fashion,  winter

Winter Coats in the Southern States

January 24, 2022 /

Living in the state of Georgia which is by all means a southern state in the United States that does not get snow every year, do I need a warm winter coat? My answer to that question is yes but do I need two? Probably not but with a gift card in hand and some free time on my hands, I found myself purchasing a second winter coat. According to google coats are heavier and longer in length than jackets. I consider most of my outerwear as jackets but my red peacoat a coat as well as these two down winter coats.

Here is my peacoat coat that I have had for about 10 years or so. I love it to dress up a look! The color while bold is a classic and never goes out of style. I have worn it sledding down my backyard at our old house and often wear it to go to church if it is cold.

My black down coat/jacket is warm without being heavy and I picked it up 2 years ago at Macy’s at an end of winter clearance sale. It is a Tommy Hillfigger and I love the lines. The hood is a little too large so I typically don’t wear it. I like to wear it when it snows (every few years) on cold winter days (we do have temperatures that occasionnaly dips in the teens and twenties) and it is great on windy cold days.

Now to the real question: did I need another similar coat in white? No! But it was love at first sight and no money out of pocket with that giftcard! It is a similar cut as my other one but heavier and the hood fits well. If it decides to snow this year, I plan to wear it!

I like that there is a black knit lining at the wrist which will prevent the coat from getting really dirty. Even if we do not get snow this year, we eventually will and we plan to have some snow vacation in the future.

All bundled up but no snow to play in! The last time we had a real snow what 4 years ago before we moved to this house. We were in the process of selling our house and a cypress tree weighed down by snow fell on our house. Thankfully there was no damage but one shingle but it sure didn’t look good when the people who had made an offer on the house came to look at the house again.

A few years before that it snowed so quickly and hard for the south (remember we people in the south do not know how to drive in the snow and the roads were not salted) and people got stuck on highways and roads and were unable to make it home. It took my husband 5 hours to do a 40 min drive and one of the boys’ godfather ended up leaving his car on the interstate and walking to a friend’s home to spend the night. It was crazy. School was canceled for a week! But despite all that, we still like the occasional snowfall! We love sledding (I remember doing it 9 months pregnant with my now almost 11 year old), having snowball fights and making snowmen.

So if it snows this year, I am ready! I like that the boys schools are nearby so it would be easy to pick them up if a situation like that big snow arises! And for some reason I do love outerwear and I am always tempted by new jackets and coats! Do you have some items you love in your closet that might not be the most practical for your climate but you still love them?

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