$5K designer coat compared to the ‘Michelin man,’ ‘wavy-arm guy’

A Rick Owens authentic is now accessible at Nordstrom -- to the tune of almost $5,000.

For those who’re trying to sport some tentacles this winter, look no additional.

A luxurious dressmaker unveiled its new puffer coat for the season, and it’s ringing in at slightly below $5,000 at Nordstrom.

The jacket — the Oversize Down Cape Coat by Rick Owens — appears like your common puffer till you catch a glimpse of the sleeves.

Cascading off the shoulders and dragging on the bottom, the billowing sleeves are what provides the jacket its “cape” moniker.

The posh outerwear, accessible within the colours pearl and black for $4,575, is described on-line as having “dramatically elongated sleeves,” and that’s not too far off. However commenters are having a subject day with the impractical, cape-like silhouette.

The puffer was the punchline of fashionistas’ evaluations, which mocked the coat’s billowing sleeves.

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Though it seems the arms could be pinned up in some way, the winter outerwear was not shielded from ridicule.

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Folks in contrast the coat to the “Michelin man” or “the wavy-arm man outdoors your native automotive vendor.”

“It’s givinggg avante-garde road sweeper,” one reviewer quipped.

On-line commenters in contrast the jacket to the Michelin man.

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Humorous evaluations quipped in regards to the sleeve size, evaluating the coat to the inflatable promoting balloons sometimes discovered at automotive dealerships with flailing arms.

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“It’s like they used metric to design it and made elements of it in imperial by mistake,” another person wrote.

“It’s an important coat for going to the flicks, going tenting and individuals who like massive heat hugs,” stated one other.

As trend followers know, Rick Owens is understood for its zany and oftentimes impractical designs, like “alien stylish,” tent-like clothes and even a set through which fashions flashed their penises on the runway.

Regardless of the web flack, the jacket is already listed as low inventory, with solely a “few left” of the pearl model and one in black at Nordstrom.

“Rick Owens’ designs are unmistakably his, that includes daring sculptural parts and evocative draping, folding and wrapping,” Nordstrom defined on its web site.

One one that bought the coat stated they don’t perceive the dangerous evaluations, however the lengthy sleeves nonetheless fell quick.

“Was a bit on the pricier facet however for the standard it’s value it,” the wrote. “Solely draw back is that though it’s acquired nice protection for the arms my fingers nonetheless really feel chilly?”