Juma Silk Printed Jacket

I got a new jacket from Gilt - the Juma Silk Printed Jacket.  I am torn about this one!  It's a 100% silk outer shell, but it's lined and it's actually really comfortable on.  The weight is just about perfect for most of the year in LA.  I think it's a unique print/style, but it needs some modifications and I'm not sure if it would be worth my effort.  Here's the jacket on the Gilt model, who is apparently way taller than me:

So this jacket looks way longer on me!  Too long, in fact, especially in the front.  It makes me look disproportionate I think.

I don't mind the back though:

And I do like the looser fit in the size S that I got:

The bottom front is kind of interesting, it's got this extra black material on one side sewn onto the silk print part:

The other side is actually the same piece as the rest of the jacket.  But the pattern distribution happens to be all black there:

The side has a black panel as well:

The back has this curved hem which is another separate piece sewn onto the silk material.  As I mentioned already, I don't mind this look.  Though I would prefer to be without it if I had a choice.

So I think I would definitely need to alter the front of this jacket if I were to keep it.  I tried tucking the front into my pants to make it look a lot shorter, and a straight hem.  I think I like it like that.  I'm just not sure if the tailor could do a good enough job.

I think this length is a lot better.  But I just have to decide if I want to bother with it or save my money for something else.  Dilemmas!