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Is this jacket nice or awful?

80 replies

Littleguggi · 07/03/2022 20:48

www.arket.com/en_gbp/women/jackets-coats/product.short-trench-coat-black.1074681002.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiA95aRBhCsARIsAC2xvfxiaYgkONJGn2SAhNmPaIG7Ya2d6AWrD_IBIG7SSAHdloY0joSmP7EaAh7QEALw_wcB

Sorry I don't know how to link very well but looking for opinions on this jacket.

I'm missing a jacket in my wardrobe that is in between smart and casual.

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Eucalyptusbee · 07/03/2022 20:50

If you have any significant bust I'm not sure it will look that nice. Sorry. Maybe if you tell us your size and style we can suggest!

Sadlivingroom · 07/03/2022 20:50

Sorry but awful. Shapeless and if you're anything over a C-cup that flap will be like a ships sail.

What do you want it to go with? For work or weekends? I'm sure we can find something nicer.

What about a normal trench? That would be more flattering cut.

ZenNudist · 07/03/2022 20:51

I don't like it but am not fashionable. Perhaps it would look good on someone very thin?

Hotcuppatea · 07/03/2022 20:51

That's pretty shapeless. I reckon you'd regret it pretty quickly.

AnyFucker · 07/03/2022 20:51

Good god, that is terrible

Sadlivingroom · 07/03/2022 20:52

Not a fan of the Barbour style look myself but it does fit the smart/casual brief?

Is this jacket nice or awful?
bluepeacock · 07/03/2022 20:53

I don't like it, but there seems to be a fashion at the moment (amongst women much younger than me!) for oversized, shapeless coats so maybe you're just really trendy?
If you love it you should get it.

Hadenoughofbloodycovid · 07/03/2022 20:53

Awful

PandoraP · 07/03/2022 20:53

Nooooooo

RaraRachael · 07/03/2022 20:55

Sorry but I don't like it. It looks like a very baggy trenchcoat that has been chopped in half. Very expensive for half a coat!

bettertocryinamercedes · 07/03/2022 20:56

Horrid sorry!

Sexnotgender · 07/03/2022 20:58

That is a shapeless disaster.

Littleguggi · 07/03/2022 20:58

Mid thirties
Petite 5ft 2
Size 8-10
Cup size E so not busty
I live in leggings and an oversized jumper most days with WFH and having small children
Footwear wise I live in Veja trainers or tan Chelsea boots with a mid-heel

Given my height, I feel normal length trench coats drown me!

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Littleguggi · 07/03/2022 20:58

General consensus seems to be a no 🤣

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FavouriteFortnight · 07/03/2022 21:00

Most of my clothes are a bit fashionably shapeless and I buy a lot from Arket. So this should but right up my street.

But sorry, no I don’t like it.

RosesAndHellebores · 07/03/2022 21:00

I think it's rather nice.

CathyorClaire · 07/03/2022 21:00

Hideous.

A £135 budget could be far better spent.

Littleguggi · 07/03/2022 21:03

I tried it on (in a small but should have tried the xs too) but regret not taking a picture of me wearing it so I can revisit it. This was 2 weeks ago and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. I wasn't sure about the straps on the shoulders.

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KaptainKaveman · 07/03/2022 21:05

Dreadful.

cocktailclub · 07/03/2022 21:05

Awful

EmpressSuiko · 07/03/2022 21:07

No!

dirtyjoan · 07/03/2022 21:08

I can't really decide but I think I like it. I don't like the way they've styled it with those trousers though.

ChickenStripper · 07/03/2022 21:08

@Littleguggi

Mid thirties Petite 5ft 2 Size 8-10 Cup size E so not busty I live in leggings and an oversized jumper most days with WFH and having small children Footwear wise I live in Veja trainers or tan Chelsea boots with a mid-heel

Given my height, I feel normal length trench coats drown me!

E is not busty?
deadlanguage · 07/03/2022 21:08

The black and the shapelessness give it strong bin bag vibes

itsnotdeep · 07/03/2022 21:09

You''re young - buy a shacket like every other 30 something! They look fab.

Or a blazer I suppose.

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