Faux fur coat in Israel

amother

OP ↓

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 12:24 pm

Does it make any sense?
What outerwear do I even need?
I am so into outerwear I have every kind.
Now I feel like finally getting myself a faux fur coat (or a short jacket) but planning aliya next year so will I even get to wear it?
Israeli fashionistas help me out!

amother

Aubergine ↓

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 12:31 pm

Seems silly to me to have a fur coat in a Mediterranean country.

It gets cold but not that cold. A regular winter coat is more than enough.

DrMom

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 12:32 pm

Seems like an impractical choice to me.

A good winter coat here should probably be waterproof, since winter can get very rainy here.

It's also not *that* cold, so it's probably overkill.

amother

Navy

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 12:42 pm

amother OP wrote:

Not practical at all. I lived in rbs for four years. I can count on two hands the number of times I even wore a winter coat. You can get by there with a sweater and light coat most of the winter. *Maybe* in yerushalyim but even there you'd never need it during the day only if you're going somewhere at night.

amother

Forsythia

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 12:48 pm

I live in Jerusalem. I have a faux fur 3/4 length jacket. I love it. It's elegant enough for Shabbat but can also be dressed down. I get a fair amount of wear out of it from about late December till early March. I bought it about three years ago and intend to use it again this year. I also own a lightweight waterproof coat, a warmer, heavier parka and a full length coat that I was gifted but honestly only use once or twice a season. Between all these pieces, I feel I have enough variety in my outerwear to cover all kinds of weather. I've owned each piece for several years already. I assume I'll eventually get sick of them and update.

Success10

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 12:57 pm

Lots of faux fur short hoodies and jackets here in Jerusalem. They’re not as warm as they look. But they aren’t very practical in the rain.

amother

↑ Aubergine ↓

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 1:06 pm

Success10 wrote:

Lots of faux fur short hoodies and jackets here in Jerusalem. They’re not as warm as they look. But they aren’t very practical in the rain.

U talking about the north face style or a full on fur coat?

amother

↑ OP ↓

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 1:21 pm

amother Aubergine wrote:

U talking about the north face style or a full on fur coat?

I don’t want to buy a full on coat. I am thinking about waist length faux fur

amother

Mintgreen

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 2:13 pm

I have a very nice faux fur shabbos jacket and I use it a lot. For friday night walks, it’s the perfect amount of coziness. Sometimes I stay with it throughout the meal because it gets chilly inside. It’s washable so that’s helpful. I have something like this
https://www.next.co.il/en/styl.....12859

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 2:29 pm

amother Aubergine wrote:

U talking about the north face style or a full on fur coat?

Now that we are at it, do I bring my knee length north face style coat to Jlm? It’s very cosy but also very big.

amother

↑ Aubergine

Sun, Oct 27 2024, 3:24 pm

amother OP wrote:

Now that we are at it, do I bring my knee length north face style coat to Jlm? It’s very cosy but also very big.

Originally I envisioned an old lady type wearing a thick fur Russian style coat.

But a North face style fuzzy coat seems perfect. Similar to the link above.