Ah, such an universal love for this coat! I ordered it for fun but now I am seriously considering to keep it. Do you know that this collar can also serve as a hood? How cool is that- and darn useful, no?
Jayne, you are right that this style is surprisingly flattering to a pear-ish body because this enormous collar balancing out the hips.
Vildy, this is an interesting thought about shorter sleeves on coats. I think I have a poisoned eye for short sleeves because I am tall and always feel like I have overgrown the coat...
Glory, for your question - I don't know. I like the idea of a streamlined coat as well but I have a soft spot for drama I think...Hey, I can add 2 coats for my Canadian winter, don't I?
Angie, I am relieved you don't think this coat is too maximal for me...:-)
Gaylene, I also thought about my red cape coat as a similar oversized and swingy style. This one is much warmer though which is a good thing for my climate.
it does work well with gloves and there is no way I am going to wear it without gloves anyway because when it is cold enough for this coat weight it is cold enough to wear gloves as well.
I am not sure if sleeves lengthening can work here. there is not much a fabric really. I had a thought to find wool in a similar charcoal color and knit ribbed cuffs to attach to the underside of the sleeves to make them longer and warmer...will see. I still need to see the color in daylight as it was too dark: what if it is hideous on me?
I hope I did not write anything I should not here: we had friends over and I had a couple of glasses of wine and some cognac too...:-)