Thanks for asking that Tanya, I was wondering about that too.

Tanya + Ana, I had mixed feelings about all the hardware on it so I passed on it. It had a hood too, which I wasn't crazy about. I have not tried it on though, but I suspect being cropped is going to be problematic. I want to give the red one a try, but it's just too expensive and I can't find any coupons at all

Hopefully the red one will go on sale soon then. Sorry Maya.

That’s a shame, Maya. Sort of wish I could take you shopping with me. I'm confidant we'd find you a jacket! But that doesn’t help right now I know. So perhaps you’ll bump into one when you least expect. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.

I remember that you posted a picture of yourself on this forum when you were much younger (you were 20 I think). And you wore a biker jacket of sorts. I remember that looking really nice. Does that ring a bell?

p.s. did you notice the new blog illustration?

Me? Biker Jacket? Hmm, are you talking about this picture?

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....scarfs.jpg

That's a little lightweight peacoat. I'm about 15 pounds heavier and 3 cup sizes bigger than I was there and so I had long since given that jacket away. I don't think a double breasted and short style like that would look good on me anymore.

Oh, and I saw the new drawing. Love it, especially the element of fantasy in the shoes

Are these based on clothes you own or a general style you describe to the artist? Did you really own that pink cardigan in the old illustration?

Yup. That’s the picture. It “sort of” looks biker jacket–ish on my computer screen! I hear you, though. You’re looking for an alternative style. Still think you’d look great in a short black biker jacket.

The illustrations are indeed based on clothes I own and wear. I use to have a pink cardigan with a huge black rose (3 years ago). But as a knit, it wasn’t long before it had a quality issue so I returned it.

I can't really place it but somehow I just felt funny in bikers. I actually felt kind of embarrassed when I was trying them on in store. It just didn't feel very "me." The Arden B jacket and the red Guess jacket were appealing to me because they didn't weren't quite as in-your-face as the heavy black kinds with lots of hardware, zippers, and doo-dads. Those just feel like a costume to me. I'd rather have people see me and refer to me as "the girl in the red jacket" rather than "the girl in the biker jacket."

I think we would all love to see a picture of you dressed as your illustration so we can judge properly (or just because it would be fun to see). I loooove the white specs. I had wanted white when I went glasses shopping, but they didn't have any that fit my face.

Maya, since you mentioned that polka dot Tulle jacket: have you checked Tulle's current jacket collection? There are quite a few that I think are adorable and might fit your criteria. http://www.tulle4us.com/style/.....8;sort=new
I know it's a drag to order online and deal with returns but maybe it could work since you seem to already have explored lots of other options. Tulle sometimes sends coupon codes; let me know if you're interested and I'll check if I got one recently if you're not on their list.