JL sizing?

stargazertechie · Post by **stargazertechie** » March 28th, 2007, 2:25 pm

My team had leftover longsleeve JL shirts, and I'm thinking about buying one. However, I've never had to buy spandex type clothing, and I'm at a loss for what size I should purchase.

I'm 5'5, 190 pounds, 40D chest. I'm leaning between the large and the XL. Any suggestions?

PaulH · Post by **PaulH** » March 28th, 2007, 3:25 pm

I'd go for the XL - I'm 5'7", 180 and about 38" chest, and the L is as snug as I'd want to get.

PaulS · Post by **PaulS** » March 28th, 2007, 6:23 pm

PaulH wrote:I'd go for the XL - I'm 5'7", 180 and about 38" chest, and the L is as snug as I'd want to get.

But Paul, you forgot your cup size?

STG - Do you have access to trying them on? The material will make a significant difference, but go to the JL web site and they have sizing charts that should help. The Drywick items are probably fine in either size for you, but the polypro runs what I would term "small" so go with the larger size in that material.

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » March 29th, 2007, 1:01 am

STG,
To provide female input, I'm smaller than you and the L is snug on me for shirts made of both materials. I think you would do better with the XL, but my suspicion is that it may be LONGER WAISTED than you might prefer.

if the information on the website doesn't help, you could try emailing JL. They have good customer service (although they may be swamped right now because of college racing season). Also, check out the bargain bin on their website, you can get good stuff for cheap there.

The shirts are quite nice, I recommend them for chilly weather.
-C

PaulH · Post by **PaulH** » March 29th, 2007, 3:57 am

PaulS wrote: But Paul, you forgot your cup size?

Hey, a boy's got to have some secrets!

stargazertechie · Post by **stargazertechie** » March 29th, 2007, 1:20 pm

Our team's clothing coordinator has extras, so I may pop in and try a few on. I ended up buying a large underarmour coldgear shirt in large, and it's snug, but not terrible. He said that they fit pretty much like those shirts, so I'm leaning toward going for the large. Thank you SO much for the imput.