jackets on the mind

i don't know if its the influx of autumn/winter editorial in magazines, or simply the dreary weather that is keeping me indoors - seriously now mr. weatherman, august? - but i am thinking about my most-likely next big purchase of a jacket. i have a thick black winter coat from last year that will do me just fine, but i do feel a need for a lighter jacket to see me through those chilly months before and after the depths of winter itself;

military jackets seem to be having a bit of a comeback this winter, which is good news for me, being someone with a penchant for shiny brass buttons and epaulette detail, but equally bad news in that military jackets will always remind me of middle-aged + ladies in beige tescos equivalents - particularly one ex-friend of mine who matched her own with her mother's. truly, truly, horrible.
anyway, i feel i could get over this fear with this baby from topshop, which is contemporary enough for every day wear but still has a certain touch of class.

however, this discovery is a bittersweet one because despite my instant like of the jacket, there are two points on which i am distinctly peeved off about

1. 3/4 length sleeves? so it will keep me warm up until just below my elbows? do you want my poor little wrists to freeze to death? c'mon, topshop, i'm a teenager! i need loooong sleeves to clutch and stretch over my hands in an insecure, teenagery fashion!

2. £60? the materials aren't that luxe! plus, surely it should be a little cheaper due to the fact you have FORGOTTEN TO SEW MATERIAL BELOW THE ELBOWS

rant over. dudes, this is why i shall be heading over to my nearest primark, pronto.