Black coat vs coat in color I love

amother

OP ↓

Yesterday at 8:30 am

Wwyd?

I am in my 30s. Looking for a winter coat. I have a black faux fur jacket I can wear but looking for a down coat for really cold weather.

I found a coat that comes in a few colors. One is a classic matte black that will go with everything. The other is in my favorite color, a specific shade of blue/green. It’s fun and cute but not sure if I’ll get sick of it after a few years or if I’m too old to wear that color and better off with black.

On the other hand why stick with boring black?

Wwyd

I am somewhat fashion conscious. Not beholden to trends at all (I wore maxi skirts and dresses before they were in, and floral before it was in, and color before it was in!) but I do enjoy fashion and am up to date generally. Not super trendy.

synthy ↓

Yesterday at 8:35 am

Back in the day when I was 19, I heard back that someone gave shidduch info on me that I’m not a typical girl, a bit weird. Like for example, I wear a teal coat.

G-d save my soul and repent me for not wearing a black coat.

Anyhow, I do love non-black coats and I’ve been eyeing a cute teal one again now that I’m not in shidduchim anymore. Would you share the link?

cloudsandsun

Yesterday at 8:39 am

I got a hunter green coat and I loved it but sometimes it was inconvenient. For example if I wore a long skirt that totally didn’t match, or if I wanted to run into a simcha quickly and couldn’t blend in. So this time around I might go for black.

amother

Daylily

Yesterday at 8:41 am

I also vote for color. You're old enough to know- does that color suit you? Blue-green tends to be flattering on most people.

Aside from that, I hate black for outerwear for safety reasons. As a pedestrian, brighter colors are much more visible to drivers.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 8:44 am

The color suits me, absolutely. I look good in blues and greens. It’s for weekday - I have a neutral colored dressy coat for simchos.

Most of my winter skirts are black, if not black then denim.

I just feel like the colored one might make me feel more immature and the black one might make me feel classier?

It’s from Aritzia for those who asked for the link- their coats come in many gorgeous colors

amother

Bluebonnet

Yesterday at 8:45 am

While I have nothing against color I think the imamothers above just went with the herd mentality of "go against the norm- don't do what everyone is doing" before thinking it through.
-If you love color you probably have a lot of outfits in colors and some probably won't match the coat- will you be okay with that?
-How often do your tastes change in this regard- are you still going to love the color in two years?
-Are you going to be self conscious in color.

As long as this is thought through go with what you like better. But please think it through and make sure you like it. (Unless of course you have 6 coats in your closet and buy a new one every few months- then definitely disregard my advice Smile

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↑ synthy ↓

Yesterday at 8:49 am

amother Bluebonnet wrote:

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An Aritzia coat is around $200, not a major investment. I usually wear out my coats in 2 years anyway.

↑ synthy ↓

Yesterday at 8:53 am

amother OP wrote:

It probably will. I think it also depends on if you’re 32 or 38. I can see myself wearing a colored coat in my low 30’s but not high 30’s when I’ll have teens of my own.

amother

Hunter ↓

Yesterday at 8:54 am

I'd go for the black unless the blue green in pretty muted, in which case you get a bit of a change without it being constantly there. This is based on you saying that you yourself might get sick of it. I'd get the black and then a scarf in the color you like, plus another in another color you like, and change that up.

I think in general that neutrals arebetter for things you will wear every day. Yes, you have mostly black skirts. If you get a great skirt in a color, will you switchg coats that day?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 9:00 am

synthy wrote:

An Aritzia coat is around $200, not a major investment. I usually wear out my coats in 2 years anyway.

$2-300 for me is a big investment and planning for it to last more than two years. The coat I’m replacing lasted 5 years at least. It doesn’t get super cold for more than 2-3 months out of the year and I’m in and out of my house, car etc

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 9:02 am

synthy wrote:

It probably will. I think it also depends on if you’re 32 or 38. I can see myself wearing a colored coat in my low 30’s but not high 30’s when I’ll have teens of my own.

I’m in my low thirties and my oldest is a boy so my girls will be teens closer to when I’m 40

amother

↑ Hunter

Yesterday at 9:04 am

amother OP wrote:

I agree with this. I pay $200 for a coat I wear for ten years. I try to keep it neutral enough that it stays in style or close enough. OP, if this is you too, then the black with accessories.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Yesterday at 9:04 am

amother Bluebonnet wrote:

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It’s been my favorite color for about 20 years now Smile

I don’t plan to replace my coat quickly. I want it to last.

My skirts are black, some tops are color but lately a lot have been black or neutral colors just bec of practicality of being easy to find and match etc

As I get older I get more typical

↑ synthy

Yesterday at 9:04 am

amother OP wrote:

Ok, in that case I take it back. I wouldn’t commit to the same color for 5 years.