https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:05:49 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874400 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 15:18:12 +0000 Eliza 1874400@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, Suz! That is a gorgeous non-puffy puffer. Warm, sleek and cozy for your crazy temperatures (which are soon to be the case here, too). That will make a big difference in your happiness quotient. Well worth the wait. <br />I finally found my navy puffer equivalent last winter after two years of trial and error. Very fortunate to have it this year, with our record cold snap.&nbsp; (Took the fur off because I didn't care for the color, though. Love the fur on yours. ) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874387 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:51:22 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 1874387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that is a beautiful parka!&nbsp; &nbsp;You look so happy in it, I'm very glad you found it!</p> <p>Lisa P, Suz, and you other cold-weather gals, I would love to see posts about your capsules.&nbsp; &nbsp;The BF is from Ontario, and we end up there at least every other winter, usually for a 10-day visit.&nbsp; I haven't yet experienced those negative temps, but I'd love some ideas.&nbsp; &nbsp;I've been gradually working on a small very-cold-weather capsule. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874383 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:45:00 +0000 Sara L. 1874383@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great coat and it sounds totally needed in your wardrobe.&nbsp; I can't even imagine those temps and wouldn't have the faintest idea how to dress for that kind of cold.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874373 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:53:24 +0000 LaPed 1874373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I completely understand the feeling of parka-elation! Nothing better than a warm coat that fits well. The hood on yours is remarkable -- finding a snug-fitting hood is always a challenge. And this one looks incredible too.</p> <p>We've been down to -20F a couple times this past week. "Brutal" as the weather forecast put it. My friends who live at slightly higher elevation had a reading of -25F (close to -32C). On the bright side, the sunny blue skies on these cold days are incomparable. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874364 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:07:05 +0000 lyn67 1874364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG, that's true "hiver" indeed!(loved Gaylene's quote), ande your parka is an absolute winner, loved the last 2 picties!:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874219 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 02:44:29 +0000 Angie 1874219@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very late to this thread. Don’t know how I missed it? </p> <p>GOOD GRIEF. I can’t get my head around those temperatures. Come on over to the West Coast! </p> <p>Suz, your new puffer is absolutely KILLER. I love the way it fits, and the faux fur is sooo pretty. You soooo needed this coat, and I’m thrilled you got it. </p> <p>Loving the pom-pom hat and sunnies too. You look Arctic Chic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874214 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 02:25:39 +0000 unfrumped 1874214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a fabulous coat! Perfect blend of form and function. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874211 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 02:13:55 +0000 Debora 1874211@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my gosh, those temperatures! So thrilled that you found your coat, Suz. It couldn't be more perfect. Love the color for you. Yay!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1874208 Wed, 03 Jan 2018 02:08:18 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1874208@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great-looking coat. It’s so easy to think that extreme cold requires ugly gear, but you look great. I’m sure it will matter to you more and more as winter goes on and on.<br /> This may sound a little silly, but -20 F temperatures make me a little sentimental, because of a story my dad tells about my parents’ honeymoon. They wed in Madison, Wisconsin, on Dec 29. My mother was so excited, she forgot her coat. They figured something out and went off to NYC for their honeymoon. Dad says they couldn’t figure out where everybody was—the streets were nearly empty. The temperature was 40 degrees warmer than where they had just come from. Eventually it dawned on them that these people thought 20 degrees (positive! Fahrenheit) was cold. At this point, he gets a wicked little grin. And that’s what I think of whenever I hear “-20 F”. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872738 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:56:26 +0000 Jjsloane 1872738@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brr.. I'm cold just reading about these temps. As always, you have made a very thoughtful purchase. This puffer looks great on you - wear it well and keep warm!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872734 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:27:02 +0000 Suz 1872734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Inge</b>, thank you! I am delighted with it. Worth the wait.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Style Fan</b>, your hydro went off???????? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;OOOOOOOH. Now that is beyond bad. I am so sorry for people in that situation. It is so very cold. But yes, we have the same damp as Montreal here, plus wind (more than Montreal quite often) and the cold temperatures (although usually not as cold for as long).&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Rachy,</b> yes, I can imagine -- you don't expect it to be cold in California but it can get awfully bone chilling just the same!