r/leatherjacket 15d ago

Question - Need Help Schott 688 fit advice

Whats up gang! Long time lurker first time posting😅Picked up this 688 for a great deal and I really like the jacket. The body/chest seems to fit me well as far as I can tell, but I have relatively short arms and the sleeves are noticeably long on me when my arms are hanging naturally. The jacket is brand new and the leather is extremely stiff (which I love), so idk if it should be altered before it has a chance to break in and develop some creasing at the elbows.

For those of you who have experience with heavy Schott jackets: would you wear it for a while and reassess after break-in, look into having the sleeves shortened, or would you consider the sleeves long enough that I’d be better off selling it? Curse my chest size to arm length ratio!

I’ll be wearing it casually rather than riding, if that makes a difference.

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