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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Coat shopping https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:51:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php UmmLila (Lisa) on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430485 Sat, 24 Jan 2015 01:30:54 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1430485@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good choices ...let's see your options if you go looking this weekend... Angie on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430240 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:42:57 +0000 Angie 1430240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ *slaps forehead* Sorry, Jennifer. You said you didn't want a SB front - yes. DB is the way to go. Off to the Burberry store you go tomorrow. xo unfrumped on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430218 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:17:05 +0000 unfrumped 1430218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wool twill is lighter flatter fabric than a typical wool melton fabric, but it is lovely. It's just not as warm unless it has a liner. I have a wool twill overcoat with a zip-out wool lining that I love but is too big (bought years ago and knew I really needed a smaller size, but it layered great!), so I'd buy another if it had a lining or would buy one without (meaning with just usual silky lining) for a light mid-season coat. Have you thought about another type of regular fabric trench but that has a zip-out liner of some sort, thinsulate or heavy flannel, so you get the trench/double-breasted style but warmer? shiny on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430212 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:09:54 +0000 shiny 1430212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Angie, yes, I can have the sleeves shortened.  I tried on the Rushfield and unfortunately it won't work for me - the size that fits right in the shoulders does not have enough room to move the buttons. It might fit if I dropped weight, but I don't want to bank on that, not at this price. Hence why I'm eyeing a double breast style like my trench -- my trench just needs the buttons moved in or out, it will fit me (and look good) at my slimmest OR my heaviest.  crutcher on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430207 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:05:31 +0000 crutcher 1430207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You know, I have the perfect solution...move to a warm climate where coats are foreign terms and you will save money and mental stress...smile... Angie on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430205 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 19:02:52 +0000 Angie 1430205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I like the Kensington best. But the colours aren't what you're looking for - and can you have the sleeve length adjusted?  This is a very fitted coat, Jennifer - if it fits like your trench. Can you layer fashionable knitwear underneath it? Just make sure that you can before you purchase the lovely piece. The Rushfield is a good colour for you:  kkards on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430171 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:54:18 +0000 kkards 1430171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ sorry.....i'm looking anymore that burberry twill is OMG FAB! shiny on "Coat shopping" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/coat-shopping#post-1430129 Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:37:02 +0000 shiny 1430129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I really need a new wool coat. I have been on the hunt for a long while, to no avail. I have plenty of puffers. But pretty much my only wool coat - the cobalt Jcrew - still looks like new however I'm finding it hard to button these days. I could just wait it out until next fall when hopefully I've dropped some of this excess weight, but I just got a nice bonus and DH suggested I go ahead and treat myself.... and he put it into my head I should look at Burberry, since I like my trench coat so much.... So I went to Bloomie's and tried on Burberry's they had in stock. I really liked the Daylesmoore, but unfortunately they did not have it in my size, and an online search is turning up nothing either. I liked the Daylesmoore because it is almost identical in style to my trench, just in a wool fabric. The benefit to that style is that, as long as it fits in the shoulders, the double-breast buttons can be moved in or out to accommodate weight fluctuations. And even if I do drop weight this year, I'm realistic. If I'm going to spend this much money on a coat, I want to own it for a long long time, and as I move into my 50s, chances are good my weight will fluctuate and/or creep up and stay there.  If I can swing it this weekend, I may hit the Burberry store downtown and see what else they have. In the meantime, I've been online surfing.  What do you all think about these options for me? Has anyone seen these coats in person?  Kensington: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/burberry-london-coat-kensington-wool-mc?ID=1062513&CategoryID=1002875&LinkType=#/fn=SIZE_NORMAL=6&WOMENS_APPAREL_TYPE=Coats&spp=30&ppp=96&sp=1&rid=&spc=41">http://www1.bloomingdales.com/.....038;Catego</a> ... far as I can tell, it is same as Daylesmoore except with cashmere blend?  Fairgate:  <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/product/burberry-london-coat-fairgate-military-oversized-button?ID=1158601&CategoryID=1002875&LinkType=#/fn=SIZE_NORMAL=6&WOMENS_APPAREL_TYPE=Coats&spp=33&ppp=96&sp=1&rid=&spc=41">http://www1.bloomingdales.com/.....d-button?I</a> I do love that this is in ink rather than black. I also love that it does not have a belt. (The belt totally worked on the Daylesmoore, but it's just another one of those fussy things to deal with). But what about the collar? It looks like it fits too close to the neck. My trench did that too, but the tailor steamed & ironed it to lay flatter & splay more open. Do you think this could be done with the Fairgate?  Here's another option - not sure what they mean by wool twill though? <a rel="nofollow" href="http://us.burberry.com/short-double-wool-twill-trench-coat-p38879421">http://us.burberry.com/short-d.....-p38879421</a> Angie - would love your expert thoughts! Requirements: 1. Classic style (I like trendy coats too -- I'd love a cocoon coat -- but if I'm going to invest at these prices, I want something that is going to work for a long time) 2.  Single breasted Burberry's are OUT. I've tried those on and I need a bit more room but the buttons can't be moved to accommodate, not like with the double breasted versions. If I size up, then it's too loose in shoulders and also the proportions are too long all over. Basically, in Burberry, I'm an 8 width-wise but a 6 length- & shoulder wise. 3. Length: the shorter Burberry's work on me; the longer ones do not. However I do not want a pea coat length. I want the coat to reach past my rear and to the knee, or just above. 4. Doesn't need to be super-warm (I've got puffers for the coldest days), but it does need to be warmer than a typical fall/spring weight coat. I really love that my Jcrew coat has thinsulate, it is quite warm because of that feature, without being bulky. The Daylesmoore I tried on seemed to be fairly comparable.  5. Color. Ideally, not black. This is the biggest challenge! Outside of Burberry I absolutely need a petite. But I would go with black for the right coat.