I use my trench as a mild weather casual jacket. Fleece or parka for an ‘exercise’ walk. Trench for every other type of outing. I like the polish factor and never feel overdressed for the moment. Even if the moment is the farmer’s market. This choices are all so cheerful and lively!

Thanks Suntiger! I'm with you on strongly preferring a hood over an umbrella for raincoats. So much simpler!

Thanks NancyW. In my everyday world a trench would stand out as more polished and formal than the norm. Not that anyone would care that much, but I do live in a very casual world.

My gut reaction when I took this out of the package was that the color is more like teal than the icy grey blue I wanted. I’m not really a fan of teal, especially not with dark denim. Dark teal paired with black, maybe. It's not a good color for an item I’d want to wear based on weather, not based on what outfit I was wearing. I also wish the buttons were a little smaller.

I thought I’d model it for you in case anyone else is interested. This is the Medium Petite, which is a tiny bit big, but a smaller size would pull across my thighs. I'm 5'1". I do think the shape is more flattering than my older trench (which I bought when my waist was slimmer), but ultimately I think I'd prefer a knee length raincoat for more coverage.

So, in summary, I don't like the color, don't want any of the other colors, and would prefer a longer raincoat, so I'm returning it.

It comes in black, watermelon, yellow, and stone. See finds below plus black. It also comes in REGULAR sizes. in all those colors plus lavender and navy. The quality is pretty good, what you'd expect from London Fog.

#1 is my old light blue trenchcoat
#2 + 3 are the new one that’s going back (it's puffing out at the back because it has an inverted pleat that I didn't cut open)

Personally, I LOVE the pastel turquoise on you, Chris! The black buttons tone it down and work well with your black footwear. The back pleat would probably be fine if you cut the stitch.

That said, YOU have to wear it and feel fab, so back it goes.

How about the tan?

Chris - have you seen this? Maybe not trench enough for what you are looking for?
https://www.macys.com/shop/pro.....D=11737129

Thanks Angie. I know turquoise is a favorite color of yours, and there have been times when I liked and wore in, just not feeling it right now. The tan color would be great bit I'd really rather have a longer coat for a raincoat.

kkards, no I had not seen that one - looks very interesting! Thanks I'll definitely check it out.

...thanks to the suggestion from kkards above, I realized I had not done a broad search for "women's blue raincoats" .... so when I did I went down a rabbit hole and found many other options. And this is just Macys! Posted here in case anyone else is interested. Thanks kkards!

I like the long anorak from Avec Les Filles! I wonder how iridescent it is in person...

They greyer blues are more appealing to me right now, too. I have an older turquoise rain coat that I don't reach for much. It's a gorgeous colour, but when I put it on it just feels so bright!

I can see that light icy blue is your favorite color and hope the right raincoat will come along.
I was looking for cropped light blue jacket with kinda same mixed results- the dressier ones are brighter and more saturated in color not quite the pale blue I’m interested in.
Will follow your search- good luck!

I really like the last Find Chris, the asymmetrical Calvin Klein one. I wonder if the shape would be good? ( You and I have a similar body type, and both around the 5 foot 1 height, so I sort of imagine the items you are looking at, on me.)

LaPed - I like that Avec Les Filles one too but as a regular size, and judging by the model, it would hit at shin length on me and that would probably throw off the whole look. Plus the sleeve belt-thingies are right at the cuff and would make shortening the sleeves very tricky. Probably not the right coat for me but I do like it. I may look around to see if I can find it on another site that lists the actual length. Ah found it... 42" long in size small.

Thanks slim cat!

Jenni Z thanks, and yes we do have similar body types and certainly similar body hieght! I do like that assymetric one but I just got rid of a black very worn early/late winter coat (meaning not a super warm one) in exactly that style and wonder if I'm over the style itself. It does seem to have become a bit of a classic. IT's also not a petite although CK brand sometimes works for me in regular sizes.

Yes I don’t actually buy petites that much, partly because they are less available here, but the one petite cut jacket I have does fit very nicely.
You probably do have to be careful if you feel you may be “over” that particular style.

Back when you first posted I also went down that rabbit hole and found a lot of cute raincoats at Macy's - even a lot of petites! But then I decided I would rather spend money on other things right now. Very tempting though!

Jenni Z good point. Angie has a good expression for that ... something about when a HEWI goes past it's expiration date ...

RobinF EXACTLY! I'm having that same debate with myself right now.

Chris, when it comes to trench coats, I go with the classic Burberry influenced styles. I have a short double breasted coat in black and have a single breasted beige coat.

Thanks Bijou, one certainly can't go wrong with the classic style. I do have a black knee length one like that. Maybe I should shift my search in that direction.