Does it still fit? Rediscovered Dubow ...

[Mr. Mike]

Gentlemen!
I just 'rediscovered' my Dubow and chances are that I outgrew it unfortunately . However, as always with great garment to which cling some memories you try to convince yourself it isn't really the case. To counter this self-cheating effect I thought it may make most sense to ask the experts for a quick and honest (unfiltered) feedback - does it still fit or is it too much of a stretch by now?
thanks a lot for your view(s) indeed!
cheers

 

[leper-colony]

Wonderful jacket! Depends on what you like for a fit. To me its right at the max (and that's with a tee).

 

[Micawber]

Looks ok to me. Question is how does it feel?

 

[mulceber]

Looks fine to me, Mike. If it was your only A-2, I might suggest getting a second jacket in a more relaxed fit, but that just looks like a slightly more fitted A-2 to me. I have one or two that fit like that. I'd keep that Dubow, if I were you.

 

[Flightengineer]

Looks good for my taste.
The main question is how do you feel in it? Is it comfy? If yes, then everything is OK. Only you can determine it yourself.
Btw I can honestly say when I had such questions, I usually already realized that I stopped liking / fitting the jacket, and after that I sold it usually quickly.
A-2 should be enjoyable and comfortable, if you not happy with it - then why should it keep?

 

[B-Man2]

I would hang onto this one as it’s a great jacket and you can use it for motivation

 

[Brettafett]

Fits looks 'borderline trim' to me, but as always, "how does it feel to you? Are you able to manoeuvre in it, not just standing, arms relaxed at your sides?".
Im inclined to say you'd be better wearing a size up.
Thats not to say sell it, its a great jacket and you may well fit back into it at some point.

 

[blackrat2]

Tad fitted for me but as the others say it’s a personal thing...certainly in the unzipped pic it looks fine and I have to say I probably wear mine open most the time
Certainly the “fit” has been discussed many times

 

[MikeyB-17]

Looks absolutely fine to me, doesn’t look tight at all, I prefer a bit more sleeve length myself, but otherwise, looks great. Sixty four thousand dollar question, is it, as others have asked, comfortable? If not, you have your answer.

 

[PADDY_M]

YOU are the only one who can answer your own question my friend. If 'you' feel it's too tight and fitted, then there's your motivation to shape up, work out, lose the spare tyre and create your solution. Good Luck.

 

[London Cabbie]

Mines a bit looser but yours looks good to me. If the sleeves were shorter I would look to move on.

 

[London Cabbie]

Actually I think yours is a more accurate WWII fit. It looks similar to @Grant.
I hope he doesn’t mind me posting his fit..?

 

[London Cabbie]

and this one…

 

[Garylafortuna]

Toulouse Lautrec's wife got him an A-2 jacket for his birthday, but it appeared to be a little on the small side. She finally screwed up the courage to ask him: ' is it too tight Toulouse?'

Don't shoot, it's only me............. G

 

[daw]

I'd keep it, I think the fit's just fine so long as you're not layering beneath it.

 

[leper-colony]

 

[Smithy]

After all these years of jacket malarkey, I'll tell you one thing.

It doesn't matter a hoot what other people think of pictures of you in your jacket. It's doesn't matter how nice it looks when you're not wearing it.

It all comes down to how it feels when you're wearing it. That's it and nothing more.

If it doesn't feel right, that little niggle will grow and will eventually mean you become more and more disinclined to wear it.

One other thing, always choose comfort first. You might look a million bucks but if you're uncomfortable you'll start to hate wearing a jacket.

 

[leper-colony]

Well said!

 

[Greg Gale]

The fit looks on the trim side but totally fine, we've seen way trimmer jackets in period photos. So if you're worried about the look, don't be. The lengths as perfectly fine too.

If ,however, as others have said, it feels uncomfortably snug, restricts your movement more that you'd expect an A-2 to do, then pass it on and use the money for another one.

 

[ausreenactor]

As long as you are comfortable.

Might be a parity/lifestyle check. Portion control or more active through the day?

Looks good in my opinion.