https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 21:42:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787557 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:32:35 +0000 Diana 787557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for chiming back in, Angie. For me, leather jackets are outerwear so it's completely impractical if I can never close it. You're right that the fit when closed is just off, most likely because it's too long. (I remember Mo had a similar problem with a jacket looking too tight in the bust and arms because the armholes were too deep, so I think this might be a similar issue.) Especially after comparing it to my existing moto, it's clear that the back fit is terrible. It's getting returned. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787499 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:18:16 +0000 Angie 787499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for taking the extra pics, Diana. </p> <p>The moto does not fit well when zipped up no matter what. It fits much better when left open - which is a look I like much more actually! More modern and refreshing somehow. I never zip up my own motos, apart from the style that is belted. I still think it's a dash tight on the crown of the sleeves, but you have to wear it and not me, so go with your gut there </p> <p>If you are happy wearing the moto open - my thumbs are up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787483 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:01:18 +0000 Janet 787483@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, I sympathize, since this is a common fit issue for me too! Although part of me selfishly wonders if I have maybe a couple of extra inches in the torso to take that jacket off your hands. Its a gorgeous jacket, and I agree that otherwise, this would be the one I'd pick for you. But the fit is not perfect. NL is a good idea -- I have a couple of her cropped length blazers and they certainly are cut shorter. I'll keep an eye out for you too, although it would be a dangerous thing for me to start trying on teal leather jackets! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787452 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:39:19 +0000 Diana 787452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, Una and Atlantia. I think you're right and the fit is just off somehow in the back. I think I was just sort of blinded by the fact that this jacket is teal. It will be going back, and I will keep looking. PPP, right?</p> <p>So I was curious and took a photo of my black moto (which is a couple of years old) from the back (photo attached)... and guess what? No creasing or bunchy material! The funny thing is that the black moto actually feels tighter, but it is also 2 inches shorter, which makes me think the big problem with these teal ones is that they are too long. So... anyone seen a 20" long teal moto jacket???? I think I am going to start by perusing Nanette Lepore's options, since her blazers are cut super short and thus fit me really well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787396 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:22:48 +0000 Atlantia 787396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, I know previously I agreed with you that the moto would stretch and it would work, but now I'm not so sure. The new pictures make it pretty clear that this jacket simply isn't doing you justice. Sizing up would cause other fit issues, which means your quest for teal moto isn't over. So sorry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787332 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 06:29:01 +0000 catgirl 787332@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the creasing is a sign that it's too tight, sadly - lifting your arms fixing it because you are pulling the wrinkles upward. This often happens to me in the shoulder area. In fact, I can spot jackets that were worn too tight by the wrinkle pattern around the back shoulder seams. I'm glad you posted better pictures, but sorry you're not getting the 100% keep feedback! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787298 Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:24:46 +0000 Diana 787298@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OK, I am definitely returning the peplum one. Am still considering the classic moto. I added some more, clearer photos to the original post to see if we can figure out what is going on with the back. Basically almost all the creasing vanishes when I lift my arms even a little bit. This makes me wonder if it needs to be there for me to be able to move my arms. What do you think? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-787007 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:08:50 +0000 ManidipaM 787007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you'll excuse my bluntness, the peplum's just making you look far more short in the waist/torso than you actually are when closed, and not doing your trim waist any justice at all (the first does, certainly from the front views of both)---and it's losing its peplum-ness when unzipped, which makes it kinda pointless. Sorry!</p> <p>I think the moto is definitely the way to go. Quirky enough to belong to you with that colour and that asymmetry, without overwhelming you with its own stylistic and fit idiosyncracies. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-786920 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:55:45 +0000 Diana 786920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, I wonder if this is my weird bust size thing coming out again. I always have problems with bras because my back is essentially a 32 band but my front rib cage is a 36, so I have to look for 34 band bras with really wide cups. I see what you mean about the bust looking too tight but it actually does not feel at all tight. Same with the arms. I think maybe the front is too small and the back too wide, hence the extra bunching at the back. This would also make the armholes be in the wrong place, am I correct?</p> <p>Does this make sense at all? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-786912 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:45:48 +0000 Angie 786912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Diana, in #1, you've half zipped the jacket - at least that is my understanding. It's still too snug over the bust and upper arm. #5 shows the upper arm snugness with the jacket open. The back is bunching because it's too snug and too long for your short torso when zipped up at all. </p> <p>I hear you on a size up probably being too big on the shoulders. </p> <p>FWIW, that's my I think. You are free to do as you wish </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-786907 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:39:08 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 786907@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You had me at teal. LOL I love the first one on you. I think the detail on the second one almost overwhelms you and the cleaner lines on the first are nicer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition/page/2#post-786906 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:38:54 +0000 Diana 786906@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, Angie, I hear you. The problem is that ideally I want it to be good both open and halfway zipped (I will never wear it all the way up). The shoulders and arms fit right on these, and I know they'll be too boxy if I size up, esp if worn open. I have had jackets that fit like that and they all became orphans because I hate a boxy fit. </p> <p>Anyway, I am wondering if I should return both... I actually think some of the perceived tightness is because they're both too long in the waist. My black moto actually feels tighter but doesn't crease as much because it's two inches shorter. I am beginning to think I just need to look for "cropped" motos exclusively. