Hi Internet Friends!

As promised I'm sharing with you the last project that I finished in 2017. My WATERPROOF Kelly Anorak! Why is waterproof in capitals? Because it's WATERPROOF as in no water can get in, as in a fully functional rain jacket, as in the Vancouverite holly-grail. For those of you who don't live in a rain soaked region you may not fully appreciate the awesome-ness of a fully waterproof jacket (and I don't blame you, I didn't realize how clutch having a stylish waterproof jacket was until I moved here). But believe me, when it rains 70% of the time having a jacket that you can trust to keep you dry is a god-send for the days where you either a) didn't remember your umbrella/were overly optimistic about the rain forecast or b) when the rain is coming sideways and so the umbrella is useless anyway. Now I've had my share of 'water resistant' jackets that while were cute, didn't cut it in the keeping dry department, which was fine for a while but I got tired of being semi-damp half the time. I did have two waterproof jackets, one is a sporty jacket that I wear for camping and hiking and things but it's fluorescent pink....great for emergencies in the wilderness but not so stylish on a day to day. The second was a nice jacket that my mom had bought for me years ago, back in a time where I was more apt to buy based on what I thought the label size should say and not necessarily what fit properly, it was too tight in the shoulders and chest for me to really fit a sweater underneath it which made it uncomfortable to wear in colder weather (it does get cold in Vancouver too ya know, just not normal Canada cold!). I think we've all made this label based decision this at some point or another until we realize that no one else can see the bloody label anyway and if you just cut it out when you get home then you won't either. Anyways, when the Kelly anorak released from Closet Case Files over a year ago I knew that this was my opportunity to make myself a perfectly fitting, waterproof, stylish jacket :D