This coat is perfect! It's super warm but not too warm. Not too thick and heavy so I end up looking like the Michelin Man. :) I don't know how they got toasty warm without thickness, but I don't care. I could go out in the really cold temps of winter - even when it was near zero - with just a long-sleeved shirt underneath, and be utterly comfortable. It's really cute, too, which was a surprise. My daughter kept commenting: Mom, that's so cute on you! Hey, I'll take it at my age! (and extra weight!)Two minor things to mention, but the coat is so what I was seeking that they aren't worth not buying this coat: One, the hood is pretty big. Without a hat on to take up some of the space, it would fall down to my eyes. Then again, with the bottom pulled up to my nose and that, sure could keep even my face warm! If I wasn't trying to not stumble around! But it's also nice that it easily fits a cozy hat, the the hood pulled around it so that may actually be a benefit. Two, the zipper is a little hard to get started. Zips perfectly after you get it engaged, though. It's just you have to pull it to the right more to get it into the other side.