About 10 years ago, I bought the perfect summer mac. I hadn't realised quite how perfect it was until I started to look for a replacement last summer (or possibly even the summer before that) and still haven't found one. Mine is looking so shabby now that it really, really needs replacing.
My existing one is from Joules, knee length (I'm only 5'4" so not hard!), has a hood, is a really nice material so it is pretty waterproof without being plasticy, has a slightly fleecy lining for the top back section and then the rest is just lined so it's perfect even if there's a slight chill in the air and also you never get sweaty in it, single breasted with a full length zip and poppers. My current one is navy with red flowers on it.
I'm after something as similar as possible, ideally in navy. Definitely not black or khaki. Most definitely not double breasted. Not plastic-y. It doesn't need to by stylish but I don't want a walking/mountain type one like NorthFace or similar as I have one of those.
Any suggestions?
I had thought I might have found the holy grail with an Orla Kiely one from Regatta but it fails on the plastic-y front. On a humid day, it would be like wearing a bin bag.