If anyone ended up with an XXL in blue tweed that isn't quite right for you....keep me in mind! :)

Ordered vests in each color, all XLs. Extremely fast delivery. I normally buy XXL shirts etc., but I do wear a 46 or 48 suit coat, or XL. The Orvis waistcoats fit just fine -- a little close around the waist, but not at all snug. My question now is, what to wear with them, besides a kilt. It's customary to match jacket and waistcoat, but it's unlikely I'll ever find jackets to match the Orvis vests. Can you see these Orvis tweeds being worn with jackets of any other fabric, or just worn alone?

It maybe customary to wear waistcoats that match with your jacket in your neck of the woods but, over here and from pics I have seen from the UK, is is quite common to see non matching jacket/waistcoat combinations. I have seen any variety of colours and materials worn in combination, your imagination is the limit.

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Ordered vests in each color, all XLs. Extremely fast delivery. I normally buy XXL shirts etc., but I do wear a 46 or 48 suit coat, or XL. The Orvis waistcoats fit just fine -- a little close around the waist, but not at all snug. My question now is, what to wear with them, besides a kilt. It's customary to match jacket and waistcoat, but it's unlikely I'll ever find jackets to match the Orvis vests. Can you see these Orvis tweeds being worn with jackets of any other fabric, or just worn alone?

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Perhaps this is what you want.

http://www.orvis.com/store/product.aspx?pf_id=6p86

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I plan to wear them alone and with my three jackets that I have had converted to kilt jackets. I have a camel hair jacket, a black cashmere, and a brown tweed.
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Okay, got mine last night and got around to the try on this morning. One clearly does not fit, and the other will likely end up being a tad short on my torso---might work with kilts but not with jeans or dress pants of any sort. So I am offering them up at my costs plus s/h to get them to you. Unfortunately I am leaving town in a few minutes and will not be back to tend to this until next weekend, although I may get to check PMs once or twice while gone. As others have said they are well made of quality materials, but a tad on the snug side in sizing.

XL navy blue herringbone tweed--says 46-48 and definitely more on the 46 side of things: $19.50 PLUS S/H to be calculated
XXL brown box check tweed (a pattern I have never seen)--50-52 and again closer to a 50: $19.50 PLUS S/H to be calculated

PMs with zip codes and I will keep you in order of contact for each. Fear not I will respond but it will be next weekend before I can make calculations for cheapest shipping (unless you want to go with the USPS priority mail rates for a medium box) or get them out to you.

MODs if you think this is better suited to the For Sale section feel free to move----I put it here as a continuance of prior postings on this thread.

I got home from work last night I had two of the vests that I ordered sitting on the table. So I opened them up and sadly they do definitely run small. I ordered XL 46-48, I wear a 46 regular Jacket/Suit coat. These vests are more like a 44-46, they fit very snug so this morning I moved the buttons over 1/2 an inch for a little more room. I guess I'll just work at dropping another 5lbs. should fit fine and I'll be lighter and healthier.

That's good news. I'm glad they'll work for you with just a button move. I'll keep that in mind. If I gain any weight, I'll have to follow suit, so to speak. :)

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Okay, got mine last night and got around to the try on this morning. One clearly does not fit, and the other will likely end up being a tad short on my torso---might work with kilts but not with jeans or dress pants of any sort. So I am offering them up at my costs plus s/h to get them to you.
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PMs with zip codes and I will keep you in order of contact for each. Fear not I will respond but it will be next weekend before I can make calculations for cheapest shipping (unless you want to go with the USPS priority mail rates for a medium box) or get them out to you.

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I also received mine (same sizes and colors as ForresterModern), and find them equally small. However, my wife is encouraging me to keep the XXL (maybe a 48-50) and lose a few pounds to get into it. The XL really is more like a 44-46, IMO. If anyone is interested in an XL Blue Herringbone, let me know by PM: $19.50 plus shipping within the US only.

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MODs if you think this is better suited to the For Sale section feel free to move----I put it here as a continuance of prior postings on this thread.

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Ditto for me... :wink:

The navy blue herringbone XL is spoken for by Brooke.

The XXL. Brown is still available.

Jeff