Okay. I am either absolutely stupid with money or CHEAP when I shop!
I have hemmed and hawwed the entire last month about coats. I ended up finding a fabulous black one at Winners that is dressier and longer ( I really need to take more pictures, though it has been too cold to wear it yet and I am so lazy!) and so I had talked myself out of the majesty peacoat at J Crew. (though now i see it is on promo this weekend!).
Then I got ANOTHER Lands End Catalogue with the picture of their peacoat:
A side view, to help you get a sense of the length. This came slightly above mid-thigh, although for a short person I do have long legs. I ordered petite and I ordered up a size to a 10 as I wanted it to be able to wear either a blazer or heavy sweater under it. The 8 would have been fine, but I am glad I went up a size as I am wearing a blazer under it in the picture and I do not like things tight and there is no sense of bulk at all.
The shot from behind:
It comes in some lovely colours...
And of course, Lands End is offering 40% off any one item until October 9th. I am tempted to order the charcoal as a backup now that I know how flattering this is! Or the green! Or the garnet!!!
Don't know if this will help or confuse your decisions with J Crew's outerwear sale right now, but I cannot recommend this enough. No - it isn't heavy like I associate with a traditional pea coat, but it isn't cheap and lightweight like some I have seen at local shops. It is a coat of substance in some lovely colours! I assume some of their other colours are of equal quality, so you may want to take a look!
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
I have hemmed and hawwed the entire last month about coats. I ended up finding a fabulous black one at Winners that is dressier and longer ( I really need to take more pictures, though it has been too cold to wear it yet and I am so lazy!) and so I had talked myself out of the majesty peacoat at J Crew. (though now i see it is on promo this weekend!).
Then I got ANOTHER Lands End Catalogue with the picture of their peacoat:
Sure, no brass buttons, but I have enjoyed the lands end down coats I have, there was a 30% off sale (since replaced by a 40% off sale today - damn!) and which came to $110 CDN and free shipping.
"Old Girl," I told myslf, "throw that dice. The worst that can happen is that you send it back? The best? You get a lovely wool jacket for $130, taxes in..."
So the old girld threw the dice.
The jacket arrived yesterday and I was not disappointed. In fact, I was ecstatic!
The material is as follows:
68% wool/20% nylon/12% recycled cashmere. What is recycled cashmere? Goats who have been around the block? Married several times? Born-Again virgins? Do tell!
It is not as heavy as the ill-fated J Crew pea coat of several years ago which I gave away. But it actually feels about as warm and much more comfortable to wear. I was worried it would be boxy on me, but in fact it was less boxy than the j crew that I gave away. The buttons are fine and do not look cheap - they have a lovely swirly, tortoiseshell pattern about them.
The colour was EXACTLY as depicted on the website! Hallelujia!
The shot from behind:
It comes in some lovely colours...
And of course, Lands End is offering 40% off any one item until October 9th. I am tempted to order the charcoal as a backup now that I know how flattering this is! Or the green! Or the garnet!!!
Don't know if this will help or confuse your decisions with J Crew's outerwear sale right now, but I cannot recommend this enough. No - it isn't heavy like I associate with a traditional pea coat, but it isn't cheap and lightweight like some I have seen at local shops. It is a coat of substance in some lovely colours! I assume some of their other colours are of equal quality, so you may want to take a look!
Have a great day and stay safe out there!
