I want this piece of clothing, but I don't even know what it's called.

[Godly Paladin]

Which is a problem.

Okay, this is the thing. I call them 'anime hero' jackets and I've wanted one forever. They're those short-cropped...uh...jackets. Like this:

http://www.absoluteanime.com/s-cry-ed/kazuma-alter.jpg

Except obviously without all the plastic armoring or whatever. It seems like every anime/scifi/action hero out there wears one.

So, do any fashion gurus know what the heck those or called and where I can get one?

[Kaligraphic]

My guess is "half jacket", because it's not as long as a whole one.

[Radical Dreamer]

I'd just call it a cropped jacket, really. Don't know if they even make them for guys, though.

[Alice]

Oh. I thought you meant the arm piece, at first.

[Etoh*the*Greato]

The usual style is called Bolero jackets, but they really only make them for women.

[Mithrandir]

I suppose if you were sufficiently talented with scissors/sewing (and had an old jacket lying around) you could try and make one. I can't think of how to go about doing sew, I mean, so, though.

[EricTheFred]

The usual style is called Bolero jackets, but they really only make them for women.

And matadors!

[Godly Paladin]

If it's only for women, does that make 90% of anime heroes gay? :p

I can't think of how to go about doing sew, I mean, so, though.

Heh. Pun Points.

[Radical Dreamer]

If it's only for women, does that make 90% of anime heroes gay? :p

In America, yes. XD

[Godly Paladin]

Geez. That's depressing.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

You could try to make it a new fashion trend.

Course, people might start calling you "gay" for some time.

[Godly Paladin]

Lol!

[Raiden no Kishi]

They're cool and all, but their main problem is that they look a little odd if you wear them with your Magnum revolver in a shoulder holster. However, with the right rig, it would look neat.

: : resolves to try that : :

.rai//

[PrincessZelda]

In America, yes. XD

Yeah, as far as American styles, it's only for women. Who knows, guys in Japan might wear jackets like that all the time, lol. I mean, it's like how some guys in anime have cropped shirts... XD

[Okami]

Style is so different between countries.

I, personally, think it's pretty neat...

Not that I really had anything to add to this thread, sorry!

[Etoh*the*Greato]

Yeah, as far as American styles, it's only for women. Who knows, guys in Japan might wear jackets like that all the time, lol. I mean, it's like how some guys in anime have cropped shirts... XD

Gotta say, just casually flipping through the Fruits books at work I only saw maybe one... Maaaaybe two guys wearing it. I don't think its even a fashion trend in Japan.

[termyt]

Yeah, as far as American styles, it's only for women. Who knows, guys in Japan might wear jackets like that all the time, lol. I mean, it's like how some guys in anime have cropped shirts... XD

It's a lot easier to pull that off with animation than with real bodies.

[Etoh*the*Greato]

It's a lot easier to pull that off with animation than with real bodies.

Especially if you're built like the average male anime-geek. >.> <.< *tried*

[PrincessZelda]

Too true XD;;