Cold Weather Coats

[Ryan]

its starting to get chilly round these parts again..so i think im in the market for good coldweathergear..just curious about your opinions on good midweight longish (falling just below the hip) kinda jackets, formal/informal whatever..PLEASE dont say peacoat..

[Decadent1]

<pre><font size=2 color=black>You should just get one of those Russian hats that George Costanza wore. I think they
make them out of rabbit fur. Fuck man, now I want to buy one. I don't care about no rabbits.</pre></font size=2 color=black>

[Ryan]

welps..i DO have one of those fake fur lined elmer fudd lookin hats..i love it..

[angoraphobia]

leather....thats your best bet unless youre animal friendly......i kinda like the look of those....its hard to explain they almost look like motorcycle jackets except they fall lower more hippish .....in like black leather....zip up....very minimalist

im also a fan of the old fashioned style mechanics jackets.....to me for men...as far as not suit type material "coat" jackets i like zippers over buttons.....

[Ryan]

another thing that makes looking for a nice coat that fits is my stature..meaning short..alot of clothes that i like seem to be made for tall skinny people..im kinda skinny so i guess one out of two aint bad..

[angoraphobia]

yeah if youre on the shorter side.....its better to wear things a little on the shorter side......because a long coat would just swallow you up....i dont know how you feel about like the j. crew catalog but they ususally have some pretty nice guy coats....they tend to be pretty basic not overly trendy or stylized...but still really nice looking

[archonemis]

My cold weather gear consists of a coat and shorts because I live in sunny Kalifornia. I rool, you guys drule.

[Decadent1]

<pre><font size=2 color=black>I hear ya arch. A cold day in Florida means that you have to put a shirt on.</pre></font size=2 color=black>

[Decadent1]

<pre><font size=2 color=black>Don't get me wrong, I like cold weather too. Layering rulz! But I get sick so
easily, man. I had pneumonia when I was twee years old, so my lungs are as strong as
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[BooBoo-Kitty]

leather.

vintage.

rockwhateverlooksgoodhomeyandiaintplayinfoo.

did someone mention ubermensch? hehehe. its incredibly difficult finding a vintage anything for me because people were smaller back in the day and they didn't build em swoll. and the japanese clothes is funny cuz my sister got me a 2XL and it's still a rather fitting shirt. sometimes swoll is more trouble than its worth. ;-p

i'm gonna go build up my neck now.

[Ryan]

thats why i enjoyed shopping in HK and the PI, cuz the shit actually fit me! if all goes as planned ill be tryin on the threads over in japan this december..lol being able to buy clothes that fit is one of the reasons im excited to go
yeah ill choose winter over summer for alot of the reasons already said..ill choose walking the same distance in the winter you feel 10 times less gross than walking it during an august heat wave. jcrew is ok, but for some reason every year the clothes seem to get more and more formal than not
damn i havent even bought anything at banana much less walked into a store for the longest time...hmm however the fem. sales associates seem to be beckoning me =P right now they got the Bebe girls BEAT

[remotecontrolalligator]

coat, winter, cold. HUH?!

wisprimmerall that's the one season that we have here in l.a.

[kid_robotron]

Cant go wrong with a decent parka, mines hanging in the wardrobe waiting until the tempersture drops a little bit more.

Plus its really padded so it makes me look less skinny than i am.

[Panthor]

Cant go wrong with an outdoor (climbing, skiing, hiking) jacket. they are made to be warmer than anything you will have to deal with and you wont have to buy another jacket in your life. go with arc'teryx or patagonia or lowe. them shits never die. i had one for seven years with no signs of wear before i left it on a plane, now i have one that i plan on having for a good 10-15 years. its well worth the money you will have to dish out. but really, a good outdoor jacket is just as expensive as a good leather, only the leather wont last as long and will go out of style.

[angoraphobia]

parka???? ugh.....

i love seasons.....i want fall already.....l.a. sucks.....i guess no fall for me this year...not that hawaii was any better! hahaha

[angoraphobia]

a nice plain leather jacket will never go out of style..... i think those outdoor jackets serve a purpose...but if youre not like hiking or mountain climbing snowboarding or facing severe weather....they can be a bit much......and they tend to come in like turqoise and bright purple....

