Men: Do you wear a wool coat when it’s cold?
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I was in London for an overnight layover in February, and something that stuck out to me was the amount of men wearing actual coats. Like wool style coats, not those long snow jackets. It made me think back to whether I usually see people wear coats…and I don’t think I have. Sometimes I see women wear it but not usually either. Maybe it’s more common on the east coast (I’m from CA and now live in AZ)?
Do you wear a coat during the winter, or do you usually wear a puffer jacket?
Scurvy_Pete@reddit
If it's cold enough for me to wear an actual coat, it's gonna be the classic Carhartt duck coat
EmploymentEmpty5871@reddit
Nope.
TheDuckFarm@reddit
Also AZ so no. But when I travel, yes. Looking at you Chicago.
Separate_Lab9766@reddit
Prevailing weather is different everywhere. In the Northwest, I see very few wool coats, possibly because we deal with a lot of rain, and possibly because there aren’t a lot of wool coat shops out here (because of the constant drizzle).
Sea2Chi@reddit
Style is very region dependant.
In my experience you'll see more wool style coats on the east cost and more ski or outdoor type coats in the west.
The midwest has a mix of wool and puffy coats.
jmilred@reddit
Can confirm. I am from the midwest and own a wool coat and a puffy coat. They each have their preferred uses. Puffy coat for snow activities like snow removal, sledding, skiing (yes there are ski hills in the midwest) and ice skating. Wool coat for daily tasks that I just need to keep warm while doing.
ejsell@reddit
Yep, mid-west and I have a nice Stormy Kromer Wool coat I wear almost every day through the winter. Its light weight and very warm.
Dazzling-Climate-318@reddit
Stormy Kromer, sounds like a Michigander, either Youper or Troll and neither are really Midwest except maybe those as far west as Iron Mountain and that’s just because they sound like they’re cheese heads, but a little less annoying.
MiddlePop4953@reddit
Also from the Midwest, seconding this. Wool is great for keeping warm but not great if you're getting soaked.
Pernicious_Possum@reddit
What makes wool great is that it will keep you warm even when it’s wet. That said, I try not to get mine wet because it takes forever to dry if it does
MiddlePop4953@reddit
FOREVER. I don't have a wool coat but I have a fantastic wool sweater that gets really heavy and uncomfortable if it gets too wet, and I don't really have a great place to put it to dry so I'd just rather not.
Julesagain@reddit
Drying rack, box fan. Advantages of a clothes dryer without the heat and tumbling which cause it to shrink. Folds away pretty small when not in use. I do a bunch of sweaters in a batch and dry them this way. I might rearrange some after a few hours. I even do non-wool sweaters this way to preserve their looks.
MiddlePop4953@reddit
I dry stuff on my drying rack all the time, the only stuff of mine that goes in the dryer are heavy things like jeans, bedding, and towels. Stuff that's too wet takes a long time to dry in my place. During the summer it's not a problem because I can just take my folding rack outside, but during the winter it's cold and drafty and really inconvenient if things are too wet.
RoweTheGreat@reddit
Wool is great for getting wet because it’s such a good insulator that it retains heat even when wet and can absorb a lot of moisture before it even starts to feel wet. That’s why sailors used wool clothing for so long even to this day.
MiddlePop4953@reddit
Yeah I know that, I just don't like how uncomfy it gets. I want a waterproof layer on top of it.
weealex@reddit
I mean, of clothing materials it's about the best at keeping some protective properties when wet. Puffy down jackets just usually have something on the outer layer to repel water so the insulating material itself doesn't get wet. It's part of the reason bushcraft style/minimalist campers stick to wool blankets. They're hefty but don't lose all insulation properties when wet. Also, they don't burn
CreamyImp@reddit
Also why I wear wool socks in the winter, even if they get wet, while uncomfortable they still keep your feet pretty warm.
LiverPickle@reddit
You should try thin wool socks in the summer. So comfortable!
Secure-Ad9780@reddit
Polyester fleece socks from Acorn are warm even when they're wet.
StuckInWarshington@reddit
PNW, can confirm. Love a heavy wool coat, but the rain jacket or lined shell is the move more often here.
MiddlePop4953@reddit
I like a wool bottom layer, though. A good sweater under a puffy jacket in the winter is a great combo when there's a snowstorm.
Ok_Volume_139@reddit
Wool's actually just about the best material to be soaked in.
Obviously water-retardant/hydrophobic materials are best for actually keeping dry but wool will still keep you warm even if saturated.
MiddlePop4953@reddit
It is, it's just uncomfortable. I'd rather have a puffy jacket for snowblowing or shoveling during snowfall, but the rest of the time wool is great. I have a wool sweater that's my favorite for winter.
Quintidecimus@reddit
I'm also from the American Midwest and own both wool and puffy. Also a heavy-duty Carhartt that's usually my go-to.
Wool is for dressy occasions.
Puffy is mostly for travel or when space/weight is an issue.
Carhartt is those regular cold/icy/snowy days when you don't quite know what could happen. It's also in the car every time I travel during the winter, just in case.
Forsythia77@reddit
The wool coat is my business coat. Job interview? Wool. Going to the store waiting for that CTA bus? Tier 4 puffer coat.
guy_icognit0@reddit
Literal same. Waiting for the CTA your Wool coat is just going to be a wet mess
arcteryx17@reddit
The wind cuts through wool too easily.
b0jangles@reddit
My puffer jacket isn’t long enough to fully cover a suit jacket so I think it looks weird. If I’m wearing a suit or a sport coat, I’ll wear a wool coat. Otherwise yeah puffer coat is my day-to-day if it’s cold out. All bets are off if it’s below zero. That’s parka weather regardless.
ContributionDapper84@reddit
Also, real skiing exists; not just downhill skiing
ReindeerFl0tilla@reddit
Yes. Puffy parka coat and wool pea coat
Entropy907@reddit
Not seeing too many wool coats where I live.
Strangerin907@reddit
I wore a navy peacoat for years in Fairbanks.
meowmix778@reddit
Over here in the other unexplored wilderness, they're pretty trendy around cities and for wearing around when you don't want your bulky winter coat. At least for peacoats.
jmilred@reddit
We don't all have access to moose and bear hides
bobandweebl@reddit
Fellow Alaskan, I see tons of wool coats and Halibut jackets in Southeast. But mostly various raincoats.
Sea2Chi@reddit
Nope, but I still have my badass super thick Columbia parka I got in Anchorage like 20 years go.
It's so big and heavy if you zip it up you can stand it up in the middle of a room and it looks like someone's halfway in the floor.
GreenZebra23@reddit
Spot on about the midwest, and I would add that it's contextual. When I worked in an office downtown in my city I saw a lot of dressier wool coats, but in more casual and working class areas it's more puffer coats and Carhartt jackets
Rude_Vermicelli2268@reddit
Also a much, much larger proportion of men in London wear a suit and tie daily. A wool coat goes better than a casual jacket.
Julesagain@reddit
Larger than what? I live in Atlanta, have lived in several other large eastern cities, suit and tie is de rigeur. Lots of wool overcoats here in winter, although we dont get nearly as much rain as you do, it might tend toward rain/trenchcoats if so.
Rude_Vermicelli2268@reddit
I am not even referring to businessmen. The average retail salesman and customer service person in London will be wearing a suit. Casual work clothes have not permeated the ethos to the extent it has in the US.
As someone who has lived in NYC and London (and Atlanta), London has them both beat hands down.
Oswaldofuss6@reddit
In the SF Bay Area wool pea coats are very common men's attire. We where more lighter jackets out West in California. In the PNW they probably wear more water resistant jackets than we do.
Sea2Chi@reddit
Oh yeah, I grew up in the PNW and it was Colombia, North Face, and cheaper brand ski jackets everywhere. When I lived in LA the coats were more of a fashion choice than function because 65 degrees is cold to those maniacs.
In Alaska it was whatever was warmest, then a couple layers under that.
Julesagain@reddit
lol maniacs
I'm a cold wimp (in my defense I have Hashimotos) and the sweaters are out all year. I'm about to go outside in my 70° backyard and ill have a sweater on 🤣
Phyrnosoma@reddit
I love a good wool coat but good ones are damn expensive especially at my size in the cuts I prefer.
Julesagain@reddit
They last forever though with care
sadisticamichaels@reddit
I think it also depends on whether you live in a place where a coat is going to be something you wear for style or something you wear for the 10 days a year when its cold.
Remote-FilmBoujee@reddit
Yeah I live in the south and I own both a wool and puffy coat and I damn well don’t need to 😂
Julesagain@reddit
Fellow southerners, I damn well need it if it gets below 60°F 🤣
CPA_Lady@reddit
We love overdressing in the “winter.” 😂
ljculver64@reddit
We have puffer coats for the days we need them but we also have London Fog raincoats that get far more wear. My husband loves that rain coat.
shelwood46@reddit
I'd also add it depends a lot on how you commute. Folks in NYC who mostly are walking or riding are going to wear the long coats (wool or trench) while those tend to get annoying when you have a long drive, so you see a lot more coats that end at the waist in commuter locations.
4Q69freak@reddit
From the Midwest and usually wear a Carhartt duck jacket, when it’s really cold I will wear a down jacket.
El-Mas-Vetado@reddit
Yes, we Intermountain West residents tend toward snowboard/ski parkas.
I live in the suburbs and I have to shovel the driveway and sidewalk. Sometimes, I have to do manual labor outside at work in the snow.
My cold weather gear needs to be able to take abuse.
7h4tguy@reddit
But remember parkas aren't real coats. OP said so. Only Europeans wear the real stuff
jackfaire@reddit
Yup I lived in Montana until I was 7 and I bundled up a lot more winters there than I ever did in Oregon.
Red_Beard_Rising@reddit
I don't think it's as much a region as a profession. Guys who wear a suit to work aren't wearing a puffy coat because they think it looks silly and unprofessional. Wool coats are not waterproof and aren't always as warm as they look.
