Prêt à Poe-ter Part Deux

That's my jacket... I wish.

Mon Dieu mes amis! As reported by Nerdist.com today, Matchless, a UK-based designer outerwear retailer, has thrown in on the Finn/Poe jacket game with this offering, and it is gorgeous.

I'm not wild about the branding on the breast pocket, but the buckle is so much better than the cheap black plastic one on the Film Jackets version (yuck). I wish they had an image with a model wearing it; it looks like it might be cut a little longer than the film version, but hard to tell.

Anyone have an extra $1,750.00 to spare?

Yep, it's that much. Nice though, right? They have a bunch of other high-end jackets inspired by other Star Wars icons too, if Poe is not your thing (and if that's the case, what kind of a monster are you?).

Prêt à Poe-ter

These are the only three images I got of the jacket--THE JACKET--from the Episode VII exhibit at Star Wars Celebration last spring. When it comes to iconic costume pieces, this will be right up there with the shirts from Brokeback Mountain (omg *ugly-cries just thinking about it*).

 

Obviously, there are already a bunch of knock-offs available online. Whoever is manufacturing the one with the cheap black plastic buckle clip on the front needs to just stop it. I think I like the one from American Leather Jacket the best: it doesn't have that clip on the front at all and the color is not as nicely distressed/washed out as the original, but it's actually leather and seems to get the weight correct.

Alas Poe, I wish I knew how to quit you.