Thanks, everybody. You are echoing my own ambivalence!
Hot pink is...well....hot! It's a warm colour.
Fuchsia, while in the same intensity range, shades to cool. Not quite as purple as magenta, but on the cooler side and a little less "pink."
One is not better than the other. But I look better in fuchsia than in hot pink. However, I look good in pretty well any berry colour as long as it's not too bright, so there's quite a wide acceptable range.
I was using twee in the British sense, Elisabeth. I thought it might look too cute or precious with the piping, the cropped fit, the gold button.
But I think all of you are right. The only way to know is to see.
I won't order it yet. I'm just going to consider until I can get a good look at it in Toronto in a few weeks and possibly even try it on. Zap makes a point about the top pocket detail, although with my small bust this is not necessarily the drawback it is on a more generously endowed woman. Typically it sort of disappears into the background, as it were, whereas it would leap right out front and centre if I actually had a bust.
You've all made excellent points and I am going to exercise PPP!
ETA: In theory I like piping, CF -- DEPENDING. What I want to say is it is the kind of look that suits me (very crisp) but if overdone veers too classic/preppy for my taste. I think in a sherbety colour it would feel too preppy. THank you!
