Jacket for senior school boy?

[NotmySundaybest]

Which brand of jacket do your sons have at senior school? DS requires a new one. He's in yr7 currently got a hype one & quality is rubbish.

There seems to be an unofficial uniform of black North Face puffer jackets round here. Don't get me started on the ridiculous of such things!

I know someone that bought her son a north face jacket for Christmas. He's too scared to wear it to school because they get mugged going to and from school for the jackets.

My son has one by Patagonia. It's a good well made sustainable brand that does kids clothing up to 13/14 I think. We got his in the sale for £50ish quid, half price. It fit the brief of being plainish, practical and somewhat non branded. It's a fairly neutral brand. Neither cool nor uncool. Next would be my alternative.

This is really area dependent - I'd try to scope out others at your son's school.

Not wearing a jacket (yes, even if it's freezing or raining) is the norm at DC's school. This is partly driven by the fact that lockers are tiny and you otherwise have to leave coats in the "coat room" (which is apparently an unpopular thing to do).

DS (Y8) and most of his friends wear this, or a version of it, like a uniform. I think DS' is a Berghaus Kirkhale.

https://www.jdsports.co.uk/product/black-berghaus-tech-baffle-jacket-junior/19592393/

Trespass has a sale ongoing and seems to be popular at schools near us.

Although as a pp says not wearing a jacket or dumping it in lockers seems to be popular even on cold and rainy days!

Nike or north face puffer jackets here.