Mister Freedom
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Couldn't take it and just took the plunge on the party jacket…....... Love everything about it, especially those patches.
Went with Medium, hopefully the fit will be as I expect it - enough room to layer but not too much for just a T.The wait begins.....
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WOW Looks glorious and perfect fit on you @davito!
Thanks for those pics, I'm really looking forward to it now.
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Thx man. I like my jackets fitted with room for a vest or a sweatshirt max. i am not a layering kinda guy using different layers like Shirts or jackets so yes would be a 36/small in IH jackets as I am in my IH shirts and i wear 38 in other japanese brands like real mccoys with a pit2pit of usually around 21" @zatemn
I tried a Medium in the Party jacket and it was too oversized on me for my taste because i don't like too much room overall and sleeves were way too long, the small gave me the right fit from the beginning. I also havent soaked my Party jacket so far will wear it for a while, shrinkage should be minimal with a soak and washing is probably not the best thing because of the patches -
Nice scores Arabit. I am 50/50 on the Party Jacket. I like the way that it looks on people, but I don't think that I could pull it off. Mind you this is coming from a guy who wears a bright yellow coat. Which reminds me that I still need to wax it some day…
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Arabit, those are both perfect! It looks great tucked, sometimes I wish I didn't sell mine.
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Very helpful sizing info @davito , thank you Sir.
I am usually an M in IH jackets and S in most IH shirts (all in all a Smallish M).
Went with 38 in this one precisely because of the sleeves, as you've mentioned: at 24.75'', it's at the limit for me. I could have pulled off an S in all measurements except the sleeves, so fingers crossed indeed!If I may further ask, did you find actual sleeve length as reported on the product page (23.76'' for S)?
With pleasure Sir @Bluegrass [emoji4]
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It is here….
It looked promising in pics but this thing is a frikking masterpiece in the flesh. Both fabrics feel and look spectacular in hand foretelling of great ageing potential, the combined weight is spot on for the cut of the jacket IMO and with a nice/right amount of crispness to it. More importantly it feels like one fabric or layer on either side (no floating to be noticed anywhere - hopefully it'll stay this way)
The patch hand-work as expected is very impressive:
A couple of quick fit pics (raw):
Will be soaking in cold water and for a much shorter time - I can't afford it shrinking much. Hopefully it won't [emoji15]
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Thanks gents @hajduk @Peter @Bluegrass
Will take the plunge and soak it tomorrow. I agree, after revisiting the pics, there is clearly room to shrink indeed. Hopefully the sleeves won't be lifted too much though…The sizing table of the site indicates different shrinking patterns from I'd normally expect (Maybe has to do with two fabrics of different weights being joined together?) Will see [emoji52]More pics post soak…...!
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Killer jacket Z. I think with a soak or two it will fit like a glove. Great pick up mate
