New Look

eyelinerprincess

chika wrote:

Is it just me who can't belive this. A £35 coat is a cheap coat. I think five months is good going for a coat from a cheap shop like new look.

I'm suprised they offered you anything - IMHO you are lucky!

Thank you!

I'd be delighted to get 5 months from a shop like that.

gyzmo

I posted again on here (v similar to furrypolkas last one) - where has it gone???!!!

tsuki

Cerenia wrote:

I bought a coat from Seconds Ahead 5/6 years ago (for £8) - and still going strong! I've had problems with New Look coats, I bought one, and the seam fell apart after 3 days! Needless to say, I go elsewhere for coats now.

The trick is to be a bit savvy. When you decide that you like a coat (whether it's £8 or £80) you should always check the following:

Are the seams neat and tidy, are the threads unravelling? Give them a tug! (not trying to rip them though, that's not on) Check especially the seams which get the most strain (in my case, round the hips!) or use, like those around the zips, cuffs, collar and bottom hem. The bottom/cuff hem should be a double hem too for strength.
Are the buttons all sewn on well, and is there a spare?
In the case of zips, check all the coats on the racks for problems - watch out for where they catch the material.

Even better, take someone who has made clothes for a living with you to give them a once-over. My mum used to do jackets for Dotty Ps.

And of course, if you don't mind about being fashionable, buy in the sales for next year!

I've had my £20 duffel coat from new look for at least two winters now. It's starting to look a bit old, and I've ripped the lining, but it's lasted because I checked the quality of the workmanship - I've worn it to death!

That said, I also have a 1970 denim jacket that used to be my Dad's, it was dear at the time but has lasted well, and only now is it starting to give up. That's quality you don't get anymore.