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My first ELC A2
- Thread starter Carl
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johnwayne
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ELC house A2 back in late 80's/early 90's approx £135! Don't think you'll have too much trouble selling the Dubow when you do, as to price to let it go for then members here tend not to like valuing a jacket for sale but perhaps go through old posts as a guide vs what you'd be happy to get for it - it's a popular size too.
jeremiah
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Carl,
Have you worn it much? My size 40 ELC monarch didn’t fit me that well at first. I just wore anyway. I beat the tar out of it by wearing in all types of weather. It does fit me very well now. Only thing I don’t like about it are the wrist knits. Apparently this is a trait of a lot of ELC A2s though.
Have you worn it much? My size 40 ELC monarch didn’t fit me that well at first. I just wore anyway. I beat the tar out of it by wearing in all types of weather. It does fit me very well now. Only thing I don’t like about it are the wrist knits. Apparently this is a trait of a lot of ELC A2s though.
Carl
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Probably not as much as i would have liked too to be honest . Because of the fit ive teneded to shy away from it and stick with the cloth jackets
Carl
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Bit of a Catch 22 on my part to be honest .
Ive just been on the ELC site to check the size charts etc and its supposed to be the correct size . Maybe i just need to get it wet a bit and get it formed to my body shape ?
Edward
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when I first got my ELC Star (size 42) I was a little concerned. seemed tight. tight across my shoulders and short on the arms... I felt maybe I needed a 44. I knew it needed a break in period so I wore it inside (was august so too hot outside.). once the cooler season started I wore it to work almost every day doing deliveries and it didn't take long for it to relax and stretch out a tad... now it seems quite roomy. fits me well and is comfortable. I think the ELC horsehides need a lot of meat tenderizer lol! don't just wear it. do something in it to work it and flex it.
jeremiah
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I think Carl’s jacket was a tad roomy?
Anyway. Yes I have found the ELC warhorse leather does conform really well and will shrink up a bit as will the threads.
Think of a leather work glove that fits better the more you use it.
Carl, if you are going to keep it, doing a “light” HWT might get it to where you want it.
Heavy emphasis on “light”. The goal would not be making it look like a WW2 original so much as training the leather to get to where you like wearing it.
Anyway. Yes I have found the ELC warhorse leather does conform really well and will shrink up a bit as will the threads.
Think of a leather work glove that fits better the more you use it.
Carl, if you are going to keep it, doing a “light” HWT might get it to where you want it.
Heavy emphasis on “light”. The goal would not be making it look like a WW2 original so much as training the leather to get to where you like wearing it.
Edward
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oh sorry lol! I misread. well, roomy is a good thing ain't it? hell I'd take roomy over tight.
Carl
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I only wish that could be true ! im 51 now and still the same suit size etc as i was at 21 !Carl
If it’s big on you now just give it about 5 or 6 years. You’ll wake up one morning and be amazed that it fits perfectly!! Of course by then your jeans will be too small!
Flightengineer
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Flightengineer
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Better to sell big jacket than become next size. Losing weight will be harder in our age
Carl
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i can not see myself altering in size now ! And it was a birthday present from my good lady so i cant really sell it on !!Better to sell big jacket than become next size. Losing weight will be harder in our age
