Longplay
Familiar Face
- Messages
- 62
- Location
- Wheaton, IL
It would seem so, but it's not so. Just about every size 34 I have received the measurements on, has been 19". I have three of them, one vintage and two current issue, and all three measure 19" at the p2p. Same thing for the size 36 pea coats; they don't measure the way we think they should. When we get to the size 38 and up, the p2p becomes standard again. Don't ask me why, as I have answer for it.
Thanks for the reply. Looks like at the lower end isn't an exact science. That's the only reason I can be glad not to fit into a small size!
Here's another coat that looks pretty good but still has some odd numbers. The seller gives the measurements as below and he's confirmed them in answer to a query (P2P of 21).
"Measurements....the length is 32 1/2 inches...the sleeves measure 26 inches from the shoulder seam...shoulder seam to shoulder seam, across the top, is 18 inches....armpit to armpit, across the chest, doubled, is just barely 42 inches."
The chest width seems correct for the size 40 on the tag but that shoulder width of 18 seems small, being the same as my old, too-small 70s model. Does that measurement seem off? Should that measurement be larger on a true 40? This seller doesn't permit returns so if this one didn't fit, I'd have to sell it myself.
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