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April 11, 2003
I want a new coat
It's getting that time of year again when the temperature here in lovely Phoenix will reach 110° F and I need a new jacket/coat for the weather. Right now I'm wearing a black leather jacket, but that gets way too hot when you're walking a few miles with your back against the sun and since there are no clouds here, it's even worse. I'm looking for suggestions on a nice black, light (as in weight), breathable fabric jacket. My only requirements are that it be long (below my butt, but above my thighs), it be black, it has two pockets on the inside (breast pockets?) one on each side, two pockets on the outside, a collar, and it should be colorfast (not fade easily). My old jacket faded too much over the years and is unwearable. I really don't care who makes it. It could be from a reputable online store, Robinsons-May, Sears, JCPenny, Nordstrom, Neimen-Marcus, Dillards, or any place like that. Oh yeah, and no logos on it like Nike or something like that. Why does it have to be black? It's part of my "look". I wear a black coat/jacket; a plain, long t-shirt; and plain, cotton pants (no denim). It makes me extremely recognizable to those that know me or have seen me (sadly) and I feel most comfortable wearing those clothes. And for those that think it's too hot and insane to be doing this, I've done it for at least the last 8 years. It's what I do. Because of the high temperature here, all of the buildings/stores in this area of their air conditioning set to somewhere between 30°-50° F below the outside temperature and it's even lower for movie theaters. Always wearing a jacket helps a lot. I often hear comments like "I should have brought a jacket" when people are in restaurants as well. But I tell you one thing, I'd rather be in Phoenix in 110° F weather in the summer than in New York City in 80°-90° F weather in the summer with their humidity.   Posted by rosyna at April 11, 2003 11:55 PMTrackback Pings: TrackBack URL for this entry: Related:
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you wanna talk humidity? you won't know the meaning of the word until you've lived a new orleans summer. Posted by: D.Gall on April 12, 2003 2:03 AMI live near Boston... we have buckets of humidity... I hate it. As for the look that you have (specifically the cotton pants) could you snap a picture of what that all looks like? I'm having a hell of a time trying to picture what that would look like in my head. Posted by: Justin Hiltz on April 12, 2003 9:35 AMWhat color is the paints and T-shirt? I'm picturing a male version of Trinity melting in the heat. You want to know what hot is try living down here in southeast Florida. Hot and very humid almost year round. Posted by: Terri on April 12, 2003 11:04 AMI want a new duck. Proper credit: "I Want a New Duck," Weird Al Yankovic, to the tune of "I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis & the News. Sorry 'bout that, just something about your title ... Posted by: Mike Harris on April 12, 2003 12:17 PMI *highly* recommend you looking into the various coats that Oakley, Inc. has to offer from their web-site, http://www.oakley.com, very stylish, incredible quality, and down right cool looking. Posted by: Oakley Representative on April 12, 2003 5:16 PMComforTemp has created a new fabric that might serve your needs and BMW Motorcycle dealerships sell a black jacket of the material for $175 (yes, I am an avid motorcyclist). Here is information about the material: http://www.comfortemp.com/intro.htm And here is the BMW jacket. I chose this link because it was the quickest for me to find; I have no affiliation with the dealership: http://www.brownbmw.com/suits_comfortemp2.asp I have read nothing but good things about it in the motorcycling magazine reviews and they were critical of it until they wore it...then they loved it. It's on my list of goodies to get. Posted by: CREB on April 14, 2003 7:31 PMI bought the Joe Rocket Reactor jacket, which is black mesh with black leather along the outside of the arms and across the shoulders. http://www.joerocket.com/catalog/item.cfm?products_id=128 Again, it's for a motorcycle. It comes below the waist but not below the hips, and has one inside and two outside pockets. There is a phase-change vest like the BMW product available also. http://www.joerocket.com/catalog/item.cfm?products_id=207 However, the sculpted crash padding on the outside makes you look very "Batman" in this jacket: the Santa Fe jacket might be more suitable for casual wear, since while it's still made out of mesh, it's not sculpted. http://www.joerocket.com/catalog/item.cfm?products_id=167 I have no affiliation with Joe Rocket, BTW, except that I, too, am Canadian and I like that they have Canadian pricing right on the website. Plus they make good gear. (However, I think this motorcycle thread is probably off-topic: from your description you're probably wanting a fabric sports-coat. Hugo Boss makes some killer casual coats -- look for one with a soft profile and crushable fabric. I wore the elbows through on mine, I liked it so much, but of course they only made it for one season so I couldn't replace like with like.) Posted by: fred on April 15, 2003 2:39 PMMy duck stole my jacket and drugs! |