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How many coats do you own?

238 replies

hipslikecinderella · 26/04/2019 19:37

Including leather jackets, denim jackets, mac, winter, summer coats etc.

(Not counting suit jackets tho)

Starting to think I need to thin out, especially since I just saw a moth in one 😮

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Cecchetti · 05/12/2020 14:52

@CoversFaceInShame

About 100. Mostly goose / duck down Michelin Man style.
Awesome, I'm so jealous I think I'll aim for 100 too!xxx
thetaleunfolds · 05/12/2020 15:28

6

2 thick jackets (diff colours)
2 wool coats (diff colours)
1 for sports/walking
1 light raincoat for summer

ticketstub · 05/12/2020 15:35

About 35, I'm usually cold so coats/light jackets are a key part of my wardrobe so I've got a large range of styles and colours.

TeenPlusTwenties · 05/12/2020 16:06

3, I think.

An everyday lightweightish waterproof for spring/autumn
An everyday warm & waterproof for winter
A smart winter coat for Remembrance Day & outdoor carols

I need one more, a lightweight showerproof for summer that looks less like a raincoat and more like a jacket.

HollyGoLoudly1 · 05/12/2020 16:34

About 15. I always thought I had quite a small wardrobe but apparently not!

Cecchetti · 05/12/2020 21:46

@HollyGoLoudly1

About 15. I always thought I had quite a small wardrobe but apparently not!
At the moment I have 15, which fill up a double wardrobe as I keep them all on coat hangers, but I have a long wish list-I'd intended 20 by the end of 2020, then a break, but then along came Covid and lockdown, I have another double wardrobe, it's just got tops and jeans and is barely 3/4 full-I'm. Guessing that by the end of 2021 I'll have many more than you..also because I have cats I don't have knitwear as the fur destroys them, so if I'm chilly I put on one of my older jackets as I don't own a cardigan, also when it's Very cold, I wear a close fitting biker under my winter coat, which is a 4 year old curly shearling-I really regret selling another shearling on eBay, but it was Huge, it was a generous M, I'm an XXS, my best biker was made to measure and fits like a glove.

So don't feel bad about your 15, mine is just a starting block!xx

Cecchetti · 05/12/2020 21:48

@TeenPlusTwenties

3, I think.

An everyday lightweightish waterproof for spring/autumn
An everyday warm & waterproof for winter
A smart winter coat for Remembrance Day & outdoor carols

I need one more, a lightweight showerproof for summer that looks less like a raincoat and more like a jacket.

Wow, how do you manage with just 3 or 4?!!!

I need my winter coat, short shearling jacket, best fitting biker, I could Never reduce my collection so low, although once it's complete I'll only replace pieces that wear out totally...but jackets and coats tend to last..

Cecchetti · 05/12/2020 21:51

@ticketstub

About 35, I'm usually cold so coats/light jackets are a key part of my wardrobe so I've got a large range of styles and colours.
I'm also usually cold, and not being able to go out much this year has meant that I've worn my oldest biker, chewed by one of my cats, has become like a cardigan.

I'd intended 20 then stop, my Wishlist got to 30, now I'll just stop when I think I need the rest of my wardrobe space for clothes, as atm my coats take a full double wardrobe , my clothes only 3/4 double wardrobe !

Viviennemary · 05/12/2020 22:14

About 15. But a couple are too scruffy to wear and at least two are too good to wear.

Cecchetti · 05/12/2020 22:36

Too scruffy to wear-you never know when you might need, I keep mine until they fall apart
Too good to wear-I'm like that too..I have to have it a certain time before I wear them, although sometimes I live in them from day 1 like my shearling coat!

BlokeNumber9 · 05/12/2020 22:41

Dozens. Maybe scores. And they're fur. Because I've eaten the animals that used to be inside them.

Lucyccfc68 · 05/12/2020 22:55

Some people collect handbags or shoes. I collect coats and jackets. I have around 60. My absolute favourites are a vintage aquascutum long coat the my grandma gave me, a blue Prada jacket and a made to measure Hawkswood Mercantile.

Cecchetti · 05/12/2020 23:19

@Lucyccfc68

Some people collect handbags or shoes. I collect coats and jackets. I have around 60. My absolute favourites are a vintage aquascutum long coat the my grandma gave me, a blue Prada jacket and a made to measure Hawkswood Mercantile.
Sounds like you have a lovely collection

Very jealous lol xxx

Harrietsferrets · 06/12/2020 00:39

9 - some work, some everyday, two 'best' 1 vintage (weighs a tonne)

If you include cloaks as well it goes up to 13 -2 elbow length and 1 scottish widows type velvet one and a vintage wool nursing cloak that was my grans

Cecchetti · 06/12/2020 06:08

Yes, include cloaks!
My friend even has a cardigan coat-I call it a warm long cardigan, she wears it as a winter coat!Although she has a lovely new faux fur one from her hubby!

Not as many as lots of us though..I'm scared to think what my reply will be at the end of 2021 xxx

Notjustanymum · 06/12/2020 07:53

Long raincoat, short waterproof lined “anorak” style jacket, anorak in a bag, short warm down-filled jacket, Long warm down-filled coat and one camel cape coat

Sceptre86 · 06/12/2020 08:02

I have 6 but they are mostly regular coats for cold weather, one is a rain coat and one is quite a big one that I use when I am pregnant. I need more jackets for the Spring/Summer.

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 06/12/2020 08:05

Three. One winter parka, quite light, with a hood. One long smart wool winter coat. One ancient ludicrous ski jacket that is also the toastiest coat ever and suitable for dog walking and long walks in the cold. I haven't bought a new coat for about three years.

Cecchetti · 06/12/2020 08:52

@CarterBeatsTheDevil

Three. One winter parka, quite light, with a hood. One long smart wool winter coat. One ancient ludicrous ski jacket that is also the toastiest coat ever and suitable for dog walking and long walks in the cold. I haven't bought a new coat for about three years.
I don't know how you manage on 3!!!!!

I have 5 times that and still want more

But getting my 3rd cat in a couple of weeks, and Possibly number 4 in the Spring, plus I want another handbag, I've seen a great blazer I want, a summer jacket for next Summer, a shearling for when mine wears out...etc etc etc I could Not manage on 3!!!!xxx

Penners99 · 06/12/2020 08:57

4

Cecchetti · 06/12/2020 09:27

@Penners99

4
I think if I never bought a coat again (except winter coat), and just wore out what I had, I wouldn't end up with 4! Someone suggested I sold some but I can't bear to part with them! Now at Xmas I could easily sell some of my designer leathers on eBay but I just Can't, although I could use the money..l
EngelbertsRumpispink · 06/12/2020 10:04

About 30-ish or so. But not more than 40.
Several are the same coat, in different colours.
Some are same coat and colours, but in different sizes. Xmas Blush
Almost all bought on sale, of course.

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 06/12/2020 12:04

I do also have two hoodies - are we counting those?

Cecchetti · 06/12/2020 13:13

@CarterBeatsTheDevil

I do also have two hoodies - are we counting those?
I guess if you wear them to go out in then yes!!!xx
fishykettles · 06/12/2020 13:18
  1. One thin waterproof and one warmer waterproof with a fleece.
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