Men's Winter Coats/Jackets - The Parka | Men's Fall Winter Essentials Series - Down

(upbeat music) - Hey, welcome back to my Men's Fall and Winter Essential series.

So when I first released my peacoat and overcoat video and article, a lot of New Englanders,Canadians, and Northern Europeans complained that they couldn'twear any of my favorite pieces because they just weren't warm enough.

Now, I'll admit it, livingin Southern California, excuse me, has actually skewed myperspective in this regard.

So, let's rectify this.

To me, there's reallyonly one winter jacket that I like and thatlooks great on everyone, and keeps you nice and warm, and that is the parka.

But not all parkas are created equally.

I'm over this hood.

So, first and foremost,I'm constantly asked for stylish winter jackets.

When it comes to crazy cold weather, I think that utilityshould supersede style.

And that's not to say that, my hair has gone crazy, that's not to say yourparka isn't stylish, but no one's going tolook at you in your parka, and think, "Wow, youroutfit looks so amazing.

" Parkas are designed to go over your outfit and be taken off thesecond you step indoors.

So, if you really want tolook stylish in cold weather, then wear one of my fall jackets, or an overcoat or peacoat, and layer like your life depends on it.

So, let's quickly go over what to look for in a good parka.

First, depending on yourclimate, and how cold it gets will determine how longyour parka should be.

So, the colder your climate,the longer your parka.

So, you'll want a hip-length parka if you live in a climatethat's cold but not crazy cold.

If you live in the tundra,then you'll want a parka that goes down to yourknees or even past that.

If you live somewhere whereit's kind of in the middle, then you want to go with a parka that hits about mid-thigh.

So, just don't be that guy in San Diego wearing a knee-length parka.

It's just too much, and looks weird.

As for colors, I lovenavy, black, and olive.

Just make sure thematerial isn't too shiny.

If I had to choose a color, I prefer navy becauseit's still really dark, but it's easily wearable.

Olive is also a really great color, too.

Black can sometimes look a bitjarring in such a big jacket, but all of those colors willlook perfectly acceptable.

Next, make sure your parkafits relatively well.

So, what I mean by that is you want the shouldersand body of your parka to lightly hug everywhere.

You don't want it to betoo loose or too tight.

So, when you are trying ona parka for the first time, it's really important thatyou're wearing at least a sweater and shirt.

Make sure to zip up that bad boy, because you want to ensure that it doesn't fit too tightly in the body.

As far as lining goes, I prefer down, but synthetic is perfectly acceptable.

But I just think that downkeeps you a little bit warmer, but as always, your mileage may vary.

So, the last feature youwant to look for in a parka is a detachable fur trim on the hood.

This is not a deal breaker, but is more of a convenience thing.

I just think it's nicewhen you have the option of removing that fur trim.

That way you just get twodifferent looks out of one jacket.

Even though they're mostly a utility item, and style takes a backseat,I couldn't help but style a parka outfit for you.

So, one of my favorites is by Parajumpers.

I really like the fitof all of their jackets.

So, I style this navy parka, with a crewneck sweater,wool trousers, and wingtips.

And, of course, I threw on a scarf and some gloves to finish it all off.

Check out my website formy other favorite parkas that'll fit any budget.

And I'm really curious, definitelyleave me a comment below and let me know who makesyour favorite parkas.

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Thanks so much for watching,I'll see you in the next one.

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