Personally, my winter coat is always two layers. The outer layer is either a leather or waterproof jacket/coat. The under layer is a zip-up hoodie, fleece, or vest. I guess you could call the vests "puffy vests." They aren't very puffy, but similar materials.
I have a wool coat, but I don't wear it much. My wool coat isn't warm enough by itself for our winters. I tend to wear it to semi-formal events. Family gatherings, business dinners, or a night on the town; All if the outside temperatures are about middle 50's to upper 60's. And if I ever feel too warm, I can hook a finger through the loop in the collar and carry it over my shoulder with ease.
smwisdom@reddit
Yep this. And even beyond regional its also somewhat dependent on the area.
More suburban higher tax bracket areas, especially the east coast, are going to have wool coats. More urban might have a mix of puffer and wool. More rural areas, though are definitely going to be more puffer outdoor style.
BigPapaJava@reddit
Rural areas go more Carhartt or mossy-oak style heavy jacket outdoors wear than puffers. IME.
smwisdom@reddit
Ahh true. Like more workwear-inspired heavy canvas coats.
BigPapaJava@reddit
Yeah. Something warm, durable, water resistant, and easy to clean mud off of—or at least hide the stains well.
trianglebob777@reddit
As a Florida resident currently 50F is cold, a light hoodie is good enough. When I went to Washington to visit my family last December I absolutely wore my wool coat with a hoodie underneath (cold is terrible). Tbf though I got a really nice wool coat in Montenegro (may have fell off a truck type) and I’ll say the west coast people were like damn you got some style. No I just don’t dress like a bum.
DavyDavisJr@reddit
The puffy coats come out when it below 65 f. Aloha!
CalmRip@reddit
It's both region and season dependent, to some extent. Eh, with a little activity thrown in. If I'm going hiking in the winter on the California Coast, it's a down vest and a GoreTex parka, If I'm going to a concert at the SF Opera House in the summer, it's a nice, looong wool coat (fog is *cold,* people).
Numerous_Delay_6306@reddit
second this
Dazzling-Climate-318@reddit
What’s a puffer jacket? And a wool coat in this century?
Common outerwear here are cloth coats, especially Carhartt ones, North Face and Columbia. Basically either work coat, chore coat or parka derived coat. Sometimes lined, sometimes unlined with a hoodie or sweater underneath. The name of the game is layers so you can adjust to the temperature which changes most days.
Top-Nectarine-835@reddit
Down puffer if it's colder than about 20F, wool coat if it's warmer than that (Buffalo NY). Agree with others that there's regional variation but there was a time in the late aughts/early 2010s when absolutely every man and woman on the East Coast had a wool or wool blend peacoat, even just a cheap Old Navy one, and that's faded quite a bit. I feel like my wool coat dates me as a millennial as much as dark skinny jeans or a side part.
itds@reddit
No. I’m allergic to wool.
carryon4threedays@reddit
45M. Had both when I lived in colder climate. I’d wear whichever went better with my clothes fit the day.
DistressCall1@reddit
Yes.
No_Town_1181@reddit
Hoodies and denim jackets. I’m from Texas so it doesn’t get too cold in most of the state and the places where it does it’s too dry for snow so water absorbent materials such as denim aren’t a liability
istilllikegravy@reddit
I live in California and have a super awesome Pendleton wool coat which I've had for about 30 years.
Anytime I wear it out here I get constant comments, due to the fact that no one else really wears that style around California.
It's mostly flannels and down jackets.
Bawstahn123@reddit
>Men: Do you wear a wool coat when it’s cold?
Yes.
I have a nice knee-length wool overcoat for when I want to be warm but also snazzy. I can layer clothing under it, and it covers most of my legs against the wind. It's perfect for Boston from late October all the way through mid-April, after which it starts to get too warm for a wool longcoat.
Proud_Huckleberry_42@reddit
I used to wear it to the office. But, switch to something else when I started working in a more relaxed environment.
MeTieDoughtyWalker@reddit
In Louisiana winter doesn’t last long enough for me to justify having a wool coat.
Jswazy@reddit
No at least not normally. Wool is not very practical in most cases
GreenZebra23@reddit
It's changed for me over the years. When I was young I just wore whatever jacket I had, which usually wasn't adequate for the weather. In my 30s I wore a wool coat. These days I'm more concerned with practicality and I wear a big ugly parka that is the warmest thing I've ever worn
Sir_McSqueakims@reddit
I got a peacoat issued to me in the Navy. I will wear that when I am going out and dressed nicely. Otherwise I have a couple other jackets that are super warm and more casual
AuroraLorraine522@reddit
They’re not really needed where I live in South Carolina, but a lot of people have fleece and/or puffer vests. They’re a lot more versatile. When it actually does get below freezing in the winter for a few weeks, people just wear extra layers.
Equivalent-Pin-4759@reddit
I wear a wool coat in northern Ohio winters.
DougChristiansen@reddit
Real men don’t wear coats.
Sea-Kitchen3779@reddit
One of my coworkers has one. He looks like a 1940's noir detective when he wears it.
aznsk8s87@reddit
Used to but got too fat for it. Need to get a new one. It was a slim fit peacoat.
Right now I just layer a sweater under my Barbour Bedale. If I need more than that I wear a down puffer.
Exciting_Pass_6344@reddit
I used to. Then I moved to Phoenix. Now I haven’t worn a coat for 2 1/2 years
Tigerzombie@reddit
My husband wears a wool peacoat.
HuskerinSFSD@reddit
What does your husband do for a living and where in the US do you live? I think of bankers and lawyers as people that wear peacoats.
Julesagain@reddit
Away from work my partner wears a peacoat on the rare occasions he wears any coat at all (he's like a furnace) and he's a blue collar line worker at an airport. They also have uniform turnout parkas that he will wear while working if it's cold and rainy.
Tigerzombie@reddit
We are in upstate NY. He’s a college professor.
MPLS_Poppy@reddit
I’m not a guy. But where I’m from people generally have a bunch of coats that they’ve built up over years. So you see wool when it’s warmer. Puffers when it’s cold. Most people have 4-10 coats.
HuskerinSFSD@reddit
South Dakota guy here. Similar weather. I have so many coat/jackets for all the different conditions. No wool though. It doesn't appear to wind resistant enough to be useful.
CBus660R@reddit
Get a thick wool coat, like the Filson Double Mackinaw that I have, and they stop the wind just fine. I've worn that with just a sweatshirt underneath in -20° with a wind chill of -60°.
Rybitron@reddit
Not sure if this is what you meant, but he looks fabulous. lol
Filson jacket
CBus660R@reddit
LOL, I do not have the fleece lined packer coat. Mine apparently has been discontinued, but is their Mackinaw Cruiser with the sleeves and the top half of the coat double layered. I bought mine 33 years ago when Filson was still 100% made in Seattle work clothing before they expanded and chased the work wear as fashion trend. My friends used to call me Elmer Fudd when I first got it!
Julesagain@reddit
Oh funny! Elmer Fudd instantly brought a picture to mind 😁
Julesagain@reddit
Agreed, I've had to remove my peacoat if it gets above 40° when visiting my mom in the mountains, but it gets shrieking wind up there and the peacoat does just fine. My legs get cold, but the torso is toasty.
SnowblindAlbino@reddit
I have an awesomely warm Cabella's wool parka that is my go-to for the coldest weather I see (like in AK or yes, the upper Midwest). It weighs probably 10 pounds though, so I don't wear it unless I need to. It has some sort of windproof lining.
Hms-chill@reddit
I moved from southern Iowa to Wisconsin with one winter coat (a nice wool one), and in the five years I’ve lived here I’ve acquired three more (two leather, one heavy denim). I shudder to think what my closet will look like if I’m here another 5-10 years.
AliMcGraw@reddit
I switched to a vintage wool cape this year and I'm never going back to coats if I can possibly avoid it. The arm freedom!
And not like a wizard, ren-fair cape ... A cape that's got double-breasted buttons in the front and you don't notice it's a cape and not a coat unless I'm flapping my wings. I fucking love it.
Still got the full-length puffer for polar vortex days, but the wool cape is perfection. Warm, but not hot and NOT CONSTRICTING. Found it thrifting, the wool is really nice. I think people just don't wear capes anymore!
Both_Painter_9186@reddit
Wool coat typically seen as more formal, less practical. If I’m going to work, I’ll wear a long wool coat over my business clothes. If I’m dressing casual or doing snow related activities- waterproof winter snow jacket.
rawbface@reddit
Yes, I wear a Guess black wool p-coat. I have seen many other men with my exact same coat.
RatonhnhaketonK@reddit
I wear hoodies lol
loweexclamationpoint@reddit
I often wear a long fakewool coat for travel, balmaccan shape. It's like a big cozy blankie. And they actually don't get all that soggy in light flurries.
Mega_Dragonzord@reddit
I have one of each, I wear the wool pea coat when I want to be more dressed up and the parka for everyday cold weather gear. Plus the pea coat gets wet and dirty in the snow and can only be dry cleaned.
tasukiko@reddit
My husband is a very smart dresser. We live in CA so don't have a lot of occasion for cold weather wear but he owns a nice wool peacoat. He also has one of those Barbour waxed jackets for slightly less cold but more wet weather.
wotantx@reddit
It gets cold?
RVFullTime@reddit
In Arizona, it hardly ever gets cold enough to wear a dressy wool overcoat. Skiers and mountaineers wear puffer jackets.
meowmix778@reddit
I have for years since college. I have a ski jacket for snowboarding/using the snowblower. But for most points I wear a peacoat.
This past winter I got informed by a younger colleague that peacoats are millennial bait. Which is a shame, they were super trendy when I was in college.
RVFullTime@reddit
Boomers wore peacoats in the late '60s and '70s. Both men and women wore them.
Ponchyan@reddit
I wore a long wool coat over my business suit when I was working in Tokyo. It comes in handy when using public transportation. Haven’t worn it once since returning to my car in California.
RVFullTime@reddit
I doubt that very many men in Arizona own a wool overcoat or would have occasion to wear one.
Elivagara@reddit
I live in Ohio. I wear two hoodies under a lightly padded jacket.
