Leather Jackets: Post Pictures of the Best You've Seen/Owned?

[Distorbiant]

The cutest of them all

 

[colabear]

No, this monkey is

 

[LA Guy]



They both look fine. If you normally wear slim clothes I would stick with the 44, it will only stretch and get more broken in as you wear it. If you tend to wear average fitting clothing, you might want to keep the 36. The 34 also looks a little short, but the 36 looks a little loose in the arms. I'm probably in a similar situation but I ended up sizing up because I wear slim/straight jeans instead of slim/skinny. Hope that helps

I'd get the 44. It's the right fit in the arms and the shoulders, which is what you should concentrate on. The things stretch quite a bit with wear, at least ime. I think that some of the really old ones in heavy cowhide don't stretch as much, but sheepskin and calf (which is what I have) will stretch.

FWIW, my ToJ moto is slimmer through the shoulders and chest than my Margiela 5-zip, but considerably more loose through the torso. So if you find one of those on the market, that might be the way to go.

 

[blid]

I've always wanted a shearling coat like this. Every cool, cute jock in high school wore these and I wanted to be, look just like them. Finally found one that fits and in a good price. I can't wait to wear this when the weather permits

wow, where'd you find it?

 

[Lokesh]



I'd get the 44. It's the right fit in the arms and the shoulders, which is what you should concentrate on. The things stretch quite a bit with wear, at least ime. I think that some of the really old ones in heavy cowhide don't stretch as much, but sheepskin and calf (which is what I have) will stretch.

FWIW, my ToJ moto is slimmer through the shoulders and chest than my Margiela 5-zip, but considerably more loose through the torso. So if you find one of those on the market, that might be the way to go.

If I found this TOJ in my size...

I need to figure out my exact measurements so I'm prepared to grab it as soon as I see one though.

Where might I find measurements on the current MMM 5-zips? I figure if I find something with body measurements anywhere between the 44 and 46, with arm measurements similar to the 44, that would work out well.

 

[Ariiam]

 

[brad-t]

I kind of prefer the 44, but objectively, the 46 looks more balanced.

edit: Wow missed an entire page. 46 sleeve looks bad, agreed. Never mind.

 

[nahneun]

the 44 definitely looks a lot better

 

[artishard116]

agreed, 44 looks good. my 46 is a little roomy in the arms too, where other jackets are usually too tight.

 

[Krish the Fish]

... You do know you can order that Toj (MTM) right? That way it'll fit you properly and it'll be the exact jacket you want. Moto + gold zips. Yes you might wait a while, but at 1/3 of the price of the MMM, it might be worth it to you to get the jacket you want.

 

[Lokesh]



I kind of prefer the 44, but objectively, the 46 looks more balanced.

edit: Wow missed an entire page. 46 sleeve looks bad, agreed. Never mind.

the 44 definitely looks a lot better

agreed, 44 looks good. my 46 is a little roomy in the arms too, where other jackets are usually too tight.

Yeah 46 is out of the running. If I see a black with silver zip older 5-zip, I might just jump on it. So if the body is slightly boxier on the older ones, are the sleeves a bit different too? If the 44 sleeves are any looser, they will also then be too big/baggy for me. **** people told me I was skinny, but I hardly thought they were serious. I need to do something about my damn arms.

 

[robinsongreen68]

i have that jacket (the 46), the sleeves are slightly loose on me and my arms are pretty big.
to answer your question, the measurements on oki-ni seem accurate. if i were you at this point i'd get a toj

 

[gong]

... You do know you can order that Toj (MTM) right? That way it'll fit you properly and it'll be the exact jacket you want. Moto + gold zips. Yes you might wait a while, but at 1/3 of the price of the MMM, it might be worth it to you to get the jacket you want.

that's the original moto, you can't purchase that iteration anymore

 

[stevent]



Yeah that's when Ln-CC first time got Yang Li. I think snow paid for full retail. Hostem in London, Leclaireur in Paris also carry it.

The jacket at Atelier New York is actually in Dark Green. Surprisingly they carry something in color.

http://ateliernewyork.com/designers/yang-li/?pid=62651

Any other green leathers out there that you know of?

 

[Lokesh]



i have that jacket (the 46), the sleeves are slightly loose on me and my arms are pretty big.
to answer your question, the measurements on oki-ni seem accurate. if i were you at this point i'd get a toj

Oh well, basically the MMM generally fits people with bulkier arms better I guess. I know that logically the best idea here would be to order a custom TOJ, but after trying the 5-zip on... I want one.

Thanks for the measurements link. They don't even mention the 44, but it seems each size is 2cm less all round, so it is easy to calculate.

Is the 44 hard to find used? If a new MMM 5-zip ever goes on sale, what is the lowest anyone has seen it at? If the sale price still isn't affordable to me, I'll ignore new and focus my efforts on finding a used jacket. In the meantime, I hope to find someplace in NY that stocks a good number of ROs to try. So far the Barney's and the RO boutique has had absolutely nothing in my size, and only a few of the styles which is disappointing.