I would recommend the jacket for light use. It is definitely not meant to keep you warm in the winter or anything like at. I bought this jacket to wear over my nursing camis while feeding my newborn and it works well for that. I like the fit because it is cut in so that there isn't excess material. It actually gives you some shape compared to some other unisex zip-up hoodies. Size wise I think it is true to size. With women's clothing I usually order an XL and I did this time too. It fit exactly how I wanted it to.