The Bottle Cap Coat

Francis Studio, waddup

So, I kind of really love my boss and what he does...if you haven't figured that out already. So when I received this jacket in the mail from my mom I was absolutely delighted. Of course, it's a little too late 80s shoulderpaded and not hot pink enough for my taste, but it's fuckin beautiful and fun to wear. And, surprisingly, I fit into a size 6!


Anyway, funny story: I wore it to work a few days ago. He didn't notice. I was kinda bummed and embarrassed so I didn't bring it up.

So, on Monday we were talking about motifs we could use in the upcoming S/S collection and he mentioned something about bottle caps and then said "oh, I've done a jacket with that before, let me show you a picture" and I stated "I have that jacket" to which he replied "you don't know what you're talking about, let me show you." I subsiquently brought out my iphone to prove him wrong, to which he argued with me about how I could not have worn that to work. "I would have NOTICED if someone wore that jacket to the studio!" ...wrong.

So anyway, I wore the jacket Wednesday to which he relived the memories of his couture days. Apparently the jacket retailed for about $1,500 and only 40 or 50 were made. Crazy. He complimented the way I styled myself (which, honestly, was much better than my first attempt. Also, Diane von Furstenburg belt, heeyyyy)


I'm an awesome intern, what can I say?