Winter coat

My favourite 'duvet' coat came from Tesco a few years ago - think it cost me hardly anything as I had some vouchers to use it. I love it - very comfortable and warm and doesn't feel heavy as it were. Hopefully it will go on for years...........its got nice big pickets to put gloves/hat in if needs be too.

This year I bought a new duck down duvet coat from Masai and it is lovely. Really well made and light to wear. It has a large hood which kind of sits up so looks like a large collar. £250 but worth every penny.

I bought a shearling coat last year at great expense but I love it and it is very warm. It is also reversible.

I find wool coats too heavy, and we get a lot of rain here, so I have a Helly Hansen insulated waterproof that I just love. It keeps the wind and rain out, as well as being light. It may not be the most fashionable, but I have it for at least 5 years and it still looks good.

I think it depends on your needs. I walk a fair bit, and in and out of the car to shop, so don't want a really long heavy coat.

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I’ve got a beautiful wool coat that I bought from Laura Ashley when my marriage ended 25 years ago. It was meant to last a lifetime but I’ve never worn it. I might dig it out of the wardrobe tonight and see what it’s like ( or if the moths have taken a fancy to it). I’m currently living in my M&S fleece coat that I bought pre pandemic. I noticed that my daughter is wearing a similar one so it’s still in fashion. I always reckoned that if I stopped wearing it the dog would love to sleep on it as she likes Sherpa fleece throws. My first dog used to sleep on the untreated Afghan coat that I had to stop wearing because it smelled awful.

Warm Lucy Anne

Thank you White wave

I have a Duvet coat and a wool coat both of which are very warm and years old but still going strong. Depends what your needs are, does it need to be waterproof or smart for when you are going out somewhere special. Do take a look on somewhere like eBay as they often have old but good makes like Windsmoor. Hope you find what you are looking for.

I have a classic wool camel coat, a Barbour and many hiking jackets of different weights.
I probably may not need to buy another waterproof as long as I live, I’m 62 and have had two of my walking jackets 20+ years, they are as good as new.

I have a navy Loden for best and a Seasalt Planthunter for the wet .

For bad winter weather I have a Joules weather proof coat it has a detachable lining and fur lined hood. Wasn’t cheap, but it’s my everyday day wear in the worst of winter.
For looking smart I have a wool and cashmere long coat from Jigsaw, again not cheap but I hope will last.
Other than that a couple of Mohair mixes from M&S that do days in between.

By “winter coat”, do you mean warm or waterproof or both?

Or the duvet type coats seem very popular around here with all ages and can be found in charity shops too. Hobbs came up very bulky but a Max Studio puffer coat good is in this weather.

Well - it was a Windsmoor, - but they have gone.

What I am trying to say in a clumsy way is that I think a classic coat and paying as much as you can afford is the way to go.

Last year I bought a fleece one (in black - as I don't like coloured fleece) just as a cheapie one until I get back to "my" size again one of these days. About £70 (including sale discount) from John Lewis. It's on its 2nd winter now and still looking fine - whilst I'm still waiting to get back into my couple of nice £300 each coats (one of them never even worn) - as they're both in my "proper" size I should be (ie 3 sizes smaller).

White wave more details please

I wore my “best” coat when out and about over the Christmas holidays.

I reckon it is at least 25-30 years old, and each time I wore it I got compliments.

It was expensive, but it has paid for itself over and over.