To Think My Puffer Coat Is Making Me Depressed

[ProcrastinatorsAnonymous]

I hate puffer** coats. I hate them so much. The shape, the texture, the dull colours. It might be shallow, but I find nice clothes an easy way to boost my mood. I like colour, surprising combinations, interesting shapes... However, various lifestyle changes mean I'm outside much more than I used to be, so a couple of years ago I caved and bought one from Uniqlo. It works. It keeps me both dry and warm. As all the marketing promises, I do indeed feel like I am wearing my duvet - which I admit can be quite nice.

But now the weather has turned, the thought of putting it on is making me so sad! I can't rot away in this slug-like thing from now until March.

Has anyone found a decent knee length one with a hood in a colour other than black, grey, khaki, navy, sludge brown or beige? I would love electric blue or bright green, or - god forbid - even a pattern. Does such a thing exist? I'm wiling to pay for it. Cheaper than therapy.

** I hate it even more when people spell it "puffa coat"

They are literally coats that are warm. I don’t get the general hate.
definitely find something you like better though op

Tumble drying is key.

wash delicate, tumble dry low with dryer balls until completely dry.

i have a heat exchange dryer which seems to work better as it doesn’t get overly hot.

Ooh! It's a contender - thank you! If I have to be a slug, I'd rather be a red one than a sludge coloured one!

It's not irrational.

I wouldn't be seen dead in a puffer coat, they are not a necessity, other coats that keep you warm are available.
I honestly can't understand why anyone would wear an item of clothing that makes them feel depressed....bin the bloody thing, or better still, give it away to charity, at least some good will have come from it.

I have a bright yellow one from 66 degrees north (Icelandic brand). Not cheap but joyful. Would be worth looking on Vinted.

Yes, Lands End. Not just for the colours, but the quality. I have recently decided that my old Lands End coat was only fit for the garden due to being 15 years old and a bit faded from standing in school playgrounds and a bit ripped where I kept catching it on a holly bush near our front door.

So I bought a new, lesser brand from Vinted. Looks great BUT sleeves slightly too short, so I have a gap at the wrist between coat and gloves, which is a bit chilly, unlike the old Lands End, and the pockets are not quite in the right position, unlike the old Lands End, and the hood doesn't come far enough forward, unlike the old Lands End.

Lands End all the way for me. Properly designed.

I’ve got a bright yellow one from mountain warehouse. It doesn’t suit me at all, but I feel better when I’m out in the dark.

What size are you? I'm 5'6", average build and can wear M&S boys' aged 16 coats; they have a lovely red puffer this year. It's a shorter length though.
Could you pass as a 16 year old girl?
pink coat

I can’t stand the swish swish sound of puffers. I can usually stay warm with a million layers on - vest, top, thick cardigan, thick scarf, wool coat with lining.

But my friend has a very gorgeous Lucy & Yak puffer jacket a bit like this: https://lucyandyak.com/collections/jackets/products/paloma-puffer-jacket-in-grunge-ditsy-floral

I didn’t read the full thread and I am surprised by the hate. What’s the problem? They do the job.

Are you Julia from motherland?

I know what you mean though although tbh I think bright colours would be even worse. Puffers are just designed for warmth, nothing else. I do love mine but no matter how dressed up I am underneath, whenever I put my puffer on I feel like I'm about to head out for a muddy dog walk.

Marion could be an option - thank you!

Are there no fun patterned ones out there in the world... None? Not even a stripe? Slug-shaped gap in the market.

I did have a yellow one from M&S, but ended up giving it to a dd after she lost her coat.

I love a down puffer, preferably Uniqlo. But mine are a long green and orange one from the Marimekko collab about 5 years ago, and green checked one from the Marni collection a while back. I hate boring coats, Farm Rio, Regatta and Adidas have some interesting patterned ones. Don’t know if they’re all long though.

https://farmrio.uk/products/marvelous-garden-black-puffer-jacket

https://www.regatta.com/christian-lacroix-womens-gallician-baffled-jacket-messengers-print/

https://www.passenger-clothing.com/collections/womens-jackets/products/flora-2-0-recycled-sherpa-lined-parka-arctic

https://www.passenger-clothing.com/products/flora-recycled-insulated-long-parka-faded-denim

https://www.passenger-clothing.com/collections/womens-jackets/products/elowen-hooded-recycled-insulated-jacket-arctic

these blue ones are nice

https://www.passenger-clothing.com/collections/womens-jackets/products/alaska-recycled-2-0-parka-blue-steel

bright blue

I bloody love Motherland, but I can't remember that reference - does she hate them too?

To be honest, it's not even about how it looks anymore - once I'm wearing a puffer, I've given up on that - it's just how uuughhh it makes me feel to put it on. It's the wardrobe equivalent of a massive sigh. At least if it was bit bright / patterned / silly, it would lift things slightly?!

I went coat shopping a few days aho and was in dismay that the inly choices seemed to be long puffer coats.....i haaaate them! I call them sausage roll coats. I think they are super ugly and nobody looks good in them!

Haven’t bought it, but it’s patterned with good reviews
https://a.aliexpress.com/_EuquKRI

I have a sky blue one which is an earlier version of this:

https://www.camielfortgens.com/products/cf-20-10-04-01-quilted-hunting-jacket-purple?variant=55916360859993

bought in a fit of lockdown madness. I despise all puffer coats, and of all the colours in the world only coral could make me look worse than a shiny light blue. I can’t throw it away as it cost too much; I’m not into selling things; and I wouldn’t really get back much of what I paid. And anyway, it’s stupidly warm and effective and people compliment me when I wear it. Hate the bloody thing.

Thanks - I was just coming on to say this!
Hate the current day ones. The worst are the super shiny ones that look like bin bags (black) or worse red- like a hot water cylinder!

Thank you 😊