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[cupcake_goth]

I really, REALLY want the Edwardian Velvet Coat from J.Peterman's winter catalog.

However, I am not willing to spend $498 + shipping on it.

But damn. That is pretty much my platonic ideal of a velvet coat. Seriously, I've been looking off and on for years for a coat like that, in silk/rayon velvet. (Not cotton velvet or velveteen!)

I would tell myself that I could just sell a bunch of other clothes and boots and get it, but I suspect that with the world being what it is right now, I wouldn't actually manage a lot of sales. People are saving their money or donating it, and I completely support those things.

But I still ogle the catalog listing on a daily basis.

Comments

[jola.livejournal.com]

lol, those "piquant sleeve caps" ... can't believe these guys are still around.

[ashbet]

*whimpering noises*

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I am ridiculously fond of their silly marketing copy.

Plus, everything I've ever gotten from them has been great quality. That's why I'm *almost* willing to blow the money on that coat. I know it'll last for years and years.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

Isn't it PRETTY?!

[icprncs.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeeeeeaaaaahhhhh...they brought back the black/white silk taffeta skirt (http://www.jpeterman.com/Windowpane-Silk-Skirt) from a decade ago. I want it SO MUCH, but ~$400 is just not reasonable.

[cupcake-goth.livejournal.com]

I knew you would understand my coveting.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Oh my dear lord. I NEED that coat!

[staxxy.livejournal.com]

that standard question "if you had one month to spend 10 million dollars or you would lose all of it, could you do it?" J. Peterman is one of the reasons I always LAUGH AND LAUGH AND LAUGH at that. 10 million? I could spend that in less than a week. Good god they are worth it but OMG THOSE PRICES!! yikes!!

[solstice-lilac.livejournal.com]

Wow, J. Peterman is still around. I wonder how their quality has stood up. It seems like the quality of manufacturing (fabrics and construction) has gone down so much, even for costly brands, although the prices remain rich. That's a splendid coat though, I would be tempted too! They certainly have kept the ad copy! A Henry James reference in 2016, I applaud it!

[sistawendy.livejournal.com]

The site tells me it's been marked down to $388 (plus shipping). Maybe I get to enable you for a change. :)