Cozy and Warm Inside, Weatherproof Outside — One Proper Winter Coat

A hooded coat with a soft sherpa lining and a weatherproof outer — like being wrapped in a warm blanket, with the wind and rain kept firmly out.

At 63, the cold and the damp go right through me. I'd bundle up in layers and still feel the chill, or wear something warm that let the wind and rain straight through. I could never find one coat that did both.

What I really wanted was one proper coat — cozy and warm inside, and able to keep the weather out. Everything I owned was either warm or weatherproof, never both.

It was my daughter Sarah, up in Boston, who told me to stop settling and try one from a small family boutique here in South Carolina — a hooded coat she thought I'd never take off. Before I tell you what it did, I think you should read the Clarke family's letter first.

The Clarke family runs a small boutique here in South Carolina, family-run since 1986 — three generations, mother to daughter. The coat is called the Marjorie, and their letter walks through the handful of things they refused to compromise on. I am going to let their words carry it, because they say it better than I could.

1Cozy and warm inside, weatherproof outside

We made the Marjorie to do both things at once — a soft sherpa lining within, and a weatherproof outer without. So you're wrapped in cozy, blanket-soft warmth, while the wind and rain are kept firmly outside. It's the rare coat that keeps you genuinely warm and properly protected, all in one, so you never have to choose between the two again.

2A soft sherpa lining that feels like a warm blanket

It's lined all through with a soft, fluffy sherpa — so putting it on feels like being wrapped in a warm blanket, snug and cozy from the very first moment. None of the thin, cold feeling of an ordinary coat; just deep, soft warmth that makes stepping out into the cold a pleasure instead of a dread. Like wearing your favourite blanket out the door.

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3A weatherproof outer that keeps wind and rain out

It's the wind and the sudden showers that catch us out. The Marjorie has a weatherproof outer that shrugs off the wind and the rain — so you stay warm and dry inside, whatever the day throws at you. No more coming home cold and damp, no more dreading a grey, blustery sky. You're covered, come what may.

4A cozy hood and secure closure — no draughts

There's nothing worse than a coat that lets a draught in. The Marjorie has a cozy sherpa-lined hood and both a full zip and snap buttons up the front — so it seals up snug to the chin, with no chilly gaps creeping in anywhere. Pop the hood up when the wind gets going, and you're sealed in and warm, top to bottom.

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5Longline coverage and a smart, classic look

Short coats leave your hips and back cold, and so many warm coats are bulky, shapeless things that swamp you. The Marjorie is a longer, longline cut that covers your hips and back, in a classic hooded parka shape that looks smart and put-together — warm coverage without a bit of bulk or frump. Covered, warm, and still elegant.

6Six colours, and a size for you, from S to 4XL

It comes in six lovely shades — grey, navy, olive, camel, black and wine — and it runs from S to 4XL, cut to flatter a real range of bodies. A coat made to fit the woman, not to make the woman fit the coat.

The Marjorie, against your usual coat

	The usual coat	The Marjorie
Inside	Thin and cold	A soft sherpa lining like a warm blanket
The weather	Soaks up wind and rain	A weatherproof outer that keeps it out
The closure	Draughty gaps	A snug hood and zip-and-snap closure
The length	Stops at the waist	A longline cut that covers hips and back
The look	Bulky and frumpy	A smart, classic hooded parka shape

Why they're clearing it now

They priced the Marjorie at $229.95 when it launched, and it sold at that price all season. But for America's 250th, the Clarke family wanted to give something back to the women who have kept their doors open since 1986 — so every coat is going out at $109.95, less than half of what it was.

Mine arrived folded in tissue with a little handwritten note on top. I zipped it up that same cold, blustery morning and felt wrapped up and warm, with the wind kept right out — it's barely left me since.

I don't usually write things like this. But the Marjorie gave me exactly what I'd stopped hoping to find — one proper coat that's cozy and blanket-soft inside, weatherproof against the wind and rain outside, sealed snug with no draughts, and long enough to cover me properly while still looking smart. It's barely left me since it arrived. If you've been stuck between coats that are warm-but-not-weatherproof and weatherproof-but-not-warm the way I had, this is the one I'd tell you to try, while the sale is still on.

— Sandra Thompson · Mount Pleasant, SC

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This is a personal account from a Clarke Family customer. Sandra was not paid to write it. · The Clarke Family · Family Fashion · South Carolina, since 1986 · Free UPS shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee.