Icon Mesh AF Leather Jacket

We tried the size Medium in this jacket on Huey and we put an XL jacket on Dewey. These are the sizes they normally wear and both fit great. My advice would be to wear the size you normally wear in men’s clothing. You can also measure your chest and belly and choose a size from the chart from the “Our Max Chest” and “Our Max Belly” columns making sure the size you choose is big enough for both. Sleeve lengths are average to generous and should work for most people.

Note: For reference, we’ve listed the max chest estimate given by Icon in their standard sizing chart. If you follow their chart using your measured chest size, you’ll likely choose a size larger than you normally wear (example a person with a 46 chest typically is an XL, but using Icon’s chart you’d buy an XXL). We’ve noticed that Icon under-estimates the size of their jackets and has done so for years (no idea why), so we advise you to follow our advice instead.

The overall fit of this jacket is “average”... not too trim and not too loose. On each side of the torso at the waist are very functional size adjusters to snug down the waist for those who are more trim than the max belly estimates for each size. Also, the jackets have some sturdy adjusters for both the bicep and forearm areas to snug the sleeves down to prevent flapping and to hold the armor in position.

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The Mesh AF Leather jacket from Icon is a sport riding jacket that is designed to breathe. Icon claims that the AF stands for “air flow” but we have our doubts. With that said, overall construction is a combination of a Durable 300D Polyester and Iron Weave™ Mesh Chassis mixed with leather in the primary crash zones (1.2 to 1.4mm Tracspec™ Leather, Iron Weave™ Mesh panels as well as YKK® Zippers. Impact protection comes from the included Level 1 D3O® elbow, shoulder and even back protectors (always good to see an included D3O® back protector). Overall this construction and armor yields the Mesh AF jacket a CE Level A rating.

Other included features are an adjustable waist and arm straps (both at biceps and forearms), long zippers at the cuffs, perforation on the back, front hand pockets, but keep in mind that there are no internal pockets. One other thing to note is make sure you like logos, the icon logos on the chest, and both arms are quite large and demand attention.

Overall for $250 you are getting level 1 armor all around and a CE Level A rating, so that is good, and for warm weather, this thing will BREATHE, but at that price, you are creeping on many jackets that are AA rated and that in my opinion are more comfortable and better built (the Mesh AF jacket, atleast the one I tried on had a few rough edges, the collar irritated my neck, a few of the seams seemed to be sharp and pokey, overall the jacket just didn’t have the same fit and finish/feel of other jackets that I have tried on in the $250-$300 range). Really this will come down to again, style preference, how much breathability and airflow you need and on how this jacket fits you. Speaking of fit, I put on an XL and it fit as I thought it should, its not quite super race tight, but not casually loose either, somewhere in between. If you like the style and price point, it’s worth checking out. :: Damir 8/2/24