https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:54:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1076790 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:45:54 +0000 Scarlet 1076790@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Jude, oh gosh, is that so? I can't imagine it being worse than three winters ago.</p> <p>Sarah, thanks for the info on sizing. That's the thing. J. Crew is so unpredictable like that at least in my experience. </p> <p>Vix, well it's good to know you are looking out for me Finally when the issue went up the chain of command things started to happen (slowly). Somehow it seems like the first line of defense answering the telephone and emails is not equipped to make any kind of decision. And the shipping companies involved have been worse than useless. I could call 6 times in a row and get six different versions of bad information. I just hope it all works out now and I can put it all behind me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1076584 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:02:59 +0000 Vix 1076584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet --&nbsp;</p> <p>So glad they unearthed the box and that blue parka is still in the running!</p> <p>I was going to be very Tough Love with you and say "As annoying and time-consuming as it is, make the time to go up the CS chain --&nbsp;because it will take *longer* to find another coat that has such a high probability of meeting your practical needs and style wants." But now I can seem sweet and cheerleader-y, ha.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1076425 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 12:38:09 +0000 sarah 1076425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet: When I bought the JCrew toggle, it wasn't available in petites, actually, although now it appears to be.&nbsp;I had to size up to a 6 regular. The bust was too tight otherwise (I know we are similar in bust sizes). But, miraculously, the shoulders were not to big even in the regular sizing. Just FYI. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1076403 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:39:18 +0000 Jude 1076403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! I love Angie's advice Don't we have a "Jahrhundertwinter" coming? That should be enough to justify buying two winter coats, right? Right.<br />Also, I'm really happy for you that they found the package :-)</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1076270 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 04:53:35 +0000 Scarlet 1076270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you are so smart </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1076059 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 01:40:51 +0000 Angie 1076059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you need a Utility Coat <b>and</b> a Wool Coat. You live in the&nbsp;climate to sport many coats. Go bat those pretty eyelids at hubs. Problem solved. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1075731 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:27:57 +0000 Scarlet 1075731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, you are such a dear to check back in. It's hard to choose a favorite because I wouldn't wear them the same way, but why do I really like that Barbour one when all along I am thinking I want a beautiful wool coat? I can never stick to a list. Thanks for the advice. I will check in with Inge. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1075724 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:23:43 +0000 Angie 1075724@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Darling Scarlet, I'm glad they found the box. At least you can try those items too.&nbsp;</p> <p>The J.Crew coats come in petites, which I thought was a plus. I love all the coat options you linked to. Which is your favourite?&nbsp;</p> <p>Inge buys from J.Crew all the time and has the lot shipped to Antwerp. PM her and ask her how she keeps her prices very comparable. xo </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1075690 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:57:43 +0000 Scarlet 1075690@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am sorry because I am in a rush this evening but I did check in and read the comments throughout the day. I want to say thank you for weighing in and for the suggestions of other coats to check out. Those Mango coats are indeed quite similar for starters.</p> <p>Today there was a little bit of resolution on the parka issue as they have finally located the missing package and will send it to me AGAIN, so at least I can try everything on that I ordered including the parka and evaluate once more. In the mean time they have sent me a "present" to make up for all the trouble and I am very curious to find out what. I had to laugh about that when I read the email.</p> <p>Angie, if you are out there, I would actually really love to try a J.Crew peacoat. Does anything speak against that for us wee folk? I have hesitated up till now due to the overseas shipping and not being sure about sizes. Otherwise I think I probably would have tried your blue military coat last year which was so fab. Actually there are several rather lovely looking coats, although the price in Euro is quite appalling. I wonder whether there will be anything available after Christmas when I am stateside.</p> <p>Majesty peacoat<br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/outerwear/outerwear2/wool/PRDOVR~49360/49360.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/womens_ca...../49360.jsp</a></p> <p>Barbour parka<br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/outerwear/PRDOVR~03528/03528.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/womens_fe...../03528.jsp</a></p> <p>Toggle<br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/outerwear/PRDOVR~02568/02568.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/womens_fe...../02568.jsp</a></p> <p>Military parka<br /> <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_feature/NewArrivals/outerwear/PRDOVR~06823/06823.jsp" rel="nofollow">http://www.jcrew.com/womens_fe...../06823.jsp</a></p> <p>ETA: I just wants to clarify my last commen--J. Crew has a European website, but the prices are much higher than in the U.S. for some reason. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1075384 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 16:44:59 +0000 fieldmouse 1075384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was looking for coats this weekend, and Mango has a couple of similar ones at the moment, in dark blue/navy. <br /><a href="http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/mango/clothing/faux-shearling-lined-parka/?id=13015506_CZ&amp;n=1&amp;s=prendas.abrigos&amp;ident=0__1_0_1383669199699" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/mango/clothing/faux-shearling-lined-parka/?id=13015506_CZ&#038;n=1&#038;s=prendas" rel="nofollow">http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/ma.....;s=prendas</a>.