https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 01:26:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929971 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:01:42 +0000 NCSUchick27 1929971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's work coat is similar to this one:</p> <p><a href="http://www.belk.com/AST/Main/Belk_Primary/PRD~3202670EDARR2AR0010/Lauren+Ralph+Lauren+Tailored+Clothing+Lauren+Edgar+Black+Short+Raincoat.jsp?navPath=Men/Shop/Coats&#038;ZZ%3C%3EtP=4294921535+4294920345&#038;ZZ_PO=0&#038;fO=Category_Path%3A%2FBelk_Primary%2FMen%2FCoats&#038;ZZ_OPT=Y&#038;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302215330&#038;bmUID=kBWAhya&#038;ViewAll=&#038;changeViewInd=" rel="nofollow">http://www.belk.com/AST/Main/Belk_Primary/PRD~3202670EDARR2AR0010/Lauren+Ralph+Lauren+Tailored+Clothing+Lauren+Edgar+Black+Short+Raincoat.jsp?navPath=Men/Shop/Coats&#038;ZZ%3C%3EtP=4294921535+4294920345&#038;ZZ_PO=0&#038;fO=Category_Path%3A%2FBelk_Primary%2FMen%2FCoats&#038;ZZ_OPT=Y&#038;FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302215330&#038;bmUID=kBWAhya&#038;ViewAll=&#038;changeViewInd=</a></p> <p>It is a rain coat on the outside with a zip out wool liner that you can wear separately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929923 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:45:27 +0000 MrsKMM 1929923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has a plain black wool pea coat that he really likes. It's a good look. We live in the northeast but cold never really bothers him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929894 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:21:01 +0000 Madison43 1929894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I mean, it's not terrible, and it looks very nice over business clothes but in my opinion, most wool overcoats are no match for the northeast cold, wet winter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929806 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:01:34 +0000 Anagram 1929806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Madison43: oh, that's a bummer. DH definitely tends to be cold all the time. Even in summer, he sleeps with a big comforter even though I am sweating under just a sheet. And he walks several block to the bus stop and several blocks after getting off the bus to his office--Rain/snow/shine </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929805 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:00:14 +0000 Anagram 1929805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@plantains: I might look there. I think I got his Cole Haan coat at Off Saks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929500 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:36:39 +0000 cmomma17 1929500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>pea coat from Old Navy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929494 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:34:31 +0000 threeplusme 1929494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's a pic comes in three colors. </p> [attach=3215/14/nej7tj.300x370.0014512_759C1.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929488 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:31:47 +0000 threeplusme 1929488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is always a fan of eddie Bauer. This one looks warm and professional. <a href="http://m.eddiebauer.com/product/rainfoil-reg--insulated-commuter-trench/10112030/_/A-ebSku_0014512759000080__10112030_catalog10002_en__US?showProducts=&#038;backToCat=Outerwear&#038;previousPage=LNAV&#038;tab=men&#038;color=707" rel="nofollow">http://m.eddiebauer.com/product/rainfoil-reg--insulated-commuter-trench/10112030/_/A-ebSku_0014512759000080__10112030_catalog10002_en__US?showProducts=&#038;backToCat=Outerwear&#038;previousPage=LNAV&#038;tab=men&#038;color=707</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929480 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:27:09 +0000 mrs. bird 1929480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this one from lands end, i don't think they have them this year though. it's pretty similar to the one you posted. if he were wearing a full suit everyday it probably wouldn't be dressy enough, but it's super warm and he doesn't wear a suit. </p> [attach=2301/14/nej7h9.264x387.lands-end-coat.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929474 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:22:08 +0000 simplyfelicity 1929474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He wears a wool peacoat when it gets really cold but, we live in California and he is always hot so he usually doesn't wear anything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929472 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:22:02 +0000 mrsjyw 1929472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has a few long wool overcoats he wears throughout winter over his suits. earmuffs, scarf, gloves for extra cold days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929462 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:16:18 +0000 plantains 1929462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nordstrom Rack has wool overcoats for men. I do think he is right about the duffel being too casual. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929443 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 15:08:54 +0000 yoursilverlining 1929443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband does have a long wool (duster?) coat from BB; we definitely didn’t pay $1k for it – the outlets have good sales, even in winter, and especially right after winter. </p> <p>He also has several coats from Nordstrom; I don’t know/remember the exact brands, but they look like these….</p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/sanyo-curtis-water-repellent-wool-car-coat/3841866?origin=category-personalizedsort&#038;contextualcategoryid=0&#038;fashionColor=Grey&#038;resultback=4339&#038;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_12_B" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/sanyo-curtis-water-repellent-wool-car-coat/3841866?origin=category-personalizedsort&#038;contextualcategoryid=0&#038;fashionColor=Grey&#038;resultback=4339&#038;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_12_B</a></p> <p><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/cardinal-of-canada-wool-jacket/3811641?origin=category-personalizedsort&#038;contextualcategoryid=0&#038;fashionColor=Black&#038;resultback=4882&#038;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_14_B" rel="nofollow">http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/cardinal-of-canada-wool-jacket/3811641?origin=category-personalizedsort&#038;contextualcategoryid=0&#038;fashionColor=Black&#038;resultback=4882&#038;cm_sp=personalizedsort-_-browseresults-_-1_14_B</a></p> <p>He wears a full suit everyday and all of his winter coats are wool. He also will wear a scarf with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929366 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:41:53 +0000 Greentea 1929366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He actually wears a filson coat. They are really warm and actually look very nice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929356 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:35:10 +0000 Madison43 1929356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: my husband has that coat and I have a women's thinsulate jacket from jcrew too. They're warmish but if it's really cold, we both still wear our down coats. I think it's fine