Right, need a winter coat right now - need help! Thinking parka?

[cherryburton]

School run this morning made me realise it's definitely not summer anymore and I need a new coat. I really like parkas but am intensely fussy. It would probably need to be green and very toasty.

Any suggestions?

bumping...

Boden has a nice one here plus there is a 20% off code floating around here at the mo...

I just bought this for £70

merrell haven

haven't recieved it yet mind. Better be waterproof.

That Boden one is nice but looks a bit flimsy if we have another winter of subzero temperatures...

Quite like the merrell one, and this looks great but expensive. (And down jackets aren't waterproof, are they?)

I think you'd only be able to wear that when it was absolutely freezing and you'd boil on ordinary days.

Try Sheactive. They've got a sale on ATM.

Quite like this one

And this one is nice but Joe Browns stuff seems to be a bit shoddy for the money...

top one nicer but I'm not falling over with excitement yet :)

You want to ask the dog walking women about coats. They know what's warm.

The coziest parka on the planet

The merrell one is very warm and completely waterproof, it falls down on style, I know, but it is so worth it for the feeling of wearing an electric blanket - I have worn mine over two very harsh Scottish winters, but it is very warm, so you need less layers underneath.

For £709 I'd want it to have a built in radiator.

Popbiscuit £709?

This looks more lightweight and is described as a car coat, it is much cheaper elsewhere, saw it for £98 in Field+Trek.

The Wakefield got good reviews from some mners.

www.didriksons.com/collection.asp?c=1&sizeId=2Didriksons lovely and will do a great job, but only if you are making a trip to Scandinavia...?

parka - I think I need to open a shop in Scotland selling this stuff, it would be great.

oops, should have checked those links neither worked, if you select the women's collection there is lots of choice.

I tried to link to the women's crystal parka and the celeste parka.

celeste parka

I like this from River Island.

That celeste one looks good, drawing the line at the £709 one though - it's about £700 out of my price range!

Quite like trad, moddy parkas...

I like the RI one, it is a lovely style, but I am too practical for fashion coats, it wouldn't keep me anywhere near warm or dry enough here, but would be good for autumn/spring.

Dorothy Perkins have a nice selection of parkas
www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogNavigationSearchResultCmd?searchTermScope=3&searchType=ALL&viewAllFlag=true&beginIndex=1&langId=-1&pageSize=200&searchTerm=coat&catalogId=33053&searchTermOperator=LIKE&sort_field=Relevance&storeId=12552

you didn't mention budget but this is both warm and waterproof....

Topshop Parka