misschickie | MEC or other outdoorsy stores on Oct 25, 2009 @ 11:15 am
I really like North Face jackets because they are so warm, protect against wind, and often have an inner removable shell. They are expensive, but you'll keep that jacket for years. If you spend a lot of time waiting for the streetcar, etc, I highly recommend you find one that covers your bum. Like those long sleeping bag type jackets. Some are definitely cuter than others.
If you are looking for more of a dressy coat, you'll have to sacrifice some warmth. I love Rudsak's dressy coats, but they are a pretty penny too. |
mizzrobin | MEC on Oct 25, 2009 @ 01:33 pm
For a coat where you will be standing outdoors, North Face jackets will keep you warm. For moderately priced semi warm semi dressier jackets, I get mine from RW&Co;. |
victorianails | Warm but still cute on Oct 28, 2009 @ 02:00 pm
My biggest issue in the transition to winter is that I do not want to put on some huge quilted thing that adds 200 pounds to my figure and impedes moving my arms.
This year being laid off in the fall actually saved me from that situation.
I did not, and still do not have the money to buy a brand new coat for this season.
But if you are a little bit craftily-inclined (as many financially strained ladies learn to be) you don't have to.
Take your summer coat (for those confused, everyone in Canada owns a summer coat) and enhance it. You can buy enough fake fur from the fabric store to line an entire trench, and my trench is LONG, for $50 or less.
This is most easily done on a coat that already had a removable lining but if you are a good sewer you'll know how to remove it come summertime anyway.
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miss-k | Thanks on Oct 29, 2009 @ 12:55 pm
Victorianails, thanks so much, that's an awesome idea! Although I'm
looking for a more heavy duty coat. Was thinking about getting one from
Canada Goose, but those babies go for ~$500 each and that's waaaay out
of my budget.
Definitely looking for the sleeping bag type coat like misschickie
described, although I find a lot of them are way too long for me. Go
figure?! |
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