Savilly@reddit
Wool is so heavy. I have a few peacoats and overcoats but i only wear them when i want them stylistically. My daily driver is a long ass puffer.
Zapatos-Grande@reddit
I do when it's cold enough (live in Florida), which is about once or twice a year. I own two, a zip up one I bought and a button up one that was a uniform winter coat. I prefer them over my leather "bomber" jacket.
2centSam@reddit
At least when it comes to the wool coats I own, they tend to be more formal. Like I will wear a wool coat if I have to wear a tie or something. Though obviously there are different styles of wool coats. I do have a more casual wool coat I wear often, but only if it's just mildly cold. If it drops below freezing, I'm wearing a big puffy ski jacket
Jakaple@reddit
I do but only if I'm not going to be in the wind, as wool isn't very good at keeping wind out. I have a lvl 3 Carhartt I prefer if it's actually cold out.
Proof-Republic-7587@reddit
I love it when people see something completely normal in one country and wonder, “Why don’t Americans ever do this?” And then it’s something that Americans also do. Because it’s normal. Like wear wool coats.
Ok_Buy_9703@reddit
Don't even own a wool jacket. Carhartt is my not ski jacket winter wear. But London is very much a fancy fashion place compared to my neck of the woods. When I went to London (my wife had to work I went touristing about) I was in jeans and a ski jacket sticking out like an American. But had a great time.
DannyCleveland@reddit
I wear a wool pea coat for work and other day to day tasks during the winter. If I’m skiing or will be by outside for a really long time I’ll wear a water proof parka.
Lovebeingadad54321@reddit
Neither, I have a Carhartt…
DrScarecrow@reddit
This is the only coat my husband wears. They're great coats.
Farmchuck@reddit
Same. I have two of them. One that's clean for the weekend and nice events. One that's blown out and full of holes for work. Both are 20+ years old. The nice one is barely broken in, lol.
j_delta_c@reddit
The perfect coat for all weather types. I got a new one this past Christmas and I'm still wearing it almost daily 5 months later
Express-Fennel-3564@reddit
I’ve got too many coats. But this isn’t the civil war, no wool in my collection.
Emily_Postal@reddit
My husband has a parka that he wears when it’s really cold but does not own a wool coat or a puffer coat. He’s never cold enough to wear one. He has a quilted barn jacket that he wears when it’s cold.
arcteryx17@reddit
I use a belay jacket in Wisconsin as it holds the warmth in and keeps the wind out better than wool. Had the jacket for 10 years and is still like new.
RealOsakadave@reddit
Yes. Cool - 50-35° - flannel shirt Cold -- 35-20° - hoodie Very Cold - <20° - wool coat
psiprez@reddit
Decades ago, yes. Now its a down parka.
bones_bones1@reddit
I try not to go anywhere cold enough for that.
wired1984@reddit
Long wool coats are pretty pricey. I would love to have one
47362514736251@reddit
I wear a fleece lined canvas work jacket in the winter, usually with my hoodie over the collar. Here in Maryland most people I see are wearing some version of a puffer, but I don't see many business professionals in my day to day.
AtrumAequitas@reddit
I have a wool coat, I rarely wear it because it’s much heavier than down or fleece and just doesn’t look right unless I’m dressed to the 9s.
It’s grey, I miss my black wool coat, it went with a lot more.
fairyboyjstar@reddit
I usually layer a hoodie and flannel because I don't really like coats.
ChanFry@reddit
I've never seen a wool coat in a store. Is that because I'm Texas, or because I'm not rich enough for the kind of stores that would sell a wool coat?
SpeechMuted@reddit
I have a heavy gray (grey, for you Brits) wool coat that comes down to my waist that I wear a lot during the winter. I also do have a heavy black wool coat that comes down to my calves that I wear, but typically only for nicer occasions. I have a similar camel coat, a little lighter, that I wear in similar circumstances.
The gray one is the only one I wear with much regularity, and I do have a ski coat as well.
yutsi_beans@reddit
No, I don't support the wool industry for ethical reasons.
Golf38611@reddit
Love in the south. Carhart are the jackets or coats I wear most of the time. I also have a wool vest when temps are moderate and a puffy vest when it’s a little chillier. I also have a pea coat I wear when I want to look nicer.
misskellycupcake@reddit
I have a ski jacket and a nice wool peacoat. Female, just outside Boston. Ski jacket for casual days or actually doing snow activities, peacoat to look a bit nicer and keep warm without the bulk.
molten_dragon@reddit
When it's moderately cold out I usually wear a puffer coat, but I do have a wool peacoat for when it gets really cold.
MaleficentCoconut594@reddit
Eastern US (mid Atlantic)
I typically wear a north face fleece, or my quilted fire department jacket. I have a nice pea coat for more formal events. For travel I have a Spyder puffer jacket that folds and compounds into itself for traveling
tiimsliim@reddit
Neither. A bunch of thin layers so I can take some off when the weather inevitably shifts 50° in the opposite direction within the span of six seconds.
Bane8080@reddit
No, I wear my light jacket whether it's 70F or -30F
SaintsFanPA@reddit
Fun fact: the wool peacoat Daniel Craig wore in Skyfall is from an American designer. IIRC, he bought it in Nashville. It is named the Bond Peacoat after Bond Street in NYC, not James Bond.
uhohohnohelp@reddit
I was born and raised in the Midwest so I know the importance of many coats. Dressy coats, casual coats. Wool, leather, faux or heirloom fur, puffers, shearling, denim, all the coats. Then I moved to California and I sure had a lot of coats compared to most, but it was rainy often so I still wore them enough. Now I live in the desert and boy do I seem crazy. But nothing dresses up jeans on a chilly night like a wool coat. And nothing kills a cocktail dress like a puffer.
jillieboobean@reddit
I live in Texas and don't even own a coat.
Prize_Consequence568@reddit
We wear a bear skinned rug while eating brisket!
TankDestroyerSarg@reddit
I have a number of vintage wool overcoats that I wear during the depths of winter. Although I will go with a heavy insulated short coat with hood if I really need to protect my face and ears. The overcoats don't have hoods. I'm a reenactor, so I have and wear a lot of wool.
skaplanolmsted@reddit
I’m not a man, but I’ve noticed that the choice of outerwear very much depends upon the location. Big cities tend to have a lot of men in wool coats, while less urban areas tend to be more casual, with puffers or barn jackets.
Apprehensive_Use3641@reddit
How cold we talking about? When I'm going from house to car to some other building I'm good in shorts and a light jacket of some kind down to below freezing. I've pumped gas in shorts, a couple of long sleeve shirts, a hoody and gloves at 0° F, it was not fun, but survivable. When I'm out running I can do shorts, short sleeve and gloves down to low 40s.
If I was going to be out in really cold weather for an extended period, where I wasn't being very active, I'd probably go with a base layer of cold gear, top and bottom, a warm long sleeved shirt, some form of warm pants, thick socks and some sort of coat, gloves meant to be layered and a balaclava with a warm hat on top. I don't own most of those things, but I keep cold gear in my car, plus other warm layers in case my car ever gets stuck and I'm in the aforementioned shorts and shirt, which has come in handy once.
russki516@reddit
Hoodie or Carhartt for me
grrgrrtigergrr@reddit
I wear both. Depends on hot cold and the occasion
august-thursday@reddit
N.E. Ohio I wear a long wool coat when business or social events require me to wear a suit or even a blazer and tie.
On business trips to locations expecting arctic cold fronts (Montreal, Wisconsin and states further west), I have a coat made in the early 1900s when cars and early one or two person airplanes weren’t heated. Its outer layer was wool and it was lined with fur. My great-grandfather had it made for car trips and to enjoy flying the series of airplanes he owned. There were several manufacturers that displayed their new models at air shows and he would often trade for a new model.
One result was two of my uncles were admitted to the Naval Academy and became Naval aviators following further training during WWII.
Prowindowlicker@reddit
My hoodies work fine
forestinpark@reddit
Wear a wool coat with a scarf. Most coments I get, you must be gay or European. I am European lol
YOUTUBEFREEKYOYO@reddit
Seasonally it's essential sometimes to have something very warm. Personally I wear biberalls and a canvas winter coat. If it's not cold enough for the double layers I'll do a a thunner canvas jacket.
khampang@reddit
I am west coast. Had a coworker from Baltimore/dc area. She complained that she had an amazing wardrobe most of which she couldn’t wear because our winters did t support it. Also you have a lack of formality imo in younger areas. Not the people, the age of the area, and the culture combined.
Phantomtastic@reddit
I don’t own a wool coat. I also don’t own a puffer jacket. I have a water resistant windbreaker. That’s about all I need in California.
____HEATHER__@reddit
Naur lol.
Texas - Tropical climate. Can get pretty cold here but we have 90° winters so. Wool hat? Nah.
Texans will wear a cowboy hat in the water however LOL
QuentinEichenauer@reddit
Canvas. I have a pair of field jackets.
Maleficent-Hawk-318@reddit
I'm a woman, but I live in New Mexico and see men in wool coats during the winter here pretty often. A lot of outdoorsy puffer jackets and the like too, but like I live in downtown Albuquerque and pass by the courthouses at rush hour a lot, and during those times I see all the attorneys and court employees and all walking to work in them. Used to work for the State of NM in Santa Fe and saw a lot of wool coats there too. You also sometimes see cowboy types dressed up in western-style wool coats when they want to look nice.
I think it's just about how cold your winters get (for those who don't know, most of New Mexico is a lot colder than most of Arizona; Albuquerque is closer to Denver temperature-wise than Phoenix) and about the person's style; NM tends to have a pretty casual/outdoorsy/practical style so you mostly see them in business or formal settings, though I see occasional men wearing them around casually.
Icy_Huckleberry_8049@reddit
no wool, but yes, I wear a coat when it's cold or chilly out.
The type of coat depends on the weather & temperature
cool_weed_dad@reddit
I had a peacoat back when I was like 19 and thought it was cool
I usually just wear a fleece with a hoodie under it in winter. Bought my first actual winter coat in like 15 years last year.
