What Is Sizing Like at Reclaimed Vintage Menswear?

Reclaimed Vintage runs big — and it does it on purpose. It's ASOS's own vintage-inspired label, and the entire look is built around a loose, dropped-shoulder, generously cut silhouette. If you like a trimmer fit, you'll almost always want to drop a size. If you're after that baggy, lived-in feel, your usual size will land it perfectly.

The short answer on fit

Sizing here is alpha (S, M, L, XL) rather than numbered, and almost everything is cut oversized as standard. The reason it feels inconsistent to a lot of shoppers is that the label is actually two collections rolled into one:

Reclaimed Vintage Inspired — brand-new pieces with a retro twist. These follow consistent alpha sizing, just cut big and boxy by design.
Reclaimed Vintage Revived — genuine reworked and reclaimed vintage. Because these are old deadstock and one-off reworks, the measurements wander from garment to garment. ASOS literally flags that products vary due to the reclaimed nature of the piece.

So an Inspired medium and a Revived medium won't necessarily match. Don't assume — check the specific garment.

How each piece tends to run

Hoodies & sweats: run large, often with a proper drop shoulder. Size down one if you want a “normal” fit rather than a full oversized look.
T-shirts: roomy through the body and sleeve. Their “super oversized” tees are exactly that — treat them as a deliberate style choice, not your true size.
Shirts: boxy and relaxed, often camp-collar. Comfortable, but not a fitted cut.
Unisex styles: cut on men's proportions, so they read even bigger on a smaller frame.
True-vintage / Revived pieces: inconsistent by nature — always go off the flat measurements listed, never the size label.

How I'd size it

My rule with this brand is simple: ignore the letter on the label and read the flat garment measurements instead. Measure a jumper or tee you already love lying flat — pit-to-pit across the chest — and match that number. If you're between sizes and want a bit of structure, size down. If you want the intended drape, take your usual.

A quick confession from my own wardrobe: early on I grabbed a “super oversized” Reclaimed hoodie in XL because I always wear XL in the gym stuff. It arrived and I looked like I'd been swallowed by a duvet — sleeves past my knuckles, hem at my thighs. Lesson learned. Now I read the centimetres, not the letter, and I've not been burned since.

Brands to try if you love the look

If the relaxed, vintage-leaning silhouette is your thing, here's where else I'd point you — across the price bands.

High street

COS — the cleaner cousin. Boxy, relaxed cuts with a polished finish; roomy but far more considered than a shrunken duvet.
Weekday — Scandi denim and squared-off tees that run generous in the same spirit as Reclaimed, without the vintage patchwork.

Independent & boutique

Universal Works — British workwear-meets-vintage. Relaxed and true to size but with lovely fabric and finish.
Percival — a London indie with real character in the knitwear and shirting. Generally truer to size, so no guesswork.
Kestin — Scottish utility pieces with a modern relaxed cut; great if you want the loose feel dialled back a notch.

Designer & luxury

Our Legacy — Swedish label built on boxy, vintage-referencing silhouettes. Runs big, so size down here too.
Acne Studios — relaxed, oversized shapes done properly, in both alpha and numeric sizing. The reference point for expensive oversized done well.

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New to it? Start here: How to measure (men)

The takeaway: Reclaimed Vintage isn't broken sizing, it's a look. Once you know it runs oversized and you buy off the measurements rather than the label, it becomes one of the more fun, characterful corners of menswear out there. Get the fit right and those reworked, one-off pieces genuinely stand out.