That Land's End raincoat Cod recommended...

[MrsBadger]

thus has arrived (sale bargain)...

...and it is not bad at all.
Cut is a bit straight-up-and-down but green colour is lovely.
Tis lightweight enough to be feasibly rolled up and tucked in a bag, roomy enough to get a cardigan under (possibly not a chunky jumper, will test further when am bump-free).
Good price and good returns policy - think they're out of Smalls though.

[this has been a public service announcement, thank you for your time]

Thankyou MrsB
When my Boden mac with a hood arrives (next few days)i shall report accordingly

What is the point of a rain coat with no hood??

Nothing's going to arrive anytime soon with all these postal strikes.

OHh the voices of doom and gloom
one day in the future when it arrives I shall report
Surely I'm not the only person who has found it difficult to find a stylish mac with a hood.
Seems to be either stylish=no hood
or sensible but boring= hood

The climber in me has a sensible mac w/hood.

It's about staying dry! Style and pissing rain don't mix. Besides, no one's looking to care - they're too busy hunched under hoods or brollies.

Cod will say, 'Then put on a stylish hat' but she doesn't live up here, where the wind will have it off in a flash.

That being said, Land's End do very durable 'sensible' outdoor gear at a reasonable price, as does LLBean and REI.

I dress for myself, don't care whether others look or not and I don't see why you can't look nice and be dry.
Not mutually exclusive
Ps I do have loads of sensible macs too

Yes, yes they are (being dry and stylish are mutuaully exclusive).

Land's End 'tank tops' are really the bee's knees. They seriously last and last and don't fade.

Their cashmere 'tshirt' sweaters are the business, too.

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Land's End? I'd go for a size 10.

I have a green cashmere sweater from there that I've had for 8 years now, and a red one that I've had for 16 years!

They really do last if you take care of them.

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expat you sound like my mum

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What colour wellies to go with it, though?

Their green is really nice. A true green.

green def worth a bash
they are v kind re returns though not free

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Hmm. I don't use a brolly here because it's often windy and the brolly tends to have a short life.

Hats tend to blow off.

Any other alternatives to hoods, then?

1hire a chauffeur
2wear a tesco bag on your bonce
3never go out again
4send huffy teenager on all errands

expat, are their sizes really big then?

(I was hoping to order a couple of things for seaside/camping type holiday but am a smallish size 8)

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