I think they changed the length a couple of years ago... Still a length that is comparable with early to mid 60s sacks, I have such a short sack jacket that dates to 1964... But the slightly longer cut of most sack jackets is for sure better...
Last edited by Leer R. (2014-11-26 03:57:45)
I agree which what you are all saying about the Keydge and i hate them when they appear fitted and short.
Its the reason i opted to get one a size bigger (i know Moose does the same thing)..
Its a slouchy cardigan of a jacket and i think it works when worn loose.
I only own one and don't plan on getting another to be honest.
A Brooks Wash N wear jacket is infinitely superior in my opinion.
Yeah good call - I always go up to a 54 from a normal 52 on Keydge
You don't want to look fitted with those things
The 52 fits technically but looks and feels wrong
Yeah. That short, boxy cut doesn't work for me.
re Keydge, Senorservo2.0 has got one in brown denim cotton that looks great, it's the only one I've seen actually being worn, it looks like a vintage sack, not too short, no darts ....
but based on that I tried one on, a newer different model from earlier this year and I couldn't fit into it ... bit small for me .... I think they can look good though ....
I love the unconstructed slouchy idea for a cotton or cord jacket ..... but when I've looked at them on offer at J. Press they have been described as having a trim-fit ... that doesn't work for me, I need roominess and to billow freely ....
The buttons on Keydge are nasty too. Of course it is possible to change them, but the rest of the jacket doesn't do it for me either.
Today wearing a blue shawl collar cardigan over a grey shetland over a blue gingham mercer, raw denim and pebblegrain brown-ish long wings.
I remember Jim used to always tout the shawl collar as a coat and I have to say I'm tempted to agree.
Sweater over sweater = sweatier
Last edited by Patrick (2014-11-26 18:47:14)
Last edited by Joey (2014-11-26 20:36:29)
That's the Topsman, be careful with the modern one I believe it is a slimmer fit. The old ones are tough to find and normally in some horrid plaid. And im mean horrid for me, which is pretty fucking horrid.
The one thing that's troubling about the Topsmans and Topsters is picking the right shirt to wear under them. You're almost forced into wearing a shirt sans pattern, or else you look like a damn train wreck.
It's actually not the Topsman. The Topsman is a step better than the Topster, but it's still unlined and unvented. Pendleton made a jacket yet another step above the Topsman with a vent and half-lining (but still unstructured). Beyond that, the patterns are also more subtle. Most of the examples I've seen of this jacket are a solid khaki or green. Mine has a thick Glen plaid of green and black. Mine's still pretty loud but the jackets I'm talking about are generally quieter than the Topsters or the Topsmans (Topsmen?)
Typically when I wear my Topster, it's in an ultra-casual scenario. Sometimes I wear a plaid flannel shirt or something similar under it for comfort. With the dressier Pendleton sport coat, I rarely wear anything but a solid shirt.
The newer ones (Topsmans)are lined in the sleeves from what I remember but they were still ventless so you certainly are onto some other beast.
Im gonna go through my watching feed and see if any of the ones I thought were topmans are actually this other style you're on about. Have you got a rough idea of the date? Are the US made, dry cleaning label etc?
Last edited by Bop (2014-11-27 11:46:42)
Yeah just found one I was watching. Thought it was a Topsman but has a hook vent. Well there's a new one on me.
/\ Woofs, perfect look of the familiar and true good '70s low-key prep with the Paraboot twist ... they look like Wallabees on steroids ... really great, that is .....