Acronym.

[segue 167]

7 hours ago, piece keeper said:

R&D is a huge cost too which is often overlooked, so the price tag reflects that as well.  The replica-makers don't have to do that legwork because ACR has done it all for them.  This is also why ACR tries so hard to be secretive with its drops: so that someone doesn't get it to market first.

And I unfortunately did get scammed once and got a replica from YAJ (but was able to get my money back, phew!).  Externally yeah it looks pretty close, and if that's all that you care about then fine (you suck).  But in hand it was immediately apparent that it was fake.  The stitching was really messy and the fit was horribly off.  It's actually quite laughable that if these guys are copying the real deal they still can't get it right.  It makes me more appreciative of the ACR team's skill. 

good point with r&d. no i dont care about just external flaunting because i need items that i buy to function.  one of the reasons why i use my acrnm jackets more than my other outwear (veilance included )is the simple jacketsling that i now can't live without.  from pics for at least stotz reps its hard to tell but as you said, i guess the gap is more apparent in person

[RapGameTaylorSwift 74]

3 hours ago, Holger said:

Can you share your measurements as well? I got the Jacket yesterday in Medium and I am 180cm, 77kg and 105cm chest measurement. I really love the jacket but I am afraid it is a little bit too small for me and I am a big fan of oversizing too :). Not sure if I am able to get a bigger size somewhere, but keep a jacket which does not fit properly is also not an option. many thx in advance.

I am 6'1 (185cm), and same weight as you. Not sure what my chest measurement is ATM but with "Straight" fit jackets, I have always worn a Medium. On recent "Profile" shells like J62-S and J69, I sized up to a Large. The J74 is the first time I sized up on a "Straight" fit jacket. I tried both M and L but the Large just seemed to drape way better. 

The way Umit is wearing the J74 is how the Medium fit me whereas the way Lenny is wearing the Medium is how the Large fits me if that helps. 

[Holger 88]

5 hours ago, RapGameTaylorSwift said:

I am 6'1 (185cm), and same weight as you. Not sure what my chest measurement is ATM but with "Straight" fit jackets, I have always worn a Medium. On recent "Profile" shells like J62-S and J69, I sized up to a Large. The J74 is the first time I sized up on a "Straight" fit jacket. I tried both M and L but the Large just seemed to drape way better. 

The way Umit is wearing the J74 is how the Medium fit me whereas the way Lenny is wearing the Medium is how the Large fits me if that helps. 

That helps a lot. I am now pretty sure I will need a Large as well for J74. Many Thx. 

[mattialife 0]

Good evening to everyone,

 

how can I use this velcro on my 3A-5TS?

Best, M.

 

Edited October 25, 2018 by mattialife

[skycrawler 163]

I purchased four items this FW18 including one during the bag drop. My thoughts.

3A-5TS (BLACK)

I had a 3A-1 in Olive xpac from the first drop, a 3A-3TS in black foil that I bought on grailed and a 3A-6TS in laminate which I also bought second hand, and I have to say that the 3A-5TS in the new xpac is the most beautiful of them all. Started using it everyday from day one of receiving it and never looking back. The size is more suitable for everyday use as compared to the 6TS which is huge but also ages very well.

P23A-S (RAF) size S

I have the P23A-DS black in size M and that is my favorite acronym pants. The P23A-S in one size smaller, surprisingly does not feel any smaller on the waist, the two drawstring cord still essential to keeping it tight. One size down the overall fit is less baggy, but the calf area is much tighter than my size M DS version (I am a runner...) It takes much more effort to put it on. The RAF color did not convince me at first sight, but after wearing it for a day (with the J56-S as the top), I love the contrast it has with my other all-black acronym gear. Stotz is very comfortable to wear as always, more comfortable than DS.

J63A-FO size S

I took it out of the package to inspect the material and made sure the auxzip is indeed sewn wrongly, before putting it back into the box to send it back to Acronym for repair. I did not try it on. The material is quite paper like to touch, and I am quite a skeptic.. Reminds me of Taichi Murakami's paper jackets. And the additional care instructions and warning (against any sorts of adhesive material) convinced me that it is indeed quite the fragile fabric, but also designed to be aged and transformed over time. I am not exactly sure what I feel about it, but I will send it back to repair and give it a go after the auxzip is fixed.

J74-PX (White) size M

This piece, out of the box, was amazing from the get go. I sized up to M (most of my other ACR jackets are S), and I did not regret sizing up. It fits perfectly under the J66-GT shell (in size S) that I bought from SS18. It is surely not very warm, good for this fall. But come January, I probably need something climashield or down. That aside, this mid-layer is beautiful, the translucent layer is soft to touch, but also felt strong enough to last for a long time. It is extremely light and comfortable to wear, and I am very very satisfied with this purchase, and the decision to size up.

Edited October 24, 2018 by skycrawler

[jeddyhsu 233]

About to pull the trigger on *that* 3a floating around. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could get the zipper fixed? To repair the zipper, would tailors/alteration shops be the appropriate place to try? Is it ripped past the point of no return? First 3a btw.

