It can be hard to find a winter coat that looks professional and is still warm and roomy enough to fit over professional clothes. Sizing up doesn't always work. I found this long down puffer from the Babaton grouping at Aritzia, on sale in December. It fits over my blazers and bulky sweaters. It's water resistant, has YKK zipper, and has cloth on the outside and quilting on the interior so it looks more professional to my eye. I also like it because it doesn't weigh as much as other long coats I have had in the past.
I believe Angie has also suggested cape style coats and or Kimono sleeves to wear over bulky items. I have not been able to make them work in my climate. The key seems to be the fit at the join between shoulder and sleeve so definitely try them on with the most bulky item you anticipate wearing underneath in the future.
If you have been looking, my personal experience has been that I have had a similar previous coat from Canada Goose Coat that did not work well for me over bulky items and the same is true of slightly shorter coats from North Face, and Eddie Bauer. I have a J Crew wool coat with thinsulate and it does fit over bulky items.
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