Wool Jackets: In Your Best Interest

When it’s time to dressing to keep warm, not all materials are equal to the task of helping you out. Cotton, unless very thick, is too light and breathable to provide much warmth in the winter. Many other fabrics such as silk and linen are also far too light and are best kept for summer clothing.

For winter wear animals have the solution. The thick coat they put on naturally can also benefit us in the winter. Sheep’s wool is warm enough to keep sheep warm that spend most if not all of their time out in the freezing weather. It is also excellent for keeping us warm when we choose wool clothing.

Wool works wonderfully in all types of clothing. You can find wool socks and long underwear, sweaters, slacks and suits, all of which will help to keep you warm. Wool is especially suitable for outerwear.

Wool jackets are usually made from a thick and coarse type of wool. This wool makes a beautiful weave and provides a great deal of warmth. It keeps in the body’s warmth while still allowing breathability. Another reason it works so well on outerwear is that it can easily become wet. Wool absorbs water like other materials such as cotton. Unlike cotton, however, it does not become very heavy and it will not make you cold when it is wet.

Wool coats and wool jackets should be a part of every wardrobe. Besides just keeping you warm, they look great, too! You can find wool jackets and coats in all different styles. Some are great for cool weather and others work well in freezing temperatures.

Wool jackets are very stylish. Wool fibers are very easily dyed. This means your wool coat or jacket can come in very bright and bold colors. A fitted, red, wool, double breasted jacket is a stylish addition to your closet and says more than just, “I want to stay warm”. It also says, “I have fashion sense and am not afraid of color!”

Some types of wool jacket are perfect for those who work in a business environment that requires them to dress nicely every day. A wool jacket over your dress shirt, for both men and women looks great and shows your serious side.

Wool is wonderful because it does not attract odors (or the bacteria that bring them) easily. It does not have to be washed as often as other textiles.

With so many benefits to wool and almost the only negative being the inconvenience of dry cleaning, it is in everyone’s best interest to have a wool coat or jacket or two. It is a hardy material that will last for years giving you winter after winter of warmth.

 

Wool Clothing News:

 

Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Book and GetDatingInsight.com Launch
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Fabric choices impact the environment - Iowa State Daily

Fabric choices impact the environment
Iowa State Daily
Element EcoWear is a company full of trendy, bamboo clothing as well as other sustainable fabrics. Traditional wool garments are usually exposed to organophosphate sheep dip, a bath dip of solution, aiming to rid the animals of external parasites such .

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Blair Underwood Partners With K&G Fashion Superstore to Launch Clothing Line
ATLANTA , Jan. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- K&G Fashion Superstore is proud to announce the launch of the BU Collection, a premier line of men's tailored suits inspired by Blair Underwood . The entire collection ...


Mystery Shopper: Who's wearing the trousers at Davos? - Financial Times

Mystery Shopper: Who's wearing the trousers at Davos?
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By The Mystery Shopper As clothing challenges go, packing for Davos is up there with . I don't know. Maybe those work trips that cross northern and southern hemispheres (ie, climate zones)? A presidential inauguration? Christmas at Sandringham with .

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Hands-on history at Santa Cruz Mission State Park teaches students about life . - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Hands-on history at Santa Cruz Mission State Park teaches students about life .
Santa Cruz Sentinel
They were able to make clothing using the wool and leather hide taken from the cows. The Spaniards also brought with them a special type of thistle that they would use to comb the wool. These days, special brushes are used to comb or "card" the wool, .

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Back to the Hood for Men at the Paris Shows
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Hands-on history at Santa Cruz Mission State Park teaches students about life in the late 1800s
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Harvesting plastic, airbags and old wool clothing to make the latest handbags - Deseret News

Deseret News

Harvesting plastic, airbags and old wool clothing to make the latest handbags
Deseret News
The BaaBaaZuZu bag is made out of discarded wool clothing. Another company, Timbuk2, has a bag collection callled Full-Cycle that is made from 100 percent recycled material, mostly plastics, and the bags can be recycled when use is over.

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Cobblestone Moon a mix of old and new treasures - Daily Inter Lake

Cobblestone Moon a mix of old and new treasures
Daily Inter Lake
The riddle begins like this: What do you call a business that's part yarn shop, part art gallery, part collectibles and antiques, part floral shop, part children's clothing nook and part design emporium? If you've stepped inside Cobblestone Moon near .

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It's a new era for wool underwear
North Shore News senior editor Martin Millerchip gets cosy with the new generation of long underwear...


Getting back upon the sheeps back
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Spokane Councilman thinks new uniforms may help Police PR crisis - KXLY Spokane

KXLY Spokane

Spokane Councilman thinks new uniforms may help Police PR crisis
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Stephens is looking into Councilman Mike Fagan's idea for new uniforms, but has to consider the cost and utility of introducing new clothing. The traditional wool uniforms, usually in navy blue, cost $120 per suit and each officer needs at least four.

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