https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 20:36:29 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833654 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:12:30 +0000 CocoLion 833654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was thinking the same thing as Angie -- that the ruffles were the hold back on the black leather jacket. </p> <p>I really like both of these. I like the simplicity of the second one. If you don't like the way it looks open, you can put a bit of fashion tape to create a collar on both sides. I do this on a lot of my clothes, I open up the neckline because open necklines look better on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833649 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:08:20 +0000 cciele 833649@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think leather jackets that are on the thin side are great layering pieces in the Bay Area (if I remember correctly, that's where you are). You're definitely onto something when you say it should be treated as a jacket or topper, not outerwear/coat. Those are both gorgeous jackets, but I would evaluate what it is about the material (leather) and color (light, dark) and cut (biker, ruffles) that affect whether your existing and the new jacket would be wearable items. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833570 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:48:20 +0000 Angie 833570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Perhaps it's easier to wear a white leather jacket when you are blonde? I'm not sure.</p> <p> I do have brunette clients who LOVE their cream jackets and leather jackets. I know that brunette Inge had a white pleather jacket and wore the heck out of it - which is why she wants a real leather version. </p> <p>Perhaps the ruffles are also putting you off your current DVF leather jacket? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833564 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:44:43 +0000 Thistle 833564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like both of these jackets. I can't tell you if it is impractical or not. Really depends on your lifestyle, do you have small childre/pets, are you up for the care and cleaning a white jacket requires?</p> <p>I second Suz. Are you sure you want leather and not just a white topper. Here is one I was watching from afar (I can't do white, not with a 15 month old!).</p> <p><a href="http://www.whitehouseblackmarket.com/store/browse/product.jsp?maxRec=22&#038;pageId=1&#038;viewAll=&#038;productId=570061660&#038;prd=HighCollar+Ponte+Jacket&#038;subCatId=&#038;color=190&#038;fromSearch=true&#038;inSeam=&#038;posId=1&#038;catId=&#038;cat=&#038;onSale=&#038;colorFamily=&#038;maxPg=2&#038;size=" rel="nofollow">http://www.whitehouseblackmark.....#038;size=</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833563 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:44:16 +0000 Mo 833563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>tough one. I also have some leather I bought last year that is not seeing as much wear as I might have thought. Part of that is climate I think, but part of it is getting used to reaching for leather, since I never have had the option hanging in my closet in the past. I will be curious to see how much wear the jacket(s) get over the course of this year as the weather changes.<br /> I might try reaching for the ruffled one a few more times before buying a new light one, just to see what your 'road blocks' are about wearing it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833558 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:39:16 +0000 Suz 833558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well...these are both gorgeous jackets!! </p> <p>And I can't really talk you out of trying either one. I wouldn't mind trying them myself. </p> <p>But. IF you are not wearing your other leather jacket, is there a reason you are drawn especially to leather? Perhaps you just need a white or light topper? Going with a different fabrication might be a more cost effective way to meet a need. </p> <p>The second jacket does look as if it's meant to be worn closed more. It also appears to be a heavier weight leather, i.e. to be worn outdoors vs. as a blazer. So that might be a consideration if you are looking primarily for an indoor topper. </p> <p>I'm not sure where you live, Auburn. I think climate also plays a big role in how wearable a leather jacket is, and what type is most practical. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/light-colored-leather-jacket--go-for-it-or-not#post-833546 Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:32:23 +0000 Auburn 833546@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This season I find myself drawn to off white/light leather jackets.<br /> This Theory one started the fascination:<br /> <a href="http://www.theory.com/leather-jacket/C1100101,default,pd.html?dwvar_C1100101_color=100&#038;start=43&#038;cgid=womens-just-in&#038;siteID=QFGLnEolOWg-Y6kMGdRHFDjfxe4ZWjC43A" rel="nofollow">http://www.theory.com/leather-.....xe4ZWjC43A</a></p> <p>It's far more "moto" than my typical look (I veer towards classic/feminine) but I'm drawn to it.<br /> And then today I found this one--an even softer color though I'm not sure I like the way it looks open as much as I like the Theory version:<br /> <a href="http://www.shopbop.com/leather-biker-jacket-eternal/vp/v=1/845524441954442.htm?folderID=2534374302164011&#038;fm=other-shopbysize&#038;colorId=12984" rel="nofollow">http://www.shopbop.com/leather.....orId=12984</a></p> <p>I know Angie wears hers consistently, but I'm hesitating. I have a fabulous black DVF ruffled/asymmetrical leather jacket that I bought several seasons ago. It was expensive (on par with these white ones) and I find that I rarely wear it for some reason. Perhaps because I keep it in my coat closet (and when I'm reaching for a coat, it's usually because I need something relatively warm) when I should treat it more like a topper/blazer.<br /> Anyway, I'd love input on whether this is something I should let go (b/c it's impractical, expensive and not totally in line with my style persona) or whether I should go for it because I'll have it for years, even if I don't wear it on a daily basis. </p>