Question for Levis Menlo experts

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  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    edited August 2020
    sunny01 wrote:
    Thank you everyone for the feedback its much appreciated! I realised it probably would have helped and made more sense if i had at least included some pictures of my jacket so you can see what i was talking about! My wife thinks it makes me look like an 80s throwback....not sure if that is a good or bad thing :))

    BTW my legs are not that thin its the angle of the picture :)) I don't skip leg day :D


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    I never realised how stupidly long the sleeves were until now.

    I am wondering if it makes sense to get it tailored or sell it? Obviously if I tailor it now that will reduce the sale price but its not really wearable in its current state.

    I honestly think it looks fine: it's a motorcycle jacket- the sleeves are supposed to be long. Have a look at Tom Cruise wearing it or whatever: it looks fine with long sleeves. Have you tightened the belt up though..? That's just accentuating the V shape a bit; I'd loosen it off. If you ask me it's a jacket which looks better a bit baggy rather than tailored. And having longer sleeves just means they're more aesthetically pleasing when they ruck up a bit (not to mention most leather jackets' sleeves actually shorten slightly with wear as they crease up naturally).

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  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    emtiem wrote:

    Bond wears it in the rain in Skyfall.

    I don't think so...? It's raining outside but he's already indoors in M's house, isn't he? And he wouldn't mind ruining it as he'd be given a fresh one in the next scene anyway!

    Not in a scene per se, but it's raining the night he's at M's house and it's raining the next day in London:

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    We can assume Bond doesn't treat the jacket as precious, and is fine wearing it in the rain, negating any "poncey" concerns :P

    Heh! Sure, but he also wears Tom Ford suits for dangling off buildings in: we can assume he's not too worried about his wardrobe's longevity :D

    All I meant by the ponceyness is the faux distressing... it's maybe a bit sort of fake and precious. It does look nice and I like mine, but it doesn't feel like one of my most resilient jackets.
  • sunny01sunny01 Posts: 524MI6 Agent
    emtiem wrote:
    sunny01 wrote:
    Thank you everyone for the feedback its much appreciated! I realised it probably would have helped and made more sense if i had at least included some pictures of my jacket so you can see what i was talking about! My wife thinks it makes me look like an 80s throwback....not sure if that is a good or bad thing :))

    BTW my legs are not that thin its the angle of the picture :)) I don't skip leg day :D


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    I never realised how stupidly long the sleeves were until now.

    I am wondering if it makes sense to get it tailored or sell it? Obviously if I tailor it now that will reduce the sale price but its not really wearable in its current state.

    I honestly think it looks fine: it's a motorcycle jacket- the sleeves are supposed to be long. Have a look at Tom Cruise wearing it or whatever: it looks fine with long sleeves. Have you tightened the belt up though..? That's just accentuating the V shape a bit; I'd loosen it off. If you ask me it's a jacket which looks better a bit baggy rather than tailored. And having longer sleeves just means they're more aesthetically pleasing when they ruck up a bit (not to mention most leather jackets' sleeves actually shorten slightly with wear as they crease up naturally).

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    Wow cool photos thanks for posting...if its good enough for Tom Cruise :) .....

    I have not touched the waist i've not even worn the jacket outside my house yet....its as it arrived from new but yes it gives me a crazy v shape...i look like i have the body shape of an ice cream cone. I think i would be too worried to get it tailored, and yes i agree with all comments on here that biker jackets are meant to have longer sleeves and with time they do ride up the arm...i think i can live with the arm length but ;less so the shoulder pads. Overall i think i probably should have sized down and got a size Small which seems crazy given i am a 40R.
  • ichaiceichaice LondonPosts: 593MI6 Agent
    Has anyone got any photos of how the sleeves looked on DC in Skyfall?
    Yes. Considerably!
  • frommeyerfrommeyer ChicagoPosts: 418MI6 Agent
    edited December 2020
    I had my sleeves taken up. I use this jacket whenever I go out to take photos in the fall/early winter and I always kinda regret having them raised. Mostly because I'd have rather kept my wrists protected from wind when I hold my camera up. I'm really happy with how it looks/wears otherwise.
  • ichaiceichaice LondonPosts: 593MI6 Agent
    Looks like the sleeves were quite long on DC so I guess that's how it's supposed to be worn .

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    Yes. Considerably!
  • emtiememtiem SurreyPosts: 5,686MI6 Agent
    I still think it looks right with long sleeves, that's the bike jacket look.
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