AtheneSchmidt@reddit
Not a man, but I do live on a state where things actually get cold (Colorado.) Most men wear coats in the winter. One of the unofficial fall uniforms for certain men in my area is a down coat, over a tee shirt, under the knee cargo shorts, and Birkenstocks.
During actual winter most guys wear coats. I'd say maybe 5-10% are wool, but we are not a humid place. I see much more wool in more humid locals.
caln93@reddit
I am Midwest. We have a coat. And then we have a BIG coat for when it is really cold. My big coat is a wool number.
mcsangel2@reddit
I’m a woman living in Arizona. I have a lovely wool pea coat. That hasn’t been worn since 2007 because our winters have gotten warmer and warmer.
oevadle@reddit
I wear a hiking/ski coat casually and a wool coat when I go to work
Driftwood71@reddit
Live in Chicago and rarely wear a heavy coat. If its over 50F, I'm usually in shorts.
Vincitus@reddit
I live in the midwest and unless it gets below -10 I have a system so much better than a wool coat at keeping me warm.
I have a wind resistant jacket I wear on the outside, a soft thin fluffy polyester fleece on the inside, and a tight t-shirt I wear under that. It keeps my core hot, really and I havent needed a thick winter jacket since I started. It regularly is in the 10 to -10F range where I live.
Churlish_Performer@reddit
I have one. I never wear it though - its too warm. I usually just wear a moc jacket, even when it's sub-zero out.
LongOrganization7838@reddit
Depends if its dry cold or wet cold
Serious-Mongoose-387@reddit
i have a hip length lightweight wool jacket and a longer heavier wool peacoat.
ifallallthetime@reddit
I’ve lived in the same places you have
We just don’t need them
MukYJ@reddit
The only time I’ve worn a wool coat was when I was visiting New York in December of 2019. Normally I wear a Columbia rain jacket in the winter, but wanted to dress a little more east coast style for my trip to the big apple, upon the advice of my wife who actually lived on the east coast for several years. They’re evidently a lot less casual than my native Pacific Northwest.
My heavy black wool coat must of worked and made me look like a native New Yorker because so many people would stop me and ask directions when I was wandering around the city. Or maybe I just looked like I knew where I was going. 🤷🏻♂️
IHSV1855@reddit
I own a wool coat that I wear whenever I’m somewhat dressed up; essentially whenever I’m wearing a tie.
Other than that, I alternate between a ski jacket, a lightweight puffy jacket, and a sharkskin jacket.
Extra_Routine_6603@reddit
Depends on the area I think. Im odd one out who wears shorts and tshirts in the snow or if its really cold I'll wear a thin jacket.
CupBeEmpty@reddit
I wear a wool coat when I dress up for work. It’s a sick ass long wool jacket my mom got me when I graduated law school.
On normal days when it’s cold it’s an Oros parka but only because I know one of the founders of the company. It’s not puffy but it’s dense and wind proof.
Cool-Coffee-8949@reddit
Yes, 100%. It’s my preferred insulator. When it’s really cold, I will wear up to three, four or even five layers of wool. New Englander.
Pleasant-Method7874@reddit
I own one but it mostly gets worn when I have formal attire on under it, I don’t usually just wear it to wear it.
AliMcGraw@reddit
Yeah London doesn't get cold enough to need a puffer jacket.
Chicago does.
20 years ago if you were in the Loop you'd see every businessman and -woman in a dressy wool coat for work unless it was BITTERLY cold (then puffers). Usually in darker, neutral colors so they didn't show slush stains but with a bring and colorful scarf (in a jewel tone) to relieve they monotony.
People also wore their wool coats to Christmas services EVEN WHEN it was bitterly cold.
After Covid you see a lot more puffer coats in Chicago, both because there are now stylish ones and because people don't dress so formally for work. I would expect most people who wear suits sometimes to have a wool coat for when they have to wear suits.
20 years ago THE trend on urban Chicago college campuses for men was long wool coats for winter in navy or grey, with a cashmere scarf in your college's color. (Not colors -- stripes are weird. Pick one, and it should be the one that looks nice on a scarf.) You could spot them on the L and tell whether they went to Loyola or U Chicago or Northwestern or DePaul. Wool coat and cashmere scarf with a college backpack instead of a work backpack! (Seems to be back to puffer jackets, but that was THE trend 20 yeats ago and it was macho to never give in and switch to the warmer coat!)
Material_Ad6173@reddit
You mean parka? Lol
I'm in Pacific Northwest, I don't know if I even seen a man in wool coat here.
Emergency-Lettuce541@reddit
Wear a jacket with shorts
ReversedFrog@reddit
NH here. I wear a wool coat when I'm wearing a suit, so as to look nice, and a puffed jacket otherwise so as not to freeze.
mrcub1@reddit
Man in the Midwest and I don’t own wool anything.
ITrCool@reddit
I have a couple wool coats in my closet. One waist-length and one that’s knee-length. I’ll pull them out when it’s below 30 outside. Otherwise I just have a nice fleece jacket as my go-to fit when it’s cold out.
TheOfficialKramer@reddit
I prefer my leather jacket.
Carinyosa99@reddit
It doesn't get as cold in London as it does in many parts of the US so a wool coat would not be ideal in the winter.
tschwand@reddit
The only wool coat I’ve ever owned was my navy peacoat. Don’t like the feel of wool.
boopbaboop@reddit
I think it depends on the formality. Like, my husband has a red wool coat I got him for Christmas that he’s worn in situations where more formal dress is expected (church, concerts/plays, some types of parties), but he wears a windbreaker or puffer coat normally. I dress up all the time, so I don’t even own a puffer coat.
I think some places, especially cities, tend to be dressed more formally by default (London is definitely one of those places, I can say from experience, and NYC is also, according to my brother who lives there). More rural areas like the PNW or parts of New England won’t have that same expectation.
Designer-Travel4785@reddit
I wear Carheart coats in the winter. Not wool.
Zenthane@reddit
I live in Wisconsin and rarely wear an actual coat at all. I have a heavy hoodie I wear that's good to at least -10°F.
Street-Length9871@reddit
I hate wool.
Antitenant@reddit
This is very common in NYC, it's mostly what I wear though I own other styles too
pdub091@reddit
I love my peacoat, but it’s only cold enough here to wear it a few days out of the year. And on half those days I’m doing things where a different coat/jacket is necessary or more practical.
DieHardAmerican95@reddit
I don’t wear wool coats, but I do wear regular coats and I sometimes wear wool layers under them.
JimTheJerseyGuy@reddit
LL Bean Maine Warden Parka. Goretex waterproofing and insulation good to -40.
BusyMap9686@reddit
I wear a long wool coat in the winter, but I stick out. Most people around me wear puffer coats or faux fur.
RobotShlomo@reddit
I don't think I've ever owned a wool coat, what you would probably call a pea coat. And I'm from the New York area.
Federal-Membership-1@reddit
I own a black wool overcoat and a blue wool car coat. Haven't worn either one in maybe 5 years. And it gets as low as the teens where I live.
phenomenomnom@reddit
The key to dealing with cold and still looking stylish is wool.
I did not learn this growing up in the sunny US south where I grew up but I learned it pdq when living in NYC!
Genuine thick wool turtleneck with wool topcoat or peacoat, and runners' tights under trousers.
Add a wool-blend toboggan hat, sturdy shoes, wool socks and gloves and you're good until the temp gets into negative numbers, and then some.
Alternative move is a leather car coat (basically the silhouette of a peacoat) to stop the wind. Nothing does that like leather. Put that over the wool sweater and you feel invincible.
Odd-Condition-4773@reddit
I work in DC and wear a duffel coat or overcoat. Usually for work.
BigEnd3@reddit
I wear a thick flannel wool shirt as a casual intermediate temperature garment. I have tough cotton coats for working in and technical material coats for adventuring in. I don't have enough of a need for a stylish anything to spend money on it. As long as its clean and tidy its generally fancy enough to keep warm in on the way to a fancy event for me.
KingdomOfFawg@reddit
Wool cruiser coat. Layers well.
MrLongWalk@reddit
Yeah
porcelaincatstatue@reddit
They typically go naked when it's cold here in the midwest.
flyamber@reddit
I live in Wisconsin,. No one wears wool coats, but we all wear coats in the winter.
kartoffel_engr@reddit
I have a couple nice wool overcoats to wear with a suit or dress clothes.
For everything else I just have jackets for different weather or activities.
Docnevyn@reddit
No I’m allergic and it doesn’t get cold for long in Texas
WowsrsBowsrsTrousrs@reddit
Just about every guy over the age of 30 that I know in the northeast owns a wool coat - a pea coat, maybe overcoat, but a black or charcoal grey or dark blue wool coat. Come to any city DC to Boston in the winter, or watch a TV show set in say Philadelphia or NYC in the winter, yes, there really are that many black wool coats.
Charupa-@reddit
A Carhartt over my Canadian tuxedo.
tadamhicks@reddit
Bought a long wool coat in like 2007 when I wore slacks and tucked in dress shirts every day for work. It fit the look. I haven’t worn it since like 2010.
Seems popular still in finance, NY or CT. I live in a mountain town…I have an assortment of coats the warmest of which is my Carhartt but most are some form of technical outerwear that I can wear around town but also hiking or skiing or whatever. My most “stylish” coat is my Fjallraven Greenland No 1. As great as it is I wouldn’t call it super warm.
Euphoric_Ease4554@reddit
I’ve seen many people wear dressy wool coats out to a nicer occasion, such as a nice work-related dinner, such as a Board of Directors dinner, a C-Suite dinner or something of that nature.
Others wear wool thigh-length or knee-length coats daily to work etc. when it’s cold. I don’t see that many puffers.
Moist_Rule9623@reddit
I think you’re referring to what I was taught to refer to as a “topcoat”, which I have had in the past but they’re a little too dressy for my style now. I do however have a full length leather trench coat and a car-length leather coat, as well as multiple jackets that sit roughly at the waist.
