IHW-06 - Quilt lined Melton CPO Jacket in Red/Black, Black or Green

[pillowPANTS]

Went for the red/black today thanks to the Gf. Now hurry up Christmas!!

[tigerpac]

Congrats - it's a great friggen jacket!

[zatenm]

Congrats tigerpac and PP! I'm leaning towards the red black too. How warm did you find the jacket?

[tigerpac]

Thanks!  It's warmer than it first seems.  I'm not a big fan of the cold (read: I'm a big baby about the cold) and with a flannel underneath, a wool cap (I'm look at you Giles!) and some gloves I think it gets you ready for just about anything.

Highly recommended!

[zatenm]

Great to hear tigerpac, I'm a big baby about the cold too Where are u located by the way?

[tigerpac]

Hoboken, New Jersey USA

Winters get pretty cold but could be much worse!

Weather ranges from about 0-15 degrees F for a low in the winter to 100 degrees F in the summer.  Nice broad range.

[zatenm]

After much consideration, finally pulled the trigger on the CPO red/black jacket! It was a very tough choice between this and the Deck jacket. I should now be set for a cold winter (in style).
Can't wait to receive this. The feedback on IH jackets quality on the forum is phenomenal.
Many thanks to G., Friday and tigerpac for the very helpful input. I'll make sure to post my impressions and hopefully some fit pics once the jacket arrives 

Cheers and merry early Christmas!

Z

[tigerpac]

Glad to help!  You're going to love it!

[Friday]

congrats zatenm. You gonna love it buddy.

[zatenm]

Received the CPO today!!! The construction, feel and overall quality are truly superb and only really come across when the jacket in in your hands. But I can post a review later. Right now, I have a more pressing concern: the FIT (my absolute top priority for any garnement I buy).

G. was very helpful and suggested an L based on the feedback I gave him: I was concerned the arms might be too short as I compared the site measurements with those of the IH-2526J XL which fits me perfectly.

With the CPO L here, I found the arms long enough, too long actually. And the whole piece feels 1 size too large. Apparently I'm the same height as "Model" but with a slimmer frame and/or shorter arms. On me, the CPO looks visibly bulkier than the site pics and with a stacking effect in the biceps and forearms areas which I don't particularly like.

I'm attaching some fit pics for your helpful comments as always (apologies for the low quality):

Reference pic, no jacket (front)

Ref pic, no jacket (back)

Jacket zipper open (front)

Jacket zipper open (front 2)

Jacket zipper open (back)

Jacket zipper open (back 2)

Zipped (front)

Zipped (front 2)

Zipped (back)

Zipped (back 2)

The more I think about it, the more an M is making sense. I feel the arms will slimmer down and straighten up and there is room enough in the chest to spare an inch. What do you guys think?

I wanna make the most out of this awesome jacket and wouldnt mind waiting for a few more days to get the perfect fit! Your opinion is really appreciated!

Cheers

Z

[Seul]

Size down.

[Chris]

Giles has arms like a gorilla, just for your future sizing comparisons.:)

I agree with Seul- a smaller size would probably make you happier.

[Finn666]

i do agree with the two gentlemen above (though one is a bald-headed texan and the other one a pig-lovin belgian)…also i see MP gave you useful tips on how to take some proper pics...well done MP!

[zatenm]

Thanks for the helpful feedback guys. Fully agree the L is clearly too 1 size too big.
Chris, G. did mention to me he has Gorilla arms but I guess the comapro with the IH-2526J mesaurements threw me off  :-\ 
I'll PM him to see how I can exchange this for an M. I hope the process is not a hassle for neither him or me.

[zatenm]

Forgot to ask, who is MP? 

[Seul]

Morose_Penguin. If we want to take a bad picture of something, ànything, we hire him.

[zatenm]

Good to know!

[Finn666]

hope everything works out right with switching sizes! and the MP joke wasn´t anything bad, just an "insider". so don´t take it too serious

[zatenm]

Thanks Finn. Actually Paula was kind enough to ship me my M even before she received the L! How cool is that??   This has to be one of the best customer service on the planet. A real case study for any marketeer. Can't speak more highly of it.
Got the jist on the MP thing, no worries. More than happy to partake in any inside joke
I should receive the CPO M tomorrow. Can't wait!

[zatenm]

Received the CPO M today! Actually it landed at the office yesterday but I was off. I found it waiting for me on my desk this morning. What a great way to start the day
Caused quite a stirr with the colleagues too. Got showered with compliments for it. Man what an awesome jacket! And the fit is now just perfect
Big thanks to G. & Paula for making this exchange possible in such a record time. Love my CPO