What to wear with the 3/4 sleeve jacket

Dear Glam Gals,

The 3/4 length sleeves on winter coats seem to be popular, but what do you do with your sleeves of dress, shirt, etc?  Would it be appropriate to wear long gloves?

Thanks, Ellen

Dear Ellen,

With all the rage of the 3/4 sleeve jacket, there are lots of options on how to wear this look.

I (JoJami) just bought this plaid jacket from a local resale shop, and have found it a great transition piece into fall. I have worn it with some black slim pants, with a black turtleneck with tall boots tucked into them, as well as more casual with a pair of straight legged jeans.

I even wore it with a black pencil skirt and black tights and black pumps and a thick belt to a networking event.

This big question is: Is it OK that my sleeves hang out the bottom? Yes, we have seen them with the sleeves hanging out the bottom (like this hounds tooth jacket below from Nordstrom’s), but feel it looks best if you choose a top that you can push up the sleeves or are sleeveless.

Moreover we agree that this jacket would look great with a pair of long leather gloves when the weather gets cooler.

It is also looks great with different shells.  Here I have a sleeveless turtle neck, and a 3/4 sleeve scoop necked shell.

The options are endless, however I really like to keep it simple with all black underneath or pop it with a white blouse.

There is a bit of tan in the plaid as well, and would work nicely with a column of tan underneath as well.  Since I bought it used, I would not attempt to try to put red with it, since it would be probably next to impossible to get the red right.

One more note, we both agree that we would not invest in a piece  like this if it was pricey, since this is more of a trendy look.  However this one was only $40.00 and so I felt like it was a good buy for how much I will be wearing it.

If you have a 3/4 jacket, please send us your photo in it with permission to use it on our blog. It is always fun to see how others put their looks together!