https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:34:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992562 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 23:59:19 +0000 ironkurtin 992562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah but it's humid in NYC.&nbsp; I am looking forward to no humid.&nbsp; In fact, I went to school in the Bay Area and fantasize about no humid and not even having to wear shorts in summer if I don't want to. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992521 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:36:09 +0000 Anonymous 992521@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Simplify it. Just think NYC. We need a bit of everything. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992494 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 21:28:30 +0000 SandyG 992494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I grew up in the Portland area. It's really beautiful but there are micro-climates and temperatures can vary.&nbsp;I lived&nbsp;close to the Columbia river gorge&nbsp;and the wind would howl.&nbsp;A wool pea jacket wouldn't keep me warm when walking&nbsp;as the wind would cut right through it. Leather works for dry days but I'm unsure&nbsp;about wet days. The northwest tech parkas made for rain &amp; cold are workhorses. </p> <p>But friends in other areas of Portland&nbsp;might live in shielded 'banana belt' regions and not get the brunt of wind and rain. Be prepared for a little bit of everything if you walk a lot </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992381 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 17:10:13 +0000 annagybe 992381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Since Portland does not have a large body of water like Puget Sound or the ocean to regulate it, it's a smidge more like this</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_climate">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_climate</a></p> <p>I lived there for five years a long time ago. Summers are a bit&nbsp;warmer than Seattle. In the winter sometimes storms can funnel down the Columbia Gorge. They occasionally get ice storms. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992372 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:50:36 +0000 Angie 992372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Do you mean wool coats, Dana? Good grief. I have several - different weights - and wear them much more than my trench coats! And I'm always planning for more wool coats. They get lots of wear in my lifestyle. </p> <p>What do you mean by Continental, Anna? A Western European climate? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992190 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 04:23:34 +0000 AviaMariah 992190@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you'll get quite a bit of use out of it. &nbsp;Like others said, you rarely have downpours in Portland/Seattle. &nbsp;More of a mist or drizzle. &nbsp;When I lived in Seattle I froze all the time due to the wet cold (I grew up in a colder but dry climate). &nbsp;You'll see why fleece is so popular in these areas!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992178 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 03:59:18 +0000 K. Period. 992178@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's right. We're continental. &nbsp;;) &nbsp;(Sorry, Anna, this just came to mind and made me laugh. Thanks. &nbsp;I needed that.)&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: responded to the wool question on your updated leather thread.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992174 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 03:55:10 +0000 Ariadne 992174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear wool a lot in rainy Vancouver. &nbsp;Wool + tall boots + umbrella = 85% of winter days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992142 Sun, 28 Jul 2013 01:47:50 +0000 annagybe 992142@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only have one wool coat that's basically reserved for the opera. You have to remember the rain up here is mostly drizzly. Different beast than the NYC rains. I think they'd work.<br />Portland has a more continental climate than Seattle. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-i-need-wool-jackets-in-portland-oregon#post-992103 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:42:12 +0000 ironkurtin 992103@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Since the consensus is that I will need leather.&nbsp; I have some wool trenches from NYC that I love that can be waterproofed.&nbsp; Yay or nay? </p>