Well made, too tight in the arms for me
For a while I have been looking for a coat or jacket I could wear with my Frontier Classics old west shirts, vests and trousers for an authentic old west look. I wanted one that was dark brown to suit the brown vest, brown bow ties, brown trousers and brown cowboy hat I have. I also wanted a coat or jacket I could wash as I am not easily able to get clothes dry cleaned where I live so this coat being cotton canvas seemed perfect.
I bought one of these in small. I am 5ft 7 with a 15 inch collar and 38 inch chest and the Frontier Classics shirts I have are small size and the collar on them fits me perfectly despite Historical Emporium size guide saying they fit 14-14.5 inches, so I thought the small might be the same in fit.
I live in the UK so had to pay extra for shipping, which I didn't mind as I couldn't find a coat like this in the UK. It took about 2 weeks form ordering it to get it which was good
When I tried it on, it fitted me well in the chest and collar when buttoned up and tits length was good too. However, I found the upper arm area of and shoulders just a bit too tight for me, especially when I moved my arms.
I enquired about that and was advised I could send it back for a return or an exchange for a medium or order a medium and check the fit of it and send back the one that didn't fit.
I ordered the medium size and in about 2 weeks I got it. When I tried it on, I found the arms had the right width for me and were not tight like the small size, but the...
Jul 26, 2024
David Mccormick
County Down
UK