RN0612
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Hi all - I'm new to the forum and would really appreciate the insights of this group. Various of the Drake's suits have caught my eye and I am considering making a purchase, but I am not near a store and therefore can't try anything on. I see that my size (40) has a back length of 29.9, which strikes me as quite long. I am 5'10 and about 165 lbs. My concern is that I will be drowning in fabric, particularly given the prevailing trend toward shorter jackets.
Does anyone have any insights into the length of these jackets? I appreciate that everyone has different proportions and it's difficult to speak in generalities, but I'd certainly welcome any thoughts from this crowd about the length of these jackets. Thanks!
I don't own any Drake's sport coats or suits, but everything that I've seen from them online (on real people and not models) is just on the border between too short and traditional. I wouldn't describe them as too short, but they are right at that border where if they were shorter, I think they would look unflattering.
I was talking to the Tokyo store manager the other day and he said the jackets have become longer since Drakes changed factories a year or two ago (when they adopted a cut with more drape). Me being quite stocky at 166cm and 73kg, the EU size 50 works well in the shoulders but feels VERY long. The manager, cool dude named Nakagawa-san, advised it could be shortened 2cm without the placement of the patch pockets looking too weird.