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786895 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:17:31 +0000 Angie 786895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I apologize for being a complete spanner, Diana. I vote a size up in both jackets. They seem a little snug all over. I don't think you can rely on the leather eventually stretching. </p> <p>#1 looks great open, but is ill-fitting when zipped up. </p> <p>I hope they work because they have great potential! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786657 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:46:38 +0000 Diana 786657@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Parsley, yes that is with it zipped. When open the back lays pretty flat. </p> <p>So my black moto used to pull like that in back when closed and the pulling is now much reduced now that the jacket has been broken in, so I think this will get better too. Plus I think this particular photo is just a bad one... I checked in the mirror and it's not so obvious IRL. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786655 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:35:33 +0000 Parsley 786655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the first one on you, too!<br /> The only thing that gave me pause was the back view- is that with it fastened in front?<br /> How does it look from the back when it's worn open? If it's good then I'm all in favor of it!<br /> It's a beautiful color, and it emphasizes your shape so nicely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786652 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:29:48 +0000 Diana 786652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks, everyone. Like most of you, I also prefer the first one for the better fit, plus the color (which I know is hard to tell in the photos) is richer. I still love the idea of the peplum (and to be honest I'm not worried about it dating, I think it's just "weird" enough that it would always be "me") but the truth is that the fit is just a bit too off. It's definitely cut for someone with a longer torso ad neck, and it shows.</p> <p>Am going to play around a bit more with the first one just to make sure it's a keeper. I love it but need to be very sure as it is still expensive even on sale. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786474 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:49:58 +0000 Anonymous 786474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both but I think 1 is the most versatile for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786462 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:30:59 +0000 Jaime 786462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would choose #1! Color and fit are fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786450 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:34:58 +0000 RandomThoughts (Andrea) 786450@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't read the other posts to avoid being influenced....</p> <p>I love both, but I think the classic moto is the way to go. It fits slightly better and I like the look of it open just a tad more. Both are lovely but of the two, #1 is the way to go. I really wanted the peplum to be best but I don't think it is. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786426 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:54:17 +0000 krishnidoux 786426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The first one looks so classic and the proportions are just right on you. I like it closed too! It defines your pretty waist. But open is very cute as well.</p> <p>I like the second one very much, but after seeing the first, the magic fades a little. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786417 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 23:42:00 +0000 crazyone 786417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>the classic moto one is well, classic and looks better unzipped. I actually preferred the peplum when zipped, but if you're mostly wearing it unzipped, stick with the classic moto. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786386 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 22:55:02 +0000 lynne 786386@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for #1. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786358 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:49:48 +0000 ironkurtin 786358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like #1. But this i about what YOU want. Which one do you love most in your heart? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786351 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:41:49 +0000 Suz 786351@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm surprised how much I like #2, because I didn't expect to like it much; it just shows how well you know your own style, Diana. </p> <p>Having said that, on balance I'm a strong vote for #1 because colour and fit are both better and the style will be more versatile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786330 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:21:11 +0000 goldenpig 786330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually like both very much (I love peplum and ruffles!) and both look great on you, but I can see what everyone else is saying about the first one being more classic so you can't go wrong with that one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786323 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:14:06 +0000 bella 786323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for the first one. This is a very flattering color for you, nice find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786288 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:43:06 +0000 RunnerChick 786288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for #1 - it looks lovely on you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786284 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:35:28 +0000 JR 786284@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I prefer the first. It will have longer shelf life, and I think it suits you better. And I share your concern about the underside of the pleats showing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786222 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:30:42 +0000 Thistle 786222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love #1! If you are sure it will stretch and give you a little more comfort, I would go with that. You might want to try up a size just to be sure. See how it fits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/kr-teal-leather-jacket-edition#post-786204 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:04:32 +0000 catgirl 786204@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love #1! Look at your tiny waist! If you don't mind the snug fit it's beautiful on you. </p>