Buying a sport coat for layering.
I’ve bought my first sport coat this year, a tweed blazer and I really like it, it fits well over a shirt. However it gets a little tight when I try to layer it over a sweater, especially anything slightly thicker. If I was to buy another coat I’d probably use eBay and I’m wondering if there is a general formula for adjusting measurements to fit over a sweater. Should I go one size up 40R -> 41R? If I’m 19” in the shoulders should I get a 20”? Any advice would be great.
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I would probably think it’s a combination of chest and shoulder measurement, maybe more to the chest?
Either way I’d trust measurements over tagged size
Wider sleeves help a lot too, and a straighter/sack-y cut through the body. For me the most uncomfortable part of wearing a sweater under a too small coat is when I bend my arm and everything gets squeezed lol. And I would look at the chest (and waist) measurements more than the shoulders imo