I tried this jacket on during my in-store shopping session - no picture. The suede feels great, and it looks pretty on the rack. But see in the image how the zipper is pulling and twisting a bit, even though it is kind of disguised, while zipped up on a body, not on a hanger? Yeah, that was a big problem. The panel of fabric under the jacket doesn’t want to lie flat. It looks pretty worn open, but kind of sloppy zipped up. It really cheapened the look. It’s interesting that the catalogue photo is on a model much smaller and straighter than me but has the same fit issue.
I am very short waisted so I had the additional problem (with this, and with the few other jackets available in my size at the store) that it bagged awkwardly at the small of the back. I need more of a peplum cut. I left it at the store.
(Sejour, Nordstrom in-house plus size brand, tended to have great cuts for real leather jackets that solved this fit problem, but it appears the brand has been discontinued. The few other jackets I could find were cut for straight and longer-waisted bodies.)
