I got drenched today! NICE raincoat needed.

[Jewelsandgems]

I have a boring-as-buggery berghaus number that is not only not very flattering but also only looks good with appropriate footwear (I.E walking boots) and I am getting bored of that look.

So today i thougt No! I want to wear a nice jacket and nice shoes! I will just get a bit wet as the rain was only light but no, got totally drenched.

So, here I am needing your help mnetters. Yes, raincoat (or coat with nice hat!) that is max £100. I have looked at Boden but the prints just seem so loud, other than the black one. Is there any alternative?

Could one get away wth the
jacket and hat like the model

I know the Boden coats are very controversial on Mumsnet but I bought a LOUD PATTERNED one (the one with green, blue and white in the pattern) and slightly to my surprise I love it. It really lifts my day when I am out in it.

Oh and despite murmurs about its 'showerproof' qualities I have worn it in loads of downpours and it has not yet let in a DROP of rain.

btw the sodding things have now been slashed in the Boden sale so now would be a good time to get one.

oh thank you thankyou jewels for starting this thread... me too.

Bargains!!

get a boden hat and a mac from Land's End

gigglewitch not one of those will be even slightly waterproof

yes I know lol
but they're niiiice

but this one is

is this the answer to mumsnetters search for hooded raincoat?

not sure how waterproof it is though

I tried this on and its lovely and very flattering on.www.marksandspencer.com/gp/product/B002F7F1QY/sr=1-2/qid=1250719083/ref=sr_1_2/280-7499942-6109233?i e=UTF8&node=192500031&m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&keywords=&mnSBrand=core&size=9&rh=&page=

this is nice

this one from Lands End is half price and is waterproof. There's also a shorter 'parka' version. There are a few others too in the sale section worth having a look at.

Some great suggestions there thanks, but they are all very mack-like. What I mean is that I have macs already and still end up feeling totally unstylish. And one with a hood seems pointless.

I have come around more to the Boden rain hat line of thinking, and then wearing this with any old/jacket/trench I already have. Was thinking it may look quite funky but was 1) wondering what would happen to my hair - would I get het head? and 2) having a small head, is there anything I can attach to the inside of the brim of the hat to make ot more snug-fitting?

Any thoughts on this?

so you don't want a waterproof coat then?

macs are not waterproof ime unless they are exceptionally good quality ones

just buy a hat or an umbrella then

get the hat and go from there - if it doesn't fit send it back

they don't normally cause too bad hat hair, not like wooly hats

The marks one has more of a military feel on.It is lovely fabric and a really nic colour.I am off to look at it again today as really need a rain coat too!

The thing is ggirl is I already have a waterproof coat, but it is a high performance berghaus number and I am getting bored of that look. So just wanted to see if there were any stylish alternatives and - although there are some, i think none seem to be better functionality-wise than what I have now, and style-wise non better than what I have that are non-waterproof.

So that is where the idea of the hat came from. I will be pushing the buggy so umbrella is totally not going to work, but hat leaves my hands free.

Have ordered this hat in green check:

www.boden.co.uk/en-GB/Womens-Accessories/Hats-and-Scarves/AV025/Womens-Cloud-Spotter-Hat.html

~looks forward to banishing my waterproof walking jacket for a while!~