Help me with jackets

billwill

I need to get a jacket. But I'm really having trouble finding one. I'm hoping you fine PAers can recommend specific styles or jackets for me to look at!

Some things about me.

+ I've very white.
+ I've 6'4" and I have long arms.
+ I wear formal attire (slacks, button-up shirt tucked in, etc), but I'm fine with the jacket being relatively casual. A professional/casual hybrid would be perfect.
+ Budget is 200 dollars, give or take.

As long as you keep in mind everything above, I'm completely open to suggestions.

Thanks!

KrubixCube

I'd say a peacoat of some kind. Can be worn professionally or casually, tends to trail a bit lower so it wont look weird on a taller person and you could definitely find one in the $200 range.

KalTorak

I can't personally recommend this jacket because I haven't bought it yet (though if someone here can I'd greatly appreciate it),

http://store.penny-arcade.com/products/first-party-v1-0-shell-jacket

but it does have the Khoo seal of approval

MushroomStick

This seems reasonably nice and is available in tall sizes.

jkylefulton

http://www.sterlingwear.com/cart/index.php?p=catalog&parent=1&pg=1

These guys make nice peacoats in your price range.

Burtletoy

The fashion thread in DnD during winter (back when it was still a popular thread) was titled '[Winter Fashion] Buy a Peacoat'

That thread title is always, 100%, correct.

For everyone.





P.S. Buy a peacoat.

Karrmer

Peacoat is almost definitely the best option, but if you like some edge and your clothes are fitted well a quality slim leather bomber jacket can go amazingly well with both dress clothes and jeans.

billwill

Yeah, I actually went to a store today and was trying on some coats and jackets and I was particularly drawn to some of the leather options.

I still need to look a bit more, though. In a week or two many more types of coats should arrive, the saleslady said.

I love all the suggestions thus far! Thanks.

zepherin

I suppose, a good question would be, what are you trying to accomplish with your coat? Are you getting a smart dressy coat for work, nights out, meetings, etc. Are you in Seattle and need something water proof and wind proof, or are you trying to keep out a Canadian winter?

For a dress coat, I generally prefer something a bit more formal than a peacoat and go with a sport coat, and then dress it down with a smart casual type look when the situation merits. Also you may want to have whatever coat you buy tailored to your body. It's relatively inexpensive, many stores do it for free when you buy the coat, and it makes a world of difference.

Sam

nike destroyer jacket (wool/leather). you could probably find one for 200 (there are numerous editions, prices vary)

Bowen

Not everyone looks good in a peacoat. Try leather options as well.

In other news if you live somewhere cold a peacoat will do beans to keep you warm. Which is the point of a coat. I don't wear coats to meetings so looking snazzy in my coat is the last thing I try to do. Warmth before style. Also if you're overweight, they look horrendous.

Expertise: Professional person, who used to be fat, lives in cold weather who once owned a peacoat.

Fantasma

http://www.amazon.com/Calvin-Klein-Leather-Jacket-X-Large/dp/B0086TZ2LO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350307037&sr=8-1&keywords=leather+jacket

Blake T

zepherin wrote: »

I suppose, a good question would be, what are you trying to accomplish with your coat? Are you getting a smart dressy coat for work, nights out, meetings, etc. Are you in Seattle and need something water proof and wind proof, or are you trying to keep out a Canadian winter?

For a dress coat, I generally prefer something a bit more formal than a peacoat and go with a sport coat, and then dress it down with a smart casual type look when the situation merits. Also you may want to have whatever coat you buy tailored to your body. It's relatively inexpensive, many stores do it for free when you buy the coat, and it makes a world of difference.

All of this. There is more projecting of what the posters want to wear than what you should be wearing.

Firstly. where do you live.

Where do you want to wear it.

Finally post a darn picture or something.

billwill

I live in Las Vegas so it doesn't get very cold here at all. Just barely cold enough to warrant a jacket. The lowest I'm probably going to see is 30 degrees (ish) with the average for winter being 40 to 55 degrees.

I'll be mainly wearing the jacket to my university, since I have to park about two miles away from campus and thus have to walk for quite a bit.

I don't have a full-body shot that would be much help; everything I have is old, back from when I was about fifty pounds heavier. But my closest approximation, both in body type and *sort of* facial features, is Jason Segel. Especially how he looks in this season of How I Met Your Mother.

schuss

Just get a nice softshell like the Mountain Hardwear Dragon if you want to be windproof and happy. Get a peacoat if you want to be semi-stylish.

Bagginses

schuss wrote: »

schuss wrote: »

Just get a nice softshell like the Mountain Hardwear Dragon if you want to be windproof and happy. Get a peacoat if you want to be semi-stylish.

Peacoats are kind of hipstery, although not obnoxiously so. J. Press makes stuff I lust over, but it's hideously expensive, and linen jackets are probably best for being stylish in the place in question.

Akilae

There are quite a few options:

1) Pea coats. Except, well, it might be a bit hipstery: http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/10/02/111-pea-coats/
2) Car coats. Just like pea coats, except one column of buttons, which might look better with shirts and slacks.
3) eBay a Royal Navy GoreTex jacket. 3/4 length, waterproof, warm with the liner, but not overly so. I have one and love it. Not to mention it looks very snappy with formal wear, but also nice when dressed down with jeans.