A Pink and Lace Jacket

I first came across the pattern (Simplicity 2223) for this jacket/vesty thingy last year, while on a shopping trip with my mother.  I found myself drawn to it immediately, and was pleased several months later when I came across this pink fabric on the clearance rack.  I immediately decided to use it for this little jacket/vest thingy.  Not long after I purchased the lace (which added up quickly - ouch!) and added the project to my pile.  I finished it a few months ago.

Ever since I put it on for the first time, I've been rather milk toast about it.  I'm just not sure it's me.   I was surprised then yesterday when I wore it  and received so many compliments on it!  Upon putting it on in the morning, when I was with my youth group girls at a weekend retreat, I received several compliments on it from women and girls alike.  Even my youth group girls, who like ot sport black t-shirts with skulls on them, commented on it.  As did the mother of my pastor (hi Shelly!) who was visiting at church on Sunday.  She commented that it reminded her of something that was worn in the 1960s or 1970s.  Such a compliment, of course, made me smile. 

At this point, I've decided that do I like the piece, but I don't love it. I wonder, though, if the issue is what I'm wearing with it.  On Sunday I wore it with jeans and a turtleneck (no, I don't normally wear pants to church, but we were coming back from the retreat).  I have a feeling, though, that it might look better in the summertime over a black dress.  Hmmm....  Sometimes an accessory piece, as I consider this to be, is just waiting for the right base.