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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Cskarev

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Rainbow Country Hercules again..love it!
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Marc mndt

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It looks like you hang your jacket unzipped. That would cause the sag in the shoulder toward the chest, not the waist.

It’s the same issues with button-front shirts. Always hang your jackets/shirts zipped up or buttoned up.
I think he's referring to the direction in which the chest pocket zipper closes, which is outwards unlike most vintage (and repro) halfbelts.
 

Kenmar8181

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It looks like you hang your jacket unzipped. That would cause the sag in the shoulder toward the chest, not the waist.

It’s the same issues with button-front shirts. Always hang your jackets/shirts zipped up or buttoned up.

Was referring to the pull tab but definitely noted, am usually terrible at zipping my jackets on the hanger…
 

JonS1967

Familiar Face
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It looks like you hang your jacket unzipped. That would cause the sag in the shoulder toward the chest, not the waist.

It’s the same issues with button-front shirts. Always hang your jackets/shirts zipped up or buttoned up.
I thought I read it somewhere that it’s better to hang your jacket unzipped. Is that wrong?
 

jchance

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I thought I read it somewhere that it’s better to hang your jacket unzipped. Is that wrong?
It is a matter of personal preference. I’m just grabbing a random pic and a pic of the above poster to illustrate this point further. If you notice, both wearers wear their jackets unzipped. However, the above poster has the jacket flared outward toward the waist (this is the effect of the unzipped jacket on the hanger), whereas the other person has the jacket flared outward toward the shoulder (this is the effect of the zipped jacket on the hanger). I don’t think the unzipped jacket’s effect is a good look because the zipped jacket’s effect drapes better—more like a V shape of a shoulder-to-waist drop.
 

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JonS1967

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I know most blazers/suit jackets are better left unbuttoned, but I have found that with my leather jackets some hang better zipped/buttoned others hang better undone

It is a matter of personal preference. I’m just grabbing a random pic and a pic of the above poster to illustrate this point further. If you notice, both wearers wear their jackets unzipped. However, the above poster has the jacket flared outward toward the waist (this is the effect of the unzipped jacket on the hanger), whereas the other person has the jacket flared outward toward the shoulder (this is the effect of the zipped jacket on the hanger). I don’t think the unzipped jacket’s effect is a good look because the zipped jacket’s effect drapes better—more like a V shape of a shoulder-to-waist drop.
Very interesting. Thanks for the explanation and for sharing the images; it really helped me to visualize what you’re describing. I prefer the flare out to the shoulder so I guess I’ll go back to zipping them. I actually enjoy the act of zipping them when I hang them up. It’s sort of like the enjoyment I get from winding a manual wind watch. That extra bonding time is a welcome respite from a busy day.
 
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Mrfrown

One Too Many
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^leather in the wild doing real stuff.
Yeah man! Took a little daring and quick thinking but worth it!
You have a lot of great jackets, brother. I've seen a few of your YouTube videos and appreciate what you're doing. For some reason, the shape of this Aero on you is my favorite of your looks.
Appreciate it man! Definitely haven found short and boxy works for me…much better than the board racer and premier highwayman I tried before this
 

Marc mndt

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However, the above poster has the jacket flared outward toward the waist (this is the effect of the unzipped jacket on the hanger),
That's due to size and the side adjusters.
Not sure where you got that idea from, but I hang all of my blazers and suit jackets buttoned for the exact same reason above.
Suit jackets should not be buttoned up when on a hanger because the front of a jacket is wider than the back. When buttoned / zipped up you will get a crease down the middle. When unbuttoned the panels will cross each other, no crease down the middle.

Next time you walk by a fancy men's store check how they hang their suits: unbuttoned.

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