Dumb Question - Is this size 10 Pelle Pelle leather jacket a woman's or a child's?

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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this beautiful leather jacket at a thrift store - the trim around the bottom, cuffs & neck is beautiful! (Also the line coming down on each side on the front & the back makes me think of the 80's for some reason (I keep thinking Michael Jackson or Marty MeFly!)- is this jacket that old?

    The jacket is too small for a man & I know the size 10 on it is not a man's measurement, but is it a woman's measurement or a child's?

    Sorry if it's a dumb question but I need to know so I know where to list it to sell.

    Thank you all!

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  2. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    Dimensions would certainly help, Journey, but I would say woman's. Doesn't really look like a style for a child.
     
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  3. wiscbirddog

    wiscbirddog Well-Known Member

    Pelle Pelle started in the 70s. I'm not positive but I don't think they ever carried a children's line.
     
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That would fit me.:)
    Not my style though.:sorry:
     
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  5. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    Are the shoulders padded?
     
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  6. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Shoulders aren't padded.
    Ok going under women's jackets - thank you!
     
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  7. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

  8. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Size 10 is a woman's size in the UK.
     
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  9. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    It appears to be a woman's size 10. But it can also be gender-neutral in a choice of men's and women's sizes, offered new here: Pelle Pelle Black Leather Jacket.
     
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  10. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Quick search but... According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the PELLE PELLE trademark covers men's and boys' clothing. "Men's and boy's wearing apparel made of leather, denim, wool, cotton, linen, nylon, rayon, polyester or other synthetics, or combinations of synthetics or natural and synthetic materials, namely, T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, woven shirts, sweaters, cardigans, vests, jackets, pants, sweatpants, shorts, hats, caps, coats, underwear and clothing belts; women's and girl's wearing apparel made of leather, denim, wool, cotton, linen, nylon, rayon, polyester or other synthetics, or combinations of synthetics or natural and synthetic materials, namely, T-shirts, sweatshirts, tank tops, woven shirts, sweaters, cardigans, vests, jackets, pants, sweatpants, shorts, hats, caps, coats, underwear and clothing belts."

    https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield

    Debora
     
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  11. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    US size 10 equals UK size 14, according to my conversion chart.:)
     
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  13. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    Where is the OP's jacket then?
    Men's jackets are usually not number-sized in the teens. Therefore it's either a child's or a woman's jacket.
     
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is in the US, so a US size 10.
     
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  15. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Traditionally, zippers like buttons have gender-based placement. Men's zip on the right and women's on the left.

    Debora
     
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  16. crowleys

    crowleys Well-Known Member

    Measurements are critical to selling online. Women's US size 10 chest 36.5 in. Boy's US size 10 chest 28.5 in. Most online sellers measure garments flat and chest is "pit to pit," i.e. armpit to armpit.
     
  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I only buy second hand when I have the armpit to armpit measurement.
     
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  18. Firemandk

    Firemandk Well-Known Member

    Correct : drives me crazy when in the Philippines and looking at really nice, second hand custom made clothing from Hong Kong and the zipper is wrong on an obvious Men's jacket !
     
  19. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    This jacket appears to have the zipper centered between equal width edges, noticeable first image. I'd say this would make it unis-x then.

    Has anyone else noticed that the "...Buchanan" logo under pellepelle is somewhat different? To me it looks like Karen Buchanan. Anyone?

    All other logos for Marc Buchanan seem to be in similar font to pellepelle, i e, marc buchanan, all lower case. This is clip from one of OP's images.
    pelle-buchananlabel.jpg
     
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  20. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    The side of the zipper's pull tab determines left or right.

    Debora
     
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