Boys coats

[serin]

Why do they have to be so boring? Mine have outgrown Boden stripes and camoflague. Any ideas for what comes next?.

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Really Pueri, What have you heard??

What age are your Serin? Mine are 8 and 6 and I'm in exactly the same boat so I shall watch with interest!

I have gone down the classic barbour route, although they are not interesting in colour they are a bit different to the padded boring monstrosities that are around in the high street.

zara has some sweet vintage looking ones

Millie mine are 9 and 8, a bit too young for the JohnnieB range really, but too old for miniB.

Have looked at Debenhams,John Lewis,MandS etc and they are all as Eglu describes 'plastic monstrosities'

Did find a gorgeous Icelandic/Finnish site but coats started at 249euros!!

I will have a look at Zara and Barbour now.

My 2 always get whatever decent waterproof coats I can find. Got 2 in the Mountain Warehouse sale, £12.99 each. They are pretty boring but my guys don't like anything too wacky - almost didn't get away with bright blue trim because "it's a girly shade of blue".

My wee boy also has a Gap handmedown jacket and luckily is quite a strong personality as he had other little angels in the playground telling him GAP stood for "Gay And Proud". I encouraged him to think of a retort and the next day he was able to reply it stood for "Go Away Poo-Face". They didn't bother him again after that.

Landsend, not excitingly fashionable, but very weatherproof and do a lot of colours?