Is this jacket too long?

Thuggee said:

Yes indeed I’ve not messed with the length which was also Carries advice based on my fit pics.

So based on her recommendations/my fit pics I’ve gone with the following sizing:

Size 36 with 1 inch added to each side (this should increase waist/bottom hem circumference by 2 inches total)

SLEEVE LENGTH- 26 inches (fit jacket is 26 inches)

BODY LENGTH- __as per fit jacket _ (fit jacket is 26.25 inches)

The rest is probably not everyones cup of tea but I wanted something a little bit different with this jacket.

1. Black Vicenza Horsehide - Grainy
2. Dark Seal Brown Knits
3. Light Tan contrast stitching
4. All pockets are lined with moleskin
5. Nickel Talon zipper
6. Sateen Wine lining
7. No Inside Pocket
8. No epaulets
9. Aero Rock and Roll Label/Thurston Bros Label

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Fonzie said:

That’s going to be really cool according to your specs, great choices but, size 36?? That’s 5 sizes smaller than you were last year, isn’t it? Epic weight drop!

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Thuggee said:

I would like to say I’m the shrinking man but my weights pretty much stabilised now (running 10km a day helps as well), I’m being guided entirely by Carrie in regard to sizing , I did question the size 36 thing though as I told her I didn’t want any slimmer than the fit jacket (which was a size 40 Bronco A2 )which I felt fit well, her reply was as below:

“the Happy Days just runs so large that everyone is really sizing down. Wade wears a size 42 in the Bronco and it fits just like the 40 Bronco was on you. A size 38 Happy Days with the extra width in the waist is perfect for him, so your Happy Days order sizing is lining up just right!”

I’m guessing Carrie has seen more of these jackets than anyone else especially on real people so I trust her judgment on the sizing.

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marker2037 said:

I would say that it's an inch too long for me, but it also looks ok so it's your call. As for sizing, the size doesn't matter as much as the measurements do. Go by those.

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Thuggee said:

I would like to say I’m the shrinking man but my weights pretty much stabilised now (running 10km a day helps as well), I’m being guided entirely by Carrie in regard to sizing , I did question the size 36 thing though as I told her I didn’t want any slimmer than the fit jacket (which was a size 40 Bronco A2 )which I felt fit well, her reply was as below:

“the Happy Days just runs so large that everyone is really sizing down. Wade wears a size 42 in the Bronco and it fits just like the 40 Bronco was on you. A size 38 Happy Days with the extra width in the waist is perfect for him, so your Happy Days order sizing is lining up just right!”

I’m guessing Carrie has seen more of these jackets than anyone else especially on real people so I trust her judgment on the sizing.

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jacketjunkie said:

Yeah, the Happy Days runs two sizes large with 24" ptp in a size 40.

As for running 10 km every day... I run 6 km every other day and I don't think I could ever be bothered to do any longer, mostly because it is boring as hell. Do you listen to music or how do you make the time pass?

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Thuggee said:

Thanks everyone, I’ve ended up going with Carries advice regarding the jackets length , now the wait I guess it could be months before Aero are back up and running again

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