Reasonably priced, slim M65 ?

[Goblin]

I've owned black and olive M65s, both from military surplus stores, and both in an era when I wore big-ass baggy clothes. I'm now looking for a new winter coat and I'm interested in an M65, but I'd like one that actually fits well.

I see from other threads that many companies make "fashion" M65s. I'd like a slim M65 that DOESN'T COST SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS.

Does such a thing exist? I seriously have trouble paying a lot for an army jacket.

In the alternative, I think I remember another poster mentioned having a GI M65 taken in ... is this something a tailor should be able to do without the end product looking ridiculous? How much would it cost? I really don't know the first thing about tailoring ...

 

[xcoldricex]

doesn't h&m do one?

 

[Arethusa]

You'd have to seriously recut an M65 to fit well (it's intended as a cover that goes over a lot of other stuff, not as a jacket you wear over maybe a tshirt or fashionable sweater). A good tailor should be able to do it; a bad one, notsomuch.

 

[Goblin]

I just saw this on another thread ... may be exactly what I'm looking for at $128:
http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do...001&pid=378355

Any idea how the sizing runs on Gap stuff? I'm a 38R and wear a Small in nearly everything, but some brands require me to wear a Medium so they're not too tight across the shoulders.

 

[BubblyMasquerade]

Originally Posted by Goblin

I just saw this on another thread ... may be exactly what I'm looking for at $128:
http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do...001&pid=378355

Any idea how the sizing runs on Gap stuff? I'm a 38R and wear a Small in nearly everything, but some brands require me to wear a Medium so they're not too tight across the shoulders.

THe girl version is much more well fitting and cheaper! http://www.gap.com/browse/product.do...739&pid=413105 but its a lot more uhh girly...

 

[Arethusa]

The Gap one is like a weird, ****** copy of the EG M65. Note the fake shearling collar. Gap stuff is generally extremely not slim. In fact, all Gap/Old Navy/Banana Republic stuff is extremely boxy.

 

[tangerine]

Originally Posted by xcoldricex

doesn't h&m do one?

My local H&M failed to produce one so far.

Agree with Arethusa that GAP stuff is boxy. That is the precise term for it.

I imagine the H&M one is coming, and then you will be able to get a fitted one for a low price.

 

[Goblin]

Thank you for the heads-up on Gap "boxiness" ... I only own one Gap item, a t-shirt that I picked up at a Magic Mart for $2 and which is actually pretty slim-fitting and is one of my favorite shirts.

I guess it makes sense that Gap clothing is "generously" sized.

Are there any online outlets for H&M? The nearest brick-and-mortar is 3 hours away.

 

[BubblyMasquerade]

Originally Posted by Goblin

Thank you for the heads-up on Gap "boxiness" ... I only own one Gap item, a t-shirt that I picked up at a Magic Mart for $2 and which is actually pretty slim-fitting and is one of my favorite shirts.

I guess it makes sense that Gap clothing is "generously" sized.

Are there any online outlets for H&M? The nearest brick-and-mortar is 3 hours away.

nope...

 

[Get Smart]

H&M does/did one last month...i remember on Supertalk one generous soul buying up a stores' worth for other members. It was like $50 and looked damn good.

 

[Saucemaster]

My slim M65 is from H&M, from last year. I think they *do* have one again this season, but I've been trying to ignore jackets because I have plenty already. Unfortunately, they don't have any online outlets. Goblin, if you want to try calling places, I'm somewhere between a 38 and a 40 and I almost always wear a Medium in H&M outerwear. They also do some stuff by chest size. Just so you know what sizes to ask for if you call before driving three hours.

 

[Jovan]

The French make an F1 jacket that is similar in some respects, and I believe a closer fit. I'm getting one myself. EDIT: The jacket I'm referring to is actually an F2.

 

[Arethusa]

The F1 is a shirt, a helmet, a hand grenade, and a fighter jet. It is not a jacket as far as I know.

 

[Jovan]

My bad, F2.

 

[tangerine]

Originally Posted by Arethusa

The F1 is a shirt, a helmet, a hand grenade, and a fighter jet. It is not a jacket as far as I know.

You forgot the auto racing class designation!