When it comes to men’s coats, you have many different options available to you these days. Obviously since this is a men’s wool coat website, our bias is obvious. But we don’t just talk about wool coats here, we also talk about leather coats and even some women’s coats. See, we are open-minded here!
But guys being guys, there is one fact that will always exist, and that is this; by and large we just don’t care! As long as it keeps you warm and doesn’t look hideous, it’s okay with us… and if it does look hideous, well, as long as it keeps us warm we don’t really care. I mean it!
Men are tempted to simply walk into the first store they bump into and look around for a minute and sort of grab a coat that seems to fit and looks okay and pay for it and get the heck out of there. Most of the time we can get away with shopping like this for a coat but sometimes you just can’t. There are certain circumstances that require that we own a good coat; for instance, a good coat for work or formal occasions… or a sports coat (I’m not talking about a dinner jacket I’m talking about a coat that supports our favorite sports team like a Chicago Bulls coat).
The fact of the matter is, today more than ever we have endless options of different coats to choose from and picking the right one for the right occasion can be confusing. So what exactly do you need in the world of coats?
What you need is a good coat that you can wear to work. If you work in a white-collar type job than this probably means a nice wool coat or overcoat. If you work in more manual labor type job then you need a good warm tough coat will stand up to both the weather and heavy wear and tear.
Then again, you need a light jacket to wear when it’s not that cold out but still cold enough to need something. Again this will depend on your job to a large degree. A nice light leather jacket might work well in many circumstances, or a windbreaker of some sort or sports team jacket of some kind may be appropriate.
If you are a younger guy, you’re going to want something a little fancier for the weekends when you go out on dates or hit the clubs. If you’re a little bit older you may need a good golf jacket to wear out on the links.
In just about all of those scenarios I talked about above, a good wool coat will do in almost all those circumstances. The thickness of the wool will depend on the weather and the particular reason you want the jacket or coat. In cases where wool won’t work, I recommend a nice leather jacket… but then again there you go, that’s what this website is about so we’re completely biased!!
Some guys can pick out a coat on their own without any problem at all. Others, like me, have an incredibly difficult time doing this sort of thing. Whenever I walk into a store, my eyes glaze over and I just couldn’t care less for the most part. For people like us, it’s a good idea to go shopping with a wife or girlfriend, or least a friend that has some sort of fashion sense that’s better than yours. No matter what you do, make sure you get at least one or two decent men’s coats that you can rely on.