In terms of style, modern parkas are generally made into short trench coats, and accessories such as sliding buttons on the hood can adjust the shape of the hood to match the head shape; There is usually a thick or thin wool lining at the neckline to reduce the heat loss here; Thickened shoulders and elbows to enhance wear resistance; The opening of the inner pocket is outside the zipper to reduce heat loss, and the pocket opening is higher or there is a chest pocket to avoid the situation that the backpack belt can't take things out; The back piece of clothes is slightly longer than the front piece, and the sleeves are slightly bent forward to compensate for the movement; There are usually underarm zippers (but there are exceptions, such as TNF's notorious core exhaust system), and some have snow skirts. The style of jacket is more life-oriented, and there is generally no hood.
According to different materials, parkas and jackets can be divided into three types: windproof/breathable, windproof/airtight, windproof/waterproof. The representative of windproof/ventilation is of course the famous GORE-TEX. Windproof/airtight may sometimes be fancy, but it is actually a plastic raincoat. As for windproof/waterproof fabrics, even if they are soaked by light rain for a long time, they will leak water, which is not practical in outdoor activities and may be considered in urban tourism. Most raincoats sold in fashion shops are of this kind. In addition to the differences in materials, the latter two categories often simplify some things in design, such as underarm zipper, snowflake skirt, sleeve shape, hood slide button and so on, so as to make themselves look more active and less strange.
As for raincoats, they are not bicycle ponchos or disposable plastic ponchos that we remember. It is a general term for waterproof clothes that are lighter than parkas-sometimes classified as ultra-light raincoats. In order to reduce the weight of this kind of clothes, the lining is usually cancelled, the waterproof and breathable materials are directly attached to the inner surface of the fabric, and the thickening and other small things on the leather coat are also cancelled. Of course not in velvet. A raincoat sacrifices a certain strength and gains a lighter weight-it can be lighter than a fur coat with a smaller compression volume of the same size1/3-which is less than half of that of a fur coat after compression.
Most of the styles of coats are similar, the key is to see what you like and what suits you. There are mainly long models and short models, as well as color matching and monochrome. Generally speaking, the long style is better than the short style, and the color scheme is better than the monochrome style (mainly good-looking). At the same time, we should pay attention to whether it is the European version or exported to Japan, whether it is male or female. Jacket is a kind of functional clothing, and both men and women are very particular about it. Generally speaking, women have smaller sleeves and slender waist. Another most obvious difference is that the main zipper on the chest of men's models is inserted from left to right, while that of women's models is the opposite.
A professional sharp jacket should have the following requirements in design: wear-resistant layers on shoulders and elbows; There should be windbreak skirts or windbreak feet in the middle and lower parts to prevent wind from pouring into clothes from the hem; There should be a breathable zipper under the armpit, which can be directly opened for ventilation when sweating a lot; Built-in hat can be put away when not in use. There are also some details, such as a small hook on the cuff, which can be used to hang gloves directly, and so on.