jacket. It's a 40"
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That's interesting. I've had many, many leather jackets - I've never had a sleeve rid up with wear...Weston wrote:I like an extra inch added to the sleeves. They ride up about that far after they have been worn for a day or 2 the way the sleeves crease and wrinkle up. It's also real easy to adjust barrel cuffs yourself.
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I have a Wested Raiders lambskin on order. I measured the sleeve length for my order from the sleeves on my denim Wested which I had shortened.
When I placed my order, Gemma said that the measurement looked "rather short". I took the measurement from the shoulder seam to the cuff which rests on the first knuckle of my thumb.
It's only one inch shorter than my actual arm measurement which I measured from the point on my shoulder to my wrist, but the shoulder seam on my jacket hangs an inch lower than the point on my shoulder.
I informed Gemma that a quarter to half inch could be added to compensate for any wrinkiling.
Should I have given my actual arm length as my sleeve length? I don't want the sleeves to come out too short.
When I placed my order, Gemma said that the measurement looked "rather short". I took the measurement from the shoulder seam to the cuff which rests on the first knuckle of my thumb.
It's only one inch shorter than my actual arm measurement which I measured from the point on my shoulder to my wrist, but the shoulder seam on my jacket hangs an inch lower than the point on my shoulder.
I informed Gemma that a quarter to half inch could be added to compensate for any wrinkiling.
Should I have given my actual arm length as my sleeve length? I don't want the sleeves to come out too short.
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If I measure my arm length from the point on my shoulder to the first knuckle of my thumb, and the sleeve length is measured from the shoulder seam, which hangs lower than the point on my shoulder, won't the sleeve length be too long?
The online order form asks for sleeve length which I thought was different from arm length.
Did I give them the wrong measurement?
I was hoping that the pattern for the denim Wested was the same for the Raiders jacket and that the sleeve measurements I gave them would be accurate.
Hopefully, it's not too late to call Gemma and find out exactly what measurements Peter needs.
The online order form asks for sleeve length which I thought was different from arm length.
Did I give them the wrong measurement?
I was hoping that the pattern for the denim Wested was the same for the Raiders jacket and that the sleeve measurements I gave them would be accurate.
Hopefully, it's not too late to call Gemma and find out exactly what measurements Peter needs.
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