Are the sleeves on this leather jacket too wide?

EricaKay

I have a question about a vintage leather jacket I bought recently. Thank you to everyone for your answers about the other leather jacket(I already deleted the photos).

http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....her-jacket

I like the style and the leather. It fits me just right in the body, arms, and shoulders, and feels comfortable. The sleeves fall to the edge of the thumb and sit and the wrist or above it when I raise my arms. Each sleeve has two zippers unlike most leather jackets which only have one. However, the zippers don't really narrow the sleeves. When I unzip them I can easily pull the sleeves to my elbows. As you can see from the photos, they are somewhat loose. Is it a no-no?

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9 years ago

Dressing

6 replies

Latest reply was from Firecracker (Sharan)

citygirldc

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I feel the shoulder area is a bit to loose to on you. I always feel that leather jackets should fit you like a glove because they'll end up stretching a bit. I guess it all depends on the how hard or soft the leather is. as For the sleeves, you'll need some room for what you were underneath.

9 years ago

EricaKay

Active Member

citygirldc,

Thank you for the quick reply. So you think it's the shoulder rather than the sleeves? In the third photo (blue light wash jeans) the sleeve isn't too wide and also the right sleeve in the 2nd photo (on the balcony)?

Also, I think I posted this in the wrong section. It should probably be in the "What I Wore". If so, is it possible to move it there?

9 years ago

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

I do think the sleeves are a little too bunchy. The fit on the shoulder and body is good.

9 years ago

Marilyn

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The sleeves are a bit too long making them bunch. Frequent issue for this short armed petite. Can you unzip the sleeve a bit and fold them back? This works on some jackets. They could also be shortened but the zippers makes it a pricey alteration.

9 years ago

EricaKay

Active Member

Marilyn,

I can unzip both zippers on each sleeve and fold them back above the elbow. It's actually better that way when I sit down to write, for example. When I stand straight the sleeves sit at the edge of the thumb and cover about half of the palm. I've seen many women's and men's jackets that are like this, because when I raise my arms the sleeves sit at the wrist or just above it. I'm just wondering about the sleeve width around the wrist.

9 years ago

Firecracker (Sharan)

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I don't think the sleeves look too wide. They seem like a width I would expect on a jacket to be worn as outerwear; they would work over a sweater, for instance. I think indoor jackets typically have narrower sleeves. My leather moto jacket has wider sleeves that are probably this width, and I wear it as an outer jacket but also leave it on indoors sometimes.

9 years ago

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