</a><br /><a href="http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/mango/clothing/faux-fur-hooded-parka/?id=13027521_2U&amp;n=1&amp;s=prendas.abrigos&amp;ident=0__1_0_1383669199699" rel="nofollow">http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/ma.....ndas.abrig</a><br /><a href="http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/mango/clothing/herringbone-wool-blend-parka/?id=11027518_N1&amp;n=1&amp;s=prendas.abrigos&amp;ident=0__1_0_1383669199699" rel="nofollow">http://shop.mango.com/GB/p0/ma.....8;s=prenda</a></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1075093 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:54:04 +0000 Jude 1075093@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh Scarlet, I'm so sorry about the coat that you ordered but&nbsp;never received. I&nbsp;would be fuming!&nbsp;You certainly look&nbsp;great in it. Which brand is it, if I may ask? If you&nbsp;really love&nbsp;the coat&nbsp;I&nbsp;think you should try to locate it in store.&nbsp;If the company&nbsp;believes you that you never received the coat, they should also admit that it's their fault that you didn't get the discount. Maybe you can work something out if you're insistent enough? On the other hand I can understand it if this would be too much of a hassle for you...&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074996 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 05:18:54 +0000 LoveSarahDub 1074996@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gahh! How frustrating! Situations like yours can be SO infuriating!</p> <p>I do like the coat you're showing us, and I feel your pain on being short and small-boned! I bought a similar style black puffer coat last year at Banana Republic after Christmas since I had to return some jeans I received. I liked it in the store, but now when I try it on it seems to SWALLOW me. (I think maybe it was one of those 'But I have to find something!' situations and I settled) So that being said, if you're hesitant about it, I'd wait to find something you LOVE. You'll actually wear it instead of just convincing yourself it works. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074965 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 04:34:58 +0000 AJ 1074965@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Adding my sympathies. If you can hold off, then why not wait until you come across another coat that sings to you? Christmas/end of year sales will be here before you know it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074748 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:54:50 +0000 claire 1074748@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If the blue is tugging at your heart strings, I was in H&amp;M today and saw a blue parka very similar to the one in your picture but with a hood. I'm not sure if it would be warm enough to trade out with a down jacket, but it had fuzzy (fake) sheepskin lining and the quality seemed pretty good. It would be warm enough for me for winter, especially if you were wearing a sweater under. And the price was good, so it may take the edge off losing your discount. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074731 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:44:07 +0000 sarah 1074731@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, that is so aggravating. Unless your brown toggle is getting tired and worn, it seems too similar to the JCrew toggle, unless you want a change of color. (The blue is a really gorgeous blue). You do look adorable in a toggle coat.&nbsp;But I can't believe they won't give you the discount in the store after all that hassle... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074721 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:40:17 +0000 Suz 1074721@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Scarlet, this is super annoying! I'm so sorry this has happened. As someone who has also been in this position I know how upsetting it is.&nbsp;</p> <p>Hmmm. Inge and Angie have offered some good suggestions.&nbsp;</p> <p>But you have your brown toggle coat still, correct? You may not want two in exactly the same style. Or is that one really near its last legs...yet you adore the style? In that case, they make excellent sense.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074650 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:20:11 +0000 Inge 1074650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an annoying situation, Scarlet, I'm sorry-((<br />I also still really like the idea of a blue Winter coat for you, but completely understand you don't have the time and energy to keep hunting down this particular one (is there any chance the store could give you a voucher for 30% off that you can use in their brick-and-mortar store?). If not, I like Angie's suggestion of the J.Crew toggle coat. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074423 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 20:13:13 +0000 Angie 1074423@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Are you after a wool&nbsp;coat, Scarlet? I vote order the wool toggle&nbsp;from J.Crew.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/need-shopping-advice-winter-coats-again#post-1074297 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 18:33:38 +0000 Scarlet 1074297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>To round out my current complement of a brown wool toggle coat and a black puffer, I had wanted to buy this blue parka. Mainly I loved the color and that it seems warm enough to switch out with my puffer in deep, dark winter.</p> <p>I ordered it online a month ago in a limited time 30% off sale, which made the price quite reasonable. However, the package was never delivered, yada yada yada. The company finally believes me, but now the coat is sold out online. I believe I could maybe still locate in store, but that would then be full-price again. The whole thing is very annoying.</p> <p>Basically, a winter coat was something I have been biding my time on for several years now. I was ready to go for this one, but now I am on the fence what to do. I don't have the time to do a full-on canvas for everything that's out there. I happened to spot this one, and it called to me. Although I admire the current menswear/over-sized trend that's going on in coats right now, it is hard to get right on small-boned, short me, and I don't have the time to put in the leg-work.</p> <p>I spent the last month inwardly smiling every time I saw a gal somewhere in a blue winter coat thinking how I will be happy to have mine, but after all this aggravation I don't know any more. I don't have the time to manage customer service problems and I don't have the time to go shopping. I see now three options: continue to harangue the onlineshop until they can give me what I want. I think this is possible but would easily take another 4 weeks of aggravation. I could go to the store, try on all their coats, and buy either this one or whatever tugs at my heartstrings the most, and accept that I have to forgo the 30% discount, which is obviously huge on a winter coat. Or I could just give up and keep biding my time until next year or whenever. Maybe I should just sit on my pocket change or replace my fall/winter taupe boots that are beaten to death.</p> <p>Thanks if you could get through this and form an opinion </p>