[Yardsale 790,086]

11 minutes ago, jeddyhsu said:

About to pull the trigger on *that* 3a floating around. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could get the zipper fixed? To repair the zipper, would tailors/alteration shops be the appropriate place to try? Is it ripped past the point of no return? First 3a btw.

Same happened to mine, on both sides. A tailor can sew a stopping point slightly in front of it so it stops short of that. It looks ghetto as hell on mine but I guess it keeps the bag working.

[Xu Jianfeng 1,631]

11 minutes ago, jeddyhsu said:

About to pull the trigger on *that* 3a floating around. Does anyone have any ideas as to how I could get the zipper fixed? To repair the zipper, would tailors/alteration shops be the appropriate place to try? Is it ripped past the point of no return? First 3a btw.

They would, my local one fix similar for cheap.

one thing you need tell them xpac is bit fragile than cotton or Cordura material bags they being dealing with all day, then their tricks would be gentle.

[danii 108,883]

https://www.extremtextil.de/en/bottomstop-for-ykk-10c-zipper.html 0.20EUR + some tamiya paint and you can kinda fix it yourself. I replaced the zipper on mine entirely and it was not a huge issue, but make sure to find someone who is repairing bags, not clothes.

[undercover73 2,258]

I have a question- on the  J47TS there is a 1 inch gap at the top of the zip- there are teeth on one side but on the opposite there is nothing, can anyone shed light on the purpose of this? Also the teeth on the opposite side of this short gap are a different calibre to the rest of the zip.

[X.bee 504]

@undercover73 escapezip. Pull upward & away from opposite side.

[undercover73 2,258]

schooled- thanks

[darkart 20]

2 hours ago, undercover73 said:

I have a question- on the  J47TS there is a 1 inch gap at the top of the zip- there are teeth on one side but on the opposite there is nothing, can anyone shed light on the purpose of this? Also the teeth on the opposite side of this short gap are a different calibre to the rest of the zip.

Seriously?

[rogerhuangxj 86]

1 hour ago, darkart said:

Seriously?

This is the moment when I loathe some of the members here.

Yes some of us don’t know about fabric differences, some of us never handled jackets with escape zips, and I personally never fully understood how to use hitch tab on sleeves even though it has been explained several times already.

So? Knowing all of those tricks makes you superior or what?

Edited October 26, 2018 by rogerhuangxj

[undercover73 2,258]

I guess he's just a cunt.

[darkart 20]

27 minutes ago, rogerhuangxj said:

This is the moment when I loathe some of the members here.

Yes some of us don’t know about fabric differences, some of us never handled jackets with escape zips, and I personally never fully understood how to use hitch tab on sleeves even though it has been explained several times already.

So? Knowing all of those tricks makes you superior or what?

I understand your point, but shouldnt you be understand what you buying before you pull the trigger, afterall thats a 2000 euro jacket. That means the hype of ACR is too much which blinds you guys completely. This is true, acronym is cool brand and makes cool stuff, but its not god. I prefer buying my item with full understanding of it and my eyes fully opened. 

[Jmscnon 11]

43 minutes ago, rogerhuangxj said:

This is the moment when I loathe some of the members here.

Yes some of us don’t know about fabric differences, some of us never handled jackets with escape zips, and I personally never fully understood how to use hitch tab on sleeves even though it has been explained several times already.

So? Knowing all of those tricks makes you superior or what?

Exactly, and a lot of us don’t have friends who are into the same stuff so a lot of the info needs to be found out via places like this.

 

personally never had escapezips in real life but used to have them in our combat vests in the military. Not really a self explanatory thing in civilian clothing 

[AvantSol 411]

If a brand is foreign to you and you spent the time to make an account to go the sub thread for it; then maybe spend the time to lurk, read older pages, and use the search bar. There's years of useful information so it only benefits you to check it out. Plus the V26-A video on the mothersite is a good demo on certain jacket features

 

[Inkinsurgent 4,160]

itt: people who joined yesterday being unhelpful and elitist to people who have participated in this community for a decade. 

[Jmscnon 11]

12 minutes ago, Inkinsurgent said:

itt: people who joined yesterday being unhelpful and elitist to people who have participated in this community for a decade. 

Confused now, are these comments pointed at me as I’m quite new to SUFU?

 

defo didn’t mean to come across wrong 

[Inkinsurgent 4,160]

nah man,  you're good. 

[Inkinsurgent 4,160]

double tap

Edited October 26, 2018 by Inkinsurgent

[junkie_dolphin 522]

2 hours ago, AvantSol said:

If a brand is foreign to you and you spent the time to make an account to go the sub thread for it; then maybe spend the time to lurk, read older pages, and use the search bar. There's years of useful information so it only benefits you to check it out. Plus the V26-A video on the mothersite is a good demo on certain jacket features

Just wanted to say this—and it’s not directed at you specifically, it’s more like a thing I’ve been seeing around the internet since I was really young:

Forum search engines always suck. Always. And I’ve always found it to be the most bullshit thing to tell someone (especially someone new)—that they should “use the search engine.” The search engine sucks dude. Sufu’s search engine really sucks (at leases last time I used it)—clunky, buggy, slow.

