Size Guide
| Size |
|---|
Body Measurement: Men Jacket
| SIZE | CHEST (IN) |
|---|---|
| XS | 37 - 38 |
| S | 39 - 40 |
| M | 41 - 42 |
| L | 43 - 44 |
| XL | 45 - 46 |
| XXL | 47 - 48 |
| XXXL | 49 - 50 |
Warm without bulk
The thing that sold me is that it is warm without adding four inches to your outline. A padded jacket at this warmth makes you look twice your size. This sits close and still keeps the cold out down to about freezing with a jumper underneath. Below that I add a coat over it. For most of the winter that is not necessary at all.
Cuffs adjust properly
The cuffs have buttons with two positions rather than being fixed, so you can tighten them over a jumper sleeve or open them out over a watch. Small thing that almost nothing at this price bothers to include. It is the sort of detail you only notice once you have it.
Leather without leather
I wanted the shape of a biker jacket without the weight or the price of a leather one, and this is exactly that. The stand collar and the zip give it the same attitude and the wool makes it warmer and a lot less stiff. Nobody has asked why I am not wearing leather because it does not read as a substitute.
Wears well with boots
Sits at the hip, so with boots and jeans the proportions work rather than the jacket finishing at an awkward point. I have tried it with trainers too and it is fine, but boots are what it really wants. The proportions are the whole reason it works.
Good with a hoodie under
Regular fit leaves genuine room for a hoodie underneath without the zip straining across the chest. That is how I wear it most of the time and it still closes properly and does not look stuffed at all. The zip runs clean with a jumper underneath as well.
Would order again
No notes. It fits, it is warm, the zips work, and it has not fallen apart. If it wore out I would buy the same one withuot looking around, and that is about the highest compliment I give clothing. It has done a full season and shows nothing for it.
Hem rides up
Really pleased overall, it fits well and looks good. The back is cut the same length as the front with no extra drop, so when you sit down the hem rides up and you end up sitting on the bottom of the zip. Standing up it is perfect. Nobody would notice but me, and now I notice it every time. It sits back down the moment you stand.
Collar stays up
The stand collar holds its shape rather than folding over on itself, which is the difference between it looking deliberate and looking like a mistake. Up against a wind it covers the neck properly and I have not needed a scarf with it once.
Lighter than my old one
My last jacket of this shape was leather and it weighed a ton by the end of a night out. This is a fraction of that and just as warm because the wool actually insulates rather than just blocking wind. My shoulders have noticed the difference and so has my back on a long day. I have not missed the leather one once.
Bought it on impulse
Saw it, liked the shape, ordered it the same evening without much thought, which is not how I normally buy anything. Three months later it is the thing I reach for by default and the jacket I bought carefully the year before is at the back of the wardrobe. Sometimes the impulse is right. I have stopped second guessing myself on this sort of thing.
Held up to a winter
Worn most days from October through to March, including a lot of getting in and out of a van. No pilling at the cuffs, no wear on the collar where it rubs, and every zip still runs clean. I expected the chest zips to be the weak point and they have been fine. Whatever the zips cost, it was money well spent.
Came in two days
Ordered Wednesday, arrived Friday morning. Zipped up in the bag with tissue in the sleeves so nothing was creased. Straight out of the box and onto my back. No fuss at any point.
Looks sharper than expected
The photos make it look a bit plain. In person the zips and the collar give it more going on than you would think from the listing. It is a better looking thing in the hand.
Sizing was accurate
Went by the chest measurement on the guide and the medium came out right. Close through the body without being tight, sleeves ending at the wrist. I did not have to send anything back eiher, which for a zip jacket bought online is a small miracle.
Chest pockets are shallow
Good jacket and I wear it constantly. The two zip pockets on the chest look useful but they are barely deep enough for a card, never mind a phone. They are more of a design feature than storage. The side and inside ones are proper pockets. I keep a ticket in one and that is about the limit of it. Everything else about the jacket is right.
Pockets inside are deep
Bought for my husband and the detail he keeps mentioning is the two inside pockets. He can carry a phone and a wallet without either showing through the front or falling out when he leans forward. Apparently that is rare. He has counted them out to me more than once.
Wear it out at night
Goes over a plain tee and jeans for a night out and it definately does the job better than a coat would. Warm enough to walk between places, tidy enough to keep on inside without looking like you are about to leave.
Zips are good quality
All five zips run properly, including the chest ones which on cheaper jackets are the first thing to jam. The main zip has a backing tape behind it so it does not catch on the lining. Somebody paid attention to that.
Zip pull is small
Solid jacket. The zip pull is on the small side and with gloves on in the cold I fumble it every time. A bigger tab would sort it. Everything else is right.
Everyday jacket now
Bought it for going out and it has become the one I grab for everything. Work, shops, driving. Turns out a black wool jacket goes with everything I own already.
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