Looking at the pictures of the two jackets on the showers pass website, the cuts even look different, unless the pic of the elite 2 is of a guys. It seemed like the elite is a more curvy or feminine cut, but maybe its just the angle of the picture. They also say the elite 2 runs small, so maybe they did re-size them. I decided to go with the orginal elite from TE. I wouldn't use a breast pocket, and thought the zip even looked ugly there. I also like that so many TE gals LOVE the original jacket, especially the fit. Sometimes new isn't better. I loved the 2006 shebeest SSS short but they changed the chamois in 2007 and I hate the new chamois. They said they put a 'cut-out' in it since so many gals like cut-out saddles. But if you are riding on a saddle without a cut-out, the last thing you want is a cut-out in your chamois.