https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:01:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102306 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:59:28 +0000 shana 102306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I have also fallen in love with one of the J Crew coats out this year - the Carlin coat in blackberry which I tried on in the store last week. I LOVE the color - and it looked so cute on but it was awfully thin and I can't imagine that thinsulate would make it any better for real winter.</p> <p>My winter puffer (also Kenneth Cole Reaction) which I bought at nearly the end of last winter is almost identical to the one that you linked to at Macy's except mine is an ivory/cream rather than champagne (which I might even like better). I think it looks pretty great - maybe you could hunt it down at one of the stores? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102297 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:20:56 +0000 trix 102297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for down coats -- preferably knee-length and hooded -- over Thinsulate for warmth. That said, I did live in NYC for years and never got a down coat till I moved further north. (On the other hand, I was layering fleece vests under my wool coat, so that might not be an unqualified endorsement of wool either.)</p> <p>There are definitely down coats out there that aren't as bulky-looking as the typical quilted or baffled puffer. Mine (a DKNY coat from maybe 2004, so I can't link to a photo, sorry) doesn't have visible quilting from the outside, so I think it looks trimmer. At least, friends tell me it looks sleeker than their quilted puffers.</p> <p>If you're looking to be cheered up about the Macy's coat, how about this: It's not petite? And there seem to be lots of coats on Bluefly for 10% more off today, plus a good deal or two at the <a href="http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Section_Id=47916&amp;pcount=&amp;pn=0&amp;Product_Id=1430629&amp;sku1=c_s1_81948288">Burlington Coat Factory</a>.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102235 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:48:50 +0000 Maya 102235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marianna, this is one of those weird personal hangups I have. I don't think black puffers look like garbage bags on other people, just like I don't think white camis look like underwear on other people...but somehow when *I* wear them, that is what I think! I know it makes no sense but I can't help it!</p> <p>I was all set to buy this one but it isn't in my size Someone tell me they saw it in person and it's fugly or not warm enough or something to make me feel better...</p> <p><a href="http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=395209&#038;CategoryID=269&#038;LinkType=PDPZ1" rel="nofollow">http://www1.macys.com/catalog/.....Type=PDPZ1</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102227 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:36:16 +0000 Tanya 102227@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I completely agree that a knee-length puffer, fitted, preferably with a removable hood, is a way to go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102226 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:34:48 +0000 marianna 102226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maya, I have a black puffer and don't think I look like I'm wearing a garbage bag! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102215 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:43 +0000 Angie 102215@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thumbs up for the puffer too. But it HAS to be long (knee length). I have a very warm, thick wool coat and it’s much warmer than my short down puffer. But a long down puffer is the warmest thing on earth and you have to layer underneath too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102214 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:11:27 +0000 Maya 102214@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If I were in Chicago I would DEFINITELY have a puffer, even an ugly one. I don't think it gets quite as cold here. I could be wrong. What do you think Laura? </p> <p>I'm so picky about puffers that I don't know if I'm going to be successful. I refuse to wear a black or a brown one. Can't stand them. They look like sleeping bags or garbage bags to me. I'm hoping for a sort of après ski look, at the very least. </p> <p>Also, does it really make sense to get a short puffer? I like the look of them more but it probably defeats the purpose of wearing one, right? I'm just concerned about length because I do want one that is longer, but not SO long that it swallows me up....which is easy to do since I am short. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102213 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:40:33 +0000 Kristen 102213@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got my first puffer in years last winter, and I will never go back to just wool coats again. I am on the hunt for both this year, but the puffer is definitely my first priority. Chicagoans understand the need to wear a puffer over a nice suit, if that's what it has to come to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102210 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:33:35 +0000 Maya 102210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I haven't owned a puffer since I was a little kid, so maybe I have adapted to using a wool coat even in freezing temps, but this winter has me worried since we got our first snow even before Halloween! I really hate puffers so this is a real bummer... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102191 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:19:47 +0000 Laura 102191@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would also vote for buying a puffer, given your climate. The fabric of a puffer is also more practical in terms of snowing/raining/sleeting. My (5-year-old, black) puffer is the coat I reach for most from November until March. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102182 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:39:15 +0000 shiny 102182@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Buy the puffer first. It's already snowed twice here, and it's not even Halloween yet, so chances are very high we're in for a rough winter. </p> <p>My Jcrew coat has thinsulate and like LE it isn't as good under 40 degrees - especially if it is windy. Also, it spots in the rain or snow. With that said, I think some of Jcrew coats have much thicker wool. If you opted for one of those, and added thinsulate, you might be okay - but I ordered a coat like that and returned it - not just because of the fit, but because the coat was too darn heavy!</p> <p>On the other hand, my puffer can be TOO warm. I can wear it in the coldest weather of all, with nothing but a slinky dress underneath, and be toasty as can be. If I'm not going to be walking outside much, I will skip it and wear the Jcrew and be chilly for a bit, rather than overheated indoors. But I think you spend more time commuting outdoors, so the puffer - even a too-warm one - is probably a wise investment. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102144 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:08:27 +0000 Anonymous 102144@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Buy a puffer for warmth. I have a J. Crew Thinsulate coat and it isn't much good under 40 degrees (for me, at least). I'm on the lookout for a puffer this winter. Layering with the thinsulate coat just isn't as toasty as a puffer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102132 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:38:49 +0000 Oneirix 102132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Agh, money woes. I know what you mean. If you're willing to layer thinsulate could work well I'm sure! On the upswing, if you do want to layer you also have a spring coat for when it starts to get warmer and you'd pack the puffer away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102125 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:23:47 +0000 Maya 102125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yep, I had fallen for a J Crew coat. I really need both a puffer AND a new coat, but I can't afford both, or even one at the present moment I was hoping to find something that could perform double duty.</p> <p>Hmm, well it's going to get a LOT colder here than 50 degrees. OTOH, I always layer anyway during the winter...so it's not really a hypothetical situation for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102121 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:18:05 +0000 Oneirix 102121@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If you're referring to the thinsulate in J.Crew stuff, I bought a peacoat with thinsulate and I find I have to layer under it during colder weather in CA (when it hits around 50F or lower), and if it's windy it can be a bit chilly. In my estimation a puffer is much warmer. However, I get cold easily and don't get that hot in coats, so you might want to wait and see what other people say. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/thinsulate-coat#post-102112 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:57:29 +0000 Maya 102112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you think a wool coat with thinsulate would be comparable to a puffer in terms of warmth? </p>