Trucker Jacket Fit
Hey all, I'm looking to get the Canvas Levis Sherpa Trucker Jacket. I was able to try it on in person at the store yesterday. (I should have taken photos, but I was in a rush and didn't think about it)
(https://www.altitude-sports.com/products/levis-type-3-sherpa-trucker-jacket-mens-llll-lvs-16365-0158)
I tried on the Large and it overall felt too big (my gf who was present sort of agreed with me) around the torso. So I tried on a medium and it fit much better - I could still close the jacket and I felt like I could probably even layer up a thin sweater under.
If I had my arms at my sides, the sleeves went down to just past my wrist bone, so the fit seemed fine. However, when I lifted my arms up ahead of me horizontally, or did that and bent them alt the elbow, the wrists went back quite a bit (about past my watch). If I held my arms up to my sides horizontally, the wrists sat fine.
My question is, is this normal for a jacket with that cut? I feel like the large is going to be a hefty tailoring cost as I'd have to not only bring the torso in, but might also have to shorten it.
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Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your question - doesn't every jacket's sleeves ride up when you lift your arms up? Sometimes even with buttoned or elastic cuffs
From the one’s Ive owned I’d say that’s normal. With type 3 I expect to keep shirt or long shirt underneath so I’m not worried about short cuffs. If I expect to not wear anything under I would size up just for the extra cuffs
Yeah I guess so, maybe I'm just overthinking it.
I generally wear a lot of short sleeves - I get where you're coming from, but I dunno if I'd want to sacrifice a baggier look for that.
Bigger fitting clothes are also not great if want the best warmth factor
You can fit more layers underneath
nah oversized clothes can still be plenty warm
As a larger guy, I tend to err on the side of more fitted clothes as anything that's baggier makes me look huge (hence why I'm not big on the current baggy trend lol)
sleeves riding up is p normal, unfortunately without pics we can't really give you thoughts on the overall fit. IMO tailoring something like this sounds unnecessary but it's impossible to say without seeing it.