Maybe this coat deserves 4.5 stars. Not a perfect coat, but excellent for the price. When I first took it out of the box I thought it might be flimsy and unattractive-- it seemed thin and the buttons seemed chunky. Once I wore it out, however, both reservations vanished. I wore it in the Pacific northwest during some of those days we have here that are a special kind of cold-- not cold enough to snow, but very wet and somewhat windy.  A wet cold, which feels far colder than a dry snowy day. It feels like walking through a pond of water. It is hard to keep out the wet cold. This coat did very well with that. It also felt nice and toasty during a couple 25-degree nights. What I have not tried is wearing this coat in a lower temperature snow or dry cold-- say, places where it gets lower than 25 degrees.

The fur actually looks attractive. The length is good and the pockets are very nice to have. it feels understated even with the large buttons. I have, however, found a couple tiny feathers on my sweater after wearing it-- just twice, one teeny tiny feather each time.