I don’t like puffy coats/parkas for everyday wear, I would get one if I intended to go skiing MAYBE but I’m not a big fan of the look for just walking around
Dalton387@reddit
In my area, it’s rare that I wear more than a warm up jacket over a t-shirt.
A few times in the winter, during storms, I’ll have to do the whole thing. Shirt, warm up jacket, heavy jacket, gloves, something on my head.
Usually just a warm up jacket, though. That’s me doing stuff outside with the animals as well. Not just going from house to car, to work.
Swimming_Nose4713@reddit
I’m from NYC and most people commuting and walking around midtown are likely to be wearing wool coats like in London.
Chicago cracks me because everyone seems to be walking around in a brightly colored puffer jacket. Even to the office or an upscale restaurant.
Brutes!
PeorgieT75@reddit
I did more when I was working and wearing dress clothes. I have a couple nice wool coats.
willtag70@reddit
When it's cold I wear a jacket, coat, or down parka, depending on the temp, yes. You're judging by CA and AZ? LOL.
SnowblindAlbino@reddit
Of course. I have several wool coats of different styles and lengths. They are warmer and much better looking than ski wear for professional settings.
HegemonNYC@reddit
When I lived in NYC, yes, that is very common. Outside of NYC, most places are too casual to justify the wool overcoat. Mostly puffys now.
Lower-Landscape2056@reddit
Moved to NYC as a young adult, first winter bought a black wool coat as I realized that is the standard. Now I’m wondering if I can pull off the tan colored one.
RedditBeginAgain@reddit
Yeah pretty common in NYC and DC. You need to be somewhere that people wear suits and there are just not that many places in America. You also need real winters but not brutal cold.
Deolater@reddit
I never wear a puffer jacket and rarely wear a coat
The_Firebug@reddit
I wear lots of wool but I kinda dress like a grandpa anyways. Most people in my area (small town, midwest) don't. I don't really know why because outside of looking spiffy wool offers so many advantages over synthetic insulation. I think in this day and age a lot of people just don't think about such things and just go to a department store and buy the puffiest looking jacket.
No-Conclusion4639@reddit
I live in Mohave County, AZ and I wear leather coats during the winter, fall and spring if it's cool enough. Don't own a wool coat, but I'd wear it in the wintertime if I did. Along with the leather ones, of course.
spareribs78@reddit
I wear my Carhartt Hoodie. With no jacket or vest. Like a man
Fangsong_37@reddit
No. I've worn a parka during the winter since I was a kid (not the same parka, obviously).
epicgrilledchees@reddit
Northeast. Cold and snowy. If I’m just going to my car. Flannel shirt or hoodie. Longer than that winter hat and fleece jacket with shell.
Semi-Pros-and-Cons@reddit
I wear a wool coat in the winter. I also wear sport coats at this time of year, when I need a lighter jacket. And every day, work day or weekend, I wear a tucked-in, button-up shirt with a belt, and loafers rather than sneakers or any informal style of shoe. ...I'm an uptight kind of dresser.
Vast-Combination4046@reddit
I had one in NY. It was ok. Not great.
overeducatedhick@reddit
I am from the Mountain West. Despite coming from a wool-producing state, I never encountered wool coats until I went to the Midwest and then the East Coast. Yes I learned to wear them. They are amazing and were reasonably common on the East Coast where I was.
RelevantShock@reddit
God, if only.
I’ve done my part and tried to talk every man I know into a navy blue wool peacoat. Such an easy and inexpensive way to always look polished.
But unfortunately the lure of the chonky Columbia jacket is strong.
Hamblin113@reddit
My daughter bought me a used sports coat, it is 100% wool looks almost like black camel hair. I wear it traveling in early spring and fall. It is nice on the airplane, looks good and for going out to eat in the evening, walking around European cities. It keeps the cold at bay, but isn’t too hot. Try it.
Arquen_Marille@reddit
Wool is common in the UK because of how wet the weather is.
TectonicMongoose@reddit
I live in coastal southern california I don't ever wear more than a sweatshirt and jeans and sandals all year long.
Ok_Orchid1004@reddit
“Puffer jacket”? Jacket and coat are synonymous. A down filled coat/jacket is going to be warmer than the wool coat like you see in London. But people like the long wool coat because they work well enough in moderate rain, provide warmth, breathe better than plastic rain gear and look more formal/stylish. I have one in my closest that I’ve had more than 20 years.
0le_Hickory@reddit
I mean you live in Arizona…
topdownyeti@reddit (OP)
don’t underestimate Californian’s and Arizonans to cosplay winter when its 65 degrees. My husband will wear a Columbia puffer jacket like he’s shoveling snow, and he’s never lived anywhere besides Orange County and Phoenix.
Technical-Pack5891@reddit
Wool keeps one warm even when wet. A nicely tailored wool coat for urban spaces and a technical jacket for outdoors should do it as long as one has the right layers beneath it.
Forward_Tank8310@reddit
The meaning of cold weather is very much location dependent. Growing up in the Midwest, I had everything from snowmobile suits and ski wear to leather jackets and wool coats. Now living in Florida, cold here means a few days every winter that we all complain about and wear long pants and cotton hoodies.
ubiquitous-joe@reddit
Yes, I have wool coat (with a lining), but for a specific range of weather that London probably has more often. If it’s in the 30-45F range, then I wear it. Once it gets down to 20 or below, I switch to my down parka because the wool doesn’t really cut it. 20-30F, it depends. It’s a bit heavy once you get to the 50s.
You will see more of these coats in cities. They aren’t really activity friendly, so rural folks or people into winter sports and such tend to have other coats already.
HidingInPlaynSight@reddit
Depends on where I am going and how I am dressed. The wool overcoat is too formal for some places.
Highlifetallboy@reddit
I used to wear a pea coat to work in the winter when I took the bus. This was in southern AZ BTW. So our winter is like a month or so.
mustang6172@reddit
I don't dress that formally.
fadedtimes@reddit
I don’t own a wool jacket
OldDogWithOldTricks@reddit
I don't put on a coat until it drops to the 50s which is 60° cooler than right now with me kicking it on my porch.
I do own wool.
baalroo@reddit
"pea coats" were extremely popular in the mid 2000s here in the Midwest for indie/emo/alternative/americana/hipster style, and are still worn pretty regularly by folks around my age (40s).
madogvelkor@reddit
I do in New England, but usually over a suit. More casually I'll wear a water resistant parka with a hood.
Appropriate-Food1757@reddit
Yeah if I’m going downtown. I have a pea coat and an overcoat both wool.
MeanderFlanders@reddit
No. Never gets cold enough in my area.
hammerofspammer@reddit
In Colorado, the cold is very different from London. It is very dry here, the sun is often out, and we get a lot of variation in our winter.
I may be in a hoodie with a light down jacket over, because it’s 45f and sunny. Or I may be in a heavy parka because it’s -10F and snowing heavily. Sometimes in the same 24 hour period
SouthernCancel6117@reddit
In central Alabama if it’s cold enough for a wool coat then it’s cold enough to be keeping my butt inside all day.
Rhubarb-Grand@reddit
I wear an 80/20 wool/polyester blend black coat. But I live in the Washington DC area, which rarely gets cold enough to need something heavier than that.
Khpatton@reddit
Interesting, I’m east coast (but in the South) and wool/wool blend coats are my go to. I have puffy coats for unusually wet or windy days, but I rarely need them here.
No_Report_4781@reddit
Yes. Wool is much better for freezing or cold and windy weather, as well as durability and motion.
sneezhousing@reddit
I have but they really aren't warm enough for winter. May where one early fall or late spring if I'm going to a play or something
mitzilani@reddit
I live in San Francisco. I have 1 wool and 1 long cashmere coat, which is too warm for all but the coldest days here, but I love it. The wool coat is more casual with a hood. I often wear that walking the dog or going to dinner all year round. It’s cold and windy here often.
CatOfGrey@reddit
I have a wool coat. I purchased it at a deep discount from Burlington Coat Factory, when the location was going out of business. It's a nice coat, I've had it 30+ years now, and it was probably back when Burlington was transitioning from a 'quality' brand to a 'discount brand'.
I live in Southern California, so that coat gets worn at most a couple of dozen times a year.
zoppaTheDim@reddit
I’m from the Midwest, so I have a variety of coats.
Including a “puffer coat” which lets me lay on a snowbank.
Castronautik@reddit
I had a peacoat that I think was made from wool, I actually just got rid of it before I moved recently. I got that after a skiing jacket fell apart, I would wear a hoody underneath and the peacoat overtop. The last year or two I don't think I wore it much. Having a plain looking coat like that is nice when you need something sort of more formal, but most people I know don't wear them.
pupperoni42@reddit
I think they were more common a generation or two ago. Definitely more common in areas where people will wear business dress on a regular basis.
CBus660R@reddit
When I bought my Filson Double Mackinaw (in red and black buffalo plaid) back in '93 with high school graduation money, all my friends made fun of me. Damn thing still looks practically brand new and I get a lot of compliments on it.
Idoe6@reddit
I was gifted a Filson wool coat, and that's all I ever wear in winter anymore
TheGrandExquisitor@reddit
Yes. Wool is great. Water resistant. And it can come in a variety of weights depending on what you need it for.
CBus660R@reddit
Yeah, I have 4 wool coats. 1 is my overcoat to go with a suit and tie. 2 are lighter weight that come to my waist (car coat is what they used to call that length, not sure if that term is used much anymore), and I have a Filson Double Mackinaw work coat. That Filson is heavy and keeps you warm even during a Polar Vortex.
Mediocre-Oil-5322@reddit
I think of wool topcoats as things that you will see more of in cities than in country areas, although people wear them everywhere. But, because Americans tend to be pretty informal people, you can see all manner of coats from more formal looking wool coats to extremely informal puffer jackets and dirty Cathartts. We are, after all, a people who wear shorts in summer without shame and baseball caps into adulthood.
I can usually be seen in a waxed canvas jacket with a hoodie underneath, looking like the offspring of a ranch hand and a pacific northwest river fishing guide.
