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Stretch it tight to get all of the wrinkles out, but then let it relax and measure. Using your fingers to try to stretch and measure is difficult and it doesn't keep it stretched much anyway.
Stretch it tight to get all of the wrinkles out, but then let it relax and measure. Using your fingers to try to stretch and measure is difficult and it doesn't keep it stretched much anyway.
I have to disagree with you (and Stu) on this one Monitor. I do not have huge pecs but I do have broad shoulders. I find that when a jacket is just a hair too small it is usually the shoulders that are a deal breaker for me. I have learned to avoid anything with shoulders narrower than 20.5" in a size 44 or 46.Don't worry about the shoulder width. Stu of LW says that doesn't even exist and I tend to agree.
Pretty much exactly as shown in the photo posted by Monitor on the previous page. Start where the sleeve meets the shoulder seam and measure straight across to the other side.Let me take this here cap off (what does "dunce" mean anyway?) to ask from what point to what point are you measuring shoulder width?
saw some measure pics, all looked proper, all were exactly my size. not sure why it wouldn' fit, Carrie's words haunting me thoughPretty much exactly as shown in the photo posted by Monitor on the previous page. Start where the sleeve meets the shoulder seam and measure straight across to the other side.
GW KY, you should be fine man, but I totally understand your nervousness too. I feel the same way every time I buy a jacket off eBay or from the classifieds here sight unseen. There is always that tense moment when the box arrives and you put the jacket on for the first time, in an instant you know whether you have failed or succeeded!saw some measure pics, all looked proper, all were exactly my size. not sure why it wouldn' fit, Carrie's words haunting me though
Thanks. I'd not considered how that measurement could affect fit, focusing instead on chest measurement/pit-to-pit. I checked a couple of jackets on hand that "don't quite fit", and one that does "fit". The difference in shoulder-to-shoulder measurement is about +2" to be comfortable. I don't think it will be the total answer, but it should help in more-closely approximating fit based on ebay pictures and numbers.Pretty much exactly as shown in the photo posted by Monitor on the previous page. Start where the sleeve meets the shoulder seam and measure straight across to the other side.