Y'2 Leathers….
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@tvaillant75 I would say ever so slightly maybe, not the biggest difference in chest for me. By size chart the chest width on a size 42 is supposed to be 22,5” pit-to-pit.
And if I measure it now, it’s 56cm pit-to-pit that’s equivalent to 22,04”
And I never measured it to begin with so can’t say for sure exactly how much it may have shrunk in chest. But maybe a little if I trust the chart, that say it’s 22,5” and it’s now 22,04”
So maybe expect some “shrinkage” in the chest. But shouldn’t be so much. At least not for me, the biggest change was by far the arms length
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I’ll give some reference material here. I’m 6’4 and 190 pounds. I typically wear XL to XXL in Iron Heart, the vast majority of my Iron Heart outerwear is XL with a few in XXL where I needed extra length. I could wear a L in a lot of Iron Heart if I wanted something really tight and fitted. I wear Ship John in a large for a Wills, there’s still extra room in the chest at my current weight.
I have a Henry, Tom and Scar from Y2. The Henry is a 44 and has always been very fitted on me, it was almost too tight when I crept up to 210 pounds this winter. I bought the Tom in a 46, if’s definitely big on me in the chest, especially after loosing some weight. I’m hoping it drapes a bit better once it’s broken in, it’s very stiff leather compared to my other two. The scar I purchased in a 44 and would say it’s one of my best fitting jackets. I could layer in it if I wanted to but it looks good without. Not too tight or loose. I find the leather jackets definitely look weird on you when you first get them, you have to let them break in.
Hope that helps a bit.
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@tvaillant75 this has been my problem, the chest measurements tend to be a little too snug on a lot of y2 jackets unless I go a size up, which I find works best as if the shoulders are a little large they will shape to fit the more you wear it (especially if the jacket gets wet) I have found the jackets tend to shrink down more rather than stretch out
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Interestingly mine is 21 inches/53cm pit to pit, so an inch smaller thank @mecken88’s even though they are tagged the same size, and 1.5 inches smaller than the chart. It explains why it fits me well though, that’s about perfect pit to pit for me.
It’s not that much of a surprise though, there’s always a fair amount of measurement difference on leather jackets.
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Received the chore jacket and really pleased with it. The leather is so amazing, first time getting this level of quality and I now understand the leather jacket bug
Was in between sizes so decided to size up as I don’t like to feel restricted and I’ve seen this jacket mold quite a bit. Here over a tee shirt, now onto the break in!
Cheers
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Nicely done and good call on the size up; having purchased the first gen of this piece and now this one, I can say that this batch of leather is a bit more pliable from the start vs the first size 40 I had (think head start of 3 months wear). I’ll get some pre-wear measurements today and post them here.
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To say that this thing mold and evolve is an understatement… wow that is amazing how it has already draped after a couple of days. Yes I wore it 15h per day and caught a bit of rain, but still impressive.
Really happy about how it’s settling in. Have to admit I was a bit on the fence at first about the sizing but I am glad I followed the advice from people around here. I think I chose the right compromise sizing one up vs sth perfect out of the box, so thanks!
Hopefully my experience is useful to others, cheers everyone.
Really over the moon