NarrowAd4973@reddit
Wool? Fuck no. I can't stand wool.
I wear either a leather coat with fleece lining, or a black denim padded coat. Leather for casual, denim if working outside, such as snow removal (and that coat will be open within 10 minutes because I get too hot, regardless of temperature).
holtonaminute@reddit
I have a wool fog coat that I wear, but only when I’m dressed ok to nice. If it’s a t-shirt with a graphic on it I wear my parka
AttitudeOne4886@reddit
I have a wool coat that I've worn maybe 3 times over the past decade while here in SF. It just isn't wool coat weather most of the time.
Gilded-Mongoose@reddit
Yeah...I have this long wool coat, I wore it all the time when I was in Europe.
If I lived somewhere cold, especially New York and possibly Chicago, then I'd also be wearing that way more often. As it is, I do travel to those cities often in the winter, but usually bring a regular coat.
It's a goal of mine to wear the wool one more often. So much more sophisticated.
iowanaquarist@reddit
No, I wear a winter jacket that's not sure itchy.
verminiusrex@reddit
I used to wear a wool coat during the winter, but after moving to the Pacific NW I deal with a lot more wet than cold so my wardrobe changed to fit the local climate.
MobiusX0@reddit
I'm in the PNW now but have lived up and down the west coat. Never see anyone around here wearing a wool coat.
CoachOpen1977@reddit
I have many different coats but my favorite is my charcoal grey wool P-coat. I also often wear an oversized grey/orange puffer jacket, and a yellowish Carhartt coat fairly interchangeably in the winter.
ConcertTop7903@reddit
Usually NorthFace or Canada Goose.
gadget850@reddit
Depends on how cold and the venue, but I have a nice heavy wool jacket.
BreadfruitRegular631@reddit
Coat, no. But I do have wool sweaters and layers of varying weights and those plus an outer shell when needed get me through New England winters.
Left-Consequence-976@reddit
Not water resistant enough for the wet winters in my neck of the woods. Being that dressed up around here will get you stares any way, this is Birkenstock country.
Honest_Paper_2301@reddit
Where I currently live, I have not needed anything heavier than my leather jacket.
jonesdb@reddit
I have one I wear when I need to dress up for a meeting or going to interviews in MN
1968KCGUY@reddit
I have no idea what long snow coat is. I am from Missouri and we have jacket for mildly cold weather or rain and coats for cold weather. Don't really care what they are made of.
topdownyeti@reddit (OP)
its those long puffer jackets that cover your butt. Idk we call it a snow jacket because we only ever wear it when we go up to see the snow.
GlobalTapeHead@reddit
I wear a more formal wool coat when dress for business meetings, anywhere I need to wear a suit, things like that. I wear a more modern jacket/coat at other times. But it’s like a Columbia snow type coat thing. I don’t like puffy coats at all.
EMHemingway1899@reddit
I wear wool for five months and cotton for seven months
jajjguy@reddit
London is chilly for much of the year, but it doesn't often get really cold like it does in every northern US state. Wool coats are both practical and fashionable in London. Far less practical here. Though you still see quite a few in Boston and New York City, maybe other places.
Aggressive_Ad_5454@reddit
New Englander here.
Puffer or parka when very cold, over a plaid flannel shirt. Shoe pacs (aka duck boots).
I have a woolen pea coat for formal occasions like Christmas and funerals and such ( I’m clergy.)
HotSteak@reddit
We don't really care that much about being fashionable in winter. We care about not dying since you'd die of hypothermia in 90 seconds without a coat.
LowCress9866@reddit
I wear leather
Josephcooper96@reddit
No i wear a faux fur coat. Wool is icky to me.
Curmudgy@reddit
Only if I’m wearing business attire, which in spite of the name usually means Shabbat or holiday services for me.
Otherwise, I’m wearing a parka, these days with synthetic fiber filling.
miketugboat@reddit
If i'm wearing a suit or something nicer then yes, otherwise it's usually a puffer or something more woodsy
79215185-1feb-44c6@reddit
I have a Wool Trenchcoat but in New England it only gets use maybe 3 months of the year.
RonPalancik@reddit
I have one and like to wear it, especially when dressed formally already. If I have on a suit and tie, it feels weird to put on a bright blue puffy nylon ski jacket or whatever.
I'll bet the British men you saw were generally a bit dressed up compared to a typical American man.
TxNvNs95@reddit
I wear leather jacket or a wool coat depending on how cold it is and what the weather is like.
ownedandondisplay@reddit
My pea coat is by far my warmest coat. As much as I love my puffers and 3in1, my pea coat keeps me so toasty. I kind of wish I had a knee length one.
wmass@reddit
I have a wool coat like the Londoners but the last time I wore it was to a funeral. Some of my winter coats are insulated with polyester fleece. I also have ones with polyester that looks like cotton. I have a puffer coat for very,very cold weather that is filled with goose down.
Why do I have several? It’s because I have some old ones for doing construction in the winter that have glue, paint and oil stains. Some are suitable for casual but not dirty wear. Several are quite old 10-30 years.
thloki@reddit
I've survived frigid Chicago winters for decades with a series of warm Eddie Bauer down parkas. From what I see, the trendy flex is currently a full length black Canada Goose down parka.
CaramelMacchiatoPlzz@reddit
In 2026???
I am not rock. Synthetic coats for the last few years are $100+ now. If I am able to find one that fits me at a thrift store I will.
i am too middle class to afford a proper wool coat.
SayethWeAll@reddit
I have a North Face parka for everyday wear in the winter. I've also got a nice knee-length black wool coat that I found at a thrift store for $40.
wifespissed@reddit
I wear a wool peacoat or my boarding coat.
GOTaSMALL1@reddit
Things I add when I’m cold… and the order.
Long sleeve t-shirt, second t-shirt, flannel, change to heavy, lined flannel, Carhart style jacket.
I’m really not fancy.
Joliet-Jake@reddit
I have wool coats and wear them when appropriate, but it almost never gets that cold here. Mostly I wear lighter jackets and hoodies instead.
ginamegi@reddit
I would if I ever had to dress business casual in the winter
PushThePig28@reddit
I’ve show up for business meetings in a suit with a Burton jacket over it lol.
curious_eyebrow@reddit
This is the answer. I work in a professional office environment in a region with cold winter weather and wool coats are not uncommon if business attire is what’s called for. I do own a wool coat, but don’t wear it that often because I can get away with more casual attire most of the time.
IamGleemonex@reddit
This is the same with me. I live in Texas where I rarely need a winter coat outside of a couple days a year. I have a coat I can wear if I need to go to HEB or whatever on those days.
But, I have a longer wool coat for when I have to go on a business trip during the winter. Nothing like walking into a meeting with execs at another company wearing a puffy ski coat, and taking it off to reveal a suit jacket and tie underneath. Nah, I’ll wear my nice looking wool coat instead.
bluegrass502@reddit
My winter coats tend to be more practical and sturdy because I work outside. So more duck canvas or fire hose fabric with insulation than wool
PushThePig28@reddit
No. I wear a ski/snowboard jacket if it’s cold
MeteorMann@reddit
I've got a wool greatcoat, I couldn't tell you when I wore it last
FilthyMindz69@reddit
From Washington state, I have and wear 4 wool coats I’ve collected over the years.
Wool coats a scarf and a nice beanie is hard to beat in winter.
Many-Rub-6151@reddit
I do down jackets
MadnessKingdom@reddit
You’ll see me wear a wool coat before I ever wear a puffer jacket
Black_Bird265@reddit
Not a man but my partner wears Wool coats. He has 3 I think
zgillet@reddit
I haven't worn wool, ever.
Other than a few socks, and I hate them.
BurritoDespot@reddit
Yes. I wear actual clothes in the city and not just ski jackets.
hobokobo1028@reddit
I have a nice Bulgarian wool coat that I wear for formal occasions
ghobbb@reddit
It’s usually too cold where I live for a wool coat, but I like the look of it. I have a thin wool blazer that I sometimes wear to work conferences, but only if they are national conferences. I don’t usually bother for local conferences.
Non-Normal_Vectors@reddit
I'm from the northeast US, I wear wool hats, shirts (base layers), and socks. The hats I wear up to about 70f/20c, and the base layers and socks year round. I hate the feel of artificial fibers, but like the convenience of polyester polo shirts.
Cotton jacket, though, I'm too cheap to buy a wool one, though I'll probably break down this year and get one.
I also wear wool scarves unless it's a game day. Haven't seen any wool team scarves, if I did I'd buy it.
machagogo@reddit
I wear either a wool peacoat or a another heavy, long winter coat hich I have that I would not describe as a puffer but is not wool.
outdatedelementz@reddit
Yes I own a Wool Peacoat Jack.
BigEd369@reddit
Wool overcoats look stylish, especially when paired with suits, but are designed for a pretty fixed temp range. My dad had one for doing business in Canada and Germany. We literally called it his Canada coat, it was too warm for our part of the American SouthEast.
HuaHuzi6666@reddit
In the Upper Midwest a wool coat is a rarity — basically you’ll only see businesspeople wearing them. It’s just too cold, and a puffer coat is much warmer.
BrainFartTheFirst@reddit
Last time I was cold was about 2018 and I just wore a leather jacket. It was 27°f.
mostlygray@reddit
I usually wear a wool top coat with a sport coat underneath, or a sweater. It's warm. I used to wear a top coat in the summer too when I used to set up events in the summer. A sweater and a top coat actually keep you cooler than a t-shirt. It's like you're wearing a thermos. The coat gets hot, but the air void keeps you cool. My talent would be wearing a tank top and sweating to beat the band and I'd be covered in wool and cool as a cucumber.
Wool top coats are the best clothing you can wear, summer or winter. Also, wear a derby for a cap. That way you're classy.
