MontBell Alpine Light Down Parka - Women's

I ordered a small in the dark mallard, usually a small across the board, and it fit perfectly. I would not suggest going down as the jacket is not puffy at all. Definitely true to size.

I have the burnt orange and the color is closer to the montbell website. In general, I'd go with the Montbell website colors. Nothing against Backcountry, but the colors of their product pictures tend to be somewhat saturated.

Perhaps it's too late for you, but the XL is there now... also, I have this jacket & a Thermolite MB jacket & this jacket runs much more generous throughout-- longer sleeves, more space around the bust,etc. I almost ordered the XL because my Thermolite is snugger than I would like, but I'm really glad I went for a large in this one.
PS-- I'm jealous- I love the burnt orange color, but I'm a sucker for a sale, so I bought the thyme green elsewhere instead. Great jacket!

I know that for Men's stuff, MontBell tends to run pretty slim and athletic. I had a friend that wanted this jacket, but she had to end up going with a Men's version because the women's didn't have long enough arms for her. I would think that you would probably be okay, and if not, backcountry has a killer return policy. Hope that helps!

I have the black and it's not too shiny at all
It is matte with a dull reflection where light hits it.

This weighs 12.7oz, with 3.3oz of fill with 30 denier fabric
The Ultralight Down Inner Parka weighs 7.7oz, with 2oz of fill and 15 denier fabric.

The result being that the Alpine Down is more durable, thicker, warmer and heavier than the UL Down.

Yep, current year version (including 2010 model) has become a size bigger in width and length. I suspected the same thing, and just talked to a Mont Bell employee in their shop here, and he confirmed it.