Forever 21 Faux Fur Cheetah Print Coat

$39.00

Clearly, this is going to be an incredibly verbose post, full of the minutea of my mood/surroundings/movements/etc when I made this purchase, but first, a more basic expression:

AAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay.  So.

I cannot believe I finally have my leopard coat that I have been searching FOREVER for.  You know, if forever meant three months, one of which I wasn't actually searching for it.  Whatever.  It is just so very utterly perfect, the physical manifestation of all my leopardcoat desires.  The material, print, length, fit, even depth of color, is just all so perfect, it's like I imagined it into being.  And of course, the piece de resistance - ONLY FORTY BUCKS.  Topshop and stupid trendyEbayers bidding every leopard thing up to $200+ can SUCK IT.*

I already practically want to live in it - is it outside the realm of sanity to envision myself lounging around the house wearing a big fauxleopard coat, only partly ironically?  I don't even care that this "trend" is partly over; I shall wear/flaunt it joyously anyway, despite the heaps of derision I am almost certain I will receive from friends who (like you, T) are unused to me wearing anything quite so out there.  How funny that in the end, it was yet again Forever21 to the rescue - how did I not think to turn to my original love??  Ahh F21, I shall never forsake thee again!

*one day, I will learn to use eloquence and diction to make my point, but for now, I am too excited so ALLCAPS will have to suffice

T, 1/4/11: Dear A, I'll never doubt you again.  As we discussed, I didn't think you'd ever get your leopard, since all your ebay auctions went for $100+ for dirty, ratty things, and you held steadfast to your max.  But, you found something beautiful, soft, and perfect, for waaaay under anything you previously showed me.  If eBay didn't block bidder IDs, you should email those who bid on dirty/ratty leopards a link to this . . . it's amazing.  I am sooooo proud of you!!!  Paired w/ OTK boots, you are sooo T/E!  Def the best find of 2011; it'll be hard to top.