I ahve fallen in love with a coat I cannot afford.

[ZombiesAteYourCervix]

A north face duvet type.

I love it so much I well up thinking about it.

I cannot justify £220 for it though.

I am very sad.

Which coat are you talking about Moon mother? the original north face one?

Back from coat sourcing.

No joy. Didn't have the right size phew

Traumatic experience in Tesco though. Some poor kid puked all over the place just in front of Puke-Phobic DD2 who freaked out completely and had to be coaxed out a corner and I forgot to buy a bottle of Baileys Poor DD2. She is now a quivvering wreck scrubbing herself in the shower.

Your poor DD, Zombies. My DS is puke-phobic too, so I can imagine the trauma.

FWIW I think the original north face coat isn't worth the money unless the fabric is significantly nicer than the Trespass Ladna one. Otherwise, the TL looks much more flattering.

SO.... this here trespass one. should i?

I have the North Face coat and it's brilliant. I've never felt cold. I think you should just get it. It'll last years and so is worth the money.

Oh, and sorry re the Baileys. Have a large glass of instead.

Get the North Face, for heaven's sake! You live in Northern England, I wouldn't be able to survive without a coat like that. It is not the North Pole, but it's not even that far away... It'll last you at least 5 yrs.

Um. I don't live oop north. but am a softy southerner who can't abide coldness. Comes of being a Leo I think.

It's noo good. I need the north face one. It fitted me. It felt nice.

will wait for payday and get it.

Whoops sorry, I thought you did!

But I am a softy too, I loathe being cold and my ability to survive winters worsens every year! I too am considering a NF!

It's hardly a fashion statement, it's a survival necessity.

I bought a similar coat last year. No regrets. It will last a few years, so really not that extravagant when you work it out.

How peculiar I bought that north face coat but returned it in favour of the landsend one. £100 cheaper and I actually preferred it

I highly recommend a large, hooded cardi.

DH may never find me attractive again but for now, at least, I am warm-ish. and not blue.

Did you try on the landsend one?

i need the NF one because I have tried it on and it fits nice.

this one and there was a code so it was even cheaper

It's nicer than nf honest

really?? looks boxy. like a volvo.

Better fit than nf, also ordered a karrimor here.

I did a fashion show with post it notes over the logos and DP chose the cheapy karrimor as nicest looking

I deeply wanted to keep the north face, cos I'm a sucker for a name. Hut the fact of the matter was that the lands end one looked best and now I can buy boots too

hmmmmmmmm

you almost have me convinced.

almost.

maybe.

i do need boots. my cons are not exactly waterproof. or wram

the shortlist

North Face. I am in love. and I want the purple one.

trespass - ok but scary hairy hood

Lands end - boxy but good.

If you buy the NF on edon't ever wash it. DD puked on the sleeve of mine and I put it on a soft hand wash in the washing machine and the down all stuck togeather so my right arm is warmer than my left arm now. I thought the quilt pockets would stop that happening but sadly not

If you can't find a code to get the lands end one for £91 which is what I paid then fuckit get the nf one. It is kinda cooler (but deffo not purple. Purple is shit).

i would avoid all those padded coats and get a nice wool double breasted one instead, so much more flattering than those padded things.

we aren't living in alaska and wool is warm

re-thing before you pay that much £££ you can get something much nicer for the money

Could be worse - you could have fallen for this one

Take at look at this lovely down coat Similar price to the North Face one, but much better quality, warmer and a far more flattering fit.

OK. will ponder. (but not on a wool double breasted job - so not me darlink)

oh only just cause i bought a lovely db topshop coat lately and am a bit round and it's n ice

I'd go for the Aigle one mentioned further up thread link here

Would love an Aigle coat/jacket (not a 'down' one though) but think too £££, do look worth it though and if you are looking at that sort of price anyhooo...

I'm going to shove my ha'penny in and say 'Get it!'. I think this is the one you want and the others aren't what you want. I want one too and have been searching ebay forlornly for down coats for years- so sad! I'm the other end of the size spectrum and I get really cold, I can't wear heavy coats because they give me massive backache. I got the short Uniqlo one this year and really love it-but it's really a spring/autumn/not toocold/going up a mountain under layer thing. Every year I dream of owning a lovely, snuggly ,light coat and I think the North Face one fits the bill perfectly. But unless it's reduced bu £100 it'll not be for me this year. However- you get it. Really, I think you should because I think it's hard to find a coat that isn't a 'compromise'. WRT boots- if you're a 5 (or 4for some brands) look at the kids sizes, so much cheaper. I'm sure I saw the Ugg biker ones for about £150 but can't remember where? Either ebay outlet Schuh or Javzarri-maybe?

Get the coat, it's fine. Being cold is miserable. You could always wear it indoors to save on the heating if you need more justifiers!