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Flattering Fit, Perfect Weight By Jesse the K from Madison Wisconsin on 01/21/2008 Pros: Attractive Design, Good Cut, Lightweight, Versatile, Warm Cons: Buttons not sewn on well Best Uses: Daily Use, Going Out Describe Yourself: Bargain Shopper, Casual Sizing: Feels true to size Sleeve Length: Feels true to length Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I'm very short waisted with a generous bust (38D) and wide shoulders -- usually size L or 14. This L jacket fits me to a T and the empire-waist-height seam is very flattering. Nicely finished, light enough to wear indoors, delicious (purple) color. Pockets are big enough to be useful and low-key enough that I wore it with wool pants somewhere fancy.
It & I have different proportions... By Carol from Havertown, PA on 12/10/2007 Pros: Just didn't fit right. Describe Yourself: Bargain Shopper, Career, Casual Sizing: Feels true to size Sleeve Length: Feels too short Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: Jacket was big enough and comfortable through the chest, but too big further down. Made me look heavier than I am.
By Erika, college prof. from So. Central PA on 12/10/2007 Pros: Attractive Design, Lightweight, Nice wool-covered buttons, Warm Cons: Cut too relaxed, Flared over hips, Neckline opening too high Best Uses: Professional, Travel Describe Yourself: Artsy touches, Bargain Shopper, Career, Casual professional, Stylish Sleeve Length: Feels true to length Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: I love boiled wool jackets--the combination of lightweight and warm, just a bit more casual so that they can go with khakis as well as dress pants. I was a bit disappointed in the way this jacket, which looked like it would so versatile, fit me. First, I like a blazer whose neckline has its first button right between the breasts, and this one meets several inches high. I think that is a less flattering look and also hides the shirt underneath--usually the most colorful piece of the outfit. This jacket also has a flare at the bottom that starts at the ribcage. That design can be quite lovely and flattering, but only if it hugs the body enough to show slimness through the midsection. As it is, the flare begins too high, thus enlarging the waist, and hangs too loosely around the middle, which also visually thickens that part. This is especially bad for someone small-busted like me, who has little up top for contrast. The flare was pronounced enough that it looked more suited to skirts than to pants, and I'd hoped to use it primarily for pants, or have something more versatile. Perhaps this cut would work better on someone bigger-busted, so that they have more built in contrast and would prefer a neckline with more coverage. Hard to know without seeing it modeled on different body types. I was disappointed it didn't work with mine.
By Seamus's mom from Reno, NV on 12/05/2007 Sleeve Length: Feels too long Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: I returned the boiled wool Devon jacket because it did not fit me properly and the quality was less than I expected.
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