Size Guide
| Size |
|---|
Body Measurement: Women Outerwear
| SIZE | US | BUST (IN) |
|---|---|---|
| XS | 4 | 33 - 34 |
| S | 6 | 35 - 36 |
| M | 8 | 37 - 38 |
| L | 10 | 39 - 40 |
| XL | 12 | 41 - 43 |
| XXL | 14 | 44 - 46 |
| XXXL | 16 | 47 - 49 |
Dog walk approved
Out twice a day in all weather with a wet dog and it has definately held up better than the last one, which went bobbly in two months. The wool sheds mud once it dries and brushes off. The hood has earned its keep more times than I can count now that autumn is here. It has paid for itself in dry mornings alone.
Fits over a jumper
Ordered it for my wife off her measurements and she can get a thick jumper underneath without the zip pulling. That was the specific thing she wanted and the specific thing her last three coats had all failed at. She has not mentioned it since, which is the highest praise available.
Second one now
Bought the first one two years ago and it is still going, so when I needed one for a different purpose I came straight back rather than looking anywhere else. Both are identical in fit, which says the sizing has not drifted between batches. The older one has faded very slightly and that is the only difference. I would happily buy a third if I needed one.
Does the job daily
It is not a fashion piece and I did not want one. It is warm, it has pockets, the hood comes off, and it looks tidy enough to wear to work on a casual day. Everything I asked of it, nothing I did not. That is a rarer thing to find than it should be, and it is why I keep reaching for it over the fancier one hanging next to it.
Hood actually fits
Most removable hoods are token things that sit on the back of your head. This one comes forward far enough to cover properly and does not squash your hair completely flat.
Easy to keep clean
Brush the dog hair off, spot clean anything that lands on it, and it has needed a proper clean once in a season. For something worn daily by someone who is not careful with clothes, I am suprised how little effort it takes.
Ordered for my daughter
She is nineteen and refuses to wear anything that looks like it came from my generation, so I was braced for a rejection. She has worn it every day since it arrived and has asked whether it comes in another colour.
Wears with anything
Jeans, leggings, work trousers, a skirt if I am feeling optimistic. Black and plain means it never fights whatever is underneath, which is exactly what I wanted from a jacket I would wear five days out of seven withuot thinking. It has never once been the wrong choice.
Bought a size up
Went one bigger than usual because I wanted layers underneath and that was the right call. Still looks fitted rather than baggy. Would do exactly the same again without hesitating for a moment.
Kept its black
Three months in and it is still properly black rather than the tired grey black that cheap coats go after a few months of the world. No fading at the shoulders where the sun gets it either, which was my main worry.
Zip lets wind through
Good jacket and I have had a lot of use out of it. There is no flap over the zip, so on a really cold day you can feel the wind coming through the teeth at the front. Zipped right up with a scarf over it and it is fine, but it is noticeable. A storm flap would have solved it.
Hood comes off
The removable hood is the whole reason I chose this one. On for the walk to school in the rain, off for anything where I want it to look like a proper jacket rather than sportswear. The press studs are strong enough that it has never come loose on its own, and taking it off is a ten second job. I take it off for work and put it back on at the weekend.
Pockets everywhere
Four on the outside and one inside. Phone, keys, poo bags, gloves and a purse all have a home and nothing rattles about together. I have stopped taking a bag out for short trips entirely, which was not something I expected from a jacket.
Glad I sized right
Measured properly instead of guessing and it paid off. It sits close enough to look shaped and loose enough to layer. If I had gone by my usual size in the shops I would have ended up with something too small.
Zip is smooth
Runs up and down without catching, which is not something I can say for the last two jackets I owned eiher. It is a proper metal zip with a decent pull tab rather than the flimsy plastic thing you usually get at this price.
School gates again
Standing outside for fifteen minutes twice a day is the real test of a coat and this passes it. Zipped up with the hood on I am warm enough to have a conversation rather than hopping about waiting to get back in the car. The hood means I do not need an umbrella in one hand as well, which matters when you are holding a book bag and a lunchbox.
Studs show without it
Nice jacket, no regrets. When the hood is off you can see the row of press studs along the inside of the collar, and if the collar sits open they are visible. It does not bother me most days but it is the giveaway that the hood is removable.
Arrived in three days
Ordered on a Monday evening and I recieved it Thursday morning. Folded in tissue in a garment bag inside a box, hood packed separately so it had not been squashed. Nothing to iron or steam, straight on a hanger and done.
Better than a parka
I wore a padded parka for three winters and it always looked like I had given up on the day. This is just as warm and looks like something an adult chose. The wool has enough weight to block wind and none of the rustling noise. I have not touched the parka since November. It is going to the charity shop in the spring.
Good over a hoodie
Regular fit means there is genuine room underneath. A hoodie or a thick jumper goes on without the zip straining or the shoulders pulling. That is the whole reason I bought it rather than something more fitted, and it was the right call.
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