Winter is coming. There exists a cold that no standard coat is built to withstand. Bone chilling winds and freeze dried fingers aren’t so great when you have places to be.
January needs a parka and when you find the right one you just wear it for years. No questions asked. Parkas have built a reputation of Frankenstein-esque coats that look like they swallowed you whole.
Bulky, shapeless and like you’re borrowing your friends giant coat without them knowing. We’ve been searching far and wide for parkas that break that stigma instead of perpetuating it. These parkas have been curated because they excel at the actual task of keeping you warm without drowning your outfit in waistlessness.
Fit is what we zeroed in on first. A simple taper at the waist on a parka changes everything. It instantly looks less like insulation and more like something you actually chose to wear.
It’s the difference between functional clothing and intentional style; an important consideration when you will wear it every day for four months straight. We also paid close attention to the parka lengths. Most parkas fail due to poor measurement of the hem line.
Too short and you sacrifice warmth over your thighs when it really matters. Too long and you feel like you’re wearing a sleeping bag. Get that ratio right and you’re golden.
We were scientific about these inches. Hood quality, pocket placement, lining weight. We considered it all.
Some of these parkas are high tech coats designed to keep you warm in the dead of winter. Others are simple and minimal for those just chilly days and every wardrobe from relaxed jeans to midi skirts. We wanted options.
The thing about a good parka is that it’s one of the most cost efficient pieces you can buy. Think about how many times you wear yours? Parkas are so great because you forget about them.
When it works you don’t think twice. Each and every one of these parkas held up to the test of ‘does this make getting through winter easier?’ If the answer was yes we knew it was in.
