Fit question

[Anonymous]

What do you guys think about the fit of this jacket?

Please try to answer the following:

Is the jacket small/big?
Is the jacket short/long?
Are the sleeves short/long?
Is this the way an A-2 jacket should fit? Yes/No?
Your comments?

I will appreciate your expert opinions please.

Also, can anyone identify the contract?

Thanks!

 

[Vcruiser]

Is this another trick question involving disparaging a competing company...or just fishing for opinions in order to belittle anyone who posts their answers?

 

[Silver Surfer]

a little on the big side. however, the body length seems about right.

 

[John Lever]

I would say this is a comfortable modern fit, perhaps the arms are a little too long ?

 

[Roughwear]

I agree with John.

 

[Robman]

Looks good to me. I think the more comfortable looking drape looks more accurate than the skin tight look judging by period photos but to each his own.

 

[foster]

It looks like a WWII issued fit. Sleeves look long, but they are likely to crease with use and shorten.
By modern perspectives of fit, I would think it is a little large. But it is also new, so no shaping has taken place.

Much of it looks to me as if the pattern is a Dubow, but this is a guess.

 

[Otter]

Agreed, WWII as issued fit. About right if you need to move as round in a cockpit.

 

[ButteMT61]

Is this another trick question involving disparaging a competing company...or just fishing for opinions in order to belittle anyone who posts their answers?

I was guessing #3.
Pissed off customer and they don't like the fit. BK wants to tell them "it's fine".

But, my opinion on the jacket is it looks a little baggy. The sleeves look too baggy as well, and stand out more for me. Not trim, but if you're a fan of that - I used to be - it's fine.
G&B makes their jackets like that. But seeing the likes of GW and others here, I'd say it's not what I would want in my jacket. 2¢

 

[Anonymous]

Pissed off customer and they don't like the fit. BK wants to tell them "it's fine".

You are close. Customer thinks the jacket is small/short, because he is used to his previous jacket which is even larger.
He also thinks the sleeves are short.
We tried to make a jacket smaller than his previous but still comfortable. I think we succeed.

Thanks to all who have taken the time to answer.

Foster you are right. It is a Dubow 1755.

 

[ButteMT61]

Pissed off customer and they don't like the fit. BK wants to tell them "it's fine".

You are close. Customer thinks the jacket is small/short, because he is used to his previous jacket which is even larger.
We tried to make a jacket smaller than his previous but still comfortable. I think we succeed.

I think the short aspect make it look good, but the whole thing doesn't look "trim" so that's what I noticed. A long A-2 would seem dopey to me, but I'm a nOOb with my A-2 knowledge.
If the customer doesn't like it, I don't know - it's tough unless numbers were agreed upon.
Did he say I want it 23" long? Was that sort of detail worked out beforehand?
Looks like he's in Europe - UK?

 

[foster]

Out of curiosity, what marked size is the jacket?

And did I guess correctly it is a Dubow?

 

[Anonymous]

Yes foster, correct answer. It's a Dubow 1755.

 

[Silver Surfer]

hahaha, the customer has gotta stop smoking that wacky weed. that, or go to the mall for a "real nice", side pocketed, seamed back, sorta a-2. made of lamb skin, of course.

 

[ButteMT61]

hahaha, the customer has gotta stop smoking that wacky weed. that, or go to the mall for a "real nice", side pocketed, seamed back, sorta a-2. made of lamb skin, of course.

I hope he also got the inside breast pockets and correct YKK zip.

 

[foster]

Yes foster, correct answer. It's a Dubow 1755.

Thanks! There was a time I could barely guess, but I am learning more how to tell.

 

[Marv]

The length looks ok but the sleeves are too long and overall, the jacket looks about one size to large for the person.