[SweetArse]

Nice plaid lumberjack parka with a nice cahdigan and your Elmah Fudd hat. Then go pahk ya cah in the hahvahd yahd.

I think leather smells like, like, dead skin.

[Ryan]

i thought it was kinda funny when i found out prada was making stuff for skiing/snowboarding..regardless the jacks look NOICE...have no idea how much they cost tho..i also saw an ad where they had prada snowboards! i wouldnt mind rockin one of those..for snowboarding gear..i think burtons line of gear is more consistent throughout the years, not too fancy, but not too bland either..and it works

[Ryan]

my fav leather jacket is this old 3 button leather blazer i got for like 40 bucks from the gap a few years ago..nothing fancy, fits just right i think partially cuz its been worn down heh

[angoraphobia]

i want to show you guys this image but im stupid and dont know how!

48929_br1130.jpg

[kid_robotron]

Nah I'm talkin old school Run DMC style parka.

Ya cant beat the classics.

[angoraphobia]

TAAA DAAAAA!

http://a400.g.akamai.net/f/400/969/1d/www.jcrew.com/images/381/emstyle/48929_BR1130.jpg

[Edited by angoraphobia on 09-28-2001 at 04:11 PM]

[angoraphobia]

or this one?

http://www.gap.com/Assets/Product/main/gap/ga112118p1.jpg

[jen_er_ator]

mmmm mmmmm yummy on boys:

http://a200.g.akamai.net/f/200/969/1d/www.jcrew.com/images/tn/48905_BR5680.jpg

or:
http://a200.g.akamai.net/f/200/969/1d/www.jcrew.com/images/tn/21278_GY0238.jpg

and i wish i had money to buy this coat:

http://a200.g.akamai.net/f/200/969/1d/www.jcrew.com/images/tn/50756_WV5741.jpg

or this one:
http://a200.g.akamai.net/f/200/969/1d/www.jcrew.com/images/tn/50133_NA5883.jpg

i also wish i had longer legs so those coats wouldn't look so goofy on me, but i guess we can't have everything.

[angoraphobia]

those are nice!!!

i kinda like this one for myself.....except my ass is too big for it...

http://a400.g.akamai.net/f/400/969/1d/www.jcrew.com/images/381/emstyle/42886_RD0660.jpg

and i love that color

[jen_er_ator]

that is a rad colour...how can your ass be too big for that coat? unless it was the size of north dakota....

[angoraphobia]

my ass......is the size of north AND south dakota put together!

[angoraphobia]

Originally posted by kid_robotron
Nah I'm talkin old school Run DMC style parka.

Ya cant beat the classics.

like these????

http://www.arista.com/aristaweb/RunDMC/images/run_selftitled.jpg

[jen_er_ator]

Originally posted by angoraphobia
my ass......is the size of north AND south dakota put together!

bwaaahahahaha...finally someone to take over my reigning status of "big ass" whooo hoooooo!!!! do the rest of you see this? north andsouth dakota!!

[kid_robotron]

Originally posted by angoraphobia
Originally posted by kid_robotron
Nah I'm talkin old school Run DMC style parka.

Ya cant beat the classics.

like these????

http://www.arista.com/aristaweb/RunDMC/images/run_selftitled.jpg

Not quite what I ahd in mind, but fair enogh.

[Panthor]

Originally posted by Solipsism
Nah...if you're getting some sorta parka skiing jacket, stick with expensive brands like Prada. They don't have the neon turquoise and the cotton-candy pink that will blind you and the people in a 15 mile radius...

Being a climber, hiker and someone who spend 95% of his work in the wilderness I can GUARANTEE that a Prada outdoor jacket cant hold a candle to any of the brands that I mentioned before or about a dozen more. As far as the colors, I am sure this isnt Ryans thought but, who cares! On this point I may differ from a lot of people but I would rather have something that is not going to last and is going to do the job (ie functional) than something that is pretty to look at.

Fashion= Lots of people wasting lots of money on things that other people say are cool

[jen_er_ator]

bwaaaahahahaha...

