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Say what you will, and I know it's entirely subjective but I still think this is the coolest fitting jacket Terry has. Pure cool!
It's funny to note that there are old men who wear their jackets as intended and look good in them. And then there are old men who wear their jackets like old men. I know I can't dodge aging, but man I hope I never end up in the "3 inches below my belt brigade" lol
I think every style comes with a certain length that the designer had in mind with it, a supposed or intended fit. I find it odd when people want to wear that certain style of jacket but then completely remodel it and change the look of it by either adding or taking off body length and wear any jacket at the same bodylength of say 26" regardless of the jackets style. A Half-Belt is supposed to be shorter than a car coat and a CR is supposed to fit different than a Highwayman. If you don't like how a certain style is supposed to fit, I, personally, would pick a different style rather than tweaking around and ending up with an oddly long or short Frankenjacket.
The Type-III and for example the Perfecto Cross Zip are styles that are supposed to fit short imho, as by their design. Long Perfectos look odd to me, even if they fit perfectly. Same for the Type III. These styles are supposed to just reach your belt, not go three inches past it "reaching backpocket fit".
Well, the moment you typed 'imho' you gave the game away.
Kind of a snarky way of putting it. But I hear you. Our taste is bad. It is wrong and ugly. We are losers. And old. And no one will ever love us. You're probably right.
But yeah, these jackets were designed as such for a reason. They're the product of an era. People wore high waist jeans back then, same as they did in the 80's where the jackets were again super short.
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It's your jacket, do whatever you want with it but... The fact remains, there is a way these old jackets are supposed to be.
JJ is right on this.
J-24 is a perfect example of why you shouldn't mess with the design as no tailor nowadays seems to have even the slightest clue what to do with the D-pocket and where to place it in relation to the chest pocket, the belt loops and everything else. Which is why we have so many abominations, like the one from Gustin or Iron Fart. There are a few jackets on this forum I just can't fathom what was going on inside the tailors head when they were making it.
But yeah, these jackets were designed as such for a reason. They're the product of an era. People wore high waist jeans back then, same as they did in the 80's where the jackets were again super short.
I mean, watch The Wild One. Not a single leather jacket in that movie looks to be over 23" in back length.
People in the profession will tell you this as well. Go ahead and ask. "They're supposed to be short" is what you'll hear. Sure, they'll do 'em any way you want 'cause you're paying for it but I do believe me, they don't like it.
It's your jacket, do whatever you want with it but... The fact remains, there is a way these old jackets are supposed to be.
Uhhhhh, ofcourse it is merely my opinion I post here, just as much as you do and everyone else. And I very intentionally typed imho, not to give the game away, but to point out that what I am posting is very subjective, because I did not mean to make my post sound like the ultimate truth, which apparently is what you accuse me of. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a bit irritated by how you first attack me for clearly marking my post as my subjecetive opinion and in the next sentence accuse me of claiming the ultimate truth in a clearly subjective matter. We are talking about fashion here, no more no less, ofcourse we have different opinions and taste in clothing. The users on this forum are from four or five different continents and there's a age gap of probably more than 50 years between the youngest and the oldest here. Would be strange if we all had the same opinion on clothing, wouldnt it be?
edit: and if you felt for some reason offended by what i posted, I can assure you I didn't mean to offend you nor was my post directly aimed at your previous statements, it was more of a general statement of the matter on tweaks to existing patterns.
@Seb Lucas
A picture is worth a thousand words! Let's see a pic of how you think a type 3 is best worn. Perhaps this is how you'll win the argument