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Vince Bomber Jacket

On my most recent trip to drop off clothes at the consignment shop, I stumbled upon a medium brown leather bomber jacket by Vince. Okay, so “stumbled upon” is really too passive of a word, because the truth is that as soon as I spotted this jacket, I frantically dove on it, as if the only other person in the store would see it at the exactly same time and tackle me for it.

I have been jones-ing for a little bomber jacket but have been a bit hesitant to buy one, fearing it might be a passing trend. Honestly, I only got rid of my red Michael Jackson jacket from 1985 in 2000! Not that I had worn the jacket since 1986 but I simply thought short leather jackets could never really be back in fashion for the long haul. Seriously, once you have done the 80’s trend once, it’s really, really hard to go back. In fact, it’s even embarrassing now to admit that I wore a Red Michael Jackson Leather Jacket at one time. How humiliating!

So, back to the jacket.
• Perfect condition
• Barely worn.
• No weird smells.
• Original price: $700.
• Price now: $250!
• Size: Small.

I am not a Small. But who cares? It’s super fitted and looks hot. Who cares that I can only wear it with a tank top? I’ll wear it on those coldish summer days in San Francisco. For that price, I have to have it.

“This is darling! Why did the person give it up?” I asked the sales person.

“She lost too much weight and it was too big for her.”

Ah-ha! One of those poor small gals who loses too much weight. Too bad I don’t have that problem. Ah well; her loss is my gain I guess.

Back at home, I put the jacket on.

“Where did you get that?” my husband asks.

“I’ve had this in my closet for a long time… (lie). What do you think of it? Isn’t it hot?”

“You look like David Hasselhoff”

Argh! I looked like a pirate when I tucked my jeans into my boots and now I look like David Hasselhoff. I’ll never wear this jacket in front of my husband. What does he know about fashion?

“It’s The Look” I say to him

“Yeah, that’s what you always say but you still look like David Hasselhoff”

Here is a picture of a jacket that looks a lot like mine but this one is by Mike and Chris (Fabulous line). You can find this one at Intermix!