</p> <p><b>Gigi</b>, puffers are so hard to fit for the petite. I'm not even in that category officially and find many of them too bulky/ loose/ something.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Mac, Anne, Shevia, Staysfit -</b>- thank you! And <b>Gail</b>, yes, those Patagucci down sweaters are the best. Up here we wear them as underlayers. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872717 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:55:00 +0000 Inge 1872717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>-27??!!-(((<br />I admire you for even going on a walk in those temps, Suz (I would need VERY strong motivation;-)<br />Your new coat is stunning! Perfect fit, fabulous colour, and it has already proven it will go the distance. What a find! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872716 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:48:24 +0000 Style Fan 1872716@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful coat Suz and you look amazing in it.&nbsp; The dampness makes such a difference to how cold it feels.&nbsp; Montreal is very damp.&nbsp; It feels much colder there than here at the same temp.&nbsp; But it is extremely cold here.&nbsp; The last few days have had temps of -35 C at times.&nbsp; And the hydro has gone off!&nbsp; Fortunately, it came back on where we live very quickly. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872713 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 09:12:43 +0000 rachylou 1872713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That’s interesting, Gaylene. The other place that always gets me sick is our Northern California beaches... cold and wet... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872704 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:34:51 +0000 Gigi 1872704@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look very nice in that coat...it is streamlined and fits you well. I love the fur!</p> <p>I have an ankle-length puffer, and I find it exhausting just to get it on and off. It weighs so much... I would love one in a more manageable size. But I do find coats hard to fit in general. I just keep looking!</p> <p>We have highs of -4 and -5 degrees F projected for this weekend. Fun. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872703 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 07:27:54 +0000 Mac 1872703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You look smashing in it an I'm tickled that the coat was made in Canada, too.&nbsp; Well done, you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872692 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:35:31 +0000 anne 1872692@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, it looks great! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872691 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 04:31:17 +0000 Jaime 1872691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am shivering just reading those temperatures but you look fantastic in your new parka and big sunnies. I am duly impressed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872681 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 03:26:14 +0000 Staysfit 1872681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! It’s much colder a few hours north! Our temp is more like -12. Still awful right! Your new coat looks great. I am amazed you were outside taking pics without a Balaclava! It would look like you were wearing a super hero mask! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872631 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 23:28:28 +0000 karen13 1872631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz - that is such a score!! It looks great on you - I can't believe something that warm is so good looking. I live in the California mountains near Lake Tahoe, and I never would have become a winter sport enthusiast if I had temps like yours.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gaylene is so right about activity! I can cross country ski in minimal clothing, but when I am standing around timing a race, I have to go full Arctic - layers upon layers, hat+hood, mittens instead of gloves. Last year I got this amazing piece of gear from Patagonia (or Patagucci as my household refers to it) - I call it the "Nothing Can Kill Me" Park. But I would probably still stay inside at -20 F. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872625 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 23:11:43 +0000 Suz 1872625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea, <b>Carla</b>!! Yes!!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Gaylene</b>, I completely agree on both counts. Because I'm moving, I don't get as cold. I will wear this coat mainly for walks; I wouldn't wear it skating or cross-country skiing or snowshoeing. But it's not really warm enough for standing still in these temps. I stood to get gas tonight for 5 minutes in the wonder coat and between the fumes and the windchill I thought I was in some ring of Dante's hell. And I met a man in Vancouver who came from Winnipeg. His family gave him the side-eye whenever he complained of Vancouver cold but he and I agreed that the damp could be more punishing than the temperature on its own.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks, <b>Jazzy Dance! And Joy!</b></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead/page/2#post-1872624 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 23:11:32 +0000 Anonymous 1872624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My grandfather, who lived in Nebraska used to tell about a friend who had a brother living in Alaska. One year he came south to spend the winter in Nebraska. He had to return to Alaska after a month or so to warm up, claiming the cold was different and worse in Nebraska.<br /> I'm so happy for you. Your new coat looks warm yet streamlined. I like that it is not black and has white "fur" for brightening. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872619 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:55:40 +0000 Carla 1872619@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL! The boot line-up at the gym is a representation of the best of Sorel, and the coat line-up black puffers with mitts and toques tucked into the sleeve. The mitts and the toques are the only way to identify who's puffer belongs to whom, since they are ubiquitous!</p> <p>I'm trying to avoid going outside and made a list of meals that can be made from food already in the house so that I don't have to go out to provision groceries. </p> <p>Suz, your new coat looks perfect and has a lovely fit. I'm happy your search was successful. Now you need a Pom-Pom to match the fur on the hood. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872584 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 22:12:30 +0000 Gaylene 1872584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachylou, it’s surprising how much heat you generate if you are moving around in -30C/-20F weather in a place where the humidity is low and you are not in the wind. I remember one time bundling up much as Suz describes to go snowshoeing in a somewhat sheltered river valley near our former home. After 15 minutes, I had my hat off, scarf tucked in my pack, and my jacket open to avoid becoming overheated. A couple who had driven down in their vehicle and who were also totally bundled up gave me a VERY strange look when they saw me heading their way. </p> <p>I actually think it feels much colder on the Coast where the air is damp when the temperature drops below freezing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872571 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 21:40:44 +0000 Jazzy Dance 1872571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My goodness, that is <i>cold</i>!&nbsp;</p> <p>The coat looks well on you, and I'm especially glad you finally found The One.</p> <p>It looks like a beautiful clear, sunny day where you are, and you look nice and toasty.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872567 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 21:30:23 +0000 rachylou 1872567@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Right. I have saved your answer. </p> <p>Omg. If only I had known these things in my Winter of Snow, when I got the sickest ever. I drove 200 miles in falling snow to go count trees for ecology studies on foot in the mountains. Then went snowboarding in Austria... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872565 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:59:20 +0000 Suz 1872565@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>BrieN,</b> it can take time to find the right puffer. They can be surprisingly awkward to fit, or at least that was my experience! I have to admit the white fur was an inducement. Coyote fur does not suit my grey hair...</p> <p><b>Rachylou</b>, to be honest I could have used an ankle length coat today. I wore my Uniglo Heattech long undies under jeans and mid-calf height insulated boots but my knees and shins and even thighs got a little chilly. Nothing dangerous, though. In terms of other layers -- today it was a camisole, cashmere sweater, cashmere scarf, long undies, the jeans, thick Smartwool socks, insulated boots, merino hat, thick mittens, and the amazing coat!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Christina,</b> sometimes 10 can feel like -20. The windchill and dampness also play a role. Nobody's a wimp!! (Also, you should see me melt in super high humidity...)&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Smittie</b>, isn't it great? I should have known you'd approve. I hadn't realized what a HEWI this was until I put it on. I tried so many and rejected them with a sigh. There was a gorgeous purple one from Nobis a few years ago. How I wanted that coat to fit! But it didn't. P.S. You are wise to stay in.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Isabel,</b> oh please come! In summer we have +29. &nbsp;:) Lots of opportunity for your summer dress capsule.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you, <b>The Cat</b>. &nbsp;I will have to go back to that post you mention and see what I think!&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Gaylene</b>, that is such an apt quotation. Thank you for enabling! And yes, this would be the perfect coat for Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg...I am not sure how often I'll use it in Victoria when I finally arrive there but it will certainly get a workout this year at least.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you, <b>Gail.</b>&nbsp;</p> <p>Yes, <b>Lisa,</b> you and Jill are North Face ambassadors! You wear them well. They make great products also. I love my Thermoball for warmer temps.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872564 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:35:22 +0000 BrieN 1872564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really really like that coat and the color of the fur is really good on you (as is the blue)<br /> I am also in search of a new super warm puffer and you have inspired me to hold out for perfect--as you seem to have found it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872560 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:13:38 +0000 rachylou 1872560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also: how come Suz you don’t want a coat that goes to your ankles? Lolol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dressing-for-the-life-we-lead#post-1872555 Thu, 28 Dec 2017 20:08:39 +0000 Christina F. 1872555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice coat, and I think that's a color that will never get old, too. It looks nicely fitted and not bulky!</p> <p>It's cold here too. High of 20 F (colder than usual), but I walk a lot my puffer only goes to mid-thigh! Thank goodness for Uniqlo heattech layers! it will be a high of 10 F when I visit my mom this coming weekend... brr. I know I seem like wimp in comparison!</p>