Y'2 Leathers….
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@nrtphotos such a good read! I had a similar feeling too. This is my first ever quality leather jacket so I had no preferences from before. But it was stiff and ridged for what I had ever felt from a leather jacket, but as you said it kind of quickly started to shape more and looked way better on the body.
I’m also a short/mid length guy, I’m 175cm = 5’9”
And this chore shirt even if it’s a “shorter” chore jacket, it’s one of my longest one. Usually buy shorter styles trucker jacket so it took some getting used too for me. But with a few days of wear I just fell for it. So now it’s easily one of my absolute favorite jackets!
🤎Yes he dit, I can share it here too for anyone curious what it looks like after like a week in the sun
Before (first day, directly after I took it out of the box)
After, almost exactly one week of wear.
And for anyone curious, i haven’t done anything to the jacket. No balm, leather care, moisturizer or anything. Just a lot of wear, sun sun sun and two days of rain exposure. Then just hang dried indoors until completely dry. And some more sun and wear
️IG: mecken
Conner Oberst - True Blue 2005
”Cause kid, I don't know much about you
But I like you
'Cause you're true blue” -
@nrtphotos I've got/had a few y2 jackets and personally I have found they end up fitting much better in the long run when they seem slightly oversized to begin with. They seem to shrink a little as they mould and shape to you - so (for me) if they fit perfectly right away I have found they tend to feel a little too restrictive later down the line.
I have the red chore jacket, and thought I had really messed up with the sizing as it just seemed too big at first. But now, after some wear, it fits really well......so it can be tricky to get right!
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For those with the red chore jacket, how are you feeling about the ‘hand dyed’ process? Debating on whether to pull the trigger on the new Shop Vancouver type 3…
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@Mister_Brue thanks man! it’s a truly beautiful jacket for sure! Like a blank canvas ready to experience life
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@Buckeye obviously its all down to personal taste - but I love the colour variation of the hand dyed leather.....it just gives the jacket a bit of a worn in look straight away, plus it just looks good to me and is something a bit different to my other jackets
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Anyone have N1 sizing advice? I’m a size M/US40 in most brands and wear a size L UHF. I’m wondering if I should size up to 42 if I want room to layer over a UHF.
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@uclabruin I am a L in UHFs and personally I would say yes, go with a 42, especially if you want to layer
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@Darth-fader Thanks! Which version do you have?
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@uclabruin I have the shop Vancouver green version, and I have also tried the regular navy version (and they both fit the same).........they are very warm jackets though, so It depends upon where you live I suppose, but I have never needed more than a t-shirt underneath when wearing mine
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@Darth-fader dang! Nice to know, iv been looking at the green version. Would love me one of those jackets. I live in Sweden, our winters would sure need one of those jackets
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Just got mine, so stocked. Will be some time coming but I’ll appreciate it even more.
Always feeling a bit nervous to pay that much money and not be able to size it first, but I’ll trust the process
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@nrtphotos hi, would you mind sharing some information on your sizing (especially weight and chest/shoulders)?
I am going back and forth on sizing (between 44 and 46), as I tend to be XL in most IH including UHF. I know 44 should be the way to go but I sometimes feel slightly constrained as I have relatively large shoulders / chest. These 2 are the only dimensions that change between the two sizes and I would want to feel comfortable in the long run. Sizing is always a bit stressful on such an expensive itemMany thanks,
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@tvaillant75 I’m 6’4, 195 pounds, 40 Inch chest and shoulder is somewhere around 17-18 inches.
I find physical measurements can be somewhat deceiving, as the 20 inch jacket shoulders are pretty bang on, maybe half an inch too big? A perfect chest measurement for me would be 23 inches but that doesn’t exist for these. I could fit a 22.5 but it would be pretty fitted on me.
I could definitely wear a 42 in this jacket but I just want a bit more room to breathe. I have never regretted having a bit of room, I have always regretted being a bit too small in measurements. I see a lot of guys here and online wearing jackets that If they gained even ten pounds they’d need to size up, I don’t like that.
I have a 44 in the Henry and have always regretted not sizing up, the leather doesn’t stretch at all.
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@tvaillant75 I am a size 42 in pretty much all the Y2 jackets I own…..I can get away with size 40s but definitely find the 42s just more comfortable. I have the Kakishibu chore in size 42 and it’s a good fit, but slightly tight when buttoned up, so I think I could have maybe even sized up to a 44 in that one, but the 42 is fine (as I wear it unbuttoned anyway) - sizing is quite tricky I find as it seems to depend upon the jacket style/how thick the leather is and the fact they shape out and tighten up a bit with wear - so personally I would recommend slightly bigger if in doubt
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I have noticed that the vertical buttons on my Kakishibu can pop open under certain tension, especially moving my arms back and putting tension on the front. Hoping it doesn’t get worse as it breaks in. Not really sure why they did vertical rather than horizontal buttons.
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Thanks both for your informative replies, really appreciate you taking the time.
@Darth-fader maybe you posted it earlier in the thread but would you mind sharing your height and weight for comparison?
I feel 44 should work out but I’ve seen a these jackets tend to shrink with use and sadly I can’t ask TJ for a “large 44” like I’d do with IH.
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@tvaillant75 sure, I am about 5 11” and around 185lbs at the moment
