I love this coat. I live in Hawaii but was visiting my family in Boston recently (during all those snow storms). I bought the coat before I left and wore it every single day, the entire month I was away. I ordered a size 8 and it was a perfect fit (I get Mediums in just about everything). It left room for layering a thin sweater or hoodie. It was very warm, but make sure you have a scarf if you have a low cut top. The only thing that I was upset about was that after wearing it for only 3 hours, I stuck my hands in the pocket and found a small hole. Since it was technically spring I couldn't find gloves anywhere, so I ended up with my hands in my pockets a lot which made the hole grow. Now there's no left pocket. I have to sew it up.