Cold-climate girls: your warmest winter coat?

lolakitten · Sep 5th, 2008, 10:08 AM

I live in Ottawa (Canada) It's super cold & super damp. My warmest coat is a long shearling coat I got from Danier a couple of years ago.

arireyes · Sep 5th, 2008, 09:42 PM

My north face coats, Or my Navy Pea Coat, I got it at an army surplus, and it's very warm.

melisande · Sep 5th, 2008, 10:11 PM

Canada Goose (expedition wear!) long style goose down parka with a framed style hood that stands up against heavy wind.

I love it! I have horrible circulation.

UK2ME · Sep 5th, 2008, 10:48 PM

Being in the state of LL Bean.... I have a long wool coat that didn't come from there! I tend to layer a lot rather than have a very thick coat, because the temperature is so changable here.

Little_Girly · Sep 6th, 2008, 03:18 PM

Fur - win hands down, it really does. I spend most of my time in Uk and I always wear it when the weather gets cold. This is a pic of a coat I bought last winter (when the dollar was 2.05 for £1 so worked out cheap(ish) for me), from Kaufman furs in NYC. Mine is just a little shorter though but otherwise identical.

http://kaufmanfurs.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=30

Shop store

http://kaufmanfurs.net

twilight_sky · Sep 6th, 2008, 06:56 PM

North Face, and then my M by MJ

bnjj · Sep 6th, 2008, 07:27 PM

I live in the Canadian prairies and it gets unbelievably cold here. I got through last winter in a fun fur car length coat.

cowgurlbebop · Sep 6th, 2008, 07:52 PM

Vancouver & Seattle's winters aren't unbearably bad (for the most part), so I get by with my TNA or Mackage wool coats.

And an umbrella.

NoKnockOffs · Sep 7th, 2008, 01:03 AM

Mink sections jacket & 3/4 Fox are for my coldest days. I actually hate wearing coats especially in cars b/c I feel to stuffed.

he432 · Sep 7th, 2008, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lolakitten

I live in Ottawa (Canada) It's super cold & super damp. My warmest coat is a long shearling coat I got from Danier a couple of years ago.

Oh my goodness I hate the winter in Ottawa, around the middle of January I really regret choosing to go to university here!!!

I had planned to get a North Face coat but didn't find one that I loved, and there was a practically identical (fill, big hood) from Billabong. I LOVE that coat, I'm almost excited to get to wear it again. It's nice and long and has this neat print all over it when you look close up, and has nice big pockets and it's so cozy.

Alidoll · Sep 7th, 2008, 08:36 AM

Sheepskin flight jacket I bought on Evilbay two years ago. It had been purchased in Aspen and only worn once. It weighs a tonne but is THE warmest jacket I have ever owned and brilliant when taking the dog for a walk in the winter..it even has a zip out hood to keep my ears warm and snuggly!!

hfxshopgirl · Sep 7th, 2008, 11:42 AM

i live on the east coast of canada and winter isn't too bad here, i usually get away with my mackage coats.

Bag Fetish · Sep 7th, 2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by IntlSet

Mine is a puffy red Northface jacket that I bought from the little boys department... I really need a long parka, though.

What are you wearing in the frigid winter?

It's coming, yikes!

I have a northface jacket in black. This year i'll be buying the same one but in white. I did have a columbia until about 2 yrs ago and it was great.

VPS · Sep 7th, 2008, 02:55 PM

Shearling for me. Also Moncler.

shallow-ish · Sep 7th, 2008, 03:24 PM

I'm in central/south coast California right now so don't have to worry too much....but I went to school in Canada (Kingston - think halfway-ish between Toronto and Montreal) and I lived through the year after the ice storm! (This will probably only mean anything to Canadians on this thread).

I found that the majority of people in my school wore North Face coats. I had a Gap coat with Thinsulate and layered with sweaters/scarves/hats and made it through the winters just fine. Grumpy about the cold and sudden lack of sidewalks

, but fine with the Thinsulate.

I know this thread is about coats, but the shoes you wear will also be key to keeping you toasty. My best find ever was a pair of sheepskin lined boots from Barneys (very heavily discounted at the Barneys' outlet). Once I found those I couldn't understand how I had ever schlepped to class in anything else.

Sep 5th, 2008, 09:42 PM	#47
arireyes Member Location: IL	My north face coats, Or my Navy Pea Coat, I got it at an army surplus, and it's very warm. __________________ Don't let the memory of them drift away. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...625171,00.html http://www.iraqwarheroes.com/starcevich.htm

Sep 5th, 2008, 10:48 PM	#49
UK2ME Go on, I dare ya! Location: Maine	Being in the state of LL Bean.... I have a long wool coat that didn't come from there! I tend to layer a lot rather than have a very thick coat, because the temperature is so changable here. __________________ *Wear clean knickers!* (As my mother always told me, you just never know when you'll be run over by a bus.)

Sep 6th, 2008, 07:27 PM	#52
bnjj ♪ Jovi Junkie ♪ Location: Bon Jovi Blvd.	I live in the Canadian prairies and it gets unbelievably cold here. I got through last winter in a fun fur car length coat. __________________

Sep 6th, 2008, 07:52 PM	#53
cowgurlbebop Member	Vancouver & Seattle's winters aren't unbearably bad (for the most part), so I get by with my TNA or Mackage wool coats. And an umbrella. __________________ I dream: MJ Cecilia (black) MJ Stam (Ivory or Putty) MJ Mayfair (Teal) LV Manhattan GM LV Watercolor Speedy Chloe Bays More Paddingtons!!!

Sep 7th, 2008, 11:42 AM	#57
hfxshopgirl window shopping Location: canada	i live on the east coast of canada and winter isn't too bad here, i usually get away with my mackage coats. __________________ whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop!

Sep 5th, 2008, 10:08 AM	#46
lolakitten Member Location: Ottawa	I live in Ottawa (Canada) It's super cold & super damp. My warmest coat is a long shearling coat I got from Danier a couple of years ago.

Sep 5th, 2008, 10:11 PM	#48
melisande Member	Canada Goose (expedition wear!) long style goose down parka with a framed style hood that stands up against heavy wind. I love it! I have horrible circulation.

Sep 6th, 2008, 03:18 PM	#50
Little_Girly Member	Fur - win hands down, it really does. I spend most of my time in Uk and I always wear it when the weather gets cold. This is a pic of a coat I bought last winter (when the dollar was 2.05 for £1 so worked out cheap(ish) for me), from Kaufman furs in NYC. Mine is just a little shorter though but otherwise identical. http://kaufmanfurs.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=30 Shop store http://kaufmanfurs.net

Sep 6th, 2008, 06:56 PM	#51
twilight_sky Member	North Face, and then my M by MJ

Sep 7th, 2008, 01:03 AM	#54
NoKnockOffs Member	Mink sections jacket & 3/4 Fox are for my coldest days. I actually hate wearing coats especially in cars b/c I feel to stuffed.

Sep 7th, 2008, 08:36 AM	#56
Alidoll Member Location: Bonnie Scotland	Sheepskin flight jacket I bought on Evilbay two years ago. It had been purchased in Aspen and only worn once. It weighs a tonne but is THE warmest jacket I have ever owned and brilliant when taking the dog for a walk in the winter..it even has a zip out hood to keep my ears warm and snuggly!!

Sep 7th, 2008, 02:55 PM	#59
VPS Member Location: New York	Shearling for me. Also Moncler.

Sep 7th, 2008, 03:24 PM	#60
shallow-ish Member Location: Sunny SoCal	I'm in central/south coast California right now so don't have to worry too much....but I went to school in Canada (Kingston - think halfway-ish between Toronto and Montreal) and I lived through the year after the ice storm! (This will probably only mean anything to Canadians on this thread). I found that the majority of people in my school wore North Face coats. I had a Gap coat with Thinsulate and layered with sweaters/scarves/hats and made it through the winters just fine. Grumpy about the cold and sudden lack of sidewalks , but fine with the Thinsulate. I know this thread is about coats, but the shoes you wear will also be key to keeping you toasty. My best find ever was a pair of sheepskin lined boots from Barneys (very heavily discounted at the Barneys' outlet). Once I found those I couldn't understand how I had ever schlepped to class in anything else.