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Herringbone Sport Coat Fit

post #1 of 12
9/13/11 at 10:20pm
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I'm sorry for the really crappy picture but all I have is my camera phone. This is my first sport coat so I am a complete noob when it comes to how it should really fit. I've never posted a picture here before, but I realize that the criticisms that are often given is constructive, so have at it. (I realize that the shirt is doing all sorts of weird things, but its the only one I had available because everything else is at the dry cleaners).

A few questions I have for you guys are

1. Should I eventually have the sides taken in?
2. Does this look ok with jeans or should I get some grey slacks?
3. What color shirt do you think would go with this jacket? I'm not the most color coordinated so I plan on going with a regular spread collar white shirt unless someone has a better idea.

Thanks in advance!

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post #2 of 12
9/13/11 at 10:25pm
You can easily do this jacket with denim. Never iron a crease on a button-down collar. You want a nice roll on the collar. Almost any lighter coloured shirt will go with this jacket. A nice tattersall would be perfect. The jacket needs no alterations. Well done.
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post #3 of 12
9/13/11 at 10:34pm
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Originally Posted by Man Of Lint View Post

You can easily do this jacket with denim. Never iron a crease on a button-down collar. You want a nice roll on the collar. Almost any lighter coloured shirt will go with this jacket. A nice tattersall would be perfect. The jacket needs no alterations. Well done.

Thanks for the advice on the button down collar and the shirt suggestions. I appreciate it.
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post #4 of 12
9/14/11 at 5:51pm
Nice herringbone, fit is good. Camera does not give it justice.

I've been after one for a while now.. pocket change is low atm, but soon I will probably grab myself one of the ones from RL Rugby.
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post #5 of 12
9/14/11 at 5:53pm
shoulders are too big.
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post #6 of 12
9/14/11 at 6:04pm
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Originally Posted by Tony Romo View Post

shoulders are too big.

I'm kind of iffy on what to do about it. A 38 is way too tight and this is a 40. I'm stuck buying OTR until I get out of grad and get a real job one day.
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post #7 of 12
9/14/11 at 6:10pm
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I'm kind of iffy on what to do about it. A 38 is way too tight and this is a 40. I'm stuck buying OTR until I get out of grad and get a real job one day.

Not sure why you can't do OTR.... a lot of brands have different chest/shoulder measurements.
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post #8 of 12
9/14/11 at 6:27pm
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Originally Posted by Tony Romo View Post


Not sure why you can't do OTR.... a lot of brands have different chest/shoulder measurements.

Thanks for the tip. I bought it off ebay awhile ago, so I'm stuck with it. Do you think the shoulders are BAD or just not SF approved?
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post #9 of 12
9/14/11 at 6:42pm
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Originally Posted by Texastyle View Post


Thanks for the tip. I bought it off ebay awhile ago, so I'm stuck with it. Do you think the shoulders are BAD or just not SF approved?

Most people wear poorly fitting shoulders so I'm guessing no one will notice. But what you need to do if you plan to buy online is find a very well fitting sport coat, or different sport coats with different well fitting elements and take their measurements. For example, My ideal fit would be Shoulders: 17.5-17.75, Chest: 20, Length BOC: 31. The shoulders, chest, and length are the most important to get correct as the sleeves and waist are generally easy to tailor.
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post #10 of 12
9/14/11 at 8:10pm
I don't think anyone would notice, since the rest of the jacket fits pretty well.
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post #11 of 12
9/15/11 at 11:39am
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Thanks for the advice guys. Tony, I will definitely do that the next time I am in the market for a jacket.
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post #12 of 12
9/15/11 at 12:04pm
Agree with Tony about the shoulders hanging of the shoulder just a tad. Definitely not the end of the world. For OTR, it's not shabby and the fit everywhere else on the coat looks good.
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