#parkas

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🎤 day 708 🎵

➥ today’s akito is from the illustration for the anniversary festival 2021!!

[therealdrownersclub]

New York’s hottest topic is Oasis. This band has everything: biblical characters, cricket bats, shady lyrics, dick groping, butt jiggling, dry humping, kissing your brother with tongue...

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For someone who has taken an interest in casual fashion—for reasons unknown to even me—the LGwears account has been providing today.

+ Liam talks about the jacket he wears in a Wonderwall photoshoot – Armani.

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[womenofwrestlingfashion]

Jade wears the Hand-Beaded Denim Parka (n/a) Hand-Beaded Denim Bralette ($895) and Hand-Beaded Straight Leg Jeans ($1100) from Patbo

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From Montgomery Ward’s 1976 catalog - scan courtesy of File Photo Digital Archive

[a-lil-perspective]

It's not much but

Grumpy winter coat Crosshair

Crosshair in a parka. Listen. I n e e d it.😍❤️

[darkwood-sleddog]

do you happen to have any parka brand recs? most of my winter activity is hiking even in snow or sleet, some sledding so waterproof is a must. Ive noticed parkas sold by some companies have big differences for the men/women in terms of pricing, features, durability despite being the same coat (if that makes sense), so I’m not opposed to ordering mens.

So I'm newer to the warmer parka game myself with most of my winter coat experience coming from downhill skiing, however I find that companies that focus on the sport/function aspect over fashion tend to be equally durable on both sides (try shopping at stores that are geared towards outside recreation such as REI, Cabelas or another local store of your choice. REI and Cabelas even have their own brands!).

Companies where the coat actually varies very little between men and women's designs is a huge positive for me (although folks can rip womens petite sizing from my cold dead hands which will not be cold or dead thanks to good winter gear). I try to steer clear of coats that are too "fashioney" personally, I just like the "i'm going outdoors" look vs walking around the city looking put together.

If you are doing hiking or another activity where you are actively moving a lot and getting warm and sweating a jacket with some breathability will actually keep you warmest. A super warm parka in an instance like this where you sweat a ton is not ideal (moisture BAD). Look at jackets specifically made for skiing, snowboarding, back country hiking/skiing. If looking for durability avoid anything that is down with no shell, I love my down coats but they rip at the smallest inconvenience, a down vest or light under jacket to wear beneath a more durable jacket is more ideal imo. I'm not going to say any brands are particularly better than others, the best jacket for you is one that fits you well and provides room for layers while also not being so big it doesn't keep you warm. Different companies fit differently, so my preferences may not match yours. That being said I love Burton, Mammut, North Face etc. for these kind of coats.

When it comes to warmer parkas, again I'm newer at this, but popular ones I see folks wearing are the Cabelas Trans Alaskan, Canada Goose Expedition Parka (yes i know they can be controversial, but they are by far some of the warmest coats on the market), Fjallraven Nuuk, North Face Arctic Parka etc. This is the kind of coat you need if you're out in very cold temperatures a lot and may not be working up a sweat (literally I love my ski jacket but i am freezing my ass off in it on a dog sled, some of my january and february runs last season were painful for me).

I love looking at reviews at OutdoorGearLab when looking at products, their reviews are really comprehensive. But I also agonize over if I'm making the right decision or not lmao. I would say trying things on and feeling the coat, looking at reviews from actual outdoor enthusiast is your best bet. For what it's worth I chose the Fjallraven Nuuk for my warm parka and it'll (hopefully depending on weather) get some good test runs this year.