Gilet

I find them so useful, outdoors for walking when you don't want a thick coat just a bit of extra warmth, great for gardening with no sleeves to get in the way and get dirty. Indoors between seasons when you have not got the heating on but feel chilly. I have them in various materials & thickness from various shops. Think I had six at the last count. I can't abide thick junky jumpers so a gilet is my go to for layering either over a T Shirt or finer jumper in winter.

Like DoraMarr, I don't "get" gilets either. I did buy one once and apart from keeping the wrong part of me warm, it has a stand-up, fur-edged collar which rubs my chin and jaw area and drives me mad!

I bought one from M&S last year for my daughter they do them in lovely colours

Mine is from Joules but actually bought in JL . I love wearing in the Autumn as really warm but not heavy and restricting. I don't find my arms get overly cold but like someone else said my "core" is lovely and warm. I wear it with a long sleeved top and sometimes a thin scarf. It doesn't have a hood or fur though I can't stand either

DH and I saw some in an M&S outlet the other day. He suggested I might like one to keep me warm under my coat. I would be ecstatic if I could get anything, other than a silk blouse, under my coat ?

I bought one that folds up into a bag..you have to squeeze it tight to get it to squash back in though. I tas useful on a travel holiday when going from warm to cooler places. I look like the Michelin woman too when I wear it so I keep it for autumn & spring early morning walks!

Isn't it to do with keeping the core of your body warm? Anyway, it works for me - I have a lovely padded purple 'faux suede' type of one with a detachable hood with detachable fur. It's years old but was from Edinburgh Woolen Mills.

Saw some hooded gilets today in the Range but won't buy one as I'm another who doesn't understand the cold arms thing!

lemon - that brightened my day day.

My friend loves gilets and looks very glamorous when wearing it. I look like I'm off to do some garden work. Yet we are both the same build.

I agree with DoraMarr that there seems no sense in warming up the body and leaving the arms out.

lemongrove, where can I buy one of those Gilets please?

I have an elderly North Face black Gillet. It's wonderfully warm and ways nothing so great for travelling. It is however, stuffed with duck down. I will have to send it to the charity shop when I get the one recommended by lemon. I'm serious though, about never buying anything with duck down/feathers. I won't print how they're obtained but to coin a local phrase - think on!

Well, I can’t see the point of having a warm body and head but cold arms, but Uniqlo do gilets if you want one. They could be useful as a second layer under a coat, I suppose.

Bought one from Joules yesterday for my mum. It’s lovely but no fur or hood. I did see some that would have complied with your requirements but I saw so many I can’t remember where they were.
Eglantine I also can’t remember what it was made of and I’ve wrapped it now. I’ll try and remember to look on Thursday when she opens it but the info will probably be on line.
Do not rely on me, you may be disappointed ?.

I haven`t looked this year, but Cotton Traders usually have some nice ones.

Gilets? Only for the golf course for me - nice Glenmuir ones.

lemongrove

Monsoon do gilets too, I haven't seen this season's though . I bought a really warm one last year, with a hood, from Tesco! It's great. The hood has a fake fur edge but it zips off, so looks better.

pulp from sustainable Norweigan trees, hand woven by an indigenous tribe in the rain forest, and sewn together by magic pixies. Possibly.

I had a fleece one, that I have now abandoned because of environmental issues. And a down one that I now feel guilty about.

What are the Joules and Boden ones made of?

They are certainly useful in the garden...DH used an old one of mine to cover a precious shrub when frost was predicted.
Never had a padded one, I would look like 'The Michelin Man'.

Joules ( three over the last two years actually )
None had hoods though, but worth a look.

Joules have lovely gilets, and I think Barbour and Boden have them on line also.