Jason Voorhees
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Here's a quick guide I put together based on temperature. I tried my best to include all kinds of styles to make the thread useful for people into all kinds of styles
Mild Winter (10-18°C/ 50-65°F)
California coast, Southern Spain, Rome, Lisbon, South France
You don't need heavy insulation Wind breaking or anything like that.Focus on style, layering, and light warmth.
Workwear jackets and Shackets:Wool-blend or waxed canvas ones from brands like A Kind of Guise, Uniqlo U or the famous carhatt detroit. Great for daytime wear. Go for neutral washed out earth tone colors like browns, blacks, olives etc
Bomber Jackets: A menswear classic. MA-1 styles suede, or nylon from Alpha Industries, Buck Mason, or Sandro if you want something cleaner. Same color scheme as above but you can play around a little more because of the casual nature
Trucker Jacket: Another staple of American Heritage style. My favourite is Levi's Type IIl or Orslow. Light denim is imo a classic but darker and medium wash can work too. Imo avoid those bright denims in whites or other dyed vibrant colors
Moderate Winter (0-10°C/ 30-50°F)
NYC, Paris, London, Seoul, San Francisco Bay Area nights
Here you need proper insulation but still can flex different aesthetics
Classic Wool Coats: A gentleman's choice Peacoats, Chesterfields, or Topcoats. All classic choices.Can get very expensive but some Budget options.I recommend are Gloverall, Uniqlo, COS, or Banana Republic. If you have more money to spend Massimo Dutti, Ralph lauren and if you rich loro piana also has some. Regarding the colors you need to nail the colors on this because wool has certain texture and weight to it you'll look like a clown or going to a fancy dress competition if you don't pair wool properly. Here's what I recommend.
For peacoats keep the colors fairly neutral. Navys, blacks if you want to play around gold buttons anything more and it starts looking tacky. It's a coat with naval origins so keep it true to its origins
For longer wool coats. You can experiment a little more because these coats don't break the silhouette. The classic choices are browns/camel/black/grey etc
but if you want to stand out another bold but classic choice you can make is scarlet red. It's inspired from the British army's red coats and is quite popular these days. Generally women wear it but men can also pull it off if the red is dark enough
Puffers: The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse, Uniqlo Ultra Light Down, Arket Down Jacket. Try to go for puffers that have a pattern imo like stripes etc. Like this quilted diamond pattern on this superdry puffer. Takes away a lot of the bulk
Varsity Jackets: Heavy Melton wool ones golden Bear or Reigning Champ level. As for colors you can get any color under the sun. You don't have to stick to typical winter colors you can go for bright vibrant colors like reds, greens, oranges etc. Great way to add color to your outfits imo.
Bonus points if you are able to get them with school or college crests.
Cold Winter (-10-O°C/ 15-30°F)
Chicago, Berlin, Toronto etc
At this point, you need serious warmth, proper insulation and wind proofing but you can still look good doing it. Also I would avoid buying wool and other natural fabrics because technical fabrics are better when it is this cold. You can still technically wear all that I mentioned before but it needs be behind multiple layers so you might aswell get something synthetic at that point
Heavy Down Parkas: Canada Goose Langford, Arc'teryx Therme, The North Face McMurdo. Try to get something in darker colors so you can pair it with everything.
Shearling Jackets: A classic military inspired jacket for cold winters. Get them in leather. Get Aviator or trucker style Schott NYC or Acne Studios if you can splurge.
Harsh / Extreme Winter (< -10°C / <15°F)
Mscow,Montreal, Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw, Minnesota, Finland
Tbh I've never experienced winters this cold so I'm myself not sure but this is in survival mode imo. Extreme freezing cold. You need multiple layers to keep warm Style comes second to insulation but you can still look clean.
Expedition Parkas
Maximum warmth, windproof, snowproofs but can be somewhat Overkill for city use. They are very bulky and heavy.
