Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Bomber Jacket

I am majorly craving a bomber jacket, preferably with faux fur on the collar. Talk about a jacket that can instantly pull an outfit together. I have a small shrunken leather jacket that I found at a thrift store in Laurel, MD in the kids section. It fit me like a glove and the short arms come off as a chic 3/4 sleeve!
Back to the Bomber jacket. I first started jonesing for one in 2005. I was thrifting with my friend Carla, in Maryland, and she found one! I'm not gonna lie, I was devastated that she found it before me, but what was I going to do? Talk her out of buying it so I could come back and get it later? It was a little over sized for her, nothing a good tailor couldn't fix, with multiple patches and a fur collar!!!!!!! Plus it was perfectly worn in.....mmmmmm

Since then I have been on the prowl, and have yet to find one. Didn't help that after finally seeing Top Gun in 2009, my craving took a stronger hold than before as the character of Charlie played by the lovely Kelly McGillis was sporting such a jacket. She topped off the magnificent jacket with her translucent readers, sleeveless silk white shirt and pencil skirt......
I recently saw one on the Ninewest website even though they don't sell it. This will be my Fall and Winter essential if I can find the damn thing for under $50....

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