Opinions on a jacket needed

[cupcake_goth]

(Yes, I'm window shopping.)

So, I've been kinda-sorta coveting the Clockwork Cabaret jacket (Clicky link! WARNING, the model is wearing the jacket, stockings, and pink panties, so possibly NSFW) from Danger Dame for over a year now. More details, same warnings about the photos.

It's very cute. Not to mention black with pink details, and stretchy! But I'm still waffling about it. Thus, I turn to the invisible people in the glowy box on my desk for more opinions!

Oh, and another fashion-y question: cute Victorian-esque waist length jackets. Give me links, please. Yes, I need more of them. Really.

Comments

I would give it a thumbs-down.

[robespierrette.livejournal.com]

Mostly because of problems with the cut. It looks too "straight-up-and-down" to fit right.

The jacket doesn't fit the fairly busty model very well in their photo-shoot. And there's nothing to suggest that the cut would be more forgiving in a larger size. That "gapping-around-the-buttons" look she has going says to me that in the correct size, it would be sloppy around the middle. It's no fun having to choose between "too tight in the chest" and "too loose at the waist"!

So, unless you've seen this in person, and liked how it looked, I'd avoid it out of reasonable caution. (Unless you want to do major surgery on it. . .)

Re: I would give it a thumbs-down.

[robespierrette.livejournal.com]

Ah, and the measurements bear this out! I looked and there's only a five inch differential between the bust and waist!

I'm not sure about anyone else out there, but that wouldn't cut it for me.