azooyorker

Im a guy from texas moving to the northeast and I wanted to know what people wear during the winter, popular brands and styles and such.

hokegoalie

LL Bean
Pacific Trail

machiavelli

the north face
columbia

(actually, i'm from texas too, but i'm just guessing )

kk06

colombia is big...pea coats are big if you're into the preppy look...the wannabe gangstas wear those big puffy bubble coats...basically whatever you want that keeps you warm. the only real thing that will kill looking good is snow boots

forgiven

north face all the way.. and the northeast isn't THAT cold.

idamayer

what exactly should one wear to keep warm...
I know it sounds stupid, but for someone who has lived in 90-100+ weather all their life...
we (or at least I) need details
(as in, a complete example outfit or something similar) exactly how cold does it get up there?

hokegoalie

Big insulated jacket should do the trick for your whole body.

If your ears are cold, get a headband or the following headgear...


http://www.untracked.com/highlight-175046.html

or my personal favorite...ushankas...

http://www.fursource.com/russian-hat...9a3b67bf347bfb

Paid $70 for my ushanka and its worth every penny in the cold.

iney0126

I guess it depends how up north you're going. Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire are going to be quite a bit colder than say Connecticut, Mass, and Rhode Island. I live in CT and this year wasnt really that cold at all, I barely wore a winter jacket.

kk06

In the middle of winter, it will DEFINITELY be below freezing. You'll think it's sooooooo cold the first couple of times the temperature dips, but then you'll get used to it. Plan on a regular outfit...jeans and a polo/tshirt/sweater for guys....jeans and a shirt/sweater for girls, with a nice winter coat on top. Don't bother getting a full length coat, just a normal winter one is fine. Bring some extra hoodies up to college - they're sooooo nice to throw on over a tshirt before you put on a winter coat on those super cold days, and they're fine to wear by themselves in the fall/spring, when temps are usually in the 50's. If there's a lot of walking on the campus, you might want gloves or a hat, but usually guys just put their hoods up and put their hands in their pockets girls however can make picking out a scarf and gloves the hardest part of getting ready lol! there is NO NEED to go crazy with warm weather gear - you really only need one coat *those three in one coats - where the liner zips out - are AMAZING for all the seasons* a couple hoodies/sweaters and then the clothes you normally wear...just make sure to bring pants, not just shorts hahaha! Plan on lots of temperature changes...even just in one day! The weather can be crazy sometimes Finally, don't think that you won't need a winter coat until you come back from Christmas...the 'winter chill' usually hits in the beginning of november!

Pearlinthemist

I moved from Dallas to Washington D.C. when I was about 9 years old... let me warn you - big temperature shock in the winter. I know in Texas the winter weater is strange.. one day it'll ice, and a week later it'll be in the 70's.. but there - winter lasts for months. I was wearing so many layers under my new puffy winter coat (and leg warmers under my jeans), gloves, scarfs, hats, etc (and I was still cold)... and my peers were poking fun at me because they were wearing one coat & were warm. Took my body a long time to adjust into thinking "50 degrees outside? That's shorts weather!"

So, buy a warm, thick winter coat & gloves, and be prepared to buy more winter weater gear as the winter progresses & you realize what you need to stay warm.

deedee2344

What about for footwear? Any special stuff for the cold?

shellzie2006

I never wear boots unless I'm skiing or snowmobiling or something, but you could bring some boots just in case it takes them awhile to clear the sidewalks after it snows. You probably won't need the 30 below kind, just something waterproof to keep the snow off.

Also, everyone seems to have pretty much covered the whole coat/sweater/gloves/scarf thing, but I will add that Fleecies are awesome!! Most are as lightweight as a hoodie, but will keep you even warmer. I have one from LL Bean that I could wear for most of the winter without a coat.