Shearling flight jacket question - how much do the sleeves shorten from creasing on a new jacket?

[Abyss]

Hi all,

I'm getting up to speed on the shearling flight jackets (that ELC Irvin Flyweight is really calling to me) and was wondering how much the sleeves shorten from creasing after wearing on a new jacket. On an A-2, I typically see anywhere from .5 to 1 inch. What about the shearling jackets?

Also, does the shearling stretch a bit after wearing like a goat or horse A-2 does? And, how much does the wool fleece compress after wearing?

I appreciate any assistance given!

 

[MrProper]

The sleeves on my shearlings haven't got any shorter. Nothing has been stretched either. I haven't noticed any compressed fleece either. Perhaps the jackets have to be worn for many years before this happens. My oldest shearling is only a few years old.

 

[bn1966]

Got a D-1 from ELC and haven’t noticed any shortening at all

 

[tempusfugit]

I think with how floppy shearling is there will probably be very little shortening.

 

[flyincowboy]

Not any changes same dimensions as new.

 

[Micawber]

Shearling will crease a bit but the springiness of the fleece tends to smooth out the wrinkles to an extent compared to plain leather garments.

 

[stanier]

The sleeves on my shearlings haven't got any shorter. Nothing has been stretched either. I haven't noticed any compressed fleece either. Perhaps the jackets have to be worn for many years before this happens. My oldest shearling is only a few years old.

That's because Mr.P you keep yourself trim and have lovely jackets that fit.. believe me when you squeeze a 48 inch beer belly into
42 inch chest jacket ('Cos you have a 42 inch chest) then those arms ride up, the body panels look like shrink wrap and the fleece compacts up like perma frost... believe me I know!

Not saying that's Abyss's issue though.

 

[CK90]

If anything Abyss, shearling has some give. It won’t really create those deeper creases in the sleeves etc. that HH does though, just the nature of the material. Sort of resets itself after you take it off.

 

[D97x7]

I've not noticed any significant dimension changes from any of my shearlings, wish I could say the same about myself

 

[flyincowboy]

I've not noticed any significant dimension changes from any of my shearlings, wish I could say the same about myself

same to me

 

[Cocker]

Didn't notice any significant change on my Five Star D-1.