Fashionable winter coats

Best Winter Jacket for Performance Use

Category: Casual/workFill: Synthetic insulation (polyester)Weight: 3 lbs. 8 oz.What we like: By far the cheapest winter coat on this list.What we don’t: Heavy, stiff, and could be warmer. Trendy womens winter coats Almost identical to the women’s version above, this lightweight, packable jacket comes recommended by Strategist associate editor Louis Cheslaw. “While it’s a perfect outerwear piece on its own, I especially love how it’s thin enough to slip (relatively) unnoticed under a wool or canvas coat, adding a layer of warmth anytime you’re worried that your stylish jacket alone won’t be enough,” he says. After eight years of wear, it’s pretty much run its course, he says — “the down has just about fully flattened by now” — but eight years is “a hell of a run,” he adds.

Fashionable long winter coats

Oversized Overcoat

With parkas and other winter coats, “puffiness does not always equal warmth,” says Dr. Susan Sokolowski, founding director of the University of Oregon’s sports products design program. All down jackets receive a fill-power rating indicative of how many cubic inches each ounce of feathers occupies. If a parka has a 950 rating, that means its down will “fill 950 cubic inches and weigh just one ounce,” explains Eric Goodwin, outerwear designer and founder of Lathley. Which makes for a lightweight yet very warm coat. How Do I Whitelist Observer? The Kensington Parka is where function meets style. Its sleek and smooth exterior fabric and the flattering feminine silhouette are uncommon for winter coats, but this is one of those women’s warm coats that will keep you warm, even in harsh winter conditions.

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