Size & Fit

Outerwear is the hardest thing to buy online, because it has to fit over whatever you are already wearing. Here is how to get it right the first time — and if you do not, returns are free for 30 days.

Measure a jacket, not yourself

The most reliable method is not a tape measure around your chest. It is this:

  1. Take a jacket you already own and like the fit of.
  2. Lay it flat, buttoned or zipped, with the sleeves out to the side.
  3. Measure across the chest from armpit seam to armpit seam, the shoulder from seam to seam, the sleeve from shoulder seam to cuff, and the body from the base of the collar to the hem.
  4. Write those four numbers down. They are your real size.

Then read how the style is cut

Our product pages tell you how each style is meant to sit, because it varies a lot:

Cut Which styles What to do
Tailored Faux suede blazer Take your normal size. It is meant to close.
Relaxed / open-front Open-front blazer, tweed blazer Take your normal size. There is no closure to strain.
Deliberately oversized Sherpa zip-up, denim trucker, shacket Your normal size will already read large. Size up only to wear knitwear underneath.
Plus-size only run The two plus-size fleeces (1X–5X) No straight-size run exists for these styles.

Between two sizes?

In outerwear, go up. A jacket that is slightly roomy still works over a sweater; one that is slightly tight does not work at all once the temperature drops.

Size ranges we carry

Across the range, sizes run from XS to 5X. Not every style is made in every size — the size selector on each product page shows exactly what exists for that jacket. Styles cut in 1X to 5X are grouped on the Plus Size page.

If it still does not fit

Email support@avelunec.com within 30 days of delivery. We send a free return label and either exchange the size, if it is in stock, or refund you.