Technical Shells + Midlayers
They are also Weatherproof modular system (shell + down/fleece) without adding too much bulk but they can get quite expensive. Patagonia Tres 3-in-1
Mild Winter (10-18°C/ 50-65°F)
California coast, Southern Spain, Rome, Lisbon, South France
You don't need heavy insulation Wind breaking or anything like that.Focus on style, layering, and light warmth.
Workwear jackets and Shackets:Wool-blend or waxed canvas ones from brands like A Kind of Guise, Uniqlo U or the famous carhatt detroit. Great for daytime wear. Go for neutral washed out earth tone colors like browns, blacks, olives etc
Bomber Jackets: A menswear classic. MA-1 styles suede, or nylon from Alpha Industries, Buck Mason, or Sandro if you want something cleaner. Same color scheme as above but you can play around a little more because of the casual nature
Trucker Jacket: Another staple of American Heritage style. My favourite is Levi's Type IIl or Orslow. Light denim is imo a classic but darker and medium wash can work too. Imo avoid those bright denims in whites or other dyed vibrant colors
Moderate Winter (0-10°C/ 30-50°F)
NYC, Paris, London, Seoul, San Francisco Bay Area nights
Here you need proper insulation but still can flex different aesthetics
Classic Wool Coats: A gentleman's choice Peacoats, Chesterfields, or Topcoats. All classic choices.Can get very expensive but some Budget options.I recommend are Gloverall, Uniqlo, COS, or Banana Republic. If you have more money to spend Massimo Dutti, Ralph lauren and if you rich loro piana also has some. Regarding the colors you need to nail the colors on this because wool has certain texture and weight to it you'll look like a clown or going to a fancy dress competition if you don't pair wool properly. Here's what I recommend.
For peacoats keep the colors fairly neutral. Navys, blacks if you want to play around gold buttons anything more and it starts looking tacky. It's a coat with naval origins so keep it true to its origins
For longer wool coats. You can experiment a little more because these coats don't break the silhouette. The classic choices are browns/camel/black/grey etc
but if you want to stand out another bold but classic choice you can make is scarlet red. It's inspired from the British army's red coats and is quite popular these days. Generally women wear it but men can also pull it off if the red is dark enough
Puffers: The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse, Uniqlo Ultra Light Down, Arket Down Jacket. Try to go for puffers that have a pattern imo like stripes etc. Like this quilted diamond pattern on this superdry puffer. Takes away a lot of the bulk
Varsity Jackets: Heavy Melton wool ones golden Bear or Reigning Champ level. As for colors you can get any color under the sun. You don't have to stick to typical winter colors you can go for bright vibrant colors like reds, greens, oranges etc. Great way to add color to your outfits imo.
Bonus points if you are able to get them with school or college crests.
Cold Winter (-10-O°C/ 15-30°F)
Chicago, Berlin, Toronto etc
At this point, you need serious warmth, proper insulation and wind proofing but you can still look good doing it. Also I would avoid buying wool and other natural fabrics because technical fabrics are better when it is this cold. You can still technically wear all that I mentioned before but it needs be behind multiple layers so you might aswell get something synthetic at that point
Heavy Down Parkas: Canada Goose Langford, Arc'teryx Therme, The North Face McMurdo. Try to get something in darker colors so you can pair it with everything.
Shearling Jackets: A classic military inspired jacket for cold winters. Get them in leather. Get Aviator or trucker style Schott NYC or Acne Studios if you can splurge.
Harsh / Extreme Winter (< -10°C / <15°F)
Mscow,Montreal, Oslo, Stockholm, Warsaw, Minnesota, Finland
Tbh I've never experienced winters this cold so I'm myself not sure but this is in survival mode imo. Extreme freezing cold. You need multiple layers to keep warm Style comes second to insulation but you can still look clean.
Expedition Parkas
Maximum warmth, windproof, snowproofs but can be somewhat Overkill for city use. They are very bulky and heavy.
Technical Shells + Midlayers
They are also Weatherproof modular system (shell + down/fleece) without adding too much bulk but they can get quite expensive. Patagonia Tres 3-in-1
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