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Oakley Jacket Sizing

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TonicAura
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So this year I was looking to get a new jacket, since my old Special Blend jacket had a 28 zipper length which doesn't feel roomy enough (I'm around 5' 8" and it hits around my upper thigh.

With my black snowpants I was considering:

Oakley Corked Ski Jacket XL (black/white)
Oakley Entire Ski Jacket XL (black/white)
Oakley Preferred Jacket XL (white/black/purple)

If anyone knows the zipper length on any of those it would be appreciated. Thoughts on wearing penguin colors/would white get really dirty?

Thanks
Nov 7 2011 4:17PM
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[Steeze_Please]
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I have the oakley corked jacket and pants in xl. I am just under 6"1 and it is plenty big enough for me. To be honest i think it would be a dress my jacket goes like past my mid thigh. It would probably be way past your knees, unless thats your style i would recommend a large.
Nov 7 2011 4:20PM
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TonicAura
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Thanks for the reply. Super big isn't my style but I just wanted something that was a little bigger than my 28 inch jacket for more room and less snow coming into my pants.

Too bad, all the larges are sold out on oakley vault, that's why I asked about the XL, oh well.
Nov 7 2011 4:24PM
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[Steeze_Please]
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Ya if you don't like really baggy i wouldnt go for the xl. I almost contemplated not getting the xl because it was so big on me but i thought i would grow a bit more and it isn't to ridiculous.
Nov 7 2011 4:35PM
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xoxxooxo
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I am about 5'11 and I have the Oakley corked xl and the Oakley Fari xl jacket. I do not like the fit of my Oakley corked jacket as it is a "loose" fit versus the Fari jacket which has an "anorak" fit. The loose fit in my personal opinion is too wide and makes the person wearing it look overweight, I't didn't give me the steezy look I wanted, love my Fari jacket though. Hope this helps
Nov 7 2011 4:51PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
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It's loose with anorak length, so it's still tall, just a looser fit. I have the Corked in a large, and a little cinching at the bottom of the jacket makes it look fine.
Nov 7 2011 5:28PM
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xoxxooxo
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that is interesting, how did you cinch it? I like the jacket a lot I just wished it fitted slightly tighter around the waist
Nov 7 2011 5:39PM
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TonicAura
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May I ask how tall you are and how far the jacket goes on you/zipper length? Also, I seem to understand that the loose fit is just wider (unfortunately all the jackets I'm looking at are loose I think but I could just cinch them up) but could someone please explain the anorak fit vs regular fit? Thanks
Nov 7 2011 6:00PM
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LBJJ
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i just got the oakley corked in 2XL loose fit, zipper length is 35in. I'm 5' 9" and the bottom of the jacket sits about mid thigh when cinched a little bit.
Nov 7 2011 6:24PM
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lukemeahan.
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No. This can't be true. I have a Oakley Karn Lite Jacket in a Large regular fit and the zipper length is 33 inches.
Nov 7 2011 6:33PM
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TonicAura
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That's interesting. The first post in this thread by steeze says the corked jacket is really big and the post by LB tells me that an XL would be a good enough fit since there are no larges, although I'm a bit skeptical of a 35 inch zipper sitting mid thigh. Just a bit confused here. I appreciate all the replies though.
Nov 7 2011 6:36PM
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TonicAura
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Which part can't be true? If you have a large at 33 inches and LBJJ has an XL at 35 inches I don't see what's off. 33 inches seems like a pretty big jump from 28 though, or am I just overestimating how far those extra 5-7 zipper inches would go down on me?

Nov 7 2011 6:39PM
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LBJJ
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i measured it myself just now, unless theres a certain spot you measure from on the zipper? but thats from top to bottom of zipper 35in
Nov 7 2011 6:40PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
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In the hand pockets, there are some plastic cinch pulls. To LBJJ, My large has a 33" zipper, 33.5" to the end of the jacket.

To the other person asking where it comes on me, I'm 5'11" with a short torso and long legs. It comes about 2.5 inches above my knee caps.
Nov 7 2011 8:25PM
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TonicAura
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Hmmmmm, some tough choices here. If you are 5' 11" and your large goes to your lower though and LB says he is 5' 9" and his 2XL with a 35" zipper goes to his mid thigh I'm not sure which measurement I should go off of. Also, the thing is that all 3 of the jackets I am considering are in an XL, which I don't want to be too tall, just fit large enough.
Nov 7 2011 8:55PM
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LBJJ
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i would say go xl and you'll prob like the fit if not just use the waist elastic to cinch the coat a little bit and it makes it fit a little shorter and look a little slimmer
Nov 7 2011 9:07PM
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TonicAura
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I was probably gonna get the XL anyways since I like the design, but I was also seriously considering buying the XL preferred jacket in black/white/purple from someone on here who had it, just waiting for that seller to post up a zipper length and then hopefully I'll decide. Although I'm kinda worried about it being to big though.

It was a bit unclear to me from their site, can you do returns off items bought from the oakley vault?
Nov 7 2011 9:16PM
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LBJJ
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ahah yeah they say clearance items aren't returnable or refundable, but the whole site is clearance so its really kinda up in the air. I would say as long as you have all the original stuff and all tags on they will accept a return.
Nov 7 2011 9:28PM
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TonicAura
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One more thing: Does anyone know how warm the preferred, corked, and entire jackets are?

<----- not good at figuring out technical terms on oakley site
Nov 8 2011 8:37PM
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TonicAura
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Anyone got some more info?
Nov 9 2011 2:43PM
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xoxxooxo
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I would wear a tall tee under mine and literally that was it. Skied the whole of last season in -5 farenheight temperatures and was fine
Nov 9 2011 3:21PM
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TonicAura
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For your fari or corked jacket?
Nov 9 2011 3:40PM
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ballsofsteeze
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i don't know if this helps but i have last years seth morrison jacket (primed?) in a size L and it is anorak fit. the anorak is pretty nice, the zipper measures 33 inches, but its kinda diagonal, so its probably more like 32 or so from neck to hem.
Nov 9 2011 6:45PM
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