They do take some breaking in, but once you wear them around a bit they are so comfortable and they'll literally last you forever (I've had mine for eight years and they're still going strong!)
Forgo heavier fabrics (think cashmere and wool) for lighter-weight separates in pastel tones and graphicsnot only are they better at withstanding summer heat, but you can get more mileage out of them by rewearing the top with jeans or the bottom with tank tops or T-shirts
It's fun to observe and, for a second, makes most of us question our sanity when we are strikingly made aware that the world is often not as we immediately perceive.
I always felt that SNAKE EYES (flawed as it is) and FEMME FATALE represented some kind of resolution of the powerless observer theme because in those two films the protagonist figures out a way to take action and stop being powerless--Carla Gugino is saved though Nancy Allen (among others) wasn't, Rebecca Romijn prevents that gun from being fired which helps everyone in the end, herself included
This is the actual coat full-grain cow Nappa leather, wide peak lapels, flared five-button cuffs, triple rear vents, and a princess seam back that shapes to a womans body rather than hanging off it