The Blade Moleskin - Coyote

The overall design, quality, and construction of the jacket is great, the color is excellent. I saw the photos and fell in love with it after a long search for a similar jacket.

My read on the issue is that unfortunately, the shoulders are designed in such a way that they seem unusually wide for the size relative to comparable jackets, like Flint and Tinder, Rogue Territory, Freenote Cloth, or Levi's. The result is unless you are particularly broad-shouldered relative to other aspects of your body, the shoulder will overhang your natural shoulder meaning the jacket sleeve will bind at the shoulder joint when you try to raise your arms to the side or forward; if you've ever tried on a slim dress shirt where the shoulder was too wide, you might be familiar with this. Crossing your arms or giving a hug was impossible. However, upon using one hand to artificially pull the jacket shoulder in slightly, the issue was resolved. I had tried a Small and Medium, and neither really solved the issue since even the Small has a wider shoulder than a Medium in other brands.

Arms down, at my side, the jacket was great, but that's just not good enough for a jacket that I want to wear everywhere and actually do things in. Unfortunately, had to return and am back on the hunt for a better fit.

More fashion over function because you can’t raise your arms very high due to no stretch, but it has the most incredible fit, color and texture of any jacket I own, and I own a lot.

I’ve always wanted a denim jacket, but have never found one that felt right. The material on this jacket and the unique stitching make this one of a kind. Can’t wait to see how it wears for years and years.

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