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Help me find a jacket

31 replies

QuantumWeatherButterfly · 30/03/2022 07:04

I have a denim jacket that I love but I need a non-denim jacket to wear on occasions where denim just isn't right - usually with jeans (double denim doesn't work for me), sometime other outfits.

Similar sort of weight to denim - nothing too thick or insulated. Not cropped, not long, I'm looking for something around hip length. I've considered leather, but can't decide if that's quite the thing either. Hush had a cotton biker jacket last year but I missed it - that would have been ideal and I'm still kicking myself.

I'm 5'9 and a size 16

Budget is up to £200, but could go to £300 (ish) for leather.

Any suggestions?

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Fizzgigg · 30/03/2022 07:12

I'm wearing this Camo one this spring

scampanddude.com/products/adults-jacket-khaki-camo-print-lightning-bolt-logo

QuantumWeatherButterfly · 30/03/2022 07:46

Thanks Fizzgigg - that's a bit too busy for me. I hadn't considered a pattern, but having looked at one, I don't think that's what I want.

Of course, the main problem here is that I don't actually know what I do want!

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evilharpy · 30/03/2022 07:47

You can't go wrong with a biker from All Saints.

JofraArchersFastestBall · 30/03/2022 07:59

This blog has lots of ideas, might help you narrow it down a bit

www.wearsmymoney.com/shopping/the-perfect-spring-jacket/

beguilingeyes · 30/03/2022 10:53

I just bought this navy cotton biker jacket from Saint and Sofia and I like it very much.

uk.saintandsofia.com/products/cotton-biker-jacket-navy?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_4-SBhCgARIsAAlegrXuwQGQ__TcVPWZ5DTrV5ub93ZqulaFwowINEGSg4wcuWt2-Wmz84EaAobvEALw_wcB

Amelion · 30/03/2022 12:02

I’ve got this jacket from Sézane, they sell it in lots of different colours:
www.sezane.com/en/product/will-jacket/blush#size-S

Notwithittoday · 30/03/2022 12:07

Having the same wardrobe dilemma so following

Squiz81 · 30/03/2022 12:24

How about this?

www.baukjen.com/products/shailene-bomber-jacket-with-tencel-pink

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 30/03/2022 12:46

I've got a previous version of this and like it a lot. What I really need in my life is a jersey biker jacket, but can't find a nice one anywhere.

QuantumWeatherButterfly · 30/03/2022 16:29

Ah, so many great suggestions - thank you!

@evilharpy I got a bit excited then, I used to love All Saints when I was thinner but they only go up to a 14 which I don't think will quite be big enough, especially in a jacket.

@beguilingeyes & @dollydimple123 Facebook loves to advertise Saint + Sofia to me. What is it like for quality/sizing? I do really like the look of that one. Is it like a jersey, or a woven cotton?

@Amelion Thanks, but a shacket is another thing I have now realised isn't what I want - thanks for helping narrow it down Smile

@Squiz81 Oh, I love that one! Sadly dusky pink does nothing for my sallow skin - if only it came in other colours.

@RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie Now, that is interesting. I probably wouldn't have looked closely at that one, but my beloved denim jacket is Hush and fits me exactly as I want it to. I'm now trying to imagine it with jeans. Definitely a contender.

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QuantumWeatherButterfly · 30/03/2022 16:30

Does coloured or black denim still look like double denim worn with blue jeans?

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 30/03/2022 16:33

All Saints leather jackets come up big imo. You'd probably be fine in a 14.

Defiantly41 · 30/03/2022 16:38

How about KettleWell?

www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/products/jackets-wraps/item/cate-jacket-1 coloured biker jacket.

www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/products/jackets-wraps/item/roxy-jacket they call this a shirt jacket but looks more like a coloured denim jacket

Both available in many colours

QuantumWeatherButterfly · 30/03/2022 16:49

@Defiantly41 I don't think either of those are quite right, but I'd never heard of Kettlewell before and they have some other things I like the look of. What is the quality/sizing like?

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Defiantly41 · 30/03/2022 16:53

Quality is great, wash well, maintain their colour, nice weight fabric. I love the choice of colours, especially when whatever is this year's "in" colour doesn't suit me.

Sizing is true to size I'd say. They sell really well on eBay ( I sold a load recently), may be worth a look on there to see if anything you like is available

QuantumWeatherButterfly · 30/03/2022 16:54

I've just realised I could fit both the Hush one and the S+S one into my budget Halo

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beguilingeyes · 30/03/2022 16:55

I have a 14 and I'd say it's true to size, and the material is a thick jersey. It's a bit like sweatshirt material.

Littlemissprosecco · 30/03/2022 17:02

Look at ‘Rails’

imnottoofussed · 30/03/2022 17:03

[quote Fizzgigg]I'm wearing this Camo one this spring

scampanddude.com/products/adults-jacket-khaki-camo-print-lightning-bolt-logo[/quote]
Ooh I love this one, anyone seen similar but cheaper?

Littlemissprosecco · 30/03/2022 17:04

M659

nearlyspringyay · 30/03/2022 17:04

I can't find a jacket anywhere and its driving me mad!

Littlemissprosecco · 30/03/2022 17:05

Sorry was meant to be a photo!!