You get what you paid for out of china. The higher end shoes and boots are really expensive, ie iron boots, flame panda. The best value is probably iron boots for the local market using cheaper inner materials like steel shank and cork etc at 2000 to 3000 RMB range.
Just for info. These I sometimes wear during heavy rain. They are quite suited given the smooth bookbinder leather and cord sole. I am just not sure if the leather is durable as work boots. Cheap bookbinder leather splits easily. I bought these some time ago way before Flame Panda was established. I then bought a pair of Monkey boots by Bob Dong x Alternative Country which is around double the price of these but better made and still much cheaper than Flame Panda. With Japanese yen at a very low point, Flame Panda or Iron Boots are not that attractive to me.
: I would get Simons, and their shinki copy horsehide over the other 2. But they don't have the best QC, so gonna be a gamble imo
Thanks for an honour answer, Simons look good on photos, but I know that I won't be abble to refund it, because of my post, I don't know how they make this size charts, just random numbers...
Those numbers match Simons official tb store, it's very slim. Probably won't work for anyone above 42, All their jacket is slim, based on Japanese copies.
I don't know where to find this jacket on Taobao, my height 179cm, weigth 80kg, shoulders 48cm, chest 99cm, seller recomends me XXL
Do you mind posting some pics of the jacket? Does it look like in the store photos?
It fits you. Nice jacket!
It's either a size too big or a really bad pattern or a combination of both as it hangs straight down from your shoulders like a coat. Sleeve length is spot on
I think it’s a pattern issue. My HH Simons is definitely not a size too big—it is well sized in the shoulders, chest and arms. But there is no taper to the jacket, so it hangs in a similar way (I think). This is coming from someone without much of a taper to their torso! What I don’t know is how much these issues also reflect the original Mulholland pattern as [whispers] I’ve always loved the jacket more in product photos than fit pics! Suspect any issues with the original may be exacerbated in these copies though.It's either a size too big or a really bad pattern or a combination of both as it hangs straight down from your shoulders like a coat. Sleeve length is spot on
Help me for the SIMONS jacket my height 179cm, weigth 80kg, shoulders 48cm, chest 99cm, what do you think? XL or L?
I’m a very different size to you and fit is about preference so i wouldn’t be able to advise you very well. I bought S, and the declared measurements were accurate. The pattern issues mean that unless you need a lot of room for your stomach and hips it might not fit all that well (and I have narrow Asian shoulders—it still isn’t great)! I’m not sure I would buy this jacket again tbh. The construction and leather seem pretty good for the price but if the pattern doesn’t suit your body that doesn’t count for all that much. AliExpress has some resellers who accept returns—I’d pay the reseller surcharge for that possibility. But I find Chinese ‘premium’ denim jackets a more reliable buy than leather, honestly.
I have a heck of time finding perfect fits off the rack. My shoulders are too wide for a "small" [usually] and if I size up I'm swimming in it. Eventually, I suppose I'll have to get a custom fit and luckily I live within spitting distance of Thurston Bros.It's either a size too big or a really bad pattern or a combination of both as it hangs straight down from your shoulders like a coat. Sleeve length is spot on
I hear you, I have a similar challenge as my chest is one or two sizes bigger than my waist. Custom doesn't necessarily have to be the answer though. Key is to find a pattern that suits your build and there's no reason why that can't be found in an OTR jacket.
This is one reason I started out buying "cheap"...so I can find something suitable and then spend $$$.
