Right, I have decided to do something about the appalling lack of stylish hooded waterproof coats - all that want one pls give you your requirements

[CountessDracula]

And I will email the thread to a few companies and see if they will do something about it.

There are threads about this so often that there is clearly a market for it.

All suggestions gratefully welcomed.

So, I will start

I think that something in a smartish waterproof but breathable fabric (must be washable) with the following;

Style - A choice of plain straight, belted straight or A-line.

Colours - Black, Brown, Navy, Biscuit, Cream. Also seasonal colours would be good I guess.

Hood - Option of detatchable or not

Lining - zip out washable padded lining so you can wear on the tube to work without sweltering and zip it in when you go out in the cold. Choice of plain or patterned would be ideal.

Pockets - decent sized with a closing flap thing to fill with tissues and random crap

can it have fleece lining?

I hate it when it is cold and wet and you want to wear warm coat but warm coat is not waterproof and waterproof is not warm

also I would like a red one

with a belt because I have a waist

this one is nice

it would be even nicer with hood

I would like to shake the hand of whoever mentioned drawstring hood so it doesn't blow off

may I also add small sound amplifiers in hood so you can still hear what your kids are moaning about when you have it on

they are just a muffled noise to me in my ugly Lands End squall parka

that one is not red

we have to change it

ok hanaflower we will have southern coat and northern coat

southern coat for you on tube

northern coat for me walking to top of a windy Lancashire hill to do school run

can i request single breasted i.e one row of buttons, two make my huge norks look even bigger

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i bought a completely waterproof and lightly fleece lined coat in france

tis off-white, very simple, goes in the machine

it is fabby

Yes my fave one I bought in Amsterdam years ago

i did have a look on the web once but couldnt find it

cant remember make now but will look later

it is fully waterproof like a barbour

not waxed though

zip and popper front, hood, funnel neck

hood?

oh yes sorry
durr

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get a barbour

they are deeply fashionable

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Enid they are not fashionable
But they are cool.

they are very rock and roll atm

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They smell.

Basically I want a french-looking raincoat with fleece lining, detachable hood, but with good pockets. This is probably what Enid has.

I bought a great raincoat once, without a hood, which flared out and had buttons. It was fab.

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Oh good - get them to do it for spring.

I have wrist strain from pushing the pram with an umbrella and it keeps swinging into the road.

Non- frump
Non- bodeny
Non- shopliftery
Non- rustley
Range of linings
Range of colours
Stylish

There, not much to ask is it