camel coat search - YouLookFab Forum

I am on the hunt for a camel coat and having a lot of trouble. I'm looking for something:

- lightweight (both in warmth and in actual weight)
- classic shape with a menswear influence (ie structured shoulder, some waist definition or at least not boyfriend fit, but not a fit-and-flare) (my coat issue is getting the shoulders/upper back big enough without the coat looking like a tent from the arms down)
- mid-thigh to knee length (34-36 inches long would be ideal)

So far I've tried two:

http://www.anntaylor.com/signa.....878&c...

Usually Ann Taylor fits me really well but this was ridiculously boxy.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/to.....#038;conte...

Too much of a boyfriend fit, plus the fabric is not great (fine for this price point though).

I'm willing to spend significantly more for this kind of high longevity item - but this, which I love, is still way out of my price range:)

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ma.....in=keyword...

If anyone has suggestions that would be great!

8 years ago

kkards

Veteran

well my 1st thought was talbots...have you tried this one?

Talbots

Gramercy Wool Coat

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Anonymous

My thoughts:
http://www.zappos.com/lauren-b.....urel-camel
or
http://www.zappos.com/pendleton-walker-coat-vicuna

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Thin White Duchess

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Emerson Fry is doing 40% off coats right now
http://www.emersonfry.com/drop-shoulder-coat-camel

cinnamon fern

Thanks for the suggestions! I have never bought anything from Talbot's (what's their sizing like?), but that is a good-looking coat. The RL and especially the EF coats look fabulous, but on me they'd be mid-calf - not a flattering length for me, plus difficult to bike in. This season of long coats is hard for the shorties like me.

Meow

Could you have the length of the coat altered? I don't sew but it seems like that could be a possibility.

UmmLila (Lisa)

The gorgeous very expensive version

Nordstrom

Rag & Bone 'Faye' Coat

$995.00

I found a gorgeous Neiman Marcus camel hair coat for $25.00 on eBay.

JAileen

Ummlila, that's the best kind of camel coat!

I thought Fleurette would have the exact coat, because I have one and I always feel fab in it. I was disappointed to see they didn't have it, not at Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, or on their website. If you can get camel hair, it's soft, light as a feather, and warm.

gradfashionista

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What you're decribing sounds like something Cos would carry (and did last winter, IIRC).

CF, i find Talbots fits a little large. FYI they also carry petites, so that maybe another option

and now you have me questing after the perfect camel coat….fortunately the Jeager one is sold out in my size.
i also came across this one from Macy's thats a petite, so it maybe a good length for you.

John Lewis

Jaeger Wool Cashmere Boyfriend Coat

Macy's

Anne Klein Petite Wool-Cashmere Walker Coat

Oooh, loving the Jaeger and the R&B - sadly the R&B is out of my price range. (Why wasn't it at NAS? At 40% off I'd try it.)

Can you have a coat shortened if it otherwise fits? I don't usually wear petites - it's just the long coat thing going on this year that makes coats too long.

Off to investigate all your suggestions further ...

ok, you've got me obsessed with this now…..
here's another one
http://www.maraisusa.com/colle.....jSxnUtXulJ

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