What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[thor]

Hot equatorial sun. Monsoon rains. Hindu and Buddhist Temple incense. Street food marketplace aromas. Airplane & airport jostling. Heavy backpack straps. It’s all worked wonders on the W&G goatskin (and supplied me with some good adventure tales).

 

[BloodEagle]

Wearing my new McCoys Buco J100 - very comfortable, lovely grainy Shinki HH, my one issue is that, at a gangly 6'2, the sleeves are just on the cusp of being too short. I tried on a Flat Head cafe racer a while ago that had the same characteristic. Its not too bad though I don't feel - what do you fellas think?

 

[Bennarion]

I had a jacket with such a sleeve length. Maybe this is not bad. But when I wore a jacket I constantly wanted to pull my sleeve down.

 

[King B]

Matchless 'Captain' leather jacket from their Avengers range

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Pretty short........

 

[dubpynchon]

Wearing my new McCoys Buco J100 - very comfortable, lovely grainy Shinki HH, my one issue is that, at a gangly 6'2, the sleeves are just on the cusp of being too short. I tried on a Flat Head cafe racer a while ago that had the same characteristic. Its not too bad though I don't feel - what do you fellas think? View attachment 209523
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For anyone outside this forum the sleeves would be fine. I have the same problem with my Bootlegger. I think we all need to get over our sleeve prejudices.

 

[J Leather Investigater]

Agree with hd, pretty short

 

[Imuricecreamman]

For anyone outside this forum the sleeves would be fine. I have the same problem with my Bootlegger. I think we all need to get over our sleeve prejudices.

Agreed.

Somehow a perfect fit irks me while a slightly imperfect like this does not. I really like the fit of this.

 

[navetsea]

Denim jackets cure me of sleeve length anxienty, for riding style jacket with zip cuff i still like longer sleeve with zip fully seal, for other style i actually now liking shorter sleeve so wrist accessories and watch or even long sleeve shirt cuff shows a bit.

 

[ai00344]

Too short for me but WOW what a skin! The grainiest McCoy I’ve seen

 

[Mandarin]

The sleeves do border on the short side, but the jacket is spectacular enough to overshadow the missing length. You can still compensate by wearing long sleeves under the jacket and letting them cover your wrists. I tend to feel self-conscious when this happens to me, and generally, the most insignificant detail can spoil the pleasure. But in the end, it all comes down to deciding how serious the problem is, and wether the jacket is wearable or not. In this case, i think your jacket looks great. If you're comfortable with it, everything's fine.

 

[Hh121]

Way too short, people will notice that too.
I don't want any shorter than this

 

[Carlos840]

Wearing my new McCoys Buco J100 - very comfortable, lovely grainy Shinki HH, my one issue is that, at a gangly 6'2, the sleeves are just on the cusp of being too short. I tried on a Flat Head cafe racer a while ago that had the same characteristic. Its not too bad though I don't feel - what do you fellas think? View attachment 209523
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Get ready for pages of "too short"...
To me they fit fine, yes they could be 0.5 to 1" longer and it would be a little better, but they aren't short enough that it looks wrong.
I would 100% keep that jacket and wear it if it fit me that way.

 

[BloodEagle]

Way too short, people will notice that too.
I don't want any shorter than this
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See, to me, that body looks way too short - and I would certainly notice it, if no one else did.

 

[Hh121]

See, to me, that body looks way too short - and I would certainly notice it, if no one else did.

This is size 36, and I am 42, that's the jacket I bought for my father.

So do you want people to convince you that the sleeves are fine? If it's fine with you why you care other's opinion?

 

[Mich486]

I think that slightly on the short side is a better look than slightly on the too long side when it comes to sleeves.

 

[BloodEagle]

This is size 36, and I am 42, that's the jacket I bought for my father.

So do you want people to convince you that the sleeves are fine? If it's fine with you why you care other's opinion?

Well, first off, I'm not asking for anyone to convince me of anything - I was just asking for some other thoughts - at the end of the day my own opinion is the only one that matters. Why do I care? Well, I dont really care, but isnt checking out and showing off your clothes and seeing what others think that the whole point of this thread, if not forum? If you want an a argument, sorry, I'm not biting. @Mich486 - Thanks for the input, I also think too long sleeves look stupid, like a child wearing a grown-ups coat

 

[ton312]

Sleeve and body length was something that used to really bother me (as a result I think I spec'd nearly every Aero order too long in the body). There was a time when the body and sleeve length mattered so much to me that I lost interest in many a fine jacket. I've relaxed my opinions on those things a bit and just go with how the jacket feels overall now. Some people have a very rigid set of requirements and some don't.

 

[Peter Mackin]

Way too short, people will notice that too.
I don't want any shorter than this
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Lost worlds raider ? Great jackets,I have one in my collection if anyone fancies a perfect size 42

 

[Hh121]

Lost worlds raider ? Great jackets,I have one in my collection if anyone fancies a perfect size 42

Please send me a message, sir.