Brown jacket unfortunately not my size...

[OC Richard]

Sizing on vintage jackets is so tricky!

Just to find out the size I should be shopping for on Ebay, I did the typical "armpit to armpit" measurement on five vintage tweed jackets I had at that time.

I found that there was, strangely enough, little correlation between the actual measurement and how the jackets fit me.

A jacket with a larger measurement might feel snug, while another jacket with a smaller measurement might feel too loose. It didn't make any sense.

So I use measurements as only a rough guide (size labels are even worse) and realise that I won't know how a jacket fits until I buy it and wear it.

[gsmacleod]

Sizing on vintage jackets is so tricky!

Agreed! This was slightly bigger through the shoulders than my smallest jacket that fits comfortably so I assumed I was good. I think it is mostly that the fabric of this one is much heavier than the other.

However, it passed the most important test as my wife said it didn't look too tight!

Shane