if you commute by car or don't spend too much time outside, but if you walking for any length of time, it's not great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929331 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 14:26:04 +0000 LuLu Mom 1929331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH wears a North Face coat that his his company's logo on it. So not typical professional but because it's logoed he gets away with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929094 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:03:31 +0000 Beehive 1929094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Uniqlo has a longer wool coat as well (though a bit more expensive): <a href="http://www.uniqlo.com/us/product/men-j-wool-flannel-chester-single-coat-137223.html#08" rel="nofollow">http://www.uniqlo.com/us/product/men-j-wool-flannel-chester-single-coat-137223.html#08</a>|/men/outerwear/jackets-and-coats/clean/| </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929088 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:00:02 +0000 Anagram 1929088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: I like that one, but I think he's looking for a longer coat. His work environment is pretty casual, but my husband is the rare bird who doesn't want to stick out at all, in any way in terms of clothes. He wants to look exactly like everyone else, haha. So I'm guessing his office mates have this particular type of coat so now he also wants it. He's really cute and like, agonizes over simple things like wearing a sweater over his button up in the office. I kept telling him it was fine, but he wouldn't do it until he saw his boss doing it.</p> <p>Before we moved here, I'd been trying for AGES to get him to buy more modern slim-cut trousers for work and he just wouldn't do it, because no one at his particular office in Texas wore them. But about 2 days after moving here, he was like, "I need slim cut trousers. Everyone at work wears them.". YUP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929069 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:54:46 +0000 looch 1929069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: I like that one as well, if you look at how many years he's going to have it, the cost isn't so crazy, so maybe apply that angle?</p> <p>The hard part is when you're commuting outside and you have wet weather, those coats are crap for that. I commute through NYC two days a week and I wear a commuter coat from Lands End. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929068 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:54:44 +0000 Beehive 1929068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How about something like this? <a href="http://www.uniqlo.com/us/product/men-wool-blended-pea-coat-127874.html#09" rel="nofollow">http://www.uniqlo.com/us/product/men-wool-blended-pea-coat-127874.html#09</a>|/men/outerwear/jackets-and-coats/clean/|</p> <p>Uniqlo tends to be my go-to for nice (and well-made) basics - the coat I linked to is $99.</p> <p>I think wool coats are the most professional (though of course not as warm as down). DH has a shorter one in the style of the coat above, and a longer one that's a bit warmer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929066 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:54:18 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1929066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: What about this JCrew one? It is a little more casual than the first one you posted but your said his work environment isn't super formal or anything.</p> <p><a href="https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/outerwear/thinsulate/PRDOVR~17336/17336.jsp" rel="nofollow">https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/outerwear/thinsulate/PRDOVR~17336/17336.jsp</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929057 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:52:00 +0000 Anagram 1929057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I like this Jcrew one with Thinsulate, but it's $470 and I just can't see him spending that. We don't go to Costco because there isn't one near us, but I think my SIL goes there so I may have her look. <a href="https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/outerwear/thinsulate/PRD~05662/05662.jsp?color_name=black" rel="nofollow">https://www.jcrew.com/mens_category/outerwear/thinsulate/PRD~05662/05662.jsp?color_name=black</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929037 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:43:36 +0000 Smurfette 1929037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: my DH usually wears the same but the dressier coat is good to have. What if he does have a big meeting/interview one day? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929033 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:41:41 +0000 hotchildinthecity 1929033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: yep! Some walking involved and it's warm enough over his suit</p> <p>Eta: that Ll bean one is too casual </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929030 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:40:47 +0000 Anagram 1929030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is this too casual? <a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/56530?feat=mens%20warm%20coat-SR0&#038;page=nor-easter-commuter-coat-with-gore-tex-knee-length" rel="nofollow">http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/56530?feat=mens%20warm%20coat-SR0&#038;page=nor-easter-commuter-coat-with-gore-tex-knee-length</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929029 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:40:31 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1929029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH has a wool "top coat" from Jos A Bank. My parents got it for him as a graduation present. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929028 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:39:42 +0000 looch 1929028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What if he wears a fleece vest underneath?</p> <p>My husband bought his coat at costco, $69! Check Jcrew for thinsulate coats, or maybe Lands End? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929025 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:37:08 +0000 Anagram 1929025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: He doesn't even wear a suit jacket or tie, so I feel like he's in a fairly business-casual environment--he wears a button up and trousers. I don't mind him getting a new coat (it's his money, haha) but he grew up in a tropical country and is perpetually cold and I feel like he's going to freeze in just a wool coat. </p> <p>I wonder if someone makes down filled, dressier coats for men? Or an overcoat with thinsulate? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929022 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:35:35 +0000 blackbird 1929022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wool peacoat. Some are more lined than others!</p> <p>My dad gave me an overcoat of his that is very very warm and very formal looking-it's by London Fog. It would fit this bill! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-professional-coat-does-your-husband-wear-in-winter#post-1929021 Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:35:03 +0000 Anagram 1929021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hotchildinthecity: Does he walk to work? (I mean, is there some walking involved) and is it warm enough, just a wool coat? </p>