Coats! ! ! ! !
Oh how I AM a coat person!! Love coats! Probably have more 'jacket' type coats than anything! To look at my closet FULL of them you would think that I have a real fear of being cold!! :laugh:
I have all SORTS of coats.....from 'grungie' - only worn out in the yard coats for gathering kindle for fire - to nicer coats.
I buy them.......I make them.....I LOVE COATS!! :tay:
I bet I have some that must be 20 years old......or more.....if they get 'scuzzy' looking they just become a garden coat! :yikes:
I am TOTALLY a coat gal, too!
My warmest one is a gorgeous black Persian lamb coat fur. Before you sent me spray paint via mail pls know that lamb is a food in the country from which I purchased it. Greece. Just like your leather shoes, persian lamb fur coats are a bi-product of food.
My second fav is a leather (read rationale above) tea length coat I got in Prague during the last World Bank protests (VERY exciting time to be there, totally agreed with non-violent protestors, and I was super lucky to get this coat at low price). Detaceable fox fur collar is super gorgeous.
Before you hit the roof, remember that many farmers have to shoot foxes for invading, kidnapping, and eating their roosters and hens. My fox fur collar came from exactly this locale.
After that come my warm "Republican" wool coats (tho I have never been pro Repub or pro Demo).
I live in the NW of the Pacific Northwest. My most-used winter raincoat has a removable lining. It is my least fav coat.
That's cuz it was made in China, not North Am. My $ was at a temporary low pt so I bought something from evil China who uses polyester and works its factory workers to death.
But my fall/spring raincoat is made of silk and rayon - in Scandinavia. LOVE that coat! And since both fibres are strong, it has lasted 10+ years and still looks new.
For 20+ years I have purchased nice coats and then added $10+ buttons to replace cheapo plastic junk. Added $100+ to the value of each coat. Honest.
But I just realized TODAY that I totally NEED a new coat/jacket!
It frickin rains all the time here. And 3 seasons of the year it is cold.
So I need a 3/4 coat in mahogany-color leather (to complement my red hair). NEED! HTG! Truly. errrrr......Dontchya think?
I like coats. Can ya tell!?! LOL pn