How Many Coats Do You Have?

PenguinOfDeath

A long-ish black going out coat
Another as above but slightly damaged, don't think I can cover it up anymore
A thin wind/waterproof
A blazer
A work fleece
An older fleece for gardening etc

Now, hoodies are a different matter...

angeltreats

I suspect I may be asked to leave th OS boards after this confession! this is what I can remember without actually looking in the wardrobe.

Zara beige belted mac
M&S grey wool coat
Gap black velvet blazer
Vintage brown cord blazer
Vintage black leather jacket
Beige sheepskin jacket I've had since I was about 18 (now 33)
Red wool & cashmere mix coat
Brown wool Max Mara jacket
Brown & beige check Warehouse coat with furry collar
Green wool Hobbs pea coat
Pink & navy check Next coat
Green hooded Next coat
Brown leather bomber jacket
Tan leather bomber jacket
Blue & green check wool coat
Red mac
Green Top Shop wool hooded coat
Khaki hooded coat from Tesco that I use for gardening
Black wool duffel coat
Beige cord blazer
Pink wool coat
Pink & black check blazer from Zara
Grey military style light jacket
Herringbone tweed short fitted jacket
Beige cord White Stuff longish coat with hood (really more like hooded duvet with sleeves)

I'm sure there are one or two others. Most would have been bought from charity shops, a few on offer and a few brand new at full price but not many.

Please nobody start a thread about handbags :rotfl:

calicocat

God no don't start one on handbags..!!

Confession, found two Next ones in the back of the car this morning.

In my defence, all are from TKMaxx or in sales, so a bargain, other than the sheepskin zipped jacket, that was a fortune, but doesn't owe me a thing as i've had it about 25yrs and it's still good to go.

luxor4t

I bought a duffle style coat in the M&S sale. Think school uniform - hood, toggles, etc. It is just above knee length, dark blue.

It is labelled two sizes bigger than the size I buy in M&S - and probably looks it.

I love it :o:o:o

So, my 'smart' black formal coat, my 'mad' embroidered cord coat, my leather coat, are all hanging there while I am wheeching about looking like Paddington .

115K

I don't have many clothes generally but I have a lot of outerwear. I have a couple of coats, a denim jacket, 3 ponchos, 3 fleeces and a gilet because I use them when I'm walking the dogs.

busiscoming2

Oh good, other people who have lots of coats. My DH thinks I have too many. Now I can show him this and tell him otherwise!

I have:
Per Una good coat for going out decent places in.
Pink padded coat for everyday.
Coat for work.
Regatta rain jacket.
Spotty thin jacket with hood for April showers.
Faux leather coat (not worn for years, quite probably gone a bit funny)
Fleece for the garden/tip.
Double thickness fleece.
Black jacket (smart)
Blue jacket (smart)
Brown jacket (smart)
Pinky/cream/purply jacket (smart)
Old brown anorak coat for winter walks.
Blue gilet.
cream furry gilet.
black lightweight anorak.

That's all I can think of without looking.

Frith

2. A Regatta plasticky one for going on walks. And a Next black duffel style coat for everything else.

building_with_lego

luxor4t wrote: »

I bought a duffle style coat in the M&S sale. Think school uniform - hood, toggles, etc. It is just above knee length, dark blue.

It is labelled two sizes bigger than the size I buy in M&S - and probably looks it.

I love it :o:o:o

So, my 'smart' black formal coat, my 'mad' embroidered cord coat, my leather coat, are all hanging there while I am wheeching about looking like Paddington .

I need to know more about your mad embroidered cord coat! I've got one too 3/4 length brown chunky cord embroidered with Japanese-ish style birds front and back. It's fabulous! £12 in a charity shop too, so even better. I call him Simon.

(In addition to Simon I have:
Brian, a fake suede and sheepskin 70s vintage wonder, (bought for £12 when I was 16, I've now had him for over half my life!)
Tzarina, very Russian princess, all paisley, toggles and thick "fur" trim,
One wonderful (and as yet nameless) orange-red sixties style long jacket- 3/4 sleeves and big buttons on the round collar- always gets compliments,
Three green jackets, one belted two not (different shades and fabrics too),
One parka type jacket,
One waterproof,
One Ted Baker summer-weight jacket (£3.95 charity shop),
One neon pink 1960s Crimplene summer-weight 3/4 length coat, with dress to match.

It's shocking writing them all down, actually! I've just totted up what I've spent on the above and it comes to just under £75 though, which makes it an average of £6.70 per coat. Not tooooooo bad

DigForVictory

Two waterproofs. One on, one in the wash...
German Mess Airforce overcoat (used as coat & dressing gown whilst a student, now kept for when cold enough to merit full length coverage.)
Three puffa-type jackets, (black, airforce blue, & green) warm but not much cop in rain
Hip length black womens coat for funerals
Knee length mens black wool overcoat (temporarily shortened sleeves) for smart but not girly coverage to the knee
Plus others but plausible deniability recommends I shut up now.

My own body volume in fleeces, compressed, some of which sort of cooperate with one waterproof.

And I'd buy more long wool coats in a heartbeat at the right price.

gillsmills

Would you say 64 jackets ,coats,fleeces,gilets bought over the last 20 years was excessive! Bearing in mind they are moneysaving - can't resist a sale rail some as cheap as £4 and the most expensive being £40. I just love tk max for those one offs and as I said sale rails. Because I have built my collection up over a long time none of them are leaving me. Ps I don't "do" handbags or shoes they don't do it for me x:o