So where do i really begin with this. I received my jacket from Magnoli in March and to say i was disappointed is putting it lightly, all my motivation to make this post simply vanished. To put it this way, i used it less than 5 times overall before selling it to someone else for less than half the price. I actually much prefer the first version of their jacket than this new one. So to start off, i'm lucky enough to have had the ability to compare this to the actual UGG jacket. We'll start off with these 3 pictures. The first picture is the actual UGG jacket, second picture is the first version from Magnoli and the last picture is the jacket i received in March.
I would love to hear anyone else's thoughts but in my eyes, the first version definitely looks better than the newest version. The newer one feels better to use and to the touch however.
The Collar:
Not much to say here really as i believe the pictures speak for themselves.
The Lycra:
Not all that much to say here, the color of the lycra looks ok on its own, but compared to the UGG you can clearly see that the color is way off. The lycra is soft and comfortable. Only complaint here is the color.
The Shoulders:
Personally the shoulders on these replica jackets is what kills it for me as they all seem to have the issue of being too boxy. Magnoli, Suzhadi and White Sheep Leather. I was told the shoulder issue on the Magnoli jackets were sorted out as another member here sent an XL in to magnoli to make blueprintes from. Indy's jacket definitely still have this issue, i've also heard of some having shoulders worse than Suzhadi who puts shoulder pads in the shoulders. The first Picture is the shoulder of the UGG, second picture is the shoulder from the Magnoli jacket and the third photo is how the Magnoli shoulder looks with my arm out. You can clearly see how the UGG naturally hangs off while the Magnoli dosen't. I've added 2 videos as well doing a T pose demonstrating the shoulder issue. The first video is the UGG and the second video is the Magnoli.
The Suede:
So the Suede itself on the jacket feels to be good quality, a bit rougher than the UGG and a bit darker but overall i think the suede is good.
Edit: I don't think this really matters as i've heard from others who also got a Magnoli jacket this year, we've all got different suede.
Issues:
So with my newest jacket i ran into 2 issues. First one being that the side pockets weren't angled quite right. I reached out to Magnoli about this but to fix this, the front of the jacket jacket would of had to been remade. Second issue is that the cuff on the arms were bigger than the measurements i provided. Magnoli kindly offered to sort this out by sending me a pair of cuffs so i could bring it to a tailor or send it back to them to fix it. Attached picture is of the waist pocket.
Experience with Magnoli:
So my experience with Magnoli with this jacket has been quite rough. I was told at one point "Hey, your jacket is due to ship next week" Just for them to turn arround next week and say "Production is ready to make your Jacket" In other words, they hadn't even started on it from what i understood. This didn't happen once, but twice. I fully understand that Delays can happen, but telling me at January 19th that they are working on the collar and the jacket is due to be shipped January 31st when they actually started making the jacket the 14th of February dosen't sit quite well with me personally.
Overall:
I think the jacket is overall ok and would probably be satisfying for a "casual" fan who just wants something similar. For those of us who are into the details and wants the closest thing possible, it still has quite the way to go. With the wait time of 7-8 months, it's hard to really recommend this to anyone sadly.
