What type winter Coat did you usually wear as a teen?

I remember wearing my Dad's old RAF Greatcoat and a shaggy Afghan coat that smelled of Patchouli and 'stuff' - also a classic Black Biker Jacket.
 

Don't yell at me, but I never had a 'Winter Coat' as a teen.
Moved from Panama City, Florida to Hawaii and didn't have the need for one.

Come to think about it, I grew up in Florida, South Carolina, California, etc. so didn't have one during those time either.
This saved my family tons of money...
 
The cool coat when I was growing up was one based on the British Navy "duffel" coat with horn buttons and rope toggles. Cost about $40, which was a fortune at the time. Tan, loden and blue were the colors. There was a knockoff for $30 (I think with wooden buttons) and an acceptable blue wool coat with a zipper front for $20. Funny how I remember the prices.

Bass Weejuns were the cool shoes and they were about $18 a pair. We also sought out Gant shirts. Can't remember much else but we tried to look sharp.

Parkas and such didn't arrive till I was in college.
 
jujube said:
"Car coats". Hooded (but you never put the hood up because that would, y'know, flatten your bouffant teased hair and that was a fate worse than death), thick, with large buttons and rope toggles.

I had a tan one and later a loden green one.
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Missed your post before but my post #32 is basically the same but for guys.
 
Growing up in Southern California the heaviest jacket was actually just a sweater. About the only time the sweater was needed was when we had heavy fog. Walking to school every day was scariest when it was really foggy, I had to cross the highway, and one couldn't see or hear any traffic.
 
I was up north back then. I wore my school jacket to school and I had a parka for other times. I had a leather jacket for dates and an overcoat for church. I also had a few other jackets for whatever and whenever. In the fall, I wore my varsity sweater, which I don’t think kids have anymore.
 
Murrmurr said:
I wore a pea coat, and it was Navy.

I also had a tan trench coat. I wore that when it was raining. (I had to walk to school, about a 1/2 mile)
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A pea coat (or peacoat, pea jacket, pilot jacket) is an outer coat, generally of a navy-coloured heavy wool, originally worn by sailors of European and later American navies. Pea coats are characterized by short length, broad lapels, double-breasted fronts, often large wooden, metal or plastic buttons, three or four in two rows, and vertical or slash pockets. References to the pea jacket appear in American newspapers at least as early as the 1720s, and modern renditions still maintain the original design and composition.

 
Radrook said:
A pea coat (or peacoat, pea jacket, pilot jacket) is an outer coat, generally of a navy-coloured heavy wool, originally worn by sailors of European and later American navies. Pea coats are characterized by short length, broad lapels, double-breasted fronts, often large wooden, metal or plastic buttons, three or four in two rows, and vertical or slash pockets. References to the pea jacket appear in American newspapers at least as early as the 1720s, and modern renditions still maintain the original design and composition.

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Plus, they're simultaneously warm and cool (looking).
 
I live in SoCal. When I stopped traveling, I gave my Antarctic expedition Parks and my Pendleton jacket to a friend who lives in Colorado
 
I think when young I wore whatever coat was given to me, more than likely a hand me down. Thru highschool I wore the traditional jean jacket, during cold weather you wore a zippered hoodie under the jean jacket.
 
Radrook said:
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Canada Goose jackets are not usually bought by people who grew up in Canada. The main buyers are Chinese International students who come to Canada to attend one of our Universities. They come from wealthy families in main land China, and they are given a lot of "spending money " by their Parents. Spending $800 for a winter over coat, while living in Toronto is very much over kill, in terms of the need for it. I have a winter coat that I paid $200 for about 5 years ago, made by Columbia and it's fine .
 
Before the age of 16, I wore whatever my parents bought me. Since I left home at 16, I wore whatever I bought. My favourite coat was a long maxy coat I wore with heals. With heels I was almost 6 feet which I liked and I liked being stylish.

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PeppermintPatty said:
Before the age of 16, I wore whatever my parents bought me. Since I left home at 16, I wore whatever I bought. My favourite coat was a long maxy coat I wore with heals. With heels I was almost 6 feet which I liked.

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Oh gosh, I still have a maxi coat from the eighties. It's puffy grey pincord corduroy. It's in perfect condition. I'm hoping my granddaughter might want it. My daughter wore it once. She kept the boots I wore...dark grey leather with nice wood heels.
I loved it but only wore it for special things.
It is puffy but fitted.
 
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