Tuesday, November 13, 2007

walking in a winter wonderland...

well, it's definitely not winter yet here, but i'm realizing that a new down coat may be in order this year. i have a wonderful wool coat and survived college with that and lots of layers, but i don't know that it's enough for chicago winters. aside from style, i'm debating color - black, brown, green? soo.... advice on the following is welcome!

from patagonia W's down with it parka ($249), also comes in brown and pale blue:

Mountain Hardware Downtown Coat ($235); also in brown:

North Face transit jacket ($229), also in brown:

Cloudveil Oslo Jacket ($280), also in brown and pearl:


And the one i'd set my heart on until it turns out it's no longer available in my size,

Land's End Chevron Coat ($140), in lots of nice colors - i like the green brown and black

i might try a different size, just because it's the least expensive but still has same fill quality (or better) and nice colors and is apparently very water resistant. anyone have any experience with land's end down?