puffa jackets? yay or nay

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tried one on today, quite a nice brown colour. never had one before and it was rather cosy and I was wavering for the school run etc
BUT
big norks therefore risk of looking like back end of a bus
AND
are they naff-naffdinaffola?

I wore it out today in the rain and it was fine. I believe the description is 'showerproof', so not for full-on deluges, but fine for, well, a shower.

yeah Nomdeplume you do seem to have rather a leaning toward millets!

i ordered a parka style thing from topshop in grey but
1 the arms were too short ( often the case with me)
2.just looked soo ordinary and dull

I qyuite like the cream pffa jackets m&s had a nice one but long is so tempting for winter and long and cream might be too duvet styled

those boden ones look lovely but not for us Northerners we need quilting for arctic conditions

cupsnakes i've heard rather unfortunate things about that boden jacket (ie it doesn't fit anyone properly)

oh and no to puffas unless you live inside the arctic circle (that doesn't include anyone on same latitude as manchester oo)

I must be an odd shape....

which one bundle - the one i've just ordered you mean?

can't win now can i? either it won't fit, or it will and i'll feel like a freak

ooer
sorry becky, tutter

now this i love!

Too shiny. And pale. And probably only for normal-shaped people....

a no to puffas here even the next style ones, they are okay but don't wear them if you want to look stylish as every bugger wears them!

I have a nice 3/4 length coat from Florence and fred at tesco, kind of cape style, although i am large of nork it is suprisingly flattering and cheap!

Yes to puffa-ish jackets.Just got a lovely brown one from Whitestuff. quite fitted.