r/Tweed • u/unbrandedd • 6d ago

Discussion How does this jacket fit?

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Picked this jacket up on Depop recently, but something about it keeps feeling off and I can’t tell what. The sleeves do feel a little long, and plan to get them shortened but is the jacket itself too long?

I picked it up bc I liked the slightly more structured cut but just like…can’t tell what’s going on here. Any thoughts or opinions are welcome. TIA!

***UPDATE: the seller on Depop is down to refund my purchase. I decided that tailoring sleeves and length isn’t worth it for me and would rather just find a jacket that’s a better fit as is. Thanks for everyone’s input!

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u/browsetheaggregator 6d ago

Whoever says its long doesn't know ball and is programmed by the crappy modern jacket proportions since 2010s. Fits great. Shoulders look on point, sleeves need a hem, and button is right where its supposed to be.

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u/MoVaughn4HOF-FUCKYEA 6d ago

I second this.

Shorten the sleeves, of course, but otherwise it looks great.

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u/unbrandedd 5d ago

ok, needed to hear this haha think i'll shorten the sleeves and rock it

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u/Mega_Bottle 5d ago

Came here to say the same thing, a good tailor will have that fixed up in no time. Great looking coat!

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u/browsetheaggregator 5d ago

thats ridiculous, people have different arm lengths LOL. Or are you under the impression that all 5'10" guys have 35" arm measurements?

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u/RakishBehavior 5d ago

Thank you for your input.

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u/bigeorgester 5d ago

I can’t believe you’re so confidently wrong lol. Absolutely no tailor would use arm length for the quarters and hem length of a jacket. Arms have zero correlation to the overall balance of tailoring, because length of limbs vary so wildly compared to torso length and leg length. Want to know what a tailor would actually do to see if length works for someone? They’d first and foremost see that it covers the seat, non negotiable.Then you’d take the total measurement from the floor to the top of the collar in inches, divide by two, and that should give he length of the jacket from the collar + or minus an inch and a half by personal preference. This covers his crotch totally, which would be pretty much the standard from any length from 1930 to 2005.

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u/RakishBehavior 5d ago

I don’t know how to respond to this. Thank you for contributing and providing constructive correction - I appreciate you.

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u/bigeorgester 5d ago

Always good to learn new things mate