https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750 Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:25:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750/page/2#post-1320409 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:37:16 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1320409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I see so many here wearing these coats and they're fantastic looking. Love the purple. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750/page/2#post-1320405 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:34:23 +0000 lyn* 1320405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>K</b> - I think I'm leaning that way right now; it's right in between red and purple and would look lovely in Quebec City *cough cough trip planning*</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Jan</b> - The navy is a beautiful colour, but I don't think it can get it for myself, unfortunately. I do love it - it looks lovely with brown, black and grey boots, as well as with my brown purse. Bah, stupid boys.</p> <p>Purple is one of those colours I don't think I'd get sick of. I definitely am spending so much time thinking about colour (and your time) because I know I'll have to wear it for at least five years.&nbsp;</p> <p>If we do&nbsp;<b>Mo Math</b>, though - Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March, and potentially April = 6 months * 30 days = 180 days a year; $4 CPW a year ... which isn't too bad. If I wear it for four years, that's only $1 per day in the winter to stop my petunias from freezing off! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750/page/2#post-1320393 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:16:59 +0000 Jan 1320393@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hope you post your final decision with a picture! I made the same decision last year...this will be the winter to buy a Canada Goose coat. But can't bear to think about winter yet! I was planning on getting navy too, but now the purple is very tempting! For me it will be an investment piece to wear for several years...will I always love purple? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1320384 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:08:57 +0000 Kristin L 1320384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the Niagara Grape best. It's not a bright as the Redwood, but it's still a bright, happy color.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1320362 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 23:47:14 +0000 rachylou 1320362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I lean towards what looks like the longer Kensington. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1320308 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 23:00:53 +0000 lyn* 1320308@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>Alana&nbsp;</b>- I'm really hoping it's a darker purple and not a bright purple. I don't do bright colours that aren't jewel tones! I vowed I'd buy one for myself last winter when I was freezing my petunias off ... and I started a separate money jar for my coat fund. It was quite easy to save up the money because the thought process was -&nbsp;<i>DO YOU WANT TO FREEZE YOUR BUTT OFF?</i> - and that usually stopped my spending hand!</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>kkards</b> - The red is soooo pretty. I don't know what my beef is against wearing red. Maybe I don't like attention.</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Joyce</b> - my IRL fashion friends all adore the purple.</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Thistle</b> - Drat, mounties are awesome. They're cute and most of them speak French. Or just one mountie in particular who is quite special to me. Tee hee.&nbsp;</p> <p><i>ETA - On Real People ... 1) Purple (Arctic Dusk); 2)&nbsp;Niagara&nbsp;Grape; 3) Redwood</i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319757 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:46:59 +0000 Thistle 1319757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous coats. Makes me ponder if they are available in the US. after all of the polar vortexes last year . . . </p> <p>My deep winter coat is bright red. Because it is cheerful, stands out against the sea of black, and you can see me easily if I fall. Especially in our treacherous work parking lot. Now, I live in Wisconsin, so all the Mounties are other side of the boarder. Not really something anyone here would even consider. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319747 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:09:20 +0000 Joyce B 1319747@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Just on the color, I think purple is best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319735 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:27:45 +0000 kkards 1319735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>if i lived where you lived, that red one would be on its way to me asap. but, i don't think you can go wrong with any of these colors. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319713 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:57:24 +0000 Alana in Canada 1319713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn* --That's outrageous. You know, you do look quite young. Perhaps as you get older?&nbsp;<br />If the red in your closet is not being worn, then, purple it must be, my dear. How I envy you! It will have to be next year--or the year after that--for me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319696 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:30:48 +0000 lyn* 1319696@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA - I don't think I look good in red. Just looking at my closet. I have a lot of rich, saturated colours, and my red dresses just don't get worn. The pinks and purples and navys and blacks and greys do.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319691 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:17:13 +0000 lyn* 1319691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>JAileen</b> - My dad also convinced his friend's wife that there were tigers in the bushes in order to get her to pedal faster. :p</p> <p>I found Palm Springs chilly at night - I had to bring out a jacket often, but I was there in early March. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319686 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 05:05:39 +0000 JAileen 1319686@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like the red. </p> <p>Wow! Coyotes nipping at your heels while you pedal! Scary!</p> <p>Some parts of California are cold, although not Palm Springs. We lived in Truckee and it got cold, but not as cold as your area. Brrr! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319677 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:54:53 +0000 lyn* 1319677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>Rae</b> and&nbsp;<b>Natalie</b> - The trick is getting the red that doesn't make me look like a Mountie!</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Gig</b><b>i -&nbsp;</b>My father calls it "motivation". </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319670 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:47:31 +0000 Gigi 1319670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I vote for either the red or the purple. I think that will be cheery on bleak winter mornings. :)</p> <p>Interesting about the coyotes! It sounds really frightening, though, to have a wild animal nipping at your heels while you bike...yikes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319659 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 04:24:18 +0000 goldenpig 1319659@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Red! Red! Red! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319626 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 03:14:16 +0000 rae 1319626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, the red looks luscious! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319625 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 03:11:58 +0000 lyn* 1319625@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>Alana</b> - because I hate going into posh stores - like HR and Blu's - I get terrible service at both places; I've had security follow me around at Manulife place - and it's annoying! I can afford to shop at both of these places but I guess I don't "look" it. So I will buy online!</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Gaylene</b> - Thank you for your insights and the link; I think I will look happy falling into a snowbank as long as my jacket isn't a pastel colour! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319602 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:50:35 +0000 Alana in Canada 1319602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you Gaylene for the link to the fur. I lived in the North when I was a child. (Now Nunavut.)&nbsp; </p> <p></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319597 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:43:28 +0000 Gaylene 1319597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the purple Trillium and I love(d) it! It is now taking up temporary residence in Toronto at my DIL's where she can wear it, but I get first dibs when I visit TO in the winter. </p> <p>I chose the Trillium because I found the length perfect-- long enough to protect my thighs but still easy to walk in and sit without the hem dragging in the slush on a bus floor. It is super warm, even in blizzards.</p> <p>As for the coyote fur, I think it's a good idea to understand why the company chooses to use this product. Here's a link that gives their reasons for using a natural, instead of synthetic, product:<br /> <a href="http://www.canada-goose.com/story/policy#policy-about-fur" rel="nofollow">http://www.canada-goose.com/st.....-about-fur</a></p> <p>Like most issues, it's more complicated than it might appear on the surface. I personally support native trapping because I think it is a more sustainable and ethical treatment of the environment than oil drilling in sensitive, Northern areas. Synthetic fur is often made from petroleum products so not everyone agrees with it being a more ethical choice. </p> <p>And I'd say choose the color that will make you happy on that January slog to work. The purple puts a smile on my face when I wear it on a cold winter day, plus it makes it easier to see me if I fall into a snow bank. :)</p> <p>ETA: I've never had a problem with the pocket placement. They are deep enough to shove my hands in so my wrists are totally covered and protected from the wind. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319576 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:18:14 +0000 Alana in Canada 1319576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you have time to go and try them on--the purple and the red--and show us? I'm always putting one hand or the other in my pocket when I wait for the bus/train! </p> <p>Wait. Why are you <i>ordering</i> one?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319568 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:12:30 +0000 lyn* 1319568@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>Ummilia</b> - Coyotes are, unfortunately, definitely pesky critters around here. In the summer they will chase you on your bicycle around dusk and nip at your heels if you bike too slowly. They have been known to attack small dogs at off-leash parks.&nbsp;They're also kind of scary when they hang out in the bushes, and I've also seen them go after the rabbits we have around the U, like&nbsp;<b>Alana</b> mentioned.&nbsp;</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Alana</b> - I've tried on a women's small and a women's medium; I prefer the medium. I don't really use the pockets of my jackets too much, but thanks for pointing out their placement - I hadn't even thought about that. Redwood is definitely one of my favourite colours. Debating between that and the purple hard time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319563 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:06:17 +0000 Alana in Canada 1319563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ummlila--coyotes are a bit of a hazard--and very plentiful! We had a pair in our neighbourhood--behind the house actually--and we live within a ten minute walk of the University. They drove the dog bananas,though they did help keep our jack rabbit population down this year (and they certainly drive the dog nuts!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319560 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:03:57 +0000 Alana in Canada 1319560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn*--have you had a chance to try any on? I noticed Blu's in Southgate has some--and as I was looking for plus, they also mentioned a couple of places in West Ed. Holt Renfrew should have them as well.<br />Frankly, I find the pocket placement on both of these a little odd. But go for the red! You want the bus to be able to see you on cold, dark mornings!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319558 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:58:52 +0000 lyn* 1319558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@&nbsp;<b>lisap</b> - I've tried on a Kensington and worn it (too big; men's medium) for winter last year and I loved it. My commute is about 4 km and it's pretty good for me, I think. They are very common here too, especially in the black and for some reason orange. They must have gone on clearance or something. Everyone has one around here, even the undergrad students ... I don't really know why they need them in California. I saw one in Palm Springs. :p</p> <p>@&nbsp;<b>Mo</b> - I am starting to think that navy is bleh too ... the redwood is very pretty and I love purple. May have to go with purple. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319557 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:57:33 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1319557@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was looking at the details, though, and I'm not keen on the real coyote fur. I prefer fake! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319556 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:55:54 +0000 Mo 1319556@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I may be influenced by&nbsp;my own wishes for a brightly colored wool coat this winter, but I'm loving the purple or red choices. &nbsp;Navy seems so . . . ordinary. &nbsp;I dunno. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319555 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:54:03 +0000 Anonymous 1319555@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are so ubiquitous here that we now have a ban on them. &nbsp;Kidding. &nbsp;They certainly are perfect for an Edmonton winter walk to the train. &nbsp;Have you ever worn the Kensington? &nbsp;It's a lot of coat for a long walk - and they are pretty heavy, don't you find? &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319554 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:53:58 +0000 lyn* 1319554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Ummlila!&nbsp;</p> <p>I probably need my jackets to go a bit cooler than -10F; it goes to about -50 C with windchill around here </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/winter-canada-goose-parkas---kensington-vs-trillium-750#post-1319552 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 01:52:28 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1319552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, these are nice, Lyn. I have been devoted to my Patagonia Tres parka for the past few years and it is okay down to about -10 F. But sometimes in the winter I get tired of the black, and this red one is very tasty. </p>