Newport News Together Ribbon-trim military jacket

3 Responses to “Newport News Together Ribbon-trim military jacket”

1. Jahdahdieh Says:
   September 12th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

   I don’t know why there’s no photo of the front of the jacket, but it is also excellent. It buttons down the center with brassy buttons matching those on the sleeves, and striking slanted button holes. On each side of the front it has three rows of horizontal trim above the pocket flaps, made out of thin cord-like flat sections of matching fabric, similar to military piping. The pockets aren’t real, they’re just flaps, but the decoration on the front is excellent and does complete the military look.

2. Angela Says:
   September 12th, 2010 at 1:40 pm

   Loved this jacket, fits perfectly and looks great with jeans or smart pants. An absolute bargain too. I hope they will design this jacket in other colours too.

3. Bishop Says:
   September 12th, 2010 at 8:03 pm

   I bought this jacket to wear to my husband’s company’s annual holiday dinner, which consists of 25 or so very nice people getting together for a gourmet dinner in one of the loveliest and draftiest old mansions in New England. To wear one of the sleeveless dresses which seem to be about all you can buy in the way of a dress this season is just not an option, unless you want to shiver all evening, so this pretty jacket caught my eye. I was pretty surprised when it arrived and I opened the package. (It’s going to have to be professionally pressed — it comes quite wrinkled.) It fits beautifully, and the color is just out of this world. The cotton velveteen fabric is very nice quality, but the “ribbon” trim is not ribbon at all but dyed-to-match twill tape. I will probably change the ribbon ties at the back to teal silk ribbon. I plan to wear the jacket to this event with a cream silk blouse with ruffled lace cuffs, and a black pencil skirt (all found here on amazon.com.)

   The twill tape on the jacket bothered me at first, but it is starting to grow on me. This jacket would be beautiful with a less formal look, too, and I don’t want to make it too dressy, so I’m not going to replace all the twill tape with silk ribbon. However, the buttons on this otherwise good quality jacket are chunky plastic half-ball buttons, and there are a lot of ‘em. They are sort of a brass metal-colored plastic, and make the jacket look cheap. Which of course it was, which is why I was able to buy it in the first place, things being what they are with the economy and all, but I plan to replace all 20 of them with etched and antiqued silver buttons I’m going to make myself to match the jewelry I’ll be wearing with it. I wouldn’t invest the time or expense in upgrading this jacket if it weren’t such a beautiful color and good fit, but I think it’s going to be totally worth it!

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