At 5'7", finding outerwear that fits across the shoulders has been a lifelong battle. Then I found WJacket — and now I'm packing it for Ireland, where I fully intend to look gorgeous.
Here's something I've never been able to say about a jacket before: it fits. Properly. I'm 5'7", and for years the single biggest problem I've had buying outerwear has been the measurements — the shoulders, the room across the back, the bits that no size chart ever seems to get right on me.
I'd find a colour I loved and a cut that didn't work, or the other way around. Never both. So I'd more or less made peace with the idea that a jacket was always going to be a compromise.
And then WJacket landed, and for the first time the measurements were actually right. Not "close enough." Right.
The fit is the whole story.
I don't think people who've never struggled with sizing understand how much of a relief this is. When the measurements are wrong, you spend the whole day aware of the jacket — tugging it, adjusting it, wishing you'd worn something else.
When they're right, you forget you have it on. That's the difference WJacket made for me, and it's the reason I'll happily tell anyone who asks.
The biggest problem for me has always been getting the right measurements. I finally found that in WJacket.
It helps that the cut is genuinely accommodating. If you're between sizes, or you want a little more room across the shoulders the way I do, I'd say size up — that's what gave me the relaxed, easy fit I was after, with space for a layer underneath when the weather turns.
The colour, and the quality
Then there's the colour. The Olive is just to die for — there's no other way I can put it. It's rich without being loud, and it's the kind of green that looks considered rather than costume. And the quality is top-notch: you can feel it the moment you put it on. Nothing about it feels like the throwaway windbreakers I've owned before.
Next stop: Ireland.
Which brings me to the trip. We're off to Ireland, and if you know anything about Irish weather you'll know a water-resistant jacket isn't a nice-to-have, it's the plan. This one's coming for exactly that reason — it'll keep the rain off, and it folds down small enough that it's no trouble to carry when the sun decides to make a rare appearance.
But I'll be honest, there's a less practical reason too. I've got red hair, I've got a green jacket, and I am going to look absolutely gorgeous wandering around Ireland. After years of compromising, I think I've earned that.
Thank you, WJacket. Finally.
