I've just bought the Janelle coat from Seasalt on a whim. Please tell me it was the right decision!

[CoconutAmericano]

I must be mad but I just bought the Janelle coat on a whim. Today felt like Autumn and well, I started thinking about the cold weather creeping in.

I am 5'9 so I think I'm tall enough for it (seems very long) and I walk the school run and bus it to work so i am always exposed to the weather. Plus I really feel the cold. Tell me i won't regret it

[CoconutAmericano]

It does doesn't it?!

[MrsMummyPig]

Buying anything from Seasalt is ALWAYS the right decision
I have a Seaside mac and quite a few tunics from there and they are all lovely.

[CoconutAmericano]

Thanks mrsmummypig. I have never bought from them before. Their light rain coats look fab too. No more money now!

[Uphillanddowndale12]

I've got one and I'm coming into my 3rd winter with it. I love it! It's great for walking the dog and warm and stylish. I'm 5' 7" and it's a good length.

[Murinea]

I bought the Janelle last autumn and pretty much lived in it the whole winter. I'm only 5'2 and definitely too short for it but it is very comfortable and warm.

[cashewnutty]

I have a coat like that, but not the Seasalt one. It is a fantastic winter coat and great for dog walking.

I have a light Seasalt one which has been great in all the rain we have had this summer. Totally waterproof - this has been tested several times!

[Shockers]

I have 3 Seasalt coats, they're brilliant!

[TeresaGiudicesForehead]

does anyone have the Sea Folly one? I really fancy this one.

[YoureMyWifeNowDave]

My Janelle coat bought thanks to this thread arrived this morning and I love it!

[mrslebon]

I have the Janelle and wouldn't be without it for walks across the common in driving rain with my dog. It's like a frickin burka when it's completely done up and wind and rain can't touch me. Right decision.

[Knackeredknitter67]

I have it, fantastic for dog walks. I'm a smidgen under 5ft 6, and its knee length on me. Love mine

[Knackeredknitter67]

No slightly longer than knee length actually, just taken it out of storage

[CadiM]

Any thoughts on the Plant Hunter coat? That's the one I'm almost committed to buying.

[Frenchfemme]

Looks lovely - what is the sizing like? I am about a size 17 (ie between 16 & 18) so size up or down? Thanks.

[Blodss]

I also have a coat just like that. Its filled with down but is very light and comes to the knee and is just heavenly on a cold Welsh winters morning,afternoon and evening. Good buy I say.

[mrslebon]

I'd say size up @Frenchfemme

[AmethystMoon]

I pressed checkout on a black janelle on Thursday with the 20% off code. Not arrived yet but good to know it seems popular. Live the like a burka description, that's what I'm after!

[Rockchick1984]

Amethyst do you still have the 20% code? I'm debating a coat but the discount would be enough to convince me

[Murinea]

The code only worked this past Wed-Thu - I used it to buy a Plant Hunter but not received it yet.

[Barnum]

The Janelle is fab - I've had one for 2 years now and wouldn't change it. If you like a longer coat it's perfect, warm and totally waterproof. I'm a teaching assistant and spend a lot of time outside in the wind & rain every day - can't fault it! My colleagues all think it's good too and are campaigning to introduce them as staff uniform - lol! Seriously, it's a good coat - you'll be happy

[FallingGoldfinch]

Mine just arrived and it seems like a different coat to the one you're describing! It feels very flimsy - doesn't seem like it would be toasty at all. It is also MASSIVE. I like the length - I'm not tall but I wanted a long coat, but it is huge everywhere else and amazingly frumpy. I really need something waterproof and windproof, warm and bum-covering. If I got all of that, I'd cope with frumpy, but this one doesn't seem to have anything going for it. I've ordered the wrong one, haven't I?

[mrslebon]

Mine definitely isn't massive. I'm a size 8 and it's a neat fit. I've pulled in the waist so it's a bit more defined around the edges and I wear it with skinny jeans and brown biker style boots. So, no, not frumpy on me although when it's completely done up (zipped up, toggles pulled tight around the faces, my specs on), I look a right chump!

[ThreeFrazzledFandangos]

Does anyone know of a winter coat that would work on me at 5' 3"?

I like the Janelle but one of the comments specifically says lovely coat but not if you're 5' 3" and those who love it seem to be around 5' 10".

[nothingwittyhere]

Look at the other Seasalter coats - they have lots of good ones and they class them by length on their website.