Sooo not trying to make a sale here (ThinkGeek already bought it), so let me preach for a second if you'll indulge me.
First, the zipper isn't really obtrusive. It's tucked back behind a welt on both sides, and the zipper pull can be tucked in (and I know one person who removed the pull to good effect).
Second, and this is something I'm always on about.
WEAR THE STUFF YOU LIKE, WHENEVER YOU LIKE.
We don't design stuff to sit under glass like one of The Batman's old costumes, or only to be trotted out during convention season or (shudder) Halloween.
We design it to be worn. The stuff we make is durable and meant to stand up to everyday wear. So wear it. Life is short. "On a long enough timeline everybody's survivability rate drops to zero."
You know one (just one-I'm not in charge) of the reasons this jacket is out now? I wanted to wear it. I've always wanted one. There are other reasons of course but when Got Maul said "Hey, what about Picard's Jacket?" I jumped at it.
Now this next part might seem weird...but I wear our stuff all the time.
I grew up slightly punk, and the only residue of that (other than the DM1460s I'll most likely die wearing) is that I have a tendency to wear whatever I feel like wearing whether that's a vintage concert t-shirt or a 1969 Star Trek tunic.
If I like it I wear it.
And so I have a tendency to field test most of our stuff. I can tell you not only how they will perform in most conditions, but how others (read: normal people) react to these items in public.
I've worn everything from a TOS tunic to the very Picardigan we're discussing, and I have never once gotten or even overheard a disparaging comment. Now I'm not recommending that anyone hit the town in a full TNG uniform, but I have rocked my PNNUJ (usually paired with a grey t-shirt weight hoodie and TNG combadge be honest - it just wouldn't look right without it) in some of the trendiest places in LA and Las Vegas and gotten complement after complement. Most want to know if what I'm wearing is original, and if not where can they one like it?
The take away?
If you want it, wear it.
Enjoy!