Parka -- college student, cold weather

[Anonymous]

suzu wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Knee length coat from Uniqlo

this
also northface
rei
wouldnt get canada goose unless they were going to siberia

Or want it to get stolen. I'm amazed at the thievery to be found amongst presumably well off students.

[Anonymous]

DS is in Boston. Don’t think I can get him to wear a long coat. Boots would be a first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

suzu wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Knee length coat from Uniqlo

this
also northface
rei
wouldnt get canada goose unless they were going to siberia

Or want it to get stolen. I'm amazed at the thievery to be found amongst presumably well off students.

I think it's also being drunk enough that all black coats look alike....

[Anonymous]

I have a Haglof coat and it’s very warm and snuggly but lightweight. No big logo. I love it so much. https://www.haglofs.com/en/women/tops-women/tops-jackets-women/tops-jackets-Insulated-jackets-women/tops-jackets-insulation-jackets-synthetic-insulated-jackets-women/salix-proof-mimic-parka-women-6054202C5

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:THis is weird. Doesn't your daughter attend this campus and know what other kids wear and what her own style is and where they cross over? Why would mom in DC be making this decision?

Yes, but I assume most kids won’t be wearing them until after Xmas when it’s much harder to find stuff in stock. Plus she is super supper busy and hates to shop so o thought I could send her some links to options online. If left to her own devices she’ll grab something at target when she’s there buying cold medicine and it will not be sufficiently warm because it will be too cheap. I think targets the only store she can get to easily.

She does everything for herself and is super independent. I do so little for her that I’d like to try to help her out with the stuff she doesn’t care about, which includes stuff like winter coats. It’s a two way street — she does all my tech support for me.

It’s funny people saying don’t get fancy, get north face. I think of north face as fancy.

[Anonymous]

My Cornell kid only wore her boots a few times and her "coat" was a fleece too. Do not assume your kids will bundle up. My evven more upstate NY kid wore an LL Bean down jacket.

[Anonymous]

Mine wore either a North Face or Patagonia stadium length coat and either Blundstones or Bean boots depending on how cold or how much snow there was.

[Anonymous]

Lands end or Ll bean. Longest style she’s likely to wear- at least butt length but ideally to knees.
Boots: I got through multiple Boston winters with ankle height shearling-lined waterproof leather Timberlands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:THis is weird. Doesn't your daughter attend this campus and know what other kids wear and what her own style is and where they cross over? Why would mom in DC be making this decision?

Yes, but I assume most kids won’t be wearing them until after Xmas when it’s much harder to find stuff in stock. Plus she is super supper busy and hates to shop so o thought I could send her some links to options online. If left to her own devices she’ll grab something at target when she’s there buying cold medicine and it will not be sufficiently warm because it will be too cheap. I think targets the only store she can get to easily.

She does everything for herself and is super independent. I do so little for her that I’d like to try to help her out with the stuff she doesn’t care about, which includes stuff like winter coats. It’s a two way street — she does all my tech support for me.

It’s funny people saying don’t get fancy, get north face. I think of north face as fancy.

Honestly, i think you need to unclench OP. There will be plenty of coats available online after xmas. Plus, if she's somewhere really cold, they'll be wearing their very warm winter stuff by November 15. If she's not somewhere really cold, she can live with something cheap. And if she ends up at target.... so what? She'll be fine. I went to college somewhere way colder than anywhere in continental US and I remember when it first started snowing in November of my first year, a bunch of us went out and bought boots and coats together. It was fun and bonding. The coats were cheap but lasted a couple years and kept me plenty warm. These are learning experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DS is in Boston. Don’t think I can get him to wear a long coat. Boots would be a first.

Mine doesn't. Didn't have an actual winter coat until well into the winter months. Definitely no boots.

[Anonymous]

Mine took my knee-length North Face coat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let them pick out their own stuff. Seriously.

Someone above said expensive jackets get stolen, but there are colleges were people are wearing Canada Goose and Moncler.

Their current winter coat is fine for now and give then a budget for if they want to order something else in a few months.

The only collegse where I've seen Canada Goose an Moncler are NYU and Columbia.

[Anonymous]

I went to college somewhere way colder than anywhere in continental US

You went to college somewhere WAY colder than Minnesota?

What a silly thing to say.

[Anonymous]

I also think of north face as expensive. I like in Chicago - my biggest advice is knee length. LL bear, rei etc are all plenty warm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I went to college somewhere way colder than anywhere in continental US

You went to college somewhere WAY colder than Minnesota?

What a silly thing to say.

I went to school in Canada. In a city colder than Minnesota yes.