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• Jun 23, 2019

• #21

dudewuttheheck

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The second shots show that it looks like an excellent fit overall minus the untucked shirt. Fantastic jacket. Sleeves are slightly short, but I think it looks fine. My sleeves are too long and I don't mind them either.

 

• Jun 23, 2019

• #22

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Cheers gents, and thanks for the previous sizing advice @ProteinNerd , solidified my choice for a 44 rather than 42 (would’ve been brutal!).

 

• Jun 23, 2019

• #23

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dudewuttheheck said:

The second shots show that it looks like an excellent fit overall minus the untucked shirt. Fantastic jacket. Sleeves are slightly short, but I think it looks fine. My sleeves are too long and I don't mind them either.

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I’m well aware of your hatred for the untucked . Was just illustrating length , rest assured it’ll be tucked unless it’s a tee from here on!

 

• Jun 23, 2019

• #24

Seb Lucas

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I haven't tucked in a shirt since 1985 so don't feel you have to.

 

• Jun 23, 2019

• #25

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IMHO some shirts look better tucked in others don’t.

Casual shirts I think they look fine untucked, just a matter of personal preference.

Also a tucked in shirt gives away a much more formal vibe that is not always desirable.


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• Jun 23, 2019

• #26

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Untucked casual shirts don't bother me unless hanging below a jacket bottom as some kind of style then they appear exceedingly sloppy to me.

 

• Jun 23, 2019

• #27

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I only tuck in for TFL photos!

 

• Jun 24, 2019

• #28

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Don't worry about the 1" in the chest. And don't worry about the sleeve length. Just enjoy it.

 

• Jun 24, 2019

• #29

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For what it's worth, I don't tend to tuck in unless I'm wearing a jacket. If I am wearing a jacket and the shirt falls below it I'd always tuck in.

 

• Jun 24, 2019

• #30

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Arizor said:

I’m well aware of your hatred for the untucked . Was just illustrating length , rest assured it’ll be tucked unless it’s a tee from here on!

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Part of it is just that it's really hard to judge the fit of a jacket with an untucked shirt, especially when the jacket is zipped. Of course I think it doesn't look good, but in this context, I'm only saying it in terms of being able to judge the fit.

 

• Jun 29, 2019

• #31

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I stopped trucking in my shirt after I had my colon removed. I wear a stoma pouch that creates a bulge at my abs. One time in a 7-11 I was asked if I was packing a gun. So style, be dammed I wear my shirt outside my pants for all the honest world to see.

 

• Jun 29, 2019

• #32

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No one was criticizing anyone for wearing a shirt untucked because of a physical disability. Just that it certainly is difficult if not impossible in some cases to determine if a jacket fits in length with the shirttail hanging below the jacket. Also appears much neater tucked or not sticking out below the jacket.

 

• Jun 29, 2019

• #33

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@ HooslerDaddy
I am not disabled, going on 70 I race a 17' sailboat that requires hiking out to balance, hard on the abs, I ride a Ducati Multistrada at going to jail speeds in the mountains, I work the foredeck on my 40' keel sailboat on San Francisco Bay in 20 knot winds and I walk my retriever 2 miles a day along the marshlands wearing a leather jacket weather permitting with my shirt untucked and always wearing a fedora or western hat

 

• Jun 29, 2019

• #34

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Your jacket looks good. I agree the sleeves look a bit short on you compared to how I like my jacket sleeves to fit, but with you built shorted fitting sleeves may be common with stock sized jackets

 

• Jun 30, 2019

• #35

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jonbuilder said:

@ HooslerDaddy
I am not disabled, going on 70 I race a 17' sailboat that requires hiking out to balance, hard on the abs, I ride a Ducati Multistrada at going to jail speeds in the mountains, I work the foredeck on my 40' keel sailboat on San Francisco Bay in 20 knot winds and I walk my retriever 2 miles a day along the marshlands wearing a leather jacket weather permitting with my shirt untucked and always wearing a fedora or western hat

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Nicely put. I'm heading towards 55. I run 20 feet to catch my morning bus. Sometimes I reverse park my Honda Civic without hitting the guy behind me. I sit at a desk for hours at a stretch wondering what the weather is like outside whilst drinking coffee after coffee. I think my prostate needs medical attention. I like the look of an untucked shirt.

 

• Jun 30, 2019

• #36

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i only tucked the front hem.