Sol, you're such a bitch, but a loveable one...

[Ryan]

heh interesting way of putting things sol..
yes you are not mistaken..i live in the very near vicinity of NYC and perhaps by august i'll be working there
i really cant get into a discussion about justifying the amount of money people spend on certain things..i, for one, am a sale whore, but at the same time, i can understand how certain products (like clothes) can cost more than others especially in terms of quality and (although rarely) i will shell out for them too..

[Panthor]

First of all Sol, I was merely stating my opinion on the matter. Second of all, my jacket is not pink or orange but dark green. Also, I am not a dumb hick from a bumble fuck nowhere, I grew up 25 minutes from Philly and have spent many a day and night in NYC so suck my ass. I'd also like to add that if an ugly jacket is the way to repel snobby assed stuck up bitches like yourself, than I better get a brighter jacket. Your relpy is the very reason I detest fashion sheep.

[5.92]

Anytime I find a jacket that I like it costs a grip. I got a d-tek jacket for 40 bucks(woohoo!). I got a black banana republic jacket for x-mas cuz I cant afford the special shit. Actually I'm modeling both jackets in Aarons knurdle.com site. I was gonna put captions underneath both pics describing something poignant but I thought they didnt upload.

[5.92]

Originally posted by matu
doh!

Don't you know anything about shopping? You're supposed to buy clothes out of season, then you get the good deals. I bought two kickass jackets for like 70% off in july. $40 for a $150 jacket is pretty nice no?
Yeah now get at me so we can play some records fool!

[falcor]

i got a snowboard/ski jacket last summer for $70 which was 50% off the regular price. it's warm, it's got huge pockets, and it's got a hood. so i'm not complaining. i hate having to buy winter clothes. i hate cold weather. i hate no sunshine and gray days. boohoohoo.

[Ryan]

i just picked up a comfy, 3/4 dkny jacket...uhm...i have no other way to describe it other than its gray and i like it... peace!

[jen_er_ator]

i just bought a camel-coloured suede coat. never really thought i would ever buy suede in my life, but i saw it, it was 40% off, so i tried it on and had to have it. actually, i wasn't gonna buy it and got half-way through the store before i turned around and made a bee line back to the coat.

now i just need a super duper warm coat to get me through winter. i hate wearing wool cuz it ends up smelling funky from snowy days, and i hate the big poofy coats cuz they make too much noise and i feel like the damn stay-puft. what the hell can i buy that will be warm and not smelly or noisy??

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

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[neku74]

ryan: glad to see that you have finally settled on a coat. when are we gonna see some pics?

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

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[angoraphobia]

solips.....oh my god...you crack me up.....i would like to say however.....prada is beautiful.....but a lot, if not most of us cannot afford it.....thanks to the capitalist step system i have to shop at thrift stores, discount stores or old navy sometimes (heaven forbid...i know...). but i still believe in style and if i cant find what i like i'll end up sewing it. i wish i had enough money to spend on some nice brands but i can only afford what i can afford unfortunately.....so please dont hate because we cant afford prada.....hehehe....

ryan....YAY for you! is it a wool coat? how many buttons?

[Ryan]

hey guys...about the coat..hmm its 3/4 give or take probably a bit more give cuz im short =P..its not poofy and
the shell seems to be some sort of treated cotton material and its also lined just enough to keep me warm at least until the beginning of winter .. as for pics hehe maybe.. id have to find an excuse to wear it first =P

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

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[angoraphobia]

Originally posted by Sleepy Introvert Ninja
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[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

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[kamenriderv3]

What is this jacket thing you all talk about?

[angoraphobia]

Originally posted by Sleepy Introvert Ninja
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[5.92]

Originally posted by Sleepy Introvert Ninja
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[Ryan]

k guys . im looking for a new jacket... i like the zoo york snorkel, but cant seem to find it anywhere, im pretty sure skate/snowboard shops in the city would carry it but where exactly?

help please =)

[SailorVee]

I'm heading to north for two weeks in the winter so I decided I needed to buy a new winter coat. I scored this awesome pink long wool coat from value village! It's a light pink and a cream color with a hood and two wooden buttons. I love it and it was only 3.50! ^__^

[onomatoPia]

Isn't the wolf an endangered species?

