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Leather jacket for gibbon arms

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user1469940239 · 15/09/2017 07:55

Hoping for some help here: I'm size 10 and 5ft 9 with ridiculously long arms. I've tried on loads of leather jackets and just find the sleeves are too short. I have a Baujken one that is just passable but would love not to have to push the sleeves up. Have any of you lovely ladies come across anything that might suit, preferably in black. I'm prepared to spend if it actually fits!

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botemp · 15/09/2017 09:00

I doubt your budget is endless, so probably not the most helpful as they start at around £1500 but with Rick Owens it's a design feature on them that the arms are super long. On most people, they cover half the hand. Muubaa have a similar style to RO with the sleeve length but I have no idea what they're like in the flesh.

Have you tried any tall brands yet? You could even try the men's section depending on what kind of overall fit/style you're looking for.

I was in Weekday the other day and they have a leather biker that they have every year, it's rather oversized so that may have contributed to the effect but those sleeve lengths were crazy long on me even though I only have proportionally long arms for a shortish person (5"4), not sure how it would work on a taller person.

Allthewhite · 15/09/2017 11:21

Botemp, thanks so much. I have tried a Rick Owens but didn't like the leather (I think it was blister washed?). I've tried a few of the tall brands also but some of them seem to be cut proportionally so tend to have wider arms. Mine are quite skinny so tend to look odd. I hadn't heard of Weekday so will give that a try. The search continues!

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