Six of the Best
Metropolis, £190 by North Face

Metropolis, £190 by North Face

Purists may feel this potentially pushes the boundaries of what passes for parka, but when you feel the sublime warmth of this 600-fill down feather coat you'll overlook the technicality. Fitted at the waist, hooded and high-necked, it's available in black, cream and brown. Welcome to the winter of warm.

Available from: North Face

Six of the Best Parkas

The season's essential coat references the Sixties mod vibe, but you don't need pointy shoes and pudding-bowl hair for it to work this time round. The beauty of the 2006 parka is that you can wear it anywhere: with jeans to the football, with slinky shift to Christmas parties, with a tailored trouser and tunic to the office... there's just one rule: wear it long otherwise it takes on a vague whiff of anorak, and you definitely don't want that.

This feature was published in November 2006.
 

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