Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Unflip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Unflip

For beauty and fashion style advice, join in our Style forum chat.

1 2

For beauty and fashion style advice, join in our Style forum chat.

Style and beauty

Should I buy this or save up for Burberry/Barbour/aquascutum?

29 replies

PetiteMum · 14/02/2013 22:53

www.asos.com/Kookai/Kookai-Trench-Coat-With-Contrast-Check-Detail/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=2526598&SearchQuery=Trench%20coat&Rf-700=1000&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Camel

Late night musings....

OP posts:

Report

PetiteMum · 19/02/2013 22:04

Ok, so the kookai one came..... I'm not sure about it. It seems a bit mannish. Maybe the cut is wrong for my apple shape- its quite boxy. However, the chequered bit with the zip looks really nice. Its quite heavyweight and good quality. BUT the holes where you put the belt through are not metal eyelets- they are sort of sewn in like a buttonhole. Is that normal? I think most of coats I've seen have metal ones?

I wish I'd ordered the boden one too- its all out of stock in my size :(

So yeh- not totally taken with the kookai one but not sure if i should return it just yet or keep it for comparison with erm......uh.... dunno yet

OP posts:

PetiteMum · 17/02/2013 20:46

Hmmm.... Well I ordered the original kookai one- glad I did because it is now out of stock! Will let you know what the verdict is once I've had it delivered...

OP posts:

2blessed2bstressed · 16/02/2013 13:24

I don't actually like the Burberry one in the first link much.....too many buttons. I think the Barbour one is nice though.

Varya · 16/02/2013 13:20

Asos and another more expensive brand appear to be 'dry clean only' which for me is a drawback. Bought a lovely trench in Scotland a few years back and its still going strong!

Sugarice · 16/02/2013 13:15

I would love a Burberry trench but they're so eye wateringly expensive!

They are so stunning on and I know I'd wear it forever and get my monies worth but it's so much to hand over, I just can't justify it.

Go for it OP, you won't regret it.

NoImSpartacus · 16/02/2013 13:02

I invested in a Burberry Prorsum mac two years ago after buying Reiss / Karen Millen, etc. standard macs every couple of years. The quality is far superior, the cut amazing and I know I will wear it for a lifetime.

MarshaBrady · 16/02/2013 11:41

I know the Burberry is lovely, makes the others look dull. Really nice in navy too.

fivecandles · 16/02/2013 10:58

I think this www.marksandspencer.com/Autograph-Stormwear-Double-Breasted-Trench/dp/B00A30IZ54?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_1&nodeId=42966030&sr=1-1&qid=1361012259&pf_rd_r=1JQW59ZJB86H30NMPZQS&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_i=0&pf_rd_p=321381407&pf_rd_s=center-3 is very like the Burberry one and very reasonable if you can over the fact it's M & S.

MamaGeekChic · 16/02/2013 10:12

I've got an aquascutum one I got at an outlet 2years ago for £150, I love it and I suspect it'll last years. I'll trade it in for a Burberry one day though.

Snowkey · 16/02/2013 10:06

The Burberry one is stunning - all the others look a bit ordinary in comparison.

faustina · 16/02/2013 05:51

I've never been there Petite, so I don't know about prices and stock, but it seems legitimate. it's on my list of places to go, so if you get there first, please let us know what it's like!

PetiteMum · 15/02/2013 22:16

Ooh thanks for the outlet link! I would never spend more than a couple of hundred on a mac either plipp!

OP posts:

plipplops · 15/02/2013 21:51

The Burberry one is beautiful, although I like your original one too op and there's personally no way I think I could justify spending over £600 on a mac although I'd love it

faustina · 15/02/2013 21:39

if you live anywhere near London, it might be worth paying a visit here first. There might be something you'd like?

ggirl · 15/02/2013 21:00

I like the fact that the barbour one is waterproof but I prefer the style of the burberry one.

MarshaBrady · 15/02/2013 20:56

Although shape of a Burberry one is probably better.

MarshaBrady · 15/02/2013 20:50

That would be quite rain coat-y but you might be ok with that?

How about a cotton one?

Iris & Ink

Theory

PetiteMum · 15/02/2013 20:37

any opinions on the barbour one? has anyone seen it IRL?

OP posts:

PetiteMum · 15/02/2013 17:23

Have now seen this: www.barbourbymail.co.uk/Barbour-Cedar-Trench.html?utm_source=GoData&gdftrk=gdfV23564_a_7c1565_a_7c7165_a_7c530708&gclid=CIWUkcCZuLUCFeTMtAodNwoACg

i want all of them!

OP posts:

propertyNIGHTmareBEFOREXMAS · 15/02/2013 15:57

Jesus wept at those legs, MN044. That poor woman could not catch a pig in a passage .

MN044 · 15/02/2013 15:13

Bloody hell, am I the only one shocked by the legs on that Burberry model? I hope that's just a massive Photoshop fail.

MarshaBrady · 15/02/2013 15:09

I like it and think you should get it before it sells out.

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Email address

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

HyvaPaiva · 15/02/2013 15:07

OP, remember if you do choose the Kookai one that ASOS has 10% off today - add 'valentine10' at the checkout so it will only cost £94

PetiteMum · 15/02/2013 11:26

Ggirl, that is gorgeous!! Hmmmm I don't know whether to stalk Burberry for sales.....

OP posts:

mycatlikestwiglets · 15/02/2013 09:23

They occasionally have Burberry trenches on the Outnet so you might want to keep an eye out there if you decide to invest. I always muse them as I bet they'd last ages. If you go with high street you'll probably end up spending just as much as you'll want to replace it every season (or that's what I tell myself)

Unflip

1 2

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.