[jiggles]

www.karmaloop.com has Zoo York stuff but I don't see the snorkel jacket on there.

Also, I was at Century 21 about a month ago and they had a rack of Final Home stuff for (relatively) cheap. They didn't really have any thick coats but they did have some jackets with all the zippers so you could stuff it with whatever you want to keep yourself warm. Of course, this was a month ago so who knows if anything is left.

Maybe pick up a Spiewak?

[Ryan]

yeah i like the spiewak stuff too...remember when we checked out canal? they had good prices but of course nothing in my size by that time darnit

[Ryan]

speaking of snorkels, i finally got around to getting one. its from the gap, yeah yeah hate all you want, but i like it, and its done the trick so far. plus karmaloop never has my size dammit.

http://www.gap.com/assets/product/big/ga213870-00b.jpg

[jsoy]

get it at the gap cause at least it'll be cheap...no no...be like me and spend $200 five years ago so then you can gloat about how you had it first..with the real ones you can wear nothing but a t-shirt all day long...uh...as long as your outside and as long as if you're inside....it's really warm...i'm telling you dudes...go duffel coat....

[RazeOner]

I need to buy a new winter coat also. I t sux cause I have 4-5 really nice ones, but they're all in, get this.... HAWAII! Stoopid right! Long story, but basically had them boxed at a freined house, he moved and fuckin mailed them to a friends house in Hawaii! Don't ask... he's a dumbass. Anyways I have a nice DKNY that I wear now but it's a pullover... the zipper only goes halfway down the front so it's a pain to take off in th subway. I def need something with a hood... prob a snorkel.... if anyone sees anything on sale.... Holla! Yo Ryan... how much you pay? They got it in dark green by any chance?

[Ryan]

sup doo, yeah i think they have em in dark green, but not online, you have to check the stores, theyre ~125

when i was in canada, esprit of all places had some of the nicest coats..go figure

[xsk8teboyx]

^^there's a 79.95 for a snorkel jacket at AE.

[Thirty Nine]

If you're a shorty, don't wear big jackets--you'll just look like a kid. wear something that's hellluv warm, but thin...like a hoodie with a lining. Cruise that with a scarf, gloves and/or hat.

[ironmonkey]

nothing says "hey im filipino and from the bay area" better than a north face bubble jacket.

[Ryan]

Originally posted by ironmonkey
nothing says "hey im filipino and from the bay area" better than a north face bubble jacket.

its actually

nothing says "hey im filipino" better than a north face bubble jacket.

i still like em. (no i dont got one. and yes im bitter about that)

[ironmonkey]

Originally posted by Ryan


its actually

nothing says "hey im filipino" better than a north face bubble jacket.

i still like em. (no i dont got one. and yes im bitter about that)

yeah it really is just "hey im filipino".

i wasnt clowning, i have two haha.

[RazeOner]

Wow, I used to be Flip.

[YelloKitty]

i got a north face vest and it makes me feel like i'm wearing a hug ALL DAY LONG

[RazeOner]

Originally posted by YelloKitty
i got a north face vest and it makes me feel like i'm wearing a hug ALL DAY LONG Hehe, I know what you're talkin about!

[Ricky]

I didnt realize how expensive spiewak was till canal jeans closed, how the hell were they charging 90 for 300 dollar coat

APC costs the same, this is news to me

[RazeOner]

Originally posted by Ricky
I didnt realize how expensive spiewak was till canal jeans closed, how the hell were they charging 90 for 300 dollar coat

APC costs the same, this is news to me From what I've been told Canal had special deals where they would buy bulk and soon to be discontinued items.

[Ricky]

yeah or they got some of their shit off the back of trucks

[jsoy]

yeah man..you rock those coats and some fucking 14 year old yells 'hey..who killed kenny' and everyone laughs that a 14 yr. old just dissed you bad....i'm getting a duffel coat man..they are tough to find....not cheap either but hey...i'll get at least 2 seasons out of it before the gap picks it up...shit..fucking globalization...give it a year...

