Love It or Leave It: The École Jacket

I think in every recent post, an Aficionada (okay several Aficionadas) has mentioned the École jacket- which sparked its own discussion in each post. ;) I think it is time for this jacket to have its own dedicated post. :)

The following are the jackets in the image above:

1. Velvet École jacket (Item 97130;$168.00)
   
2. Herringbone école jacket (Item 96698;$198.00)
   
3. Donegal tweed école jacket (Item 97471;$198.00)

Personally, I am not a big fan of the velvet version. I tried it on today, and it didn't work for me (but I think that is just me- because on the model the jacket looks great.) However, the Herringbone and Donegal both looked fantastic in the image- and I look forward to trying those on (since I am a big fan of those fabrics). I also have to say the colors that are available for all three jackets are fabulous!

What do you think of the École jacket (either the velvet, herringbone, or donegal tweed)? Would you buy it? Do you own it? If you do own it, please let us know (1) what is your review of the jacket and (2) how would you wear the jacket. {"Thanks!" in advance for sharing!)