A Boho Twist on FJackets Purple Leather Coat & Spread The Kindness Link Up On the Edge #799

Recently, I was invited by FJackets to review a leather coat of my choice and I was more than happy to accept the invitation. I received this jacket in exchange for my honest opinion of the product. However, to ensure authenticity of my review, I have not been compensated in any other way.

FJackets began in 2013 as a small startup focused on creating high-quality leather jackets for U.S. customers. By 2017, they had expanded their inventory to include leather bags, pants, and wallets. In 2021, FJackets began offering their products internationally and added belts, leather shorts, varsity jackets, wool coats, T-shirts, and even vegan jackets to their product line, ensuring a wide array of styles for every taste and aesthetic.

To provide the fastest delivery options, FJackets ships from their warehouses located in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, and other overseas locations, with free shipping on certain minimum orders. According to their website, orders are generally delivered within 4-6 business days. My jacket, however, took approximately 6 weeks to arrive, which was fine by me since the weather 6 weeks ago was not cooperating at all!

When I was asked about my interest in this brand collaboration, they were specifically excited about my bohemian approach to leather outerwear after seeing my festival styling of a tan shearling leather coat. Since I am always looking for creative ways to showcase my boho aesthetic during the winter months and I have been on a mission lately to add more purple to my wardrobe, I was excited to choose this beautifully rich deep purple leather button down coat.

I neglected to take photos of the packaging when it arrived, but it was packed with obvious kindness and care and came with its own shoulder dust cover to protect it while it’s stored in my closet.

This 3/4 length jacket is constructed from 100% lambskin leather with a polyester lining. It features a front closure with five buttons, two outside hip pockets, and one inside breast pocket. The leather is soft and supple with quality craftsmanship apparent in the stitching and other details. As I do whenever I receive any genuine leather product, I take a giant sniff of the fabric. I just absolutely love the aroma of real leather. Although this coat is made from genuine leather, it did lack that amazing scent that I look forward to in a leather product. It doesn’t smell bad in any way, it’s just missing that hit-you-in-face leather scent that I expect and want.

According to the size chart, I needed an XXL which converts to a US Size 14, my usual size in most apparel. However, I probably could have gotten away with a size XL (US Size 12) as the sleeves feel a tad too long and the shoulders a smidge too wide. But I do live in a very cold, snowy, wintery place so it’s nice to have some extra room in my jackets to accommodate cozy layers.

Since I am currently obsessed with the color purple, I decided to style my new leather jacket with a monochromatic outfit in various shades of purple accented with black.

I recently picked up these stunning wide legged trousers in purple velvet from my favorite retail store. They are as comfortable as pajama pants and currently on sale for less than $20, down from $79.99, so I highly recommend them for any purple-obsessed plus sized women!

Originally, I had planned to wear one of my new purple tee shirts to keep a truly monochromatic look, but there was something off in the purples that looked a little weird to me. When creating a monochromatic outfit, you want the shades and tones to be slightly varied to maintain interest without it looking like a matching uniform but you don’t want the colors to be so mismatched that you look like you got dressed in the dark. Sometimes adding a neutral, like black, white, gray, or tan, to a monochromatic outfit can easily accomplish a more coherent color palette. Also, to keep a monochrome outfit from getting boring, you want to incorporate different textures, such as pairing leather with velvet.

Because the purples in my wardrobe elements are so deep and luxurious and my backgrounds are still white with snow, I decided black would be the best accent color to really highlight the beautiful purples and rich textures in this outfit.

Whenever I style wide legged trousers like these, I tend to opt for a more fitted top to maintain an appealing balance in the proportions. I wore a simple fitted black ribbed turtleneck and added a newly thrifted neckerchief in black and purple layered over a preloved necklace in purple and teal. In keeping with the luxury of these fabrics, I wore my metallic black floral cowgirl boots, a pearl studded black belt bag, my hand felted purple hat, and hand painted magenta feather earrings that I purchased at the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina two years ago.

While leather coats can be somewhat of a challenge with a bohemian style, I am confident that I have successfully accomplished my goal of creating a winter outfit that suits my personal aesthetic in this palatial purple ensemble. I also am very pleased with this new leather addition to my wardrobe and am already planning more purple outfits!

Go Purple!

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