[lakebottom]

http://www.bananarepublic.com/NR/rdonlyres/e4kwk56d4i4ixtn64j2zxakwezdsxrnk5zu36eax2efh7mnae776k4wcyec2z622dbm3mwgwjdd7ak3ifsp4hbk4m4g/br253225-00b.jpg

I'm thinking of getting this coat.

Is it too formal for wearing often? I have another, less formal black army coat, but I don't want to wear it all winter 'cause it feels too homey style.

that's a really nice coat

seems to me,

if you wear it all the time

it'll become more and more casual looking

as it breaks down and relaxes

(i'm talking years of abuse)

[lakebottom]

I could be punk rock and put patches on it, and deliberately fuck it up by doing stuff like work on an automobile while wearing it, or go to a really sweet tough mosh pit.

but I'm too much of a wuss for that.

[filipEMO]

Originally posted by lakebottom
http://www.bananarepublic.com/NR/rdonlyres/e4kwk56d4i4ixtn64j2zxakwezdsxrnk5zu36eax2efh7mnae776k4wcyec2z622dbm3mwgwjdd7ak3ifsp4hbk4m4g/br253225-00b.jpg

I'm thinking of getting this coat.

Is it too formal for wearing often? I have another, less formal black army coat, but I don't want to wear it all winter 'cause it feels too homey style.


damn man id be on this... only.. i'm a wee 5'6 :(

isn't that average height?

[filipEMO]

most of it is my head..

maybe like 1/3

so your avatar is an accurate scale model?

[filipEMO]

just about.. so til now it's just been harrington jackets and big shoes to try and proportion things

[niubi]

my PLA August 1st officer's overcoat got me through a couple winters (btw, it has a zipout lining).

http://www.niubi.com/images/bayi-junguan-dayi.jpg

detail:

http://www.niubi.com/images/bayi-junguan-dayi-detail.jpg

[filipEMO]

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[lakebottom]

Originally posted by filipEMO



damn man id be on this... only.. i'm a wee 5'6 :(

yeah, I'm a little taller at 5'9", and that's why I've been having reservations about it. It seems more fitting for the 6 foot and above dudes.

[lakebottom]

Originally posted by herrokitty
that's a nice bananner coat. what's the material? is it that kinda wooly wooly stuff?
I only own one pair of pants made of something like that, i always worry about ruining them...

it's about 70-80% wool and some other stuff. real warm.

[joetron2030]

Bought a new coat yesterday. Well, actually it's just a shell.

My usual winter wear is a Mountain Hardware Polartec 300 fleece which usually works just fine until the temp drops below 20F (or the wind kicks up). At that point, I usually just add a shell.

Well, I was getting tired of my pullover Burton shell that I bought a few years ago. So, I decided to get a new coat.
Went shopping at REI (gotta get more use out of my co-op membership).

I ended up spending an hour and a half trying on coats. At first I was looking for a whole system (shell w/ zip-in liner). Couldn't find anything that I really liked except for this sweet 686 number (http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47837580&parent_category_rn=4501633&vcat=REI_SEARCH). But, I kinda balked on that price. Plus, the zipper didn't work well. It would get up to neck height and then it would jam whenever I tried to go higher than that. It's a shame because it was a nice little parka. The liner was too light, though.

Then I remembered that I didn't need all that. I just needed a new shell.

So, I ended up buying the Quiksilver Endurance Shooter McGavin model shell. It was between that shell and a Burton Ronin shell. The Quiksilver had a better level of waterproofing and breathability. Nice shell.

Though, I saw a sweet jacket that I wished I could have had a use for. It was a 686 quilted parka. Part of their ACE series. The inside of the jacket had artwork by Dalek on it. Looked nice.

[Killjoy]

karmaloop.com has some really nice coats for dudes, esp the spiewak ones....the girls' section is lacking though.

[joetron2030]

They didn't have the type of jackets I'm looking for (not that it matters since I bought something already). But, I think I'll have to peruse that site for other clothing items.

thanks for the link!

[Manuel]

any recs here? im willing to pay for something that keeps me warm in 10 degree F. new york weather, and makes me look like a grown up with taste and not like a mountaineer. help me out!