Yeah - agree once a jacket sits up above a belt line it looks wrong.
@AeroFan - The Brando jacket reaches down just past the beltine which for me is the "perfect" fit. Your jacket is above the belt line and IMO doesn't look quite right. Also to me, the sleeves look too short and it looks like its an uncomfortable fit overall - if its for riding you will want more room to be able to stretch those arms and move your torso - but that's just me and my opinion. The shoulders and waist look good. If you do go with Aero stick to your guns on the measurements you give them. They talked me into getting a custom CHIPS jacket longer than I wanted due to my height (6'2") rather than my personal preference and I wish I had ignored their advice. Cheers!
Very short all over.
I find with a lot of jackets - certainly on my Bootlegger and A-2 - that due to the front dip of almost all pants and jeans, often the front of the jacket can be above the belt, while the back covers it. I can live with an exposed belt buckle for this reason. It's when the rear of the belt is exposed that sets off alarm bells for me.Yeah - agree once a jacket sits up above a belt line it looks wrong.
The motorcycle jackets were made to ride, so when you sit & reach for the handle bar, the short front dip will close in & won’t dig into the hip/groin.
without vest they look so weird, how do they look sitting down
Period jackets are often short, that's true. Men were shorter, pants were higher, etc. There's not a pattern going that can't be made longer by a competent pattern maker and still retain the original look. Where people sometimes go wrong is adding too much or getting the proportions wrong. It's a fine line and partly subjective.
I'm not keen on the shorter biker styles at all (many attempt the look, few pull it off) and I would want a utility jacket or half-belt no shorter than 26.5 to 27 inches. I'm six two.
he Harry high pants look of yore is surely more comfortable for the overweight man. I can see the attraction. I personally think it's a look that appeals only to a modest subculture and even within this group, only a proportion of guys can pull it off without looking strange.
High rise trousers is the answer(Real high rise above or around your navel) If you’re around 5’ 11” they should work.
But then you have to like the look.
Yep, this.
It's not that the jackets won't fit you, they just might not fit you the way you want them to. These are motorcycle jackets that are also centered around other stuff people wore back then. You have to adapt your entire wardrobe for these to fit the 'right' way.
Besides, modern motorcycle jackets are still very short.