Fluffyheart1@reddit
Both my husband and I have wool coats. I’m trying to talk him into trying this as an experiment. So far he’s not budging.
real415@reddit
Funny how many people think wool is always formal. It’s a sign of just how extremely casual clothing has become that something like pea coats are now considered formal. Just a couple of generations ago, in the years after WWII, they were something you could find actual sailors (or men who had been sailors) wearing, or were available to buy only at an army-navy surplus store. Compared to the tailored wool coats of the mid-20th century, they were a countercultural choice. Of course, fashion picked up on the trend, and the rest is history.
Premium333@reddit
Depends on where im going. I won't wear a wool overcoat if I'm wearing heans and a tshirt underneath. That's actuve wear territory.... But I wont wear my birlliantly colorful cotopaxi jacket with a shirt and tie underneath either.
If I had a peacoat, I "might" make it work for both situations to some degree, but I do not.
Many of the active wear coats and jackets I have perform much better than a wool coat in every metric except potentially raw warmth... But even then, there are options in active wear that absolutely perform better.
I am in Colorado USA and it occasionally gets cold here. It snows and rains as well. That said, we'll often have 50-60 degree temperature swings within the same 24 hour period, so layering and high performance wear are important for comfort.
CaptainAwesome06@reddit
I have a nice wool topcoat I wear to nice occasions. And a more casual wool coat if I'm casual but want to be a little more stylish. Once it hits the negative digits (Faranheit) I wear my ugly Columbia coat because nobody needs to look good in that weather.
DejaBlonde@reddit
Not a man, but I'll answer for my husband. He's got a pea coat for the two weeks it's cold enough to wear here.
If it means anything to you for the question, I also wear a wool coat, a vintage curly wool with a mink collar. Think Fester Addams, but slay. Thankfully as such it's not a wool/acrylic blend like his, and actually keeps warm. I brought it with us to Vancouver this winter and I was the only one who wasn't cold by the end of the Christmas market.
ClassyCowpoke@reddit
Not warm enough where I live. That said, I live in one of the coldest towns on earth. We regularly see -45° C.
When I have lived in other places in America, it is more common the less rural you are. I love how they look, they just aren't feasible here.
Unusual_Memory3133@reddit
Here in the Pacific Northwest, wool isn’t practical with all the rain. You need something waterproof and lightweight, as the humidity is usually high. There are a few days every winter where it’s cold and dry enough for wool - usually after it snows. But most of the time it’s waterproof rain jackets with deep hoods.
TheBimpo@reddit
I live in Michigan, I have like 9 different winter coats. 3 of them are wool.
front_torch@reddit
Nope.
krycek1984@reddit
Wool coats are more of a fashion statement than anything. I see them sometimes, especially if I'm downtown around people who are dressed well for work or the theater or whatever, but quite a bit less common out in normal life running errands etc
ermghoti@reddit
I wear a wind/waterproof shell over a wool sweater. Toasty.
GandalfTheGrey46@reddit
When I lived in Minnesota it was wool hat, polyester scarf, and wool liked parka.
PPKA2757@reddit
I own a wool trench coat. I wish I could wear it more because I love the look. Alas, the weather doesn’t require it where I live so I only bring it out if I’m traveling in winter.
InvestigatorJaded261@reddit
I’m a wool guy. New England.
notsoborednow@reddit
Completely dependent on region, weather, and time of year. I will wear my wool pea coat for dates and nicer events because it’s double breasted with epaulettes in a classic navy style when it’s about 20-40s. For going out I grab my bison hide leather jacket, it’s so heavy I feel no wind through it, so it’s good down to about 10, below 10 is a heavy and long parka. Going to the store or local errands I wear my puffer, leather, or field jacket depending on temp. I also won’t wear the wool in the rain though
DungenessKrab@reddit
I usually wear wool flannel/plaid shirts or can be considered a coat if it’s thicker. This style is common in the Pacific Northwest
Weird-Highway-3958@reddit
No, because a wool pea coat is not actually a warm enough coat for Boston winter or waterproof enough for a snowstorm/rainstorm.
TheScrote1@reddit
My wool coat is big enough I can wear a light puffy under it
ThorPendragon@reddit
In Colorado it's usually hoodies and snow jackets
6894@reddit
No. I wear a canvas work coat.
Uhhh_what555476384@reddit
Parkas have their place but the usually look inappropriate in lots of social situations.
Carl_Schmitt@reddit
Yes, I wear a Harris Tweed overcoat and it is magnificent.
FlyByPC@reddit
Hoodie if it's just cool; I bring out the parka if it gets down near freezing or below.
getElephantById@reddit
It doesn't get all that cold where I live, but it does rain. So, I wear a rain shell most of the time during the winter. I used to have a wool coat, but it was heavy at the best of times, and really heavy when it had been rained on.
Proud_Grapefruit63@reddit
I love them, but here we don't get coat weather often. In my collection are several kinds; to answer your question, though, I have a tweed sport coat that I enjoy wearing in the fall. They definitely are more suited for English weather, but it is what it is.
Frondelet@reddit
I wore one today, but only because wearing a hoodie over a suit and tie looks dreadful.
Anteater_Reasonable@reddit
Yep, a black wool trench coat is something of a uniform here during winter.
RikkiLostMyNumber@reddit
Yes, I have two. Some of the warmest clothing I own, waterproof, and very well constructed. Both are 20+ years old.
Emotional_Ad5714@reddit
I have a full length wool and cashmere coat in each charcoal, camel, and black/white/grey checkered.
Outlaw_Josie_Snails@reddit
Yes. I live on the East Coast in the US. I wear wool jackets all the time. I have a wool bomber/varsity style jacket, a 'car coat' and a pea coat. I also have an wool overcoat that I wear over my suit jacket.
I also wear down jackets. It depends on the occasion, temperature and formality.
JurisUrsus@reddit
I'm in Austin. I sometimes wear a nice 3/4 length wool coat. Other times I wear one of my Patagonia puffer jackets.
nomnommish@reddit
This is a big city thing. Go to New York or DC and you will find an equal number of people feeling self important and walking purposefully in their wool executive style overcoats. Typically black.
paleolith1138@reddit
Southern California. I've gotten by with a light jacket for several years
rinky79@reddit
I'm not a man, but there are women's wool coats too.
Proper insulated winter jackets are warmer. I went to Chicago for grad school and refused to wear inadequate coats, and I was the only one who was never cold.
BigPapaJava@reddit
There’s not much reason to even own a wool coat of any kind in most of CA or AZ, so it’s not surprising you don’t see them there.
I have one that I wear all winter, but it’s not the long overcoat style you may be picturing. I don’t even live that far south, but they’re nice to have when it gets below 40F.
creeper321448@reddit
Yes, I love peacoats in particular.
Shot-Artist5013@reddit
My go-to winter outerwear is a wool peacoat. If the weather is a little warmer I have a lighter zip-up wool coat. Though if it's actively snowing heavily, that's what the ski jacket is for.
helikophis@reddit
I have both a wool coat and a Swiss Tech insulated jacket. I wear one or the other (or sometimes both) as appropriate. I used to have a beautiful, high quality vintage wool coat but it was cut off of me after a car crash. The one I have today is acceptable but I'll probably never have another like that one.
filkerdave@reddit
When I lived and worked in the NYC area I did. Now I just wear a fleece with a snowboard shell over it.
AhSoulsOnFire@reddit
I have a wool peacoat that I wear if it’s a more “formal” night out when it’s cold, like for a nice date night. Every other night I’m wearing either a hoodie or Carhartt depending on temp. Carhartt is like a deep winter nights just hanging out thing.
No-Handle-66@reddit
I have a wool overcoat that I wear in the winter with a suit or a blazer. I don't own a short wool coat for more casual wear, so I usually just sport a fleece or puffer jacket.
SimplySuzie3881@reddit
I have both but only wear wool coat for dressy things which is once every few years. I bought one a few years ago because I had to wear a Columbia ski coat with a fancy dress. I have it but rarely wear it. Prefer a light puffer instead.
FoodNo672@reddit
Definitely men in NYC do. Puffer coats and parkas also but wool coats are common, especially for more formal business wear.
NoIncrease299@reddit
Depends.
Am I out and about on a normal day doing just normal day things? Sure, down jacket or vest or fleece pullover - whatever a casual situation calls for.
Are my wife and I getting dolled up for a nice dinner or something? I have a light wool blazer for cool nights and a heavy, long wool overcoat for fuckin cold nights.
Perdendosi@reddit
>I’m from CA and now live in AZ
That kind of answers your question doesn't it?
Yes, I have a wool coat. I also have a trenchcoat.
They're useful when it's cold but not rainy or too snowy, and I'm going to work or another dressy occasion.
I'll wear a ski jacket for informal days or when moisture may be a really serious issue.
topdownyeti@reddit (OP)
Yeah I know CA doesn’t need a wool coat but people will bust out their North Face puffer jackets once it’s below 70 degrees. You’d think people would throw in a wool coat too.
Tricky_Jellyfish9116@reddit
I'm a Phoenix transplant from the midwest. When I got here, I had a short wool coat, a long wool coat, a vintage faux fur, and a ski-jacket-type parka.
Now I just own a ski jacket. It doesn't make sense to store multiple winter coats when I only need it about 4 days/year. I can wear a ski jacket anywhere in a pinch, but I couldn't wear my ankle length wool coat skiing.
Traditional-Job-411@reddit
I’m from MT and had wools coats and ski coats. Moved to SC and have a rain coat. It depends on where you live.
JulianTheBeefy@reddit
never. i don't know any other guys who wear wool coats either. they look a bit too hoity-toity for my crowd, i think.
Lornesto@reddit
I live on the Ohio-Michigan border, and I have both a wool coat and a down puffy coat.
I only wear the wool for dressy situations. And when it's very cold, it's exclusively the puffy coat.
random_tall_guy@reddit
The amount of people who need to dress up in business attire has declined drastically in the past few decades, and even if it's necessary, a suit iacket is warm enough in winter for most of the US by population. Brits tend to dress more formally than us so you'd expect to see more of them in someplace like London, but I'd expect NY and New England to have more of them than the rest of the country due to people dressing up more often than west coasters, as well as having cold winters. I pretty much only wear a suit for funerals these days, and don't get cold easily, so I definitely don't have a wool overcoat.
bdrwr@reddit
I like the style of wool coats over puffers and synthetic rain gear.
