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Jacket sizing

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I have had a look for a thread but can't spot one about this.

Very basic! I need to buy a ski jacket, but it's been years since I had to buy one and can't remember the sizing. I will get one off eBay, but are they sized with base layers etc taken into consideration? For example, I would usually wear a size 12 'normal' coat and that's comfortable with a jumper under it. Would a ski jacket of the same size be too tight or are the jackets a bit bigger because of fleeces etc which most people wear?
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     Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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    Buy whatever jacket size you would normally wear. That said, I would google a size chart for whatever brand the jacket is. And if you still aren't sure, there are brands that come up bigger or smaller - snowHeads might be able to help you with that snowHead
    Also, you need to consider if the jacket is insulated (in which case you won't want it too roomy) or just a shell (which leaves more room for you to add layers as required)
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    Thanks @igLou - I have my eye on a Billabong one at the moment - a few Roxy ones have caught my eye too. Is a mens small the same as (or similar to) a womens medium?
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    @JanieS, you would have to check the size charts but probably not (different cut?)
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     Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
    Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
    There's no substitute for trying them on. I would suggest men's jackets have a different cut, bigger across the shoulders and around the waist for example, so you may find them uncomfortable or unflattering.
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    @JanieS, men's jackets have a different cut, making no allowance for hips. Unless you have a boyish figure I wouldn't recommend it. I have had to wear them for uniform sometimes and they are a pain. I wear a women's small but have to go up a size to a men's medium and tuck the bottom under to get into a men's. It's not a good (or comfortable) look.
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     Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
    Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
    Oh I hadn't considered that the cut might be different - I've seen a gorgeous jacket on eBay I was going to bid on - men's small - it's a Billabong five-0 jacket in the orange, yellow and blue one. Can't find it anywhere else or in a women's - but after you said that about the fit I might give it a miss. Sad
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