I'm pretty impressed. Made the decision to drive down to the nearest Burlington Coat Factory after seeing Angie's mention to Marianna re: some good parkas/puffer coats.
It was a total zoo - too many racks, and stuff just shoved in all over the place - very hard to actually 'see' anything.
That said, they really do have a *ton* of great parkas/puffer coats. I was surprised. Ended up buying a shorter/cropped simple black Kenneth Cole Reaction down puffer jacket for just $50 and it looks a lot better than some of the other puffer type jackets I've tried in recent weeks.
Meanwhile, another reason I wanted to go and check out Burlington Coat Factory is because I spied this sort of 'interesting looking' coat on Overstock:
http://www.overstock.com/Cloth.....91-000-016
I didn't buy it, mostly because of the colour, but I really liked the looks of it.
Lo and behold, Burlington Coat Factory has the exact same coat in berry or black for $10 less:
http://www.burlingtoncoatfacto.....1_81910384
This is a *good* coat. Unfortunately the shoulders were a little too big on me, and moving up or down a size wasn't going to work - but still, I thought this was an excellent coat for the price, and extremely flattering on. Just a neat coat! The reddish colour really is more of a berry than a burgundy though - think 'cerise' and you have it. I'm still kind of upset that I couldn't get this in black and in a size that would work for me. I tried an 8, and it was actually a bit small-ish on me, and yet the shoulders were way too big. Never mind me though - this is a nice coat...worth a try :)
Meanwhile, here's another good coat I found there: (editing to add: I didn't buy it, but almost did)
http://www.burlingtoncoatfacto.....1_81923164
Just beautiful and the red is a good red, and with the contrasting colour buttons. Very 'lady coat-ish'
In any case, if you're looking for a puffer/parka type coat - this is a good place to look. Like I said though, it's a real zoo - coats jammed in ....rows upon rows. Almost too much to look through.
There were a lot of coats, but unfortunately their website doesn't have a lot of their items online.
I even saw a *fabulous* brownish tweed type of coat that would be perfect for Khris... but alas, it's not on their website.
If you don't mind schlepping through way too many rows of coats, all jammed in haphazardly - to the point where you can hardly see what you're looking for - you might find something really good. Don't even take your purse in there, and don't wear any kind of jacket or coat - leave it in the car, and be prepared to really have to *look*.
Fun though!
I'd do it again :)
