[Rudie]

The jacket looks much closer fitting than the S&P work jacket. Is that true or did you have it altered?

[swinglish]

It's completely standard Rudie, apart from having the interfacing removed from the front / lapels etc. My SnP jacket is, if anything, slightly closer fitting. I'll post some pictures of this at some point also. For reference, the jacket is a 38", and my chest measures 37.5".

[SJC]

It's beer and pies.

[Rudie]

Interesting. I am a 41 and had my 42 jacket taken in at the waist, but it still looks much boxier than yours.

[swinglish]

It is on the boxier side of things, which I have no problem with at all. Removing the interfacing definitely lets the jacket crumple more easily and gets rid of the 'man chest' stiffness. Here's another shot: -

[willyto]

I'll try to do that with my Norfolk to see if it helps. Although i'm agraid it's too warm to wear it now.

[Rudie]

In the second shot it looks boxier, pretty much like mine.

How did you remove the interfacing? Do you need any sewing skills for that?

[metatron]

If you ever get the Vaugan Rudie, go for the 40 instead. The garment now matches the measurements precisely.

[Nik]

If you rest your hands on your waist and bend the torso like in the first image, a jacket will always look more fitted.

[swinglish]

In the second shot it looks boxier, pretty much like mine.

How did you remove the interfacing? Do you need any sewing skills for that?

I found it to be easy but time consuming, as you need to do it by hand and fold the front of the jacket, lapels etc inside out to get at all of the interfacing. If the jacket has been washed, this loosens the interfacing somewhat and you can just pull it off, snipping chunks off as you work. You'll need to carefully snip along sewn edges, as you don't want to disturb any stitching. If the jacket hasn't been washed, it's a little more difficult as the interfacing adheres more strongly, but even this isn't too difficult. I've done it with both of my jackets (Vaugan and SnP) and it's made a definite improvement in my opinion.

[Rudie]

Thanks. I was wondering if you were cutting around the stitches or removing the interfacing completely and then resewing the parts where it was stitched.

[willyto]

In the second shot it looks boxier, pretty much like mine.

How did you remove the interfacing? Do you need any sewing skills for that?

I found it to be easy but time consuming, as you need to do it by hand and fold the front of the jacket, lapels etc inside out to get at all of the interfacing. If the jacket has been washed, this loosens the interfacing somewhat and you can just pull it off, snipping chunks off as you work. You'll need to carefully snip along sewn edges, as you don't want to disturb any stitching. If the jacket hasn't been washed, it's a little more difficult as the interfacing adheres more strongly, but even this isn't too difficult. I've done it with both of my jackets (Vaugan and SnP) and it's made a definite improvement in my opinion.

This is the reason I insisted so much for SJC not to include interfacing in these jackets.

[SJC]

Yes agreed.

[Rudie]

In the second shot it looks boxier, pretty much like mine.

How did you remove the interfacing? Do you need any sewing skills for that?

I found it to be easy but time consuming, as you need to do it by hand and fold the front of the jacket, lapels etc inside out to get at all of the interfacing. If the jacket has been washed, this loosens the interfacing somewhat and you can just pull it off, snipping chunks off as you work. You'll need to carefully snip along sewn edges, as you don't want to disturb any stitching. If the jacket hasn't been washed, it's a little more difficult as the interfacing adheres more strongly, but even this isn't too difficult. I've done it with both of my jackets (Vaugan and SnP) and it's made a definite improvement in my opinion.

Could you post some pics of your jacket's interior, please? I would like to see what exactly you did to remove the interfacing. Thanks!

[swinglish]

Could you post some pics of your jacket's interior, please? I would like to see what exactly you did to remove the interfacing. Thanks!

Hi Rudie, not much to show after the interfacing is removed, but this is what the inside of the front areas of my SnP jacket look like after removal. You can see a section of interfacing is still in position, as it's behind the SJC badge on the inside left, just below the internal pocket: -