Outdoor Research delivers 43-inch coverage for $445, yet Columbia provides 45 inches at $200
Standing before department store coat racks on January 20, 2025, at 10:47am, you face the paralysis. Sales associate gestures between $850 cashmere and $129 synthetic puffer. The challenge isn’t budget. It’s decoding which features actually matter at 60+. Fashion editors reveal four coat categories where price becomes value equation, not quality indicator. The coverage-first category: … Lire plus









