A 2nd Look: Petite Friendly H&M Navy Striped Blazer

After reading Alterations Needed's compelling review, I popped into an H&M tonight to give this nautical blazer another chance. I tried this on at a San Diego H&M, thinking it was reminiscent of the Anthropologie Hello Sunday blazer as seen on Chloe and Tiffany. Unfortunately, the boyfriend thought it was more reminiscent of prison garb - plus the price is hefty for H&M ($40 + tax) - so I left it behind.
Kelly did a really thorough review, so check out her post for measurements of a size 2, plus the tag containing the item #.  I figured I would post these pics to show how it fits on someone a little bigger than her. For reference, right now I'm a little under 5 ft, 90 lbs.

H&M Navy Striped Blazer - sz 2 (fits like 00 petite)

This blazer is seriously tiny. The photo above is how it lies naturally on me, with the front wide open. The material is a stretchy 73% polyester/23% viscose/4% elastane blend. I can stretch it to button it up, but it's less comfortable.

I'm still debating whether or not to keep this. Readers, would you pay $40 for this bold polyester jacket? I envision it with a short summery dress underneath, possibly muted floral print, or with a classic crisp white sheath. I currently don't own any of the above, so that could be a problem.

Edit: After reading Justine and Steph's comments below...I can't get the umpire or beetlejuice visuals out of my head! Blazer is going back. $40 saved!

Who wears it better? I think him.

While there I also fell in love with this sparrow-print, pinkish-cream bow headband. It would suit someone who is Japanese kawaii-cute, or hipster chic. I am neither, so I left this behind at $5.95.

Next I stopped by Marshalls to browse the small shoes. I saw a number of Diane Von Furstenburg leather boots on clearance for $69. Retail price was over $400 and the original price at Marshalls was $200+. The size 5.5 fit perfectly around the calves, but the shaft was too tall and covered my knee. The leather was pliable, so I folded down about 3 inches and tucked it into the shaft. Here's how they look post-tucking:

I hemmed and hawed over buying these, but in the end the color turned me away. I initially thought these were black, but they're actually "grape" - a deep dark purple. I will probably not find boots that fit this narrow for a looong time...sighs! Readers - would you have bought these in "grape" for $69?