And in the end, how exactly would the guy above have searched for the answer to his question? It’s not like he knew he was searching for something called “escape zip.”

Instead of bitching about how noobs should go back and read literally hundreds of pages of text (much of which is discussion of dead links—not the most interesting thing to do), maybe the complainers should put together a quick FAQ/intro to techwear, so they can point to something helpful (and really, does it actually take that much more time to type “escape zip” than it does to type “read the thread, use the search engine?”).

Edited October 26, 2018 by junkie_dolphin

[AvantSol 411]

C'mon man let's be real, if you're gonna spend a shit ton on money on these clothes you gotta do a little research. 

And you're missing the point of my statement; I'm not saying go back hundreds of pages to find one piece of information. Do it to actually learn something about what you're buying. Not like sufu is the only source either.

(And btw the features like escape zip are listed on the acrnm page of the piece, just saying!)

[Dolphinski 2,580]

Q: What's that tab on the end of my zip?

Your mum: Don't worry yourself about things like that dear.

Your mate: You paid HOW MUCH for that jacket?

TWG: It's a defect! Acrnm suck, their customer service suck and they're overpriced elitists ripping off decent hardworking folk. Anyway, my $5 waterproof thrift jacket has a zip that works perfectly.

SUFU:  USE THE SEARCH YOU F**KING IDIOT

[junkie_dolphin 522]

42 minutes ago, AvantSol said:

C'mon man let's be real, if you're gonna spend a shit ton on money on these clothes you gotta do a little research. 

And you're missing the point of my statement; I'm not saying go back hundreds of pages to find one piece of information. Do it to actually learn something about what you're buying. Not like sufu is the only source either.

(And btw the features like escape zip are listed on the acrnm page of the piece, just saying!)

When I bought my 3a-1, I knew I wanted the bag for a number of reasons (some of which were aesthetic, but many were practical)—but I had no idea what that waterproof zip on the side of the bag was for. I thought it was a pocket, but I wasn't sure—so I was looking at the pocket number on the product page, and I couldn't figure out where the "last" pocket was. Turns out, the side zip just leads to the main compartment, and I had missed the two "mezzanine pockets" (I didn't understand what those were, and the product pics didn't really do a good job of explaining). I had to come here and ask around. People were kind enough to explain, even though this is literally the oldest product Acronym makes. Should I have lurked more? I have literally never seen a photo or video of anyone using that zip. Ever.

Acronym's website does not always do a good job of explaining features.

Acronym deletes old product listings, so it's hard to accumulate knowledge of older product just from browsing.

You can do lots of research on a product and not learn everything about it. Escape zips are honestly not that important in the grand scheme of things.

Anyways, I was directing my post at a tendency that I see around here—it wasn't really meant for you specifically (I said as much, and I didn't neg rep you or anything).

[AvantSol 411]

I know it wasn't directed to me. But I did wanna clarify my point. No harm no foul 

And btw I didn't realize there were mezzanine pockets in my 3a-1 until a few weeks ago by accident hahah and I've had it for years. So certain things I understand 

[eyesolation 164]

While I'm all for helping the newcomers with their questions and against elitist behavior...

It is still sad to see how these hypebeast kids who drop 2k on a jacket just because it's the latest cool thing clearly haven't even spend 10 minutes on researching the brand they're buying.

[mariahscarry 66]

33 minutes ago, AvantSol said:

And btw I didn't realize there were mezzanine pockets in my 3a-1 until a few weeks ago by accident hahah and I've had it for years. So certain things I understand 

... the hypocrisy, my god.

[rogerhuangxj 86]

1 hour ago, junkie_dolphin said:

When I bought my 3a-1, I knew I wanted the bag for a number of reasons (some of which were aesthetic, but many were practical)—but I had no idea what that waterproof zip on the side of the bag was for. I thought it was a pocket, but I wasn't sure—so I was looking at the pocket number on the product page, and I couldn't figure out where the "last" pocket was. Turns out, the side zip just leads to the main compartment, and I had missed the two "mezzanine pockets" (I didn't understand what those were, and the product pics didn't really do a good job of explaining). I had to come here and ask around. People were kind enough to explain, even though this is literally the oldest product Acronym makes. Should I have lurked more? I have literally never seen a photo or video of anyone using that zip. Ever.

Acronym's website does not always do a good job of explaining features.

Acronym deletes old product listings, so it's hard to accumulate knowledge of older product just from browsing.

You can do lots of research on a product and not learn everything about it. Escape zips are honestly not that important in the grand scheme of things.

Anyways, I was directing my post at a tendency that I see around here—it wasn't really meant for you specifically (I said as much, and I didn't neg rep you or anything).

Wait, where are those mezzanine pockets？

I am starting to wonder if I have missed some pockets on my 3ts.