Types of Winter Jackets
Winter coats keep you warm and dry, but they're also a chance to try on a trend. Bright colors, British tweeds, elongated collars and bell sleeves are all ways to transform a familiar silhouette.
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Types
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Formal and semi-formal styles include peacoats, pant coats, cocoon coats, trench coats and walk coats, usually characterized by a button front and lapel collar. Casual styles include parkas, anoraks, bomber jackets and ski jackets, most with zip-front plackets and banded cuffs.
Function
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Winter coats provide protection from the elements. Naturally insulating fibers like wool and cashmere are best for keeping you warm, while man-made fabrics like nylon or polyester shed water easily and can keep you dry in rain or snow.
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Features
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Common winter coat features include pockets, hoods and zip-out linings. Feature-rich outdoor technical jackets have even more useful additions like sealed waterproof seams and zippers, underarm zippers, chest pockets for MP3 players, breathable lining and durable ripstop fabrications.
Warning
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Coats for children should not contain small parts that could become choking hazards. In April of 2009, Gap recalled three styles of children's coats made with toggle closures that posed a possible choking hazard if detached from the coat.
Benefits
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An amazingly dexterous fiber, wool coats last season after season because the fibers can bend up to 20,000 times without breaking. Cashmere, eight times warmer than wool and four times as thin as the human hair, is one of the warmest and most luxurious fibers available.
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