I always like LLBean product. This coat is very well made when it comes to quality and I ordered an XS which what I normally get but the cut is kind of boxy and doesn't really flatter for a short person like me. I returned it and will be shopping for a different style at LLBean.
I wanted to like this coat. The down makes it nice and warm and I love the sleeves; they are just the right length and fullness and the inside fleece wrist cuff is super soft. But the fit of the bodice, as some other reviewers have shared, is too large and too boxy, and without any cinch at the waist or hem, cold air will pump up underneath with movement. Also I didn't care for the faux fur (my husband called it road kill); I tried to fluff it up to look like the pictures on the website to no avail. If you zip the fur off, then the other half of the zipper remains along the outside edge of the hood, which was a look I didn't care for. Also I ordered the dark raspberry which looked like a pretty cranberry on my monitor but in real life it's a bright red.
I bought the 3/4 length,XL, in violet. I wear a size 16, and the XL gives me room for a sweater or blazer, and looks just right. The color is beautiful with my grey hair. It feels like you are wrapping yourself in your favorite quilt, without being too bulky. The one thing I did not like was the fur trim. The zip off trim feature is especially nice as it looked like a dead animal to me, so I threw it out. I am certainly not looking forward to our first (of many) blizzard here in New York - but at least I know I will be warm!
