I tried on the coat today that I had asked about recently. I really liked it. It is very warm. There is a fold-away hood. The collar stands up high at the neck when closed. The thing I like most is the color. I don't think I look that great in blue as a rule, but I think this color looked surprisngly good on me for blue. I haven't bought a new winter coat for awhile, and I thought that this year I wanted to buy a sophisticated lady-like wool coat, but for some reason this parka is speaking to me, and perhaps for my casual lifestyle, baby included, it makes more sense anyway.

Do you like it? Do you like the color? How do you like the fit? There is an internal pull-tie at the waist that can be adjusted. I yanked on it a bit randomly for definition for the photo. The sleeves would be easy to shorten, but I probably wouldn't bother because in the bitter cold overly long cuffs are kind of an advantage.

I already have a good black down nylon coat and a brown wool toggle coat/duffel coat. This would be warmer than the wool coat. My down coat is awesome because it is so lightweight and warm, but sometimes I just get sick of wearing black for weeks on end in the bitter cold.

ETA: the one thing I didn't like is that you can't put your hands in the pockets without undoing the snap. Also I bought the awesome t-shirt you can see in the mirror. Yay!