CeloSK
2024-09-16
Score:
1. Style vs Substance ratio?
-70:30
2. High tech, low life?
-Not high, definitely tech, not for low life since 350€+ with taxes and delivery.
Result:
Wait for the sale, buy for rainy days only.
TLDR;
Raincoat protects from rain, unpractical for other weather.
Good main pockets, stylish but unpractical features.
Zip one-way functionality and the absence of internal pockets lowers the score by 2.
This is a raincoat. A good one, but it's just for those days. Don't expect it to be for anything else than colder <15°C weather because the fabric used in it is completely waterproof so your skin won't be breathing and you will get sweaty.
What am I missing in the description (I recommend add it in):
The main zip is double runner, but the bottom one wont open your coat. In other words, you will always have to zip awkwardly from the bottom up, and you can unzip partially with the second runner to allow more room for running or venting the bottom. But never for unzipping yourself completely. Both zip runners will end up at your neck stuck together not releasing the coat.
There are no internal pockets. Pockets on hips are pretty deep even for large smartphones, the ones on the arms are double pockets, the bottom one with zip is not quickly reachable and if you hold something heavy there it will wiggle with the movement of your arms, in my case a swiss knife was not uncomfortable to wear there, but lighter on the other side was unnoticeable. On this zip pocket sits another smaller one with flaps and velcro.
Cufs are funnel-shaped and cut in a sharp V form. They could be fully turned around to extend the length of the arms. At the back of the coat, there are two clips, they could be released but the top part of the coat (shoulder armor) is fully sewn into the main body on the shoulder area, so there is no augmentation in this way. They may be used to hold something perhaps, but I have no idea how would that stay in place, so there they are just as a fashion statement. Albeit a bit unpractical since when you f.e. want to lean with your back they could sometimes be uncomfy.
