Indy Raiders jacket advice please
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:01 pm
Hi there folks,
This is my first post on the awesome COW site. So hello fellow Indy fans. It's good to be amongst folk who appreciate Indy as much as I do. I took a few beatings and insults as a kid cos I dressed up as Indy for a school history trip. Well it seemed appropriate to me, being a history trip and all!
Anyway my reason for posting is because like most you I have for a long time desired an actual, proper Indiana Jones jacket. After many years of not being able to justify buying one financially, I bit the bullet and ordered a Wested off the rack raiders 80s style washed goatskin. I absolutely love it, there was a profound moment when I got home from work to find it all wrapped up laying on my bed. When I opened it I was awestruck at how amazing it was. It was something I will never forget, opening up the wrapping and putting it on for the first time. Wested did a great job the colour was just right the texture of the leather was right, the style was right. Only problem is I'm not so sure if the fit is right. I could really use some advice on how you guys think the jacket should fit, not becuase it was made wrong but because I think I may have ordered the wrong size.
I am a medium size for practically every item of clothing I own. I have broad shoulders though, but medium is usually spot on. I am 5 foot 8 inches tall and I wear a size 32 waist trousers. I ordered a 42 regular jacket thinking it is the equivalent of a medium. Is that the case because if anything the jacket seems to have a lot of extra room in the front and the back panel seems really big too and kind of sticks out a bit instead of going straight down. The sleeves and length are I think spot on, it's just the area round the chest I think may be too big. I love my jacket but I always thought Indy's jacket seemed more fitted and tighter than mine. My friends and family all say that they think it's a great fit, but I know it's not quite right. I have time to send it back and I'm not sure whether I should. I suspect a size 40 will fit me better. Whats your thoughts guys. Is a 42 generally a large size and a 40 a medium or are both medium sizes?
Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Colin
This is my first post on the awesome COW site. So hello fellow Indy fans. It's good to be amongst folk who appreciate Indy as much as I do. I took a few beatings and insults as a kid cos I dressed up as Indy for a school history trip. Well it seemed appropriate to me, being a history trip and all!
Anyway my reason for posting is because like most you I have for a long time desired an actual, proper Indiana Jones jacket. After many years of not being able to justify buying one financially, I bit the bullet and ordered a Wested off the rack raiders 80s style washed goatskin. I absolutely love it, there was a profound moment when I got home from work to find it all wrapped up laying on my bed. When I opened it I was awestruck at how amazing it was. It was something I will never forget, opening up the wrapping and putting it on for the first time. Wested did a great job the colour was just right the texture of the leather was right, the style was right. Only problem is I'm not so sure if the fit is right. I could really use some advice on how you guys think the jacket should fit, not becuase it was made wrong but because I think I may have ordered the wrong size.
I am a medium size for practically every item of clothing I own. I have broad shoulders though, but medium is usually spot on. I am 5 foot 8 inches tall and I wear a size 32 waist trousers. I ordered a 42 regular jacket thinking it is the equivalent of a medium. Is that the case because if anything the jacket seems to have a lot of extra room in the front and the back panel seems really big too and kind of sticks out a bit instead of going straight down. The sleeves and length are I think spot on, it's just the area round the chest I think may be too big. I love my jacket but I always thought Indy's jacket seemed more fitted and tighter than mine. My friends and family all say that they think it's a great fit, but I know it's not quite right. I have time to send it back and I'm not sure whether I should. I suspect a size 40 will fit me better. Whats your thoughts guys. Is a 42 generally a large size and a 40 a medium or are both medium sizes?
Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Colin
