I don’t suggest that clients shop for clothes at Target because it’s not usually the best use of their time. But of course I look around when I’m there. The one-off collections by major designers usually look good on the rack but I am rarely enamored enough of anything to purchase a piece. It’s the house brands that throw out the occasional keeper. Like this cream jacket!

Just $34.99!

I love the vintage look that the buttons and the lapels provide, as well as the texture.

The only drawback, in my mind, is that it doesn’t look as good unbuttoned as it does buttoned. If this were a designer piece or a higher-end brand, there would be a pleat in the back or some tailoring to keep it from gaping open. But for $34.99, I can live with it. Or I might fold over the fabric in back and fasten it with a brooch. I’m planning on wearing it over a burgundy dress with a belt, with a T-shirt and jeans, and with a nicer top and black wool wide-legged pants.

If you’d like one for yourself, I got it at the Target on Addison between California and Kedzie, and there were plenty left as of yesterday.