RE: Making the world better one coffee cup at a time
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I never before thought that it's a lot of coats, I just thought that it's practical. One is for really cold weather, I mean -15° to -20°C and below. And the other winter coats, which one I use is more related to what I'm doing or where I'm going. Everyday or sporty.
The spring / fall jackets I have, have more color choices according to mood, but again weather is the biggest influence because in case of photographing, I like to have my hands free, so I very rarely use an umbrella. I rather wear a raincoat or a gore-tex jacket that keeps me dry and even cold wind isn't a problem.
But then again if I lived in Australia, I probably would only have perhaps two coats / jackets because it would be too hot wear a jacket, even in the colder months.
I wonder how many jackets other Finns admit they have? Let's see if I can lure @eveuncovered, @celestal or @tarazkp here to count their jackets / coats. :)
Ah, my favourite topic; clothing. And I happen to be a huge coat/jacket fan, love them so much.
I did a calculation in my head and I own 14 jackets, and my collection is not nearly as full as I would like it to be! You need leather jacket(s), obviously, a wind and rain proof jacket, a trench coat, a proper arctic parka and wool coats too. And of course one would want multiples in different colours and details, and other sub-categories of them all.
:D Yes. This pretty much sums it up. Thank goodness for second hand shops where I've found most of my: "I can manage with my old jackets but because this is so funky or different color than my existing ones, I must have this and oh, it's pretty cheap too!" -jackets.
Lately I've tried to have a bit more minimalism approach in owning stuff. But it's so darn hard when it comes to good jackets findings from flea markets!
Even in England I think the most jackets I ever had was two, maybe three. Except for that time my grandmother kept buying me them from the charity shops and they were to small for me. I was in desperate need of a new coat and could barely squeeze any of them over my jumpers. I think only one actually fit me at that point and I hated it having to go in the wash.
Once you get used to South Australia, a winter jacket is still a must. Even 4°C feels icy, because the climates is so dry here. Having said that, some Aussies are so conditioned to aircon they wear shorts all year round.
4°C is icy. We have that here now (or something around 0°C) and although I think that's not a proper winter degree, it's cold because that's what I've gotten used to.
Shorts!? All year round?! No fun in that because of the lack of different outfit options! :D