I actually kind of hate the really plasticy shit like Gore-Tex. I think it feels and sounds awful.
I bought myself a black wool peacoat for college in the Pacific Northwest, where it's very very wet but not extremely cold. Whenever I'm visiting somewhere truly frigid, style has to give way to survival and I wear an actual puff jacket and many layers.
TheScrote1@reddit
Last time I wore my wool coat was when I was visiting London a couple years ago
YarnSp1nner@reddit
I am in the pnw, where everyone is casual. Most people I spend time with don't have wool coats because they also do outdoor snow activities. If you paid $$$ for a snowboarding jacket, why would you then pay $$$ for a wool coat when you rarely go to functions that require that level of formality?
That said, I have a long, nice wool coat, and shorter wool jacket. I am disabled and don't do outdoor sports.
This is based on the experience of myself and my family and friends who are lower middle class/middle class.
riennempeche@reddit
It is rarely cold enough where I live (Los Angeles) to use anything more than a light jacket. A wool jacket is pointless for us.
Oswaldofuss6@reddit
The standard black, navy, or charcoal pea coat is the official winter coat of the SF Bay Area.
limbodog@reddit
No, but I have a wool sweater I just got from Ireland for when it's cold. Does that count?
real415@reddit
Wool sweaters from Ireland … better than most of the wool coats out there!
Styx_Renegade@reddit
No but i should
DOMSdeluise@reddit
yes I own several heavy wool coats. I don't get to wear them as often as I'd like though lol.
broadsharp@reddit
Yes
I also have Marino wool sweaters. Rag wool socks and gloves.
babykittiesyay@reddit
Usually men wear wool coats if they have the kind of job that needs a button down shirt and slacks (or anything more formal than that), and they’ll wear athletic jackets or puffer jackets otherwise.
However I live in the Midwest, which means many men are out and about in no coat even when it’s well below freezing. Also sometimes they’re wearing sandals in the snow. Men here don’t often wear snow boots or use umbrellas either.
Western-Finding-368@reddit
I live in the Midwest. People typically wear wool coats when they are dressing “nice,” and puffy coats in either very casual circumstances or when the specific situation demands it, like doing an outdoor sport or standing around when it’s crazy cold
bravenewchurl@reddit
They are very common in east coast cities (if they are northern enough to have cold winters). E.g., in Boston or NYC it is a very common for men to wear dressier coats to match a professional or business casual work outfit. I have a couple.
Drew707@reddit
I do not own a wool jacket that isn't part of a suit. During winter I usually wear a snowboarding jacket, or a 3/4 synthetic raincoat with a liner if more formal. I have a puffer vest, hoodie, and a couple of shells, too. Even when I lived in the mountains, cold wasn't the issue more than precipitation was.
Maleficent_Carrot508@reddit
When I lived in Manhattan, absolutely. Nice pea coat with the big buttons, layered scarf and black leather gloves.
Now in the suburbs I just wear a big puffy coat because I no longer gaf about style.
Available-Egg-2380@reddit
I'll answer for my husband! He owns 5 jackets and 3 coats because the weather do be insane in this area and you gotta be ready for anything. Like today. We were not ready for the fucking dust bowl and left the windows open and now we will be sweeping mopping vacuuming and dusting for days.
FANTOMphoenix@reddit
How cold are we talking?
I go from no shirt, to short or long sleeve athletic shirt (depending on sun exposure, to hoodie (maybe to around 0 degrees depending on the wind if there is no rain, to full snow jacket at around -40 fahrenheit.
If I’m outside for hours at then I may throw on a decent jacket or heavy snow jacket.
D-Rich-88@reddit
It was more popular in the early 2000’s
Darmok47@reddit
I wear a wool overcoat when I'm wearing a suit, and I've worn it mostly when I lived on the East Coat, but occassionally when I'm dressing up and going to be out in the evening in San Francisco (it gets cold here).
saltyhumor@reddit
I am a working class American living in the Midwest. I wear a heavy Carhart style jacket. Not wool, not puffer.
MamaLlama629@reddit
I feel like wool coats are usually worn by people who dress nicer on the regular…like people in suits and stuff. A nice wool coat wouldn’t look as classy with jeans and sneakers.
blay12@reddit
Definitely feels pretty common here on the east coast, especially in cities along the northeast corridor (DC/Baltimore/Philly/NYC/Boston and surrounding areas) where we get actual sustained fall/winter weather.
PM_meyourGradyWhite@reddit
I have both a fashionable wool coat (pea coat length but different style) and an assortment of puffy coats and rain coats.
Living on the USA northwest coast, it’s much too convenient to wear the rain gear and or the puffer coat. But I love the style of the wool, so it goes out in calmer weather with a waxed cotton fedora too.
Atypicalpicklea@reddit
A wool coat would be mostly used for dressier situations, like it going to a wedding or some business meeting. Regular winter jackets in my cold weather region (New England) would not be wool coats.
1nfam0us@reddit
My dad got me a really nice peacoat made of real wool more than a decade ago. I still wear it every winter and it is probably one of the best articles of clothing I will ever own. If it ever becomes damaged beyond repair, I will definitely buy another despite it being like 360$.
AnybodySeeMyKeys@reddit
Yes.
ThatOneVolcano@reddit
It depends on age, class, fashion choices, location, soooo much. It’s really just personal choice. I would, if I had money for one! But they’re really pricey
Dramatic_Stranger661@reddit
Normally I wear a tshirt. If it's too cold for that I add a flannel. If I'm still cold I add a carhart hoodie. If I'm still cold after that I add a parka.
Last_Noldoran@reddit
no, mostly because wool is expensive
Judgy-Introvert@reddit
My husband just wears a hoodie even when it’s below freezing out. None of his friends wear wool coats that I’m aware of. They all wear hoodies or ski coats.
Soigne87@reddit
I do. Although it's largely because I'm very broad and wool coats tend to be less bulky. I also have a long beard so I avoid zippers and most winter coats without zippers are wool.
WorkingSpecialist257@reddit
Usually a puffer jacket. If it's somewhere formal, then a wool coat.
elyh83@reddit
I'm in Chicago. My fiance and I have both. Wool coats on cold days, big puffer coats on single digit/ below 0 days.
twelfthfantasy@reddit
I don't wear anything that's not machine washable
VxGB111@reddit
Im east coast. Yes, I wear a nice pea coat when it's cold. I absolutely love them. Look stylish with a hat and scarf too.
Usual-Reputation-154@reddit
Woman here, on the east coast I would say pea coats and those kinds of coats are more popular in the fall. They aren’t great for snow because if they get wet they never dry
seafox77@reddit
I have my old Navy issued peacoat, which is a wool blend, and that's what I wear in cold weather. That thing is indestructible too.
It's the military contracted version of the Schott 740N if you want to Google it.
Giddyup_1998@reddit
Wool is warm.
whatisakafka@reddit
I own a wool coat and a wool jacket, not that I ever use them since I moved to Florida
BigNorseWolf@reddit
A wool coat is fine for a london winter but upstate ny? Forget about it. Syracuse is 18 degrees F colder than London. The place looks like its sponsored by north face for a reason, people want to keep their fingers.
leeloocal@reddit
My dad has one he wears to church, but we’re in Vegas, so it doesn’t get worn that often.
jckipps@reddit
All I own are Carhart-style chore jackets. Typically cheaper stuff from Walmart or Tractor-Supply.
But you bet I want a long wool coat someday!
ebelen92@reddit
I would, if legit wool weren't super expensive.
SolOberlindes_2564@reddit
I do if it’s unusually cold and I’m dressed somewhat formally, like for midnight service on Christmas.
ophaus@reddit
In New England and I definitely wear coats when it's cold.
Js987@reddit
I have never owned wool that wasn’t dresswear. So puffer or whatever Carhartt is made of.
IllustriousRanger934@reddit
Lived in the south my entire life. I can’t speak for men living in big cities up north.
I do own a 100% vintage wool peacoat, wool sweaters, and scarves.
I have only ever worn the wool peacoat in Washington in the winter. Otherwise I’ve exclusively worn it in Europe.
sighnwaves@reddit
NYC-Wool Peacoat and Carmel Hair Longcoat all winter.
El_Polio_Loco@reddit
I have a wool pea coat that I wear in the winter to formal occasions/church.
But it doesn’t get worn in my daily life.
I’ve generally found Londoners and Parisians to dress more formally than most Americans. The exception being NYC, which I also think is more formal than most of the country.
MerbleTheGnome@reddit
Long woolen coat if I need to go out somewhere, otherwise a leather knee length coat or a full length oiled canvas duster (great for when raining or shoveling snow)
tuberlord@reddit
I currently own two wool coats, and I wear them both. I really dislike synthetic clothing.
Innuendo64_@reddit
Yes but typically only when I'm trying to dress up a little. If I'm just going to work or doing whatever, I'm putting on my "Whatever Coat"
Specialist-Solid-987@reddit
I wear a puffy jacket in winter but I live in Wyoming, a wool coat doesn't really cut it here especially when it's windy.
Wool peacoats were very popular when I was in high school in Tennessee and I still have mine. Haven't worn it in a decade probably.
Rapptap@reddit
Wool when dressy. Puffy when not.
thomsenite256@reddit
Not usually. Winter jacket is more akin to a ski jacket. And thats only when its below freezing. Most of the time I just wear my light weight wind breaker/ rainjacket from outdoor research. Wool coat sounds a bit r/mensfashionadvice
Barkerfan86@reddit
Hoodies for life
o93mink@reddit
I do when I’m dressed up: work, church, fancier evening events, etc.
For more casual wear I have a waxed canvas Barbour jacket and a bunch of technical stuff like Patagonia and Arcteryx
OhThrowed@reddit
I'll wear a coat, but not a wool one.
dangleicious13@reddit
I’ve never owned a wool coat.
TotientEC@reddit
In urban areas, pretty common to see them around. Outside of that, fairly unusual.