I was pumped about last night's Nordstrom Rack purchase here: http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....rack-score

Cold, hard light of day assessment time!

WHAT I LOVE:
I love the feel of this coat and the color.
I love the quality.
I love that it's not entirely wool, therefore not itchy.
I love the back of this coat.
I love the cuffs.
I love the overall design, although the collar doesn't spread out as much like it does in the product photo. I actually prefer that, though. Also, my coat isn't exactly like the one pictured, but it's close. My coat has visible buttons.

BUT ...
I have a hard time judging whether heavy coats (wool, puffers) look good because I feel they automatically add weight to my midsection and bust. Mentally, I tolerate cold weather outerwear out of necessity (I live in WI) and try to find the most flattering of the unflattering.

I can't figure out whether belted waists work or don't work on me. I took the tie off and it looked more matronly, but I can post a picture of that if you all want.

So, what do you think? Like I said, outerwear is really hard for me to judge, so don't take my ambivalence as a reason to return it. I do like it, but could use unbiased opinions.

Picture by an 11 y/o boy because my remote clicker wasn't working.

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