I just came back from 2 years living in Africa where I had 0 coats.... yikes! Before that I lived in the Northeast and coats were LIFE. As a student with basically a $1k annual wardrobe budget (that doesn't go far when you're 18 and have no wardrobe built up) I still managed to accumulate and use some 8 coats -- from memory -- all sorts of cheap and mid-range affairs:
- Purple pea coat, ???, $100
- Every color of rainbow pea coat, vintage, $40?
- Grey mid-length, Jacob, $150
- White North Face puffer, $200 gift from parents
- at least 3 weird vintage coats, $50-150, that I rarely wore
- black raincoat from Banana Republic for like $100
A couple years ago I received my first Burberry coat as a present -- it's amazing, knee-length, my "forever" coat. Unfortunately it's now a good 1.5 sizes smaller than I am after I lost my svelte college figure... yikes! Plus I now live where it rains but never snows and a wool coat is terribly impractical. So this gorgeous black wool trench is sitting in a closet in PA and I am back to cheap raincoats.
But most ladies on this forum have some 30 handbags and, blasphemy though it is to admit, I think I would much rather have 30 coats than 30 bags (though I think I may be on my way to both). There are weather conditions to consider! Plus -- with a coat, you don't have to fuss about moving things from one location to another...
Some wool coats, two parkas, some faux fur and teddy coats and two secondhand sheepskin coats.
), Eddie Bauer long down; J Jill brown work/dress coat; Patagonia short down; denim, animal print velvet, etc.
