{"id":93,"date":"2021-12-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2021-11-30T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T00:00:29","slug":"buying-a-stylish-but-functional-winter-coat-tips-to-remember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"Buying a stylish, but functional winter coat: Tips to remember"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shearling<\/strong> can be fake or real. While both are warm, investment-category real shearling, with lamb- or poodle-looking fur, is wind and water-resistant.<\/p>\n<p>Cons of real shearling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can stain and soil easily \u2014 \u00a0inspect after each wearing<\/li>\n<li>Must be cleaned each season by a specialist<\/li>\n<li>Should be stored in a cool, breathable environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Down<\/strong> is, ounce for ounce, the warmest and lightest material. It is also the most compressible \u2014 and one of the most durable.<\/p>\n<p>Cons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s more expensive than poly-fill<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s complicated to clean and very slow to dry<\/li>\n<li>May trigger allergies: down is not entirely hypoallergenic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Poly-fill and &#8220;puffer&#8221; coats<\/strong> are easy to care for, hypoallergenic and offer a wide range of options.<\/p>\n<p>Cons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can be bulky to wear, won&#8217;t compact like down<\/li>\n<li>Heavier than down<\/li>\n<li>Breaks down over time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wool and cashmere<\/strong> can be very warm, especially if lined. Both can be treated to be water-resistant \u2014 and provide a good barrier to cold and wind \u2014 but performance is specific to each coat. Cashmere is typically lighter and offers more mobility than basic wool.<\/p>\n<p>Cons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wool can be heavy and bulky to wear and store<\/li>\n<li>Can take on an odor when wet<\/li>\n<li>May be a problem for sensitive or allergic people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shearling can be fake or real. While both are warm, investment-category real shearling, with lamb- or poodle-looking fur, is wind and water-resistant. Cons of real shearling: Can stain and soil easily \u2014 \u00a0inspect after each wearing Must be cleaned each season by a specialist Should be stored in a cool, breathable environment Down is, ounce [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-clothing-doctor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/